On This Day

Thursday, May 9, 1912

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 17 5 .773 --
Red Sox 12 7 .632 3.5
Athletics 9 8 .529 5.5
Senators 10 9 .526 5.5
Naps 8 9 .471 6.5
Tigers 9 13 .409 8.0
Browns 6 12 .333 9.0
Highlanders 4 12 .250 10.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 15 4 .789 --
Reds 15 5 .750 0.5
Cubs 11 10 .524 5.0
Braves 9 11 .450 6.5
Dodgers 7 9 .438 6.5
Phillies 7 10 .412 7.0
Pirates 7 11 .389 7.5
Cardinals 5 16 .238 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Buck Herzog 4
2 Ty Cobb 3
2 Jake Daubert 3
2 Mike Donlin 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Byrne 1
1 Ty Cobb 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Titus 4
2 Buck Herzog 3
2 Christy Mathewson 3
4 Hugh Bedient 2
4 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Beals Becker 2
1 Fred Snodgrass 2
3 Paddy Baumann 1
3 Vin Campbell 1
3 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Claude Hendrix 1.00
2 Christy Mathewson 0.56
3 Dixie Walker 0.38
4 Otto Hess 0.33
4 Charlie Smith 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hugh Bedient 1
1 Joe Benz 1
1 Cliff Curtis 1
1 Otto Hess 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Claude Hendrix 9
2 Art Fromme 5
2 Christy Mathewson 5
2 George Mogridge 5
5 Hugh Bedient 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Mogridge 1
1 Nap Rucker 1
1 Tom Seaton 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chief Meyers .480
2 Heinie Zimmerman .434
3 Alex McCarthy .423
4 Stuffy McInnis .409
5 Jake Daubert .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rube Ellis 3
2 Ping Bodie 2
2 Bobby Byrne 2
2 Ty Cobb 2
2 6 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bruno Block 20
1 Dick Hoblitzell 20
3 Ping Bodie 17
3 Josh Devore 17
3 3 others tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tillie Shafer 13
2 Larry Doyle 11
3 Sam Crawford 10
4 Donie Bush 9
5 2 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Baumgardner 0.38
2 George Mogridge 0.74
3 Joe Benz 0.90
4 Jim Scott 0.91
5 2 tied 1.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 5
1 Rube Marquard 5
1 Lew Richie 5
1 Ed Walsh 5
5 8 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 46
2 Walter Johnson 45
3 Smoky Joe Wood 33
4 Claude Hendrix 31
5 Larry Cheney 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Keefe 2
1 Frank Lange 2
1 George Mogridge 2
1 Nap Rucker 2
1 Ed Walsh 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Doc Gessler .283
2 Jim Doyle .277
3 Al Bridwell .274
4 Scotty Ingerton .242
5 Bob Coulson .242

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 18
2 Fred Luderus 15
3 Larry Doyle 13
3 Fred Merkle 13
5 3 tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 126
2 Ping Bodie 114
3 Sam Crawford 108
4 Home Run Baker 103
5 2 tied 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 84
2 Ty Cobb 76
3 Josh Devore 59
4 Clyde Milan 58
5 Fred Snodgrass 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vean Gregg 2.27
2 Lew Richie 2.69
3 Chief Bender 2.71
4 Christy Mathewson 2.87
5 Eddie Plank 2.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Walsh 29
2 Rube Marquard 28
3 Jack Coombs 27
3 Walter Johnson 27
5 2 tied 26

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 262
2 Rube Marquard 256
3 Walter Johnson 229
3 Smoky Joe Wood 229
5 Pete Alexander 226

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 10
2 Bobby Keefe 6
2 Nap Rucker 6
4 Doc Crandall 5
4 3 others tied 5