On This Day

Sunday, June 23, 1912

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 40 19 .678 --
White Sox 36 25 .590 5.0
Senators 36 25 .590 5.0
Athletics 32 24 .571 6.5
Naps 27 30 .474 12.0
Tigers 29 33 .468 12.5
Highlanders 17 36 .321 20.0
Browns 16 41 .281 23.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 43 11 .796 --
Cubs 30 22 .577 12.0
Pirates 31 23 .574 12.0
Reds 32 27 .542 13.5
Phillies 21 28 .429 19.5
Dodgers 21 31 .404 21.0
Cardinals 24 37 .393 22.5
Braves 18 41 .305 27.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Armando Marsans 3
2 Jimmy Archer 2
2 Tommy Clarke 2
2 Sam Crawford 2
2 10 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmy Archer 1
1 Mike Mitchell 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Moriarty 3
2 Art Griggs 2
2 Dick Hoblitzell 2
2 Willie Hogan 2
2 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 3
2 Armando Marsans 2
2 Rollie Zeider 2
4 George Baumgardner 1
4 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vean Gregg 0.62
1 Lew Richie 0.62
3 Rube Benton 0.56
4 Doc White 0.50
5 Ralph Works 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Benton 1
1 Vean Gregg 1
1 Joe Lake 1
1 Lew Richie 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Benton 5
1 Vean Gregg 5
1 Lew Richie 5
4 Doc White 4
5 Ralph Works 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Zimmerman .420
2 Chief Meyers .393
3 Tris Speaker .391
4 Larry Doyle .387
5 Shoeless Joe Jackson .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 44

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 36
2 Eddie Collins 27
3 Ty Cobb 22
3 Rollie Zeider 22
5 Bob Bescher 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.20
2 Rube Marquard 1.62
3 Joe Benz 1.74
4 Ed Walsh 1.97
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 100
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 Chief Meyers .476
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .475
3 Bill Sweeney .455
4 Larry Doyle .453
5 Home Run Baker .446

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Duffy Lewis 4
2 Home Run Baker 3
2 Gavvy Cravath 3
2 Heinie Zimmerman 3
5 7 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 18
2 Duffy Lewis 17
3 Chick Gandil 16
4 Bill Sweeney 15
5 Jake Stahl 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 10
2 George Jackson 7
2 Ed McDonald 7
4 Eddie Collins 6
4 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nap Rucker 0.00
2 George Suggs 0.35
3 Earl Yingling 0.50
4 Gene Krapp 0.59
5 Charley Hall 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Coombs 4
1 Rube Marquard 4
1 Eddie Plank 4
1 Nap Rucker 4
5 8 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Benton 22
1 Jack Coombs 22
1 Rube Marquard 22
4 Christy Mathewson 21
4 Lefty Tyler 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Red Ames 1
1 Carl Cashion 1
1 Doc Crandall 1
1 8 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .480
2 Larry Doyle .458
3 Heinie Zimmerman .415
4 Tris Speaker .393
5 Home Run Baker .393

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 31
3 Chick Gandil 26
4 Sam Crawford 24
4 2 others tied 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 Earl Yingling 1.95
5 Rube Marquard 2.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Marquard 8
2 Jack Coombs 7
3 Howie Camnitz 6
3 Larry Cheney 6
3 5 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 49
2 Rube Marquard 48
3 Rube Benton 45
4 Pete Alexander 39
4 Smoky Joe Wood 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doc Crandall 2
2 Pete Alexander 1
2 Red Ames 1
2 Chief Bender 1
2 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 121
2 Home Run Baker 116
3 Chief Wilson 104
4 Ping Bodie 101
5 Ty Cobb 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 76
2 Clyde Milan 74
3 Ty Cobb 72
4 Josh Devore 53
5 Fred Snodgrass 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Buck O'Brien 2.16
2 Jim Scott 2.22
3 Vean Gregg 2.23
4 Walter Johnson 2.25
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 270
2 Rube Marquard 266
3 Ed Walsh 249
4 Smoky Joe Wood 231
5 Pete Alexander 202

Saves

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