On This Day

Saturday, June 22, 1912

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 40 19 .678 --
White Sox 36 24 .600 4.5
Senators 36 25 .590 5.0
Athletics 32 24 .571 6.5
Naps 26 30 .464 12.5
Tigers 28 33 .459 13.0
Highlanders 17 36 .321 20.0
Browns 16 40 .286 22.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 43 11 .796 --
Pirates 31 22 .585 11.5
Cubs 29 22 .569 12.5
Reds 31 27 .534 14.0
Phillies 21 28 .429 19.5
Dodgers 21 31 .404 21.0
Cardinals 24 36 .400 22.0
Braves 18 41 .305 27.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Sweeney 7
2 Fred Snodgrass 6
3 George Jackson 5
3 Fred Merkle 5
5 9 tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Home Run Baker 1
1 Johnny Kling 1
1 Duffy Lewis 1
1 George McBride 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jake Stahl 7
1 Bill Sweeney 7
3 Fred Merkle 5
4 Beals Becker 4
4 Heinie Zimmerman 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jack Martin 3
1 Fred Merkle 3
3 Beals Becker 2
3 Jimmy Callahan 2
3 George Jackson 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Joe Benz 1.14
2 Christy Mathewson 0.50
3 George Suggs 0.44
4 Charley Hall 0.40
5 Lefty Tyler 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Benz 1
1 Howie Camnitz 1
1 Larry Cheney 1
1 Ray Collins 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Benz 8
2 Christy Mathewson 7
3 Lefty Tyler 5
4 Charley Hall 4
4 4 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 1
1 Jim Moroney 1
1 Paul Musser 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Zimmerman .421
2 Chief Meyers .393
3 Tris Speaker .391
4 Larry Doyle .387
5 Ty Cobb .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Heinie Zimmerman 9
2 Larry Doyle 7
3 Home Run Baker 6
4 Chief Meyers 5
5 6 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 49
2 Duffy Lewis 48
3 Larry Doyle 46
3 Heinie Zimmerman 46
5 Sam Crawford 43

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 36
2 Eddie Collins 27
3 Ty Cobb 22
4 Rollie Zeider 20
5 Tris Speaker 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.20
2 Rube Marquard 1.62
3 Joe Benz 1.74
4 Ed Walsh 1.99
5 Charley Hall 2.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Marquard 16
2 Smoky Joe Wood 14
3 Walter Johnson 13
4 Larry Cheney 12
4 Ed Walsh 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 118
2 Ed Walsh 99
3 Smoky Joe Wood 97
4 Rube Marquard 86
5 Bob Groom 80

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 .474
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .462
3 Chief Meyers .455
4 Zack Wheat .449
5 Bill Sweeney .439

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Home Run Baker 4
1 Duffy Lewis 4
1 Heinie Zimmerman 4
4 Gavvy Cravath 3
4 Larry Doyle 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 19
2 Duffy Lewis 18
3 Chick Gandil 16
4 Jake Stahl 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 10
2 George Jackson 7
2 Ed McDonald 7
4 Eddie Collins 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nap Rucker 0.00
2 George Suggs 0.35
3 Walter Johnson 0.47
4 Earl Yingling 0.50
5 Gene Krapp 0.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Marquard 5
2 Larry Cheney 4
2 Jack Coombs 4
2 Eddie Plank 4
2 2 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Marquard 31
2 Lefty Tyler 27
3 Rube Benton 24
4 Jack Coombs 22
4 Smoky Joe Wood 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Red Ames 1
1 Carl Cashion 1
1 Doc Crandall 1
1 9 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .475
2 Larry Doyle .458
3 Heinie Zimmerman .418
4 Tris Speaker .393
5 Dode Paskert .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Home Run Baker 5
1 Larry Doyle 5
1 Heinie Zimmerman 5
4 Duffy Lewis 4
5 4 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duffy Lewis 33
2 Home Run Baker 32
3 Chick Gandil 26
4 Red Murray 24
4 Bill Sweeney 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 19
2 Beals Becker 12
2 Ty Cobb 12
2 Eddie Collins 12
2 Rollie Zeider 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nap Rucker 0.54
2 Walter Johnson 1.24
3 Larry Cheney 1.85
4 Slim Sallee 1.93
5 Earl Yingling 1.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Marquard 8
2 Jack Coombs 7
2 Tom Hughes 7
2 Smoky Joe Wood 7
5 5 tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 49
2 Rube Marquard 48
3 Rube Benton 40
3 Smoky Joe Wood 40
5 Pete Alexander 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doc Crandall 2
1 Slim Sallee 2
3 Pete Alexander 1
3 Red Ames 1
3 17 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 Home Run Baker 12
5 3 tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 120
2 Home Run Baker 116
3 Chief Wilson 105
4 Ping Bodie 100
5 Ty Cobb 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 74
2 Bob Bescher 73
2 Ty Cobb 73
4 Josh Devore 54
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 Larry Cheney 2.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Marquard 36
2 Walter Johnson 32
3 Ed Walsh 29
4 Jack Coombs 26
5 Eddie Plank 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 272
2 Rube Marquard 266
3 Ed Walsh 248
4 Smoky Joe Wood 236
5 Pete Alexander 202

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