On This Day

Thursday, June 20, 1912

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	37	19	.661	--
Athletics	32	22	.593	4.0
White Sox	34	24	.586	4.0
Senators	34	25	.576	4.5
Tigers	28	31	.475	10.5
Naps	24	30	.444	12.0
Highlanders	17	33	.340	17.0
Browns	16	38	.296	20.0

Games

Tigers 7, Naps 2

Red Sox 15, Highlanders 8

Athletics 8, Senators 1

Athletics 5, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	40	11	.784	--
Pirates	30	22	.577	10.5
Cubs	27	22	.551	12.0
Reds	31	26	.544	12.0
Phillies	21	26	.447	17.0
Cardinals	24	34	.414	19.5
Dodgers	19	31	.380	20.5
Braves	18	38	.321	24.5

Games

Reds 5, Pirates 3

Pirates 6, Reds 4

Giants 21, Braves 12

Cardinals 4, Cubs 3

Phillies 6, Dodgers 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Home Run Baker	5
2	Johnny Bates	4
2	Chick Gandil	4
2	Armando Marsans	4
2	5 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	2
2	Larry Doyle	1
2	Ben Houser	1
2	John Hummel	1
2	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stuffy McInnis	5
2	Home Run Baker	4
2	Gavvy Cravath	4
4	Birdie Cree	3
4	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Josh Devore	4
2	Home Run Baker	2
2	Ed McDonald	2
2	Stuffy McInnis	2
2	2 others tied	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Hooks Wiltse	0.86
2	Boardwalk Brown	0.50
3	Eddie Plank	0.45
4	Art Fromme	0.44
5	Joe Engel	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Boardwalk Brown	1
1	George Chalmers	1
1	King Cole	1
1	Art Fromme	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hooks Wiltse	6
2	Carl Cashion	5
2	Eddie Plank	5
4	Boardwalk Brown	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ernie Shore	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Zimmerman	.409
2	Tris Speaker	.392
3	Chief Meyers	.388
4	Larry Doyle	.377
5	Ty Cobb	.365

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Heinie Zimmerman	9
2	Larry Doyle	7
3	Home Run Baker	5
3	Chief Meyers	5
5	4 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	48
2	Larry Doyle	44
2	Duffy Lewis	44
4	Sam Crawford	43
5	Heinie Zimmerman	41

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	36
2	Eddie Collins	26
3	Ty Cobb	21
4	Home Run Baker	18
4	2 others tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.20
2	Rube Marquard	1.59
3	Hooks Wiltse	1.67
4	Joe Benz	1.81
5	Charley Hall	2.07

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Marquard	15
2	Walter Johnson	13
2	Smoky Joe Wood	13
4	Eddie Plank	11
4	Ed Walsh	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	118
2	Ed Walsh	95
3	Smoky Joe Wood	90
4	Rube Marquard	80
5	Pete Alexander	75

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	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.462
2	Chief Meyers	.459
3	Home Run Baker	.459
4	Dode Paskert	.439
5	Larry Doyle	.438

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Heinie Zimmerman	4
2	Home Run Baker	3
2	Gavvy Cravath	3
2	Larry Doyle	3
5	4 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	21
2	Duffy Lewis	17
3	Amos Strunk	13
4	Chick Gandil	12
4	Stuffy McInnis	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	13
2	Ty Cobb	7
2	Ed McDonald	7
4	Eddie Collins	6
4	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Nap Rucker	0.00
1	Charley Hall	0.00
3	Walter Johnson	0.39
4	Joe Benz	0.56
5	Jack Coombs	0.97

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Plank	5
2	Jack Coombs	4
2	Rube Marquard	4
2	Buck O'Brien	4
5	6 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Marquard	25
2	Rube Benton	24
3	Lefty Tyler	22
4	Frank Lange	21
4	Ed Walsh	21

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	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.444
2	Larry Doyle	.440
3	Heinie Zimmerman	.408
4	Dode Paskert	.405
5	Tris Speaker	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Heinie Zimmerman	6
2	Home Run Baker	5
2	Larry Doyle	5
4	Guy Zinn	4
5	3 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	33
2	Duffy Lewis	31
3	Sam Crawford	24
4	Larry Doyle	23
5	2 tied	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	20
2	Eddie Collins	12
2	Armando Marsans	12
2	Tris Speaker	12
5	2 tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.07
2	Nap Rucker	1.49
3	Charley Hall	1.65
4	Slim Sallee	1.93
5	Lefty Tyler	1.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Coombs	8
2	Rube Marquard	7
3	Tom Hughes	6
3	Walter Johnson	6
3	2 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	55
2	Pete Alexander	42
2	Rube Benton	42
2	Rube Marquard	42
5	Jack Coombs	40

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Doc Crandall	2
1	Slim Sallee	2
3	Pete Alexander	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	19
2	Frank Schulte	16
3	Heinie Zimmerman	14
4	Home Run Baker	11
4	3 others tied	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	121
2	Home Run Baker	119
3	Chief Wilson	105
4	Ty Cobb	101
5	Ping Bodie	97

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	75
2	Bob Bescher	74
3	Ty Cobb	72
4	Josh Devore	56
5	Fred Snodgrass	48

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Buck O'Brien	2.16
2	Jim Scott	2.22
3	Walter Johnson	2.28
4	Vean Gregg	2.28
5	Joe Benz	2.51

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Marquard	35
2	Walter Johnson	32
3	Ed Walsh	29
4	Jack Coombs	27
5	Eddie Plank	25

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	272
2	Rube Marquard	260
3	Ed Walsh	251
4	Smoky Joe Wood	230
5	Pete Alexander	208

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Doc Crandall	7
2	Bobby Keefe	6
2	Ed Walsh	6
4	Mordecai Brown	5
4	3 others tied	5