On This Day

Sunday, May 12, 1912

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 19 5 .792 --
Red Sox 13 8 .619 4.5
Naps 10 10 .500 7.0
Senators 11 11 .500 7.0
Athletics 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 17 5 .773 0.5
Cubs 11 12 .478 7.0
Pirates 9 11 .450 7.5
Braves 9 13 .409 8.5
Dodgers 7 11 .389 8.5
Phillies 7 12 .368 9.0
Cardinals 7 16 .304 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Birmingham 3
1 Dick Egan 3
1 Ed Phelps 3
4 Johnny Bates 2
4 8 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buddy Ryan 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buddy Ryan 4
2 Dick Egan 2
2 Ed McDonald 2
4 Johnny Bates 1
4 9 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Bates 1
1 Jake Daubert 1
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 1
1 Johnny Kling 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Joe Willis 0.38
2 George Kahler 0.33
3 Lefty Tyler 0.22
4 George Suggs 0.15
5 Nap Rucker 0.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Kahler 1
1 George Suggs 1
1 Joe Willis 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Kahler 5
2 Joe Willis 3
3 Cy Barger 2
3 Charlie Becker 2
3 2 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lou Lowdermilk 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chief Meyers .439
2 Heinie Zimmerman .429
3 Alex McCarthy .418
4 Stuffy McInnis .411
5 Jake Daubert .406

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 Clyde Milan 13
1 Tillie Shafer 13
3 Larry Doyle 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 George Kahler 1.19

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 .500
2 Heinie Zimmerman .469
3 Jake Daubert .455
4 Miller Huggins .421
5 Bruno Block .405

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 Larry Doyle 14
2 Heinie Zimmerman 13
3 Sam Crawford 12
4 Bruno Block 11
5 3 tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tillie Shafer 8
2 Larry Doyle 7
2 Clyde Milan 7
4 Donie Bush 6
5 2 tied 5

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
2 Joe Benz 3
2 Walter Johnson 3
2 Rube Marquard 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 32
2 Claude Hendrix 21
2 Frank Lange 21
4 Rube Marquard 20
4 Marty O'Toole 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Lange 2
1 George Mogridge 2
1 Nap Rucker 2
1 Ed Walsh 2
5 13 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Doc Gessler .284
2 Jim Doyle .277
3 Scotty Ingerton .240
4 Bob Coulson .240

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 125
2 Ping Bodie 113
3 Sam Crawford 111
4 Home Run Baker 104
4 Jim Delahanty 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 85
2 Ty Cobb 75
3 Clyde Milan 62
4 Josh Devore 59
5 Fred Snodgrass 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vean Gregg 2.35
2 Chief Bender 2.57
3 Lew Richie 2.73
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 26
4 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 9
2 Bobby Keefe 6
2 Nap Rucker 6
2 Ed Walsh 6
5 2 tied 5