On This Day

Thursday, May 23, 1912

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 25 8 .758 --
Red Sox 20 10 .667 3.5
Senators 16 14 .533 7.5
Athletics 13 14 .481 9.0
Tigers 15 17 .469 9.5
Naps 13 15 .464 9.5
Highlanders 8 19 .296 14.0
Browns 8 21 .276 15.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 22 6 .786 --
Reds 22 10 .688 2.0
Cubs 15 14 .517 7.5
Pirates 13 14 .481 8.5
Phillies 11 15 .423 10.0
Cardinals 14 20 .412 11.0
Braves 11 20 .355 12.5
Dodgers 9 18 .333 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Danny Murphy 4
2 Sam Crawford 3
2 Bert Daniels 3
2 Jack Martin 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Bescher 1
1 Tris Speaker 1
1 Ivey Wingo 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Evans 3
1 Danny Moeller 3
1 Tris Speaker 3
1 Ivey Wingo 3
1 Rollie Zeider 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Armando Marsans 2
1 Buck Weaver 2
1 Rollie Zeider 2
4 Home Run Baker 1
4 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Red Hoff 0.70
2 Babe Adams 0.67
3 Tom Hughes 0.50
4 Lefty George 0.42
5 Chief Bender 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Babe Adams 1
1 Chief Bender 1
1 Tom Hughes 1
1 Rube Peters 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Hoff 7
2 Lefty George 5
2 Tom Hughes 5
4 Babe Adams 4
4 Chief Bender 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Slim Sallee 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Zimmerman .423
2 Chief Meyers .412
3 Ed Konetchy .394
4 Tris Speaker .390
5 Alex McCarthy .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Heinie Zimmerman 4
2 Rube Ellis 3
2 Ed Konetchy 3
2 Tris Speaker 3
5 12 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ping Bodie 25
1 Jimmy Esmond 25
1 Honus Wagner 25
4 Heinie Zimmerman 24
5 4 tied 23

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Scott 0.91
2 Joe Benz 0.97
3 Walter Johnson 1.16
4 Rube Marquard 1.21
5 Smoky Joe Wood 1.74

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 69
2 Ed Walsh 62
3 Smoky Joe Wood 58
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 .457
2 Danny Murphy .429
3 Eddie Collins .410
4 Jack Barry .405
5 Heinie Zimmerman .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ed Konetchy 2
1 Heinie Zimmerman 2
3 Frank Allen 1
3 Home Run Baker 1
3 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Barry 13
2 Shano Collins 11
2 Sam Crawford 11
2 Danny Murphy 11
2 2 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 10
2 Eddie Collins 9
3 Miller Huggins 7
3 Tris Speaker 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Marquard 0.00
2 Slim Sallee 0.31
3 George Mullin 0.50
4 Smoky Joe Wood 0.62
5 Walter Johnson 0.67

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Smoky Joe Wood 25
2 Walter Johnson 24
3 Vean Gregg 23
4 Bob Groom 20
5 Marty O'Toole 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Bedient 1
1 Howie Camnitz 1
1 Vean Gregg 1
1 Lou Lowdermilk 1
1 6 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Doc Gessler .288
2 Jim Doyle .280
3 Bob Coulson .247
4 Scotty Ingerton .238

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 16
2 Larry Doyle 14
3 Fred Luderus 11
3 Fred Merkle 11
3 2 others tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 112
2 Ping Bodie 111
3 Sam Crawford 110
4 Home Run Baker 108
5 Chief Wilson 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 81
2 Ty Cobb 73
3 Clyde Milan 64
4 Josh Devore 60
5 Fred Snodgrass 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vean Gregg 2.35
2 Chief Bender 2.48
3 Walter Johnson 2.66
4 Rube Marquard 2.69
5 Ed Walsh 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Marquard 31
1 Ed Walsh 31
3 Walter Johnson 29
4 Jack Coombs 27
5 Christy Mathewson 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 264
2 Walter Johnson 252
3 Rube Marquard 245
4 Smoky Joe Wood 235
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