On This Day

Saturday, May 18, 1912

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 23 6 .793 --
Red Sox 16 10 .615 5.5
Naps 12 12 .500 8.5
Senators 13 13 .500 8.5
Tigers 14 15 .483 9.0
Athletics 11 13 .458 9.5
Highlanders 7 16 .304 13.0
Browns 7 18 .280 14.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 19 5 .792 --
Reds 21 6 .778 -0.5
Cubs 13 13 .500 7.0
Pirates 10 13 .435 8.5
Phillies 9 13 .409 9.0
Cardinals 11 18 .379 10.5
Braves 10 17 .370 10.5
Dodgers 8 16 .333 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Eddie Collins 5
2 Stuffy McInnis 4
2 Amos Strunk 4
4 Hank Butcher 3
4 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Allen 1
1 Hank Butcher 1
1 Heinie Zimmerman 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Barry 4
1 Stuffy McInnis 4
3 Dode Paskert 3
3 Jim Stephens 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 5
2 Stuffy McInnis 2
2 Danny Murphy 2
2 Dode Paskert 2
5 19 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jack Coombs 3.00
2 Joe Lake 1.17
3 Tom Hughes 0.57
4 Larry Cheney 0.56
5 2 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Benton 1
1 Joe Benz 1
1 Fred Blanding 1
1 Larry Cheney 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Lake 7
1 Herb Pennock 7
3 Hugh Bedient 5
3 Boardwalk Brown 5
3 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Vean Gregg 1
1 Herb Pennock 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Zimmerman .426
2 Chief Meyers .423
3 Stuffy McInnis .411
4 Tris Speaker .398
5 Alex McCarthy .398

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rube Ellis 3
1 Ed Konetchy 3
1 Heinie Zimmerman 3
4 Ping Bodie 2
4 10 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ping Bodie 22
1 Dick Hoblitzell 22
1 Heinie Zimmerman 22
4 Larry Doyle 21
4 Jimmy Esmond 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 15
2 Eddie Collins 14
3 Larry Doyle 13
3 Tillie Shafer 13
5 Sam Crawford 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Benz 0.56
2 George Mogridge 0.73
3 Jim Scott 0.91
4 Walter Johnson 1.30
5 Rube Marquard 1.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 7
1 Rube Marquard 7
1 Ed Walsh 7
4 Rube Benton 6
4 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 63
2 Ed Walsh 59
3 Smoky Joe Wood 49
4 Larry Cheney 41
4 Bob Groom 41

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 Heinie Zimmerman .480
2 Eddie Collins .469
3 Tris Speaker .463
4 Ty Cobb .457
5 Jim Delahanty .406

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ed Konetchy 3
2 Bobby Byrne 2
2 Carl Cashion 2
2 Rube Ellis 2
2 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Heinie Zimmerman 14
2 Sam Crawford 12
3 Johnny Bates 11
3 Rube Ellis 11
3 Ed Konetchy 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 9
2 Clyde Milan 8
3 Ty Cobb 6
4 Birdie Cree 5
4 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Benz 0.00
2 George Mogridge 0.63
3 Rube Marquard 0.67
4 Vean Gregg 0.95
4 Otto Hess 0.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Benz 4
2 Red Ames 3
2 Rube Benton 3
2 Larry Cheney 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 23
2 Larry Cheney 19
3 Vean Gregg 17
3 Bob Groom 17
3 3 others tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Bedient 1
1 Rube Benton 1
1 Ad Brennan 1
1 Howie Camnitz 1
1 13 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Doc Gessler .287
2 Jim Doyle .283
3 Bob Coulson .244
4 Scotty Ingerton .237

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 18
2 Larry Doyle 14
3 Fred Luderus 12
4 Fred Merkle 11
4 2 others tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 118
2 Sam Crawford 112
3 Ping Bodie 110
4 Home Run Baker 106
5 Jim Delahanty 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 82
2 Ty Cobb 76
3 Clyde Milan 64
4 Josh Devore 60
5 Fred Snodgrass 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vean Gregg 2.30
2 Chief Bender 2.46
3 Christy Mathewson 2.76
4 Rube Marquard 2.77
5 Ed Walsh 2.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Marquard 30
1 Ed Walsh 30
3 Walter Johnson 29
4 Jack Coombs 27
5 Christy Mathewson 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 269
2 Walter Johnson 247
3 Rube Marquard 243
4 Smoky Joe Wood 236
5 Pete Alexander 210

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 8
2 Bobby Keefe 6
2 Ed Walsh 6
4 Doc Crandall 5
4 2 others tied 5