On This Day

Saturday, May 25, 1912

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	26	8	.765	--
Red Sox	21	11	.656	4.0
Senators	16	17	.485	9.5
Athletics	14	15	.483	9.5
Naps	14	16	.467	10.0
Tigers	15	18	.455	10.5
Highlanders	11	19	.367	13.0
Browns	9	22	.290	15.5

Games

White Sox 5, Tigers 4

Naps 7, Browns 6

Browns 5, Naps 4

Highlanders 6, Senators 3

Highlanders 9, Senators 5

Athletics 8, Red Sox 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	24	6	.800	--
Reds	23	11	.676	3.0
Pirates	15	14	.517	8.5
Cubs	15	16	.484	9.5
Phillies	12	16	.429	11.0
Cardinals	15	21	.417	12.0
Braves	12	21	.364	13.5
Dodgers	9	20	.310	14.5

Games

Giants 11, Dodgers 2

Phillies 5, Braves 2

Pirates 4, Cubs 2

Cardinals 7, Reds 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Birdie Cree	5
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	5
3	Shano Collins	4
3	Guy Zinn	4
5	12 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Larry Doyle	1
1	Willie Hogan	1
1	Ed McDonald	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Egan	4
1	Art Griggs	4
1	George Stovall	4
4	Birdie Cree	3
4	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Beals Becker	2
1	Cozy Dolan	2
1	Dick Hoblitzell	2
1	George McBride	2
1	Ward Miller	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Pete Alexander	1.29
2	Jack Coombs	0.50
2	Hooks Wiltse	0.50
4	Walter Johnson	0.45
5	2 tied	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Jim Baskette	1
1	Elmer Brown	1
1	Howie Camnitz	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	9
2	Jack Warhop	8
3	Frank Lange	7
3	Ralph Works	7
5	2 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Doc Crandall	1
1	Earl Hamilton	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Zimmerman	.424
2	Chief Meyers	.396
3	Ed Konetchy	.396
4	Tris Speaker	.384
5	Alex McCarthy	.382

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Heinie Zimmerman	4
2	Larry Doyle	3
2	Rube Ellis	3
2	Ed Konetchy	3
2	Tris Speaker	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ping Bodie	27
1	Jimmy Esmond	27
3	Larry Doyle	26
3	Honus Wagner	26
5	2 tied	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	18
2	Eddie Collins	16
3	Bob Bescher	13
3	Sam Crawford	13
3	2 others tied	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hooks Wiltse	0.00
2	Jim Scott	0.91
3	Joe Benz	0.97
4	Walter Johnson	1.35
5	Rube Marquard	1.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Marquard	9
2	Ed Walsh	8
2	Smoky Joe Wood	8
4	Rube Benton	7
4	Walter Johnson	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	74
2	Ed Walsh	64
3	Smoky Joe Wood	62
4	Bob Groom	47
5	3 tied	45

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Walsh	3
2	Earl Hamilton	2
2	Bobby Keefe	2
2	Frank Lange	2
2	2 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ed Konetchy	.500
2	Bert Daniels	.457
3	Heinie Zimmerman	.421
4	Dode Paskert	.414
5	Danny Moeller	.405

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Larry Doyle	2
1	Ed Konetchy	2
1	Heinie Zimmerman	2
1	Guy Zinn	2
5	17 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Guy Zinn	14
2	Jack Barry	13
2	Birdie Cree	13
4	Ed Konetchy	12
4	Tris Speaker	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	10
2	Clyde Milan	9
3	Miller Huggins	7
3	Danny Murphy	7
3	Tris Speaker	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Slim Sallee	0.00
1	Hooks Wiltse	0.00
3	George Mullin	0.50
4	Rube Marquard	0.75
5	Vean Gregg	1.00

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	29
1	Smoky Joe Wood	29
3	Pete Alexander	21
4	Russ Ford	18
4	Ed Walsh	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Bedient	1
1	Doc Crandall	1
1	Vean Gregg	1
1	Earl Hamilton	1
1	4 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Zimmerman	.462
2	Tris Speaker	.429
3	Ed Konetchy	.383
4	Birdie Cree	.382
5	Shano Collins	.372

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Heinie Zimmerman	4
2	Larry Doyle	3
2	Ed Konetchy	3
4	Bob Bescher	2
4	8 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	22
1	Heinie Zimmerman	22
3	Larry Doyle	19
3	Fred Merkle	19
3	2 others tied	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	15
2	Clyde Milan	14
3	Home Run Baker	10
3	Bob Bescher	10
3	2 others tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Marquard	0.85
2	Joe Benz	0.97
3	Tom Hughes	1.07
4	Ed Walsh	1.41
5	Slim Sallee	1.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Benz	6
1	Rube Marquard	6
1	Smoky Joe Wood	6
4	Rube Benton	5
4	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	50
2	Smoky Joe Wood	43
3	Marty O'Toole	42
4	Bob Groom	34
5	Frank Lange	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Earl Hamilton	2
1	Frank Lange	2
1	George Mogridge	2
1	Nap Rucker	2
1	Ed Walsh	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Doc Gessler	.285
2	Jim Doyle	.282

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Schulte	16
2	Larry Doyle	15
3	Fred Luderus	11
3	Fred Merkle	11
3	2 others tied	11

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	83
2	Ty Cobb	73
3	Clyde Milan	63
4	Josh Devore	59
5	Fred Snodgrass	51

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vean Gregg	2.35
2	Chief Bender	2.41
3	Walter Johnson	2.69
4	Ed Walsh	2.71
5	Christy Mathewson	2.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Marquard	31
2	Ed Walsh	30
3	Walter Johnson	28
4	Jack Coombs	27
5	Christy Mathewson	25

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	265
2	Walter Johnson	248
3	Rube Marquard	241
4	Smoky Joe Wood	228
5	Pete Alexander	211

Saves

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