On This Day

Saturday, May 11, 1912

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 19 5 .792 --
Red Sox 13 8 .619 4.5
Senators 11 10 .524 6.5
Athletics 9 10 .474 7.5
Naps 9 10 .474 7.5
Tigers 11 13 .458 8.0
Browns 6 14 .300 11.0
Highlanders 5 13 .278 11.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 17 4 .810 --
Reds 16 5 .762 1.0
Cubs 11 12 .478 7.0
Pirates 9 11 .450 7.5
Braves 9 12 .429 8.0
Dodgers 7 10 .412 8.0
Phillies 7 12 .368 9.0
Cardinals 6 16 .273 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sam Crawford 3
1 Clyde Engle 3
1 Eddie Foster 3
1 Harry Hooper 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Doyle 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Doyle 4
2 Birdie Cree 3
2 Bill Cunningham 3
2 Harry Hooper 3
2 Alex McCarthy 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 3
2 Birdie Cree 2
2 Harry Hooper 2
4 Jack Barry 1
4 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Walter Johnson 5.50
2 Smoky Joe Wood 2.20
3 Jean Dubuc 0.50
3 Rube Marquard 0.50
5 Babe Adams 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Babe Adams 1
1 Jean Dubuc 1
1 Walter Johnson 1
1 Frank Lange 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 11
1 Smoky Joe Wood 11
3 Rube Marquard 6
4 Jean Dubuc 5
5 Eddie Plank 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Walsh 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chief Meyers .439
2 Heinie Zimmerman .429
3 Jake Daubert .424
4 Alex McCarthy .418
5 Stuffy McInnis .411

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rube Ellis 3
2 Ping Bodie 2
2 Bobby Byrne 2
2 Carl Cashion 2
2 8 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Doyle 21
2 Bruno Block 20
2 Dick Hoblitzell 20
4 Ping Bodie 19
4 Heinie Zimmerman 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tillie Shafer 13
2 Larry Doyle 12
2 Clyde Milan 12
4 Donie Bush 10
4 Sam Crawford 10

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 Walter Johnson 1.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 6
1 Rube Marquard 6
3 Frank Lange 5
3 Lew Richie 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 56
2 Ed Walsh 46
3 Smoky Joe Wood 44
4 Bob Groom 33
4 2 others tied 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Walsh 3
2 Bobby Keefe 2
2 Frank Lange 2
2 George Mogridge 2
2 Nap Rucker 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tris Speaker .524
2 Stuffy McInnis .485
3 Heinie Zimmerman .481
4 Miller Huggins .432
5 Dots Miller .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Byrne 2
1 Carl Cashion 2
1 Larry Doyle 2
1 Rube Ellis 2
1 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Heinie Zimmerman 15
2 Larry Doyle 14
2 Honus Wagner 14
4 Dots Miller 13
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tillie Shafer 8
2 Larry Doyle 7
2 Clyde Milan 7
4 Bob Bescher 6
4 Donie Bush 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Ames 0.50
2 Rube Marquard 0.69
2 Bobby Keefe 0.69
4 George Mogridge 0.74
5 Joe Lake 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Lange 4
1 Lew Richie 4
3 Joe Benz 3
3 Walter Johnson 3
3 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 32
2 Smoky Joe Wood 25
3 Claude Hendrix 21
3 Frank Lange 21
5 3 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Lange 2
1 George Mogridge 2
1 Nap Rucker 2
1 Ed Walsh 2
5 12 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Doc Gessler .284
2 Jim Doyle .278
3 Scotty Ingerton .238
4 Bob Coulson .238

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 18
2 Larry Doyle 14
2 Fred Luderus 14
4 Fred Merkle 13
5 Heinie Zimmerman 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 127
2 Ping Bodie 113
3 Sam Crawford 112
4 Home Run Baker 104
4 Jim Delahanty 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 85
2 Ty Cobb 77
3 Clyde Milan 62
4 Josh Devore 59
5 Fred Snodgrass 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vean Gregg 2.35
2 Chief Bender 2.55
3 Lew Richie 2.74
4 Walter Johnson 2.81
5 Ed Walsh 2.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Marquard 29
1 Ed Walsh 29
3 Walter Johnson 28
4 Jack Coombs 27
5 Christy Mathewson 26

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Marquard 262
2 Ed Walsh 259
3 Walter Johnson 240
4 Smoky Joe Wood 239
5 Pete Alexander 216

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 10
2 Bobby Keefe 6
2 Nap Rucker 6
2 Ed Walsh 6
5 2 tied 5