On This Day

Sunday, May 19, 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

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 22 6 .786 --
Giants 19 6 .760 1.5
Cubs 13 14 .481 8.5
Pirates 10 13 .435 9.5
Cardinals 12 18 .400 11.0
Phillies 9 14 .391 10.5
Braves 10 17 .370 11.5
Dodgers 9 16 .360 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jimmy Esmond 3
1 Hub Northen 3
3 Jake Daubert 2
3 Tom Downey 2
3 7 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chief Meyers 2
1 Hub Northen 2
3 Jake Daubert 1
3 Red Dooin 1
3 10 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jake Daubert 1
1 Red Dooin 1
1 Tom Downey 1
1 Arnold Hauser 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pat Ragan 0.83
2 George Suggs 0.42
3 Bob Harmon 0.29
4 Ad Brennan 0.25
5 Charlie Smith 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Harmon 1
1 Pat Ragan 1
1 George Suggs 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pat Ragan 5
1 George Suggs 5
3 Bob Harmon 4
4 Ad Brennan 2
5 3 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chief Meyers .425
2 Stuffy McInnis .411
3 Heinie Zimmerman .410
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 Dick Hoblitzell 23
2 Ping Bodie 22
2 Jimmy Esmond 22
2 Heinie Zimmerman 22
5 Larry Doyle 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 Harry Hooper .441
2 Heinie Zimmerman .429
3 Arnold Hauser .424
4 Jim Delahanty .419
5 Dick Hoblitzell .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ed Konetchy 3
2 Rube Ellis 2
2 Harry Lord 2
2 Heinie Zimmerman 2
5 18 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Heinie Zimmerman 13
2 Rube Ellis 11
2 Ed Konetchy 11
2 Hub Northen 11
5 2 tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 8
1 Clyde Milan 8
3 Ty Cobb 6
4 Miller Huggins 5
4 Fred Snodgrass 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Benz 0.00
2 Rube Marquard 0.67
3 George Mogridge 0.73
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 10 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Doc Gessler .289
2 Jim Doyle .286
3 Bob Coulson .243
4 Scotty Ingerton .238

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 17
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 117
2 Sam Crawford 111
3 Ping Bodie 108
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 268
2 Walter Johnson 247
3 Rube Marquard 243
4 Smoky Joe Wood 226
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