On This Day

Friday, May 10, 1912

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 18 5 .783 --
Red Sox 12 8 .600 4.5
Athletics 9 9 .500 6.5
Naps 9 9 .500 6.5
Senators 10 10 .500 6.5
Tigers 10 13 .435 8.0
Browns 6 13 .316 10.0
Highlanders 5 12 .294 10.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 16 4 .800 --
Reds 16 5 .762 0.5
Cubs 11 11 .500 6.0
Braves 9 12 .429 7.5
Pirates 8 11 .421 7.5
Dodgers 7 10 .412 7.5
Phillies 7 11 .389 8.0
Cardinals 6 16 .273 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Guy Zinn 4
2 Jake Daubert 3
2 Mike Donlin 3
2 Peaches Graham 3
2 Ossie Vitt 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carl Cashion 1
1 Sam Crawford 1
1 Danny Murphy 1
1 Morrie Rath 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 5
2 Johnny Bates 3
2 Tex McDonald 3
4 Mike Donlin 2
4 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 2
1 Ossie Vitt 2
3 Jimmy Austin 1
3 Home Run Baker 1
3 19 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vean Gregg 1.00
2 Rube Peters 0.62
3 Jack Quinn 0.60
4 Bob Groom 0.57
5 George Baumgardner 0.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ames 1
1 Vean Gregg 1
1 Marty O'Toole 1
1 Rube Peters 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Groom 8
2 Vean Gregg 7
2 Marty O'Toole 7
4 George Baumgardner 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Howie Camnitz 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chief Meyers .444
2 Heinie Zimmerman .425
3 Jake Daubert .424
4 Stuffy McInnis .414
5 Alex McCarthy .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rube Ellis 3
2 Ping Bodie 2
2 Bobby Byrne 2
2 Carl Cashion 2
2 7 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bruno Block 20
1 Dick Hoblitzell 20
3 Ping Bodie 18
4 Josh Devore 17
4 4 others tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tillie Shafer 13
2 Larry Doyle 12
3 Sam Crawford 10
4 Bob Bescher 9
4 2 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Mogridge 0.74
2 George Baumgardner 0.83
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 9 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 46
2 Walter Johnson 45
3 Bob Groom 33
3 Marty O'Toole 33
3 Smoky Joe Wood 33

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Zimmerman .490
2 Tris Speaker .488
3 Stuffy McInnis .455
4 Miller Huggins .415
5 Chief Wilson .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Byrne 2
1 Carl Cashion 2
1 Rube Ellis 2
1 Harry Lord 2
1 Heinie Zimmerman 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Heinie Zimmerman 14
2 Dots Miller 13
2 Honus Wagner 13
4 Bruno Block 12
4 Sam Crawford 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tillie Shafer 8
2 Larry Doyle 7
3 Bob Bescher 6
4 Home Run Baker 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Ames 0.50
2 Bobby Keefe 0.69
3 George Mogridge 0.74
4 Lew Richie 0.93
5 Rube Marquard 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Richie 4
2 Hugh Bedient 3
2 Joe Benz 3
2 Frank Lange 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Claude Hendrix 21
1 Walter Johnson 21
3 Bob Groom 20
3 Marty O'Toole 20
5 Frank Lange 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Lange 2
1 George Mogridge 2
1 Nap Rucker 2
4 Rube Benton 1
4 12 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Doc Gessler .284
2 Jim Doyle .278
3 Scotty Ingerton .242
4 Bob Coulson .239

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 18
2 Fred Luderus 14
3 Larry Doyle 13
3 Fred Merkle 13
5 2 tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 126
2 Ping Bodie 114
3 Sam Crawford 112
4 Home Run Baker 103
5 Jim Delahanty 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 85
2 Ty Cobb 77
3 Josh Devore 59
3 Clyde Milan 59
5 Fred Snodgrass 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vean Gregg 2.35
2 Chief Bender 2.55
3 Lew Richie 2.69
4 Ed Walsh 2.87
5 Christy Mathewson 2.87

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 259
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 2 others tied 5