On This Day

Monday, May 13, 1912

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 20 5 .800 --
Red Sox 14 8 .636 4.5
Senators 12 11 .522 7.0
Naps 10 11 .476 8.0
Athletics 9 11 .450 8.5
Tigers 11 14 .440 9.0
Highlanders 6 13 .316 11.0
Browns 6 15 .286 12.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 17 4 .810 --
Reds 18 5 .783 0.0
Cubs 11 12 .478 7.0
Pirates 9 11 .450 7.5
Braves 9 14 .391 9.0
Phillies 7 12 .368 9.0
Dodgers 7 12 .368 9.0
Cardinals 8 16 .333 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jack Barry 4
2 Bill Carrigan 3
2 Carl Cashion 3
2 Jay Kirke 3
2 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Cunningham 1
1 Clyde Milan 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank LaPorte 4
1 Tris Speaker 4
3 Cozy Dolan 3
3 Earle Gardner 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Carrigan 2
1 Ty Cobb 2
1 Roy Hartzell 2
1 Miller Huggins 2
5 11 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hippo Vaughn 0.67
2 Rube Benton 0.55
2 Ed Walsh 0.55
4 Dixie Walker 0.46
5 Maury Kent 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Benton 1
1 Jack Bushelman 1
1 Bill Steele 1
1 Hippo Vaughn 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 8
2 Bill Steele 7
3 Rube Benton 6
3 Dixie Walker 6
3 Ed Walsh 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Bedient 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chief Meyers .450
2 Heinie Zimmerman .432
3 Alex McCarthy .418
4 Tris Speaker .414
5 Stuffy McInnis .403

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 Sam Crawford 11
5 Donie Bush 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
1 Ed Walsh 6
4 Rube Benton 5
4 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 56
2 Ed Walsh 52
3 Smoky Joe Wood 44
4 Hippo Vaughn 34
5 3 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 .512
2 Heinie Zimmerman .472
3 Stuffy McInnis .455
4 Ty Cobb .435
5 Jake Daubert .421

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 Fred Merkle 11
4 Tris Speaker 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tillie Shafer 8
2 Larry Doyle 7
2 Clyde Milan 7
4 Bob Bescher 5
4 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Ames 0.50
2 Rube Marquard 0.69
2 Bobby Keefe 0.69
4 George Mogridge 0.86
5 Joe Benz 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Benton 3
1 Joe Benz 3
1 Walter Johnson 3
1 Frank Lange 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 32
2 Rube Marquard 20
2 Marty O'Toole 20
4 Smoky Joe Wood 19
5 2 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Lange 2
1 Nap Rucker 2
1 Ed Walsh 2
4 Hugh Bedient 1
4 14 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Doc Gessler .283
2 Jim Doyle .278
3 Bob Coulson .241
4 Scotty Ingerton .240

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 18
2 Larry Doyle 14
3 Fred Luderus 13
4 Fred Merkle 12
5 Heinie Zimmerman 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 121
2 Ping Bodie 111
2 Sam Crawford 111
4 Home Run Baker 104
5 Jim Delahanty 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 85
2 Ty Cobb 76
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 2.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Walsh 30
2 Rube Marquard 29
3 Walter Johnson 28
4 Jack Coombs 26
5 Christy Mathewson 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 265
2 Rube Marquard 248
3 Walter Johnson 240
4 Smoky Joe Wood 236
5 Pete Alexander 208

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 9
2 Bobby Keefe 6
2 Nap Rucker 6
2 Ed Walsh 6
5 2 tied 5