On This Day

Thursday, May 30, 1912

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	28	12	.700	--
Red Sox	25	13	.658	2.0
Athletics	17	16	.515	7.5
Tigers	20	19	.513	7.5
Naps	17	19	.472	9.0
Senators	18	21	.462	9.5
Highlanders	12	22	.353	13.0
Browns	11	26	.297	15.5

Games

Red Sox 3, Senators 2

Senators 5, Red Sox 0

White Sox 3, Naps 1

Athletics 7, Highlanders 1

Tigers 10, Browns 3

Browns 3, Tigers 0

Naps 10, White Sox 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	28	6	.824	--
Reds	23	16	.590	7.5
Cubs	19	17	.528	10.0
Pirates	17	17	.500	11.0
Cardinals	19	22	.463	12.5
Phillies	14	19	.424	13.5
Braves	13	24	.351	16.5
Dodgers	10	22	.313	17.0

Games

Cubs 8, Reds 4

Giants 7, Phillies 1

Dodgers 7, Braves 6

Cardinals 8, Pirates 3

Cubs 3, Reds 2

Giants 6, Phillies 1

Pirates 9, Cardinals 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Joe Birmingham	4
1	Ty Cobb	4
1	Sam Crawford	4
1	Tom Downey	4
1	4 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Jackson	1
1	Frank Schulte	1
1	Ira Thomas	1
1	Jim Viox	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Leach	5
2	Steve Evans	4
3	Joe Birmingham	3
3	Red Murray	3
3	Chief Wilson	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Hogan	3
2	Bobby Byrne	2
2	Chick Gandil	2
2	Armando Marsans	2
2	4 others tied	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Walter Johnson	1.44
2	Bill Donovan	1.33
3	Ed Walsh	0.86
4	Hugh Bedient	0.83
5	2 tied	0.58

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Baumgardner	1
1	Hugh Bedient	1
1	Larry Cheney	1
1	Doc Crandall	1
1	10 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	13
2	Vean Gregg	7
2	Rube Marquard	7
4	Buck O'Brien	6
4	Ed Walsh	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jean Dubuc	1
1	Hank Robinson	1
1	Nap Rucker	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Zimmerman	.409
2	Tris Speaker	.386
3	Eddie Collins	.376
4	Ty Cobb	.370
5	2 tied	.369

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	31
2	Ping Bodie	29
3	Larry Gardner	28
3	Honus Wagner	28
5	3 tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	19
1	Clyde Milan	19
3	Bob Bescher	14
3	Sam Crawford	14
3	2 others tied	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Marquard	1.38
2	Walter Johnson	1.38
3	Joe Benz	1.70
4	Ed Walsh	1.76
5	George Baumgardner	2.05

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Marquard	10
2	Walter Johnson	9
2	Ed Walsh	9
2	Smoky Joe Wood	9
5	3 tied	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	97
2	Ed Walsh	70
3	Smoky Joe Wood	66
4	Marty O'Toole	55
5	Larry Cheney	53

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Nap Rucker	3
1	Ed Walsh	3
3	Earl Hamilton	2
3	Bobby Keefe	2
3	3 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Danny Murphy	.486
2	Bert Daniels	.462
3	Hack Simmons	.444
4	Eddie Collins	.415
5	Home Run Baker	.409

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Leach	15
2	Steve Evans	14
2	Duffy Lewis	14
4	Home Run Baker	12
4	4 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	10
2	Tris Speaker	9
3	Armando Marsans	8
4	Home Run Baker	7
4	Arnold Hauser	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hooks Wiltse	0.00
2	Ed Willett	0.53
3	Doc Crandall	0.69
4	Slim Sallee	0.99
5	Rube Marquard	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Coombs	4
1	Rube Marquard	4
3	Hugh Bedient	3
3	Fred Blanding	3
3	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	41
2	Marty O'Toole	22
3	Pete Alexander	20
4	Jack Coombs	19
4	Vean Gregg	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chief Bender	1
1	Doc Crandall	1
1	Jean Dubuc	1
1	Vean Gregg	1
1	6 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.429
2	Heinie Zimmerman	.422
3	Ty Cobb	.418
4	Danny Murphy	.403
5	Hack Simmons	.386

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	24
2	Sam Crawford	23
3	Duffy Lewis	21
3	Tris Speaker	21
3	Heinie Wagner	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	15
2	Clyde Milan	13
3	Tris Speaker	12
4	Beals Becker	10
4	2 others tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Marquard	0.87
2	Ed Walsh	1.41
3	Slim Sallee	1.42
4	Red Ames	1.79
5	Joe Benz	1.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Marquard	7
2	Smoky Joe Wood	6
3	Hugh Bedient	5
3	Rube Benton	5
3	7 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	68
2	Vean Gregg	43
3	Marty O'Toole	42
4	Smoky Joe Wood	41
5	2 tied	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Nap Rucker	3
2	Earl Hamilton	2
2	Frank Lange	2
2	Hank Robinson	2
2	Ed Walsh	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jim Doyle	.281

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Schulte	17
2	Larry Doyle	16
3	Fred Luderus	12
4	Fred Merkle	11
4	2 others tied	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	114
2	Home Run Baker	110
2	Ty Cobb	110
4	Ping Bodie	106
5	Chief Wilson	102

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	84
2	Ty Cobb	74
3	Clyde Milan	63
4	Josh Devore	59
5	Fred Snodgrass	50

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vean Gregg	2.24
2	Chief Bender	2.39
3	Walter Johnson	2.57
4	Ed Walsh	2.59
5	Jim Scott	2.74

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Marquard	31
1	Ed Walsh	31
3	Walter Johnson	30
4	Jack Coombs	26
5	3 tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	268
2	Ed Walsh	263
3	Rube Marquard	242
4	Smoky Joe Wood	229
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	2 tied	5