On This Day

Tuesday, May 7, 1912

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 15 5 .750 --
Red Sox 11 7 .611 3.0
Senators 10 7 .588 3.5
Athletics 9 8 .529 4.5
Naps 8 9 .471 5.5
Tigers 9 12 .429 6.5
Browns 6 12 .333 8.0
Highlanders 4 12 .250 9.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 14 4 .778 --
Giants 13 4 .765 0.5
Cubs 10 9 .526 4.5
Braves 8 10 .444 6.0
Pirates 7 10 .412 6.5
Phillies 6 9 .400 6.5
Dodgers 6 9 .400 6.5
Cardinals 5 14 .263 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jimmy Archer 4
2 Vin Campbell 3
2 Jim Delahanty 3
2 Jimmy Esmond 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Lord 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmy Esmond 2
1 Johnny Evers 2
1 Larry Gardner 2
1 Ben Houser 2
1 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Paddy Baumann 1
1 Vin Campbell 1
1 Solly Hofman 1
1 Ed McDonald 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Steele 0.75
2 Rube Marquard 0.62
3 Bob Groom 0.50
3 Frank Lange 0.50
5 Hub Perdue 0.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Lange 1
1 Jimmy Lavender 1
1 Rube Marquard 1
1 Tom Seaton 1
1 Smoky Joe Wood 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Steele 6
2 Rube Marquard 5
3 Frank Lange 3
3 Hub Perdue 3
5 2 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ad Brennan 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chief Meyers .480
2 Heinie Zimmerman .426
3 Alex McCarthy .409
3 Stuffy McInnis .409
5 Tris Speaker .391

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 19
2 Bruno Block 17
3 Larry Doyle 16
3 Jimmy Esmond 16
3 2 others tied 16

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 Rube Marquard 5
1 Ed Walsh 5
4 Charley Hall 4
4 5 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 42
2 Walter Johnson 40
3 Smoky Joe Wood 33
4 Larry Cheney 28
5 Rube Marquard 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Walsh 2
2 Pete Alexander 1
2 Rube Benton 1
2 Ad Brennan 1
2 13 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Doc Gessler .283
2 Jim Doyle .279
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 125
2 Ping Bodie 112
2 Sam Crawford 112
4 Jim Delahanty 104
5 2 tied 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 83
2 Ty Cobb 77
3 Josh Devore 59
4 Clyde Milan 58
5 Fred Snodgrass 50

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 Rube Marquard 28
3 Pete Alexander 27
3 Jack Coombs 27
3 Walter Johnson 27

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 258
2 Rube Marquard 256
3 Smoky Joe Wood 231
4 Pete Alexander 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