On This Day

Wednesday, May 22, 1912

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 24 8 .750 --
Red Sox 19 10 .655 3.5
Senators 15 14 .517 7.5
Tigers 15 16 .484 8.5
Naps 13 14 .481 8.5
Athletics 12 14 .462 9.0
Highlanders 8 18 .308 13.0
Browns 8 20 .286 14.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 22 6 .786 --
Reds 22 9 .710 1.5
Cubs 15 14 .517 7.5
Pirates 12 14 .462 9.0
Phillies 11 15 .423 10.0
Cardinals 13 20 .394 11.5
Braves 11 19 .367 12.0
Dodgers 9 18 .333 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jake Daubert 5
2 Beals Becker 3
2 Larry Gardner 3
2 Charley Hall 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Heinie Zimmerman 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Del Gainer 3
1 Charley Hall 3
1 George Stovall 3
4 Jack Barry 2
4 11 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tris Speaker 3
2 Home Run Baker 2
2 Jack Barry 2
2 Danny Murphy 2
2 Heinie Zimmerman 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Christy Mathewson 0.67
2 Marty O'Toole 0.62
3 Bob Groom 0.57
4 Jack Coombs 0.47
5 2 tied 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ad Brennan 1
1 Larry Cheney 1
1 Jack Coombs 1
1 Walt Dickson 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Marty O'Toole 8
2 Jack Coombs 7
3 Larry Cheney 4
3 Bob Groom 4
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Zimmerman .423
2 Chief Meyers .412
3 Ed Konetchy .395
4 Alex McCarthy .390
5 Tris Speaker .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Heinie Zimmerman 4
2 Rube Ellis 3
2 Ed Konetchy 3
4 Ping Bodie 2
4 11 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Honus Wagner 25
2 Ping Bodie 24
2 Jimmy Esmond 24
2 Heinie Zimmerman 24
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 17
2 Eddie Collins 15
3 Larry Doyle 13
3 Tillie Shafer 13
5 Sam Crawford 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Benz 0.72
2 Jim Scott 0.91
3 Walter Johnson 1.16
4 Rube Marquard 1.21
5 Smoky Joe Wood 1.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Marquard 8
1 Ed Walsh 8
3 Walter Johnson 7
3 Smoky Joe Wood 7
5 3 tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 69
2 Ed Walsh 62
3 Smoky Joe Wood 57
4 Larry Cheney 45
4 2 others tied 45

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 Ed Konetchy .447
2 Guy Zinn .432
3 Heinie Zimmerman .419
4 Eddie Collins .400
5 Tris Speaker .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Heinie Zimmerman 3
2 Ed Konetchy 2
3 Frank Allen 1
3 Home Run Baker 1
3 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Barry 11
1 Shano Collins 11
1 Sam Crawford 11
1 Ed Konetchy 11
1 Hub Northen 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 10
2 Eddie Collins 9
3 Miller Huggins 7
3 Tris Speaker 7
5 8 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Marquard 0.00
2 Slim Sallee 0.33
3 Joe Benz 0.34
4 George Mullin 0.50
5 Smoky Joe Wood 0.67

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 29
2 Smoky Joe Wood 24
3 Vean Gregg 23
4 Bob Groom 20
4 Ed Walsh 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Bedient 1
1 Howie Camnitz 1
1 Vean Gregg 1
1 Bobby Keefe 1
1 8 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Doc Gessler .285
2 Jim Doyle .282
3 Bob Coulson .245
4 Scotty Ingerton .240

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 16
2 Larry Doyle 14
3 Heinie Zimmerman 12
4 Fred Luderus 11
4 2 others tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 114
2 Sam Crawford 111
3 Ping Bodie 110
4 Home Run Baker 107
5 Chief Wilson 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 81
2 Ty Cobb 76
3 Clyde Milan 65
4 Josh Devore 60
5 Fred Snodgrass 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vean Gregg 2.35
2 Chief Bender 2.46
3 Rube Marquard 2.69
4 Ed Walsh 2.71
5 Christy Mathewson 2.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Marquard 31
1 Ed Walsh 31
3 Walter Johnson 29
4 Jack Coombs 27
5 Christy Mathewson 26

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 271
2 Walter Johnson 253
3 Rube Marquard 245
4 Smoky Joe Wood 234
5 Pete Alexander 208

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 7
2 Bobby Keefe 6
2 Ed Walsh 6
4 Doc Crandall 5
4 2 others tied 5