On This Day

Saturday, June 15, 1912

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	33	19	.635	--
White Sox	33	21	.611	1.0
Senators	33	21	.611	1.0
Athletics	27	21	.563	4.0
Tigers	26	29	.473	8.5
Naps	23	28	.451	9.5
Highlanders	17	31	.354	14.0
Browns	15	37	.288	18.0

Games

Red Sox 4, White Sox 3

Athletics 6, Tigers 1

Browns 2, Highlanders 1

Senators 6, Naps 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	37	10	.787	--
Pirates	27	20	.574	10.0
Reds	29	23	.558	10.5
Cubs	26	21	.553	11.0
Phillies	20	24	.455	15.5
Cardinals	23	31	.426	17.5
Dodgers	16	30	.348	20.5
Braves	16	35	.314	23.0

Games

Dodgers 5, Cardinals 4

Pirates 5, Giants 4

Reds 6, Braves 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Mike Donlin	4
2	Home Run Baker	3
2	Nap Lajoie	3
2	George McBride	3
2	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Home Run Baker	1
1	Max Carey	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mike Donlin	4
2	Joe Birmingham	3
3	Home Run Baker	2
3	Beals Becker	2
3	Nap Lajoie	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Donie Bush	1
1	Pete Compton	1
1	Jack Coombs	1
1	Sam Crawford	1
1	12 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Rube Benton	0.45
2	Buster Brown	0.42
2	Russ Ford	0.42
2	Joe Lake	0.42
5	Slim Sallee	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Benton	1
1	Carl Cashion	1
1	Jack Coombs	1
1	Earl Hamilton	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Benton	5
1	Buster Brown	5
1	Russ Ford	5
1	Claude Hendrix	5
1	Joe Lake	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Groom	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Zimmerman	.419
2	Tris Speaker	.397
3	Chief Meyers	.388
4	Larry Doyle	.383
5	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.365

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	41
1	Larry Doyle	41
3	Sam Crawford	40
3	Heinie Zimmerman	40
5	3 tied	37

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	34
2	Eddie Collins	24
3	Ty Cobb	19
4	Larry Doyle	18
5	2 tied	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.20
2	Rube Marquard	1.54
3	Hooks Wiltse	1.58
4	Joe Benz	1.89
5	Ed Walsh	1.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	13
1	Rube Marquard	13
3	Smoky Joe Wood	12
4	Ed Walsh	11
5	4 tied	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	118
2	Ed Walsh	88
3	Smoky Joe Wood	85
4	Pete Alexander	75
5	Bob Groom	71

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Mogridge	3
1	Nap Rucker	3
1	Ed Walsh	3
4	Pete Alexander	2
4	7 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Larry Doyle	.545
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.533
3	Sherry Magee	.475
4	Heinie Zimmerman	.457
5	Dode Paskert	.455

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Heinie Zimmerman	5
2	Home Run Baker	3
3	Shano Collins	2
3	Larry Doyle	2
3	4 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	17
2	Sam Crawford	14
2	Chick Gandil	14
2	Heinie Zimmerman	14
5	3 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	15
2	Ty Cobb	7
2	Larry Gardner	7
4	Ray Morgan	6
4	3 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	0.56
2	Nap Rucker	0.67
3	Frank Lange	1.33
4	Lefty Tyler	1.45
5	Larry Cheney	1.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tom Hughes	5
2	Jack Coombs	4
2	Walter Johnson	4
2	Eddie Plank	4
5	10 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	24
2	Rube Benton	21
2	Bob Groom	21
2	Walter Johnson	21
5	2 tied	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Carl Cashion	1
1	Doc Crandall	1
1	Bob Groom	1
1	7 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Larry Doyle	.441
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.436
3	Dode Paskert	.410
4	Danny Moeller	.402
5	Heinie Zimmerman	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Heinie Zimmerman	7
2	Home Run Baker	4
2	Larry Doyle	4
2	Guy Zinn	4
5	Chief Meyers	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	29
2	Duffy Lewis	24
3	Sam Crawford	22
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	22
5	3 tied	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	19
2	Eddie Collins	15
3	Armando Marsans	13
4	Tris Speaker	12
5	2 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.18
2	Rube Marquard	1.45
3	Jean Dubuc	1.70
4	Slim Sallee	1.74
5	Ed Walsh	1.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Coombs	8
2	Walter Johnson	7
2	Rube Marquard	7
4	Tom Hughes	6
4	Smoky Joe Wood	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	62
2	Pete Alexander	44
3	Rube Benton	38
4	Jack Coombs	36
4	4 others tied	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Doc Crandall	2
1	Slim Sallee	2
3	Pete Alexander	1
3	Chief Bender	1
3	15 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
None

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Larry Doyle	18
2	Frank Schulte	16
3	Heinie Zimmerman	14
4	Fred Luderus	12
5	Chief Wilson	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	121
2	Home Run Baker	116
3	Ty Cobb	105
4	Chief Wilson	101
5	Ping Bodie	99

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	73
1	Ty Cobb	73
1	Clyde Milan	73
4	Josh Devore	53
5	Fred Snodgrass	49

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vean Gregg	2.36
2	Walter Johnson	2.37
3	Rube Marquard	2.48
4	Jim Scott	2.51
5	Chief Bender	2.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Marquard	34
2	Walter Johnson	32
3	Ed Walsh	30
4	Jack Coombs	27
5	3 tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	276
2	Rube Marquard	255
3	Ed Walsh	250
4	Smoky Joe Wood	229
5	Pete Alexander	219

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Doc Crandall	7
2	Mordecai Brown	6
2	Bobby Keefe	6
2	Ed Walsh	6
5	3 tied	5