On This Day

Wednesday, May 15, 1912

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 21 6 .778 --
Red Sox 16 8 .667 3.5
Naps 11 11 .500 7.5
Senators 12 12 .500 7.5
Tigers 13 14 .481 8.0
Athletics 10 12 .455 8.5
Highlanders 6 15 .286 12.0
Browns 6 17 .261 13.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 18 4 .818 --
Reds 19 5 .792 0.0
Cubs 12 12 .500 7.0
Pirates 9 12 .429 8.5
Cardinals 10 16 .385 10.0
Braves 9 15 .375 10.0
Phillies 7 13 .350 10.0
Dodgers 7 14 .333 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Delahanty 3
1 Josh Devore 3
1 Rube Ellis 3
1 Stuffy McInnis 3
1 Chief Wilson 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ed Konetchy 1
1 Chief Meyers 1
1 Chief Wilson 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Lord 3
1 Ed Willett 3
1 Chief Wilson 3
4 Jack Barry 2
4 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Baldy Louden 2
2 Johnny Bates 1
2 Bob Bescher 1
2 Ty Cobb 1
2 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Smoky Joe Wood 0.83
2 Howie Camnitz 0.45
3 Red Ames 0.44
4 Byron Houck 0.36
5 Jack Warhop 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ames 1
1 Bert Humphries 1
1 Eddie Plank 1
1 Ed Willett 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Howie Camnitz 5
1 Smoky Joe Wood 5
3 Red Ames 4
3 Byron Houck 4
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chief Meyers .444
2 Heinie Zimmerman .435
3 Alex McCarthy .427
4 Stuffy McInnis .412
5 Tris Speaker .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rube Ellis 3
2 Ping Bodie 2
2 Bobby Byrne 2
2 Carl Cashion 2
2 10 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Doyle 21
2 Bruno Block 20
2 Ping Bodie 20
2 Rube Ellis 20
2 Dick Hoblitzell 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 15
2 Tillie Shafer 13
3 Sam Crawford 12
3 Larry Doyle 12
5 3 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Benz 0.69
2 George Mogridge 0.73
3 Jim Scott 0.91
4 George Kahler 1.19
5 Walter Johnson 1.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 6
1 Rube Marquard 6
1 Ed Walsh 6
1 Smoky Joe Wood 6
5 6 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 56
2 Ed Walsh 52
3 Smoky Joe Wood 49
4 Bob Groom 40
5 Larry Cheney 36

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 Stuffy McInnis .514
2 Tris Speaker .477
3 Heinie Zimmerman .472
4 Ty Cobb .438
5 2 tied .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Byrne 2
1 Carl Cashion 2
1 Larry Doyle 2
1 Rube Ellis 2
1 3 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Doyle 14
2 Sam Crawford 13
3 Rube Ellis 12
3 Tris Speaker 12
3 Heinie Zimmerman 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 9
2 Tillie Shafer 8
3 Ty Cobb 7
3 Larry Doyle 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Mogridge 0.63
2 Rube Marquard 0.69
3 Joe Benz 0.90
4 Red Ames 1.00
4 Vean Gregg 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Benz 4
2 Red Ames 3
2 Rube Benton 3
2 Frank Lange 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 27
2 Smoky Joe Wood 24
3 Bob Groom 23
4 Rube Marquard 20
4 Marty O'Toole 20

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 .280
3 Bob Coulson .242
4 Scotty Ingerton .238

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 18
2 Larry Doyle 14
3 Fred Luderus 13
4 Fred Merkle 11
4 Chief Wilson 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 120
2 Sam Crawford 112
3 Ping Bodie 110
4 Home Run Baker 103
5 Jim Delahanty 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 86
2 Ty Cobb 77
3 Clyde Milan 64
4 Josh Devore 58
5 Fred Snodgrass 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vean Gregg 2.26
2 Chief Bender 2.46
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 215

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 8
2 Bobby Keefe 6
2 Nap Rucker 6
2 Ed Walsh 6
5 2 tied 5