Baseball44 On This Day: Monday, May 27, 1912

On This Day

Monday, May 27, 1912

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	26	9	.743	--
Red Sox	21	12	.636	4.0
Athletics	15	15	.500	8.5
Tigers	16	18	.471	9.5
Senators	16	18	.471	9.5
Naps	14	17	.452	10.0
Highlanders	12	19	.387	12.0
Browns	10	22	.313	14.5

Games

Athletics 12, Red Sox 6

Highlanders 10, Senators 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	25	6	.806	--
Reds	23	13	.639	4.5
Pirates	16	15	.516	9.0
Cubs	16	17	.485	10.0
Cardinals	17	21	.447	11.5
Phillies	13	17	.433	11.5
Braves	13	22	.371	14.0
Dodgers	9	21	.300	15.5

Games

Braves 3, Phillies 0

Phillies 5, Braves 4

Cubs 4, Reds 1

Giants 6, Dodgers 2

Cardinals 6, Pirates 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Eddie Collins	4
2	Jud Daley	3
2	Art Devlin	3
2	Hack Simmons	3
2	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Larry Doyle	1
1	Roy Hartzell	1
1	Fred Luderus	1
1	Ed McDonald	1
1	Art Phelan	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Collins	4
1	Bert Daniels	4
3	Duffy Lewis	3
4	Roger Bresnahan	2
4	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	2
1	George McBride	2
3	Red Ames	1
3	Beals Becker	1
3	10 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Buster Brown	2.00
2	Ray Caldwell	1.11
3	Cliff Curtis	0.57
4	Art Fromme	0.56
5	Ad Brennan	0.46

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Ames	1
1	Ad Brennan	1
1	Buster Brown	1
1	Boardwalk Brown	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ray Caldwell	10
2	Buster Brown	8
3	Ad Brennan	6
4	Art Fromme	5
5	4 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chief Bender	1
1	Hub Perdue	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Zimmerman	.416
2	Chief Meyers	.398
3	Tris Speaker	.395
4	Ed Konetchy	.389
5	Eddie Collins	.376

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Larry Doyle	28
2	Ping Bodie	27
2	Jimmy Esmond	27
2	Honus Wagner	27
5	Heinie Zimmerman	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	19
2	Eddie Collins	18
3	Larry Doyle	14
4	Bob Bescher	13
4	2 others tied	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hooks Wiltse	0.00
2	Walter Johnson	1.35
3	Rube Marquard	1.42
4	Joe Benz	1.44
5	Chief Bender	1.91

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	Marty O'Toole	50
5	Larry Cheney	49

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	.472
2	Bert Daniels	.450
3	Shano Collins	.426
4	Eddie Collins	.422
5	Dode Paskert	.419

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Larry Doyle	2
1	Ed Konetchy	2
1	Ed McDonald	2
1	Heinie Zimmerman	2
1	Guy Zinn	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Guy Zinn	14
2	Jack Barry	13
2	Ed Konetchy	13
4	Frank LaPorte	11
4	2 others tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	11
2	Miller Huggins	7
2	Tris Speaker	7
4	Arnold Hauser	6
4	4 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Slim Sallee	0.00
1	Hooks Wiltse	0.00
3	Jean Dubuc	0.69
4	Rube Marquard	1.00
4	George Mullin	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Benton	3
1	Larry Cheney	3
1	Jack Coombs	3
1	Russ Ford	3
1	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	22
1	Rube Benton	22
3	Vean Gregg	21
4	Ray Caldwell	18
4	3 others tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Bedient	1
1	Chief Bender	1
1	Doc Crandall	1
1	Vean Gregg	1
1	4 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.449
2	Heinie Zimmerman	.441
3	Shano Collins	.398
4	Stuffy McInnis	.385
5	Fred Merkle	.377

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	23
2	Larry Doyle	21
2	Heinie Zimmerman	21
4	Jack Barry	19
4	Dots Miller	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	14
1	Clyde Milan	14
3	Home Run Baker	10
3	Bob Bescher	10
3	Tris Speaker	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Marquard	0.85
2	Slim Sallee	1.16
3	Ed Walsh	1.41
4	Joe Benz	1.68
5	Red Ames	1.79

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Marquard	6
1	Smoky Joe Wood	6
3	Rube Benton	5
3	Joe Benz	5
3	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	50
2	Smoky Joe Wood	43
3	Marty O'Toole	37
4	Vean Gregg	36
5	Bob Groom	34

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	.284
2	Jim Doyle	.281

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	110
1	Sam Crawford	110
3	Ping Bodie	109
3	Ty Cobb	109
5	Chief Wilson	101

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	83
2	Ty Cobb	73
3	Clyde Milan	64
4	Josh Devore	60
5	2 tied	49

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Chief Bender	2.39
2	Vean Gregg	2.40
3	Walter Johnson	2.69
4	Ed Walsh	2.69
5	Rube Marquard	2.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Marquard	31
2	Ed Walsh	30
3	Walter Johnson	28
4	Jack Coombs	27
5	4 tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	265
2	Walter Johnson	248
3	Rube Marquard	241
4	Smoky Joe Wood	228
5	Pete Alexander	212

Saves

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