On This Day

Saturday, June 8, 1912

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 30 18 .625 --
Red Sox 28 18 .609 1.0
Senators 26 21 .553 3.5
Naps 23 21 .523 5.0
Tigers 25 23 .521 5.0
Athletics 21 20 .512 5.5
Highlanders 14 28 .333 13.0
Browns 14 32 .304 15.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 34 7 .829 --
Cubs 24 18 .571 10.5
Reds 26 20 .565 10.5
Pirates 22 19 .537 12.0
Cardinals 22 26 .458 15.5
Phillies 17 22 .436 16.0
Dodgers 13 27 .325 20.5
Braves 13 32 .289 23.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Birdie Cree 3
1 Larry Doyle 3
1 Harry Hooper 3
1 Dode Paskert 3
1 Heinie Zimmerman 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Home Run Baker 1
1 Larry Doyle 1
1 Heinie Zimmerman 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Heinie Zimmerman 3
2 Art Fletcher 2
2 Eddie Foster 2
2 Otto Knabe 2
2 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Armando Marsans 3
2 Josh Devore 1
2 Larry Doyle 1
2 Rube Ellis 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rube Marquard 1.29
2 Jack Powell 1.20
3 Walter Johnson 1.00
4 Rube Benton 0.88
5 Marty O'Toole 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Cheney 1
1 Rube Geyer 1
1 Walter Johnson 1
1 George Kahler 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 9
1 Walter Johnson 9
1 Rube Marquard 9
4 Marty O'Toole 8
5 Rube Benton 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Slim Sallee 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Zimmerman .417
2 Tris Speaker .394
3 Jake Daubert .366
4 Larry Doyle .364
5 Chief Meyers .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Heinie Zimmerman 6
2 Larry Doyle 5
3 Chief Meyers 4
4 Home Run Baker 3
4 9 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 36
1 Larry Doyle 36
3 Heinie Zimmerman 34
4 Jimmy Esmond 33
4 Tris Speaker 33

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 26
2 Eddie Collins 21
3 Ty Cobb 17
3 Tris Speaker 17
5 Rollie Zeider 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.22
2 Rube Marquard 1.49
3 Ed Walsh 1.92
4 Joe Benz 2.06
5 George Kahler 2.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 12
1 Rube Marquard 12
3 Smoky Joe Wood 11
4 Larry Cheney 9
4 Ed Walsh 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 112
2 Ed Walsh 80
3 Smoky Joe Wood 79
4 Pete Alexander 66
4 2 others tied 66

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Nap Rucker 3
1 Ed Walsh 3
3 Earl Hamilton 2
3 Bobby Keefe 2
3 4 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .483
2 Larry Doyle .465
3 Sherry Magee .429
4 Tris Speaker .397
5 2 tied .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Doyle 3
2 Home Run Baker 2
2 Shano Collins 2
2 Ed McDonald 2
2 3 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 16
1 Duffy Lewis 16
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson 14
4 Larry Doyle 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Beals Becker 8
1 Clyde Milan 8
3 Ty Cobb 7
3 Armando Marsans 7
5 4 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hooks Wiltse 0.00
1 Jim Baskette 0.00
3 Cy Morgan 0.75
4 Lefty Tyler 0.77
5 Joe Engel 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 5
2 George Kahler 4
3 Pete Alexander 3
3 Ad Brennan 3
3 10 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 43
2 Pete Alexander 30
3 Vean Gregg 23
3 George Kahler 23
5 Rube Marquard 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chief Bender 1
1 Doc Crandall 1
1 Jean Dubuc 1
1 Earl Hamilton 1
1 6 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Zimmerman .400
2 Tris Speaker .396
3 Danny Moeller .393
4 Guy Zinn .389
5 Bert Daniels .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Doyle 4
1 Heinie Zimmerman 4
3 Home Run Baker 3
3 Chief Meyers 3
3 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 27
2 Tris Speaker 23
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson 21
3 Duffy Lewis 21
5 3 tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 19
2 Eddie Collins 15
3 Tris Speaker 14
4 Beals Becker 12
4 2 others tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Slim Sallee 0.74
2 Walter Johnson 1.08
3 Rube Marquard 1.14
4 Lefty Tyler 1.50
5 Ed Walsh 1.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 7
1 Rube Marquard 7
1 Smoky Joe Wood 7
4 Larry Cheney 6
5 4 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 67
2 Vean Gregg 46
2 Smoky Joe Wood 46
4 Pete Alexander 42
5 Bob Groom 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Nap Rucker 2
1 Slim Sallee 2
3 Hugh Bedient 1
3 Chief Bender 1
3 14 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
None

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Doyle 17
2 Frank Schulte 16
3 Heinie Zimmerman 13
4 Fred Luderus 12
4 Chief Wilson 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 118
2 Home Run Baker 110
3 Ty Cobb 109
4 Chief Wilson 102
5 Ping Bodie 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 73
2 Ty Cobb 71
3 Clyde Milan 67
4 Josh Devore 56
5 Fred Snodgrass 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vean Gregg 2.20
2 Walter Johnson 2.35
3 Chief Bender 2.53
4 Rube Marquard 2.56
5 Ed Walsh 2.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Marquard 33
2 Walter Johnson 32
3 Ed Walsh 29
4 Jack Coombs 25
5 2 tied 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 274
2 Ed Walsh 255
3 Rube Marquard 250
4 Smoky Joe Wood 235
5 Pete Alexander 216

Saves

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