On This Day

Wednesday, May 29, 1912

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 27 11 .711 --
Red Sox 24 12 .667 2.0
Tigers 19 18 .514 7.5
Athletics 16 16 .500 8.0
Naps 16 18 .471 9.0
Senators 17 20 .459 9.5
Highlanders 12 21 .364 12.5
Browns 10 25 .286 15.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 26 6 .813 --
Reds 23 14 .622 5.5
Pirates 16 16 .500 10.0
Cubs 17 17 .500 10.0
Cardinals 18 21 .462 11.5
Phillies 14 17 .452 11.5
Braves 13 23 .361 15.0
Dodgers 9 22 .290 16.5

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tillie Walker 6
2 Hugh Bradley 5
2 Larry Gardner 5
2 Steve Yerkes 5
5 4 tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Danny Murphy 1
1 Del Pratt 1
1 Heinie Wagner 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duffy Lewis 7
1 Heinie Wagner 7
3 Eddie Ainsmith 4
3 Joe Birmingham 4
3 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Birmingham 2
1 Burt Shotton 2
3 Jimmy Austin 1
3 Home Run Baker 1
3 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ed Summers 0.60
2 Jack Coombs 0.50
3 Smoky Joe Wood 0.40
4 George Kahler 0.38
5 Bob Groom 0.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hugh Bedient 1
1 Fred Blanding 1
1 Jack Coombs 1
1 George Kahler 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Coombs 5
1 George Kahler 5
3 Curly Brown 4
3 Smoky Joe Wood 4
3 Ralph Works 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Zimmerman .415
2 Chief Meyers .400
3 Tris Speaker .391
4 Eddie Collins .385
5 Ed Konetchy .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Doyle 4
1 Heinie Zimmerman 4
3 Rube Ellis 3
3 Ed Konetchy 3
3 4 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Doyle 29
2 Honus Wagner 28
3 Ping Bodie 27
3 Jimmy Esmond 27
3 2 others tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 19
2 Eddie Collins 18
3 Bob Bescher 14
3 Sam Crawford 14
3 Larry Doyle 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Marquard 1.42
2 Walter Johnson 1.50
3 Joe Benz 1.70
4 Chief Bender 1.91
5 Ed Walsh 1.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Marquard 9
1 Smoky Joe Wood 9
3 Walter Johnson 8
3 Ed Walsh 8
5 2 tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 84
2 Smoky Joe Wood 66
3 Ed Walsh 64
4 Bob Groom 50
4 Marty O'Toole 50

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 Danny Murphy .472
2 Bert Daniels .468
3 Eddie Collins .452
4 Hack Simmons .449
5 Ed Konetchy .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Doyle 2
1 Ed Konetchy 2
1 Ed McDonald 2
1 Del Pratt 2
1 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Barry 13
1 Duffy Lewis 13
1 Danny Murphy 13
1 Guy Zinn 13
5 Heinie Wagner 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 9
2 Tris Speaker 8
3 Home Run Baker 6
3 Beals Becker 6
3 5 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Slim Sallee 0.00
1 Hooks Wiltse 0.00
3 Jean Dubuc 0.82
4 Rube Marquard 1.00
4 George Mullin 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Coombs 4
1 Smoky Joe Wood 4
3 Fred Blanding 3
3 Russ Ford 3
3 Rube Marquard 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 28
2 Smoky Joe Wood 22
3 Jack Coombs 19
4 Pete Alexander 18
4 Russ Ford 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chief Bender 1
1 Doc Crandall 1
1 Vean Gregg 1
1 Earl Hamilton 1
1 3 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Zimmerman .432
2 Tris Speaker .426
3 Ty Cobb .414
4 Eddie Collins .392
5 Danny Murphy .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Doyle 4
1 Heinie Zimmerman 4
3 Ed Konetchy 3
3 Del Pratt 3
5 10 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Doyle 22
2 Sam Crawford 21
2 Tris Speaker 21
2 Heinie Wagner 21
5 2 tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 14
2 Clyde Milan 13
3 Beals Becker 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 1.65
4 Red Ames 1.79
5 Joe Benz 1.96

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 60
2 Smoky Joe Wood 41
3 Marty O'Toole 37
4 Vean Gregg 36
5 Pete Alexander 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Earl Hamilton 2
1 Frank Lange 2
1 Nap Rucker 2
1 Ed Walsh 2
5 20 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Doc Gessler .284
2 Jim Doyle .280

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 Sam Crawford 113
2 Home Run Baker 112
3 Ty Cobb 110
4 Ping Bodie 104
5 Chief Wilson 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 84
2 Ty Cobb 73
3 Clyde Milan 64
4 Josh Devore 59
5 2 tied 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chief Bender 2.39
2 Vean Gregg 2.40
3 Ed Walsh 2.64
4 Walter Johnson 2.70
5 Rube Marquard 2.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Marquard 31
2 Ed Walsh 30
3 Walter Johnson 29
4 Jack Coombs 27
5 2 tied 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 258
2 Ed Walsh 257
3 Rube Marquard 241
4 Smoky Joe Wood 232
5 Pete Alexander 215

Saves

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