On This Day

Monday, May 6, 1912

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 14 5 .737 --
Senators 10 6 .625 2.5
Red Sox 10 7 .588 3.0
Athletics 9 8 .529 4.0
Naps 8 9 .471 5.0
Tigers 9 11 .450 5.5
Browns 6 12 .333 7.5
Highlanders 4 12 .250 8.5

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 14 3 .824 --
Giants 12 4 .750 1.5
Cubs 9 9 .500 5.5
Braves 8 9 .471 6.0
Pirates 7 10 .412 7.0
Dodgers 6 9 .400 7.0
Phillies 5 9 .357 7.5
Cardinals 5 13 .278 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Larry Doyle 4
2 Heinie Zimmerman 3
3 Red Ames 2
3 Jimmy Archer 2
3 6 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doc Miller 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Doyle 3
2 Frank Schulte 2
2 Fred Snodgrass 2
2 Heinie Zimmerman 2
5 5 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Doyle 2
2 George Burns 1
2 Buck Herzog 1
2 Frank Schulte 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Larry Cheney 0.60
2 Red Ames 0.09
3 Slim Sallee 0.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ames 1
1 Larry Cheney 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry Cheney 6
2 Buster Brown 2
3 Red Ames 1
3 Slim Sallee 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chief Meyers .511
2 Heinie Zimmerman .429
3 Alex McCarthy .409
3 Stuffy McInnis .409
5 Tris Speaker .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rube Ellis 3
2 Fred Merkle 2
2 Tris Speaker 2
2 Harry Spratt 2
2 John Titus 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Hoblitzell 18
2 Bruno Block 17
3 Red Smith 16
3 Honus Wagner 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tillie Shafer 12
2 Larry Doyle 11
3 Sam Crawford 10
4 Donie Bush 9
5 4 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hooks Wiltse 0.00
2 George Baumgardner 0.38
3 Walter Johnson 0.51
4 George Mogridge 0.84
5 Jim Scott 0.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 5
1 Ed Walsh 5
3 Charley Hall 4
3 Rube Marquard 4
3 3 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 42
2 Walter Johnson 40
3 Smoky Joe Wood 32
4 Larry Cheney 28
5 2 tied 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Walsh 2
2 Pete Alexander 1
2 Rube Benton 1
2 Louis Drucke 1
2 12 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Doc Gessler .283
2 Jim Doyle .281
3 Al Bridwell .273
4 Scotty Ingerton .244
5 Bob Coulson .238

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 18
2 Fred Luderus 16
3 Larry Doyle 13
3 Fred Merkle 13
5 Chief Wilson 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 127
2 Ping Bodie 113
2 Sam Crawford 113
4 Home Run Baker 103
4 2 others tied 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 83
2 Ty Cobb 78
3 Josh Devore 59
4 Clyde Milan 58
5 Fred Snodgrass 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vean Gregg 2.27
2 Lew Richie 2.70
3 Chief Bender 2.71
4 Walter Johnson 2.82
5 Ed Walsh 2.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Walsh 29
2 Pete Alexander 27
2 Jack Coombs 27
2 Walter Johnson 27
2 Rube Marquard 27

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 258
2 Rube Marquard 251
3 Pete Alexander 230
3 Smoky Joe Wood 230
5 Walter Johnson 224

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 10
2 Doc Crandall 5
2 Bobby Keefe 5
2 Eddie Plank 5
2 3 others tied 5