On This Day

Friday, May 31, 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 20 .500 8.0
Naps 17 19 .472 9.0
Senators 18 21 .462 9.5
Highlanders 12 22 .353 13.0
Browns 12 26 .316 15.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 28 7 .800 --
Reds 23 17 .575 7.5
Cubs 19 17 .528 9.5
Pirates 18 17 .514 10.0
Cardinals 20 22 .476 11.5
Phillies 14 19 .424 13.0
Dodgers 12 22 .353 15.5
Braves 13 26 .333 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jake Daubert 5
2 Jimmy Austin 4
2 George Jackson 4
4 Tex Erwin 3
4 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chief Meyers 1
1 Red Smith 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jake Daubert 4
2 Burt Shotton 3
3 Bobby Byrne 2
3 Jud Daley 2
3 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Herbie Moran 3
2 Dots Miller 2
3 Bob Bescher 1
3 Jake Daubert 1
3 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hooks Wiltse 1.50
2 Jack Powell 0.88
3 Joe Willis 0.75
4 Art Fromme 0.55
5 Babe Adams 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Babe Adams 1
1 Jack Powell 1
1 Nap Rucker 1
1 Joe Willis 1
1 Earl Yingling 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Powell 7
2 Art Fromme 6
2 Joe Willis 6
2 Hooks Wiltse 6
5 Nap Rucker 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Zimmerman .409
2 Tris Speaker .386
3 Eddie Collins .376
4 Ty Cobb .374
4 Jake Daubert .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Doyle 4
1 Heinie Zimmerman 4
3 Rube Ellis 3
3 Ed Konetchy 3
3 5 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 4 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 19
1 Clyde Milan 19
3 Bob Bescher 15
4 Sam Crawford 14
4 2 others tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hooks Wiltse 0.00
2 Rube Marquard 1.38
3 Walter Johnson 1.38
4 Joe Benz 1.70
5 Ed Walsh 1.76

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
2 Bill Sweeney 14
5 5 tied 12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hooks Wiltse 0.00
2 Doc Crandall 0.69
3 Slim Sallee 0.99
4 Ed Walsh 1.17
5 Rube Marquard 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Coombs 4
2 Hugh Bedient 3
2 Fred Blanding 3
2 Larry Cheney 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 41
2 Pete Alexander 20
3 Jack Coombs 19
3 Vean Gregg 19
5 3 tied 18

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 Ty Cobb .430
2 Danny Murphy .426
3 Heinie Zimmerman .418
4 Tris Speaker .415
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 21
2 Tris Speaker 21
2 Bill Sweeney 21
2 Heinie Wagner 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 15
2 Clyde Milan 13
3 Bob Bescher 11
3 Tris Speaker 11
5 3 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hooks Wiltse 0.00
2 Rube Marquard 0.87
3 Slim Sallee 1.42
4 Ed Walsh 1.44
5 Red Ames 1.79

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 68
2 Marty O'Toole 42
3 Smoky Joe Wood 41
4 Pete Alexander 36
4 Rube Marquard 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 Ty Cobb 111
3 Home Run Baker 110
4 Ping Bodie 106
5 Chief Wilson 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 85
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 4 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