On This Day

Thursday, June 27, 1912

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	42	21	.667	--
White Sox	37	26	.587	5.0
Senators	38	27	.585	5.0
Athletics	35	25	.583	5.5
Naps	29	31	.483	11.5
Tigers	30	35	.462	13.0
Highlanders	18	39	.316	21.0
Browns	17	42	.288	23.0

Games

Athletics 4, Highlanders 0

Naps 4, Tigers 3

Senators 8, Red Sox 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	47	11	.810	--
Pirates	35	24	.593	12.5
Cubs	33	24	.579	13.5
Reds	34	30	.531	16.0
Dodgers	23	33	.411	23.0
Phillies	21	32	.396	23.5
Cardinals	25	41	.379	26.0
Braves	20	43	.317	29.5

Games

Dodgers 9, Braves 8

Cubs 6, Reds 1

Pirates 3, Cardinals 2

Giants 4, Phillies 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bill Sweeney	5
2	Vin Campbell	4
2	Ben Houser	4
2	Clyde Milan	4
5	5 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chief Meyers	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Chick Gandil	3
1	Larry Gardner	3
1	Joe Tinker	3
4	Ben Houser	2
4	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	3
2	Miller Huggins	2
2	Red Smith	2
4	Bob Bescher	1
4	15 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ed Reulbach	0.67
2	Doc Crandall	0.36
2	George McConnell	0.36
4	Boardwalk Brown	0.33
4	Tom Hughes	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Babe Adams	1
1	Fred Blanding	1
1	Boardwalk Brown	1
1	Doc Crandall	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Elmer Knetzer	6
2	Rube Benton	4
2	Doc Crandall	4
2	Tom Hughes	4
2	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Zimmerman	.411
2	Chief Meyers	.391
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.387
4	Tris Speaker	.385
5	Larry Doyle	.374

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Heinie Zimmerman	9
2	Larry Doyle	7
3	Home Run Baker	6
3	Chief Meyers	6
5	8 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	51
2	Sam Crawford	48
2	Duffy Lewis	48
4	Larry Doyle	47
4	Heinie Zimmerman	47

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	38
2	Eddie Collins	27
3	Rollie Zeider	24
4	Bob Bescher	22
4	Ty Cobb	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.24
2	Rube Marquard	1.58
3	Joe Benz	1.60
4	Hooks Wiltse	2.07
5	Ed Walsh	2.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Marquard	17
2	Smoky Joe Wood	15
3	Walter Johnson	13
4	Larry Cheney	12
4	Ed Walsh	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	128
2	Smoky Joe Wood	106
3	Ed Walsh	104
4	Rube Marquard	91
5	Bob Groom	84

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	.514
2	Fred Merkle	.486
3	Bill Sweeney	.459
4	Zack Wheat	.451
5	Clyde Milan	.444

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Home Run Baker	3
1	Gavvy Cravath	3
1	John Hummel	3
1	Duffy Lewis	3
5	6 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Fred Merkle	16
2	Jay Kirke	15
3	Home Run Baker	14
3	Chick Gandil	14
3	2 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	9
2	Amos Strunk	8
2	Rollie Zeider	8
4	Bob Bescher	7
5	Red Smith	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hugh Bedient	0.50
1	Boardwalk Brown	0.50
3	Joe Benz	0.53
4	George Suggs	0.72
5	Nap Rucker	0.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Nap Rucker	5
2	Howie Camnitz	4
2	Bob Groom	4
2	Rube Marquard	4
5	10 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Benton	26
1	Lefty Tyler	26
3	Joe Benz	23
4	Rube Marquard	22
4	Ed Walsh	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Red Ames	1
1	Bob Groom	1
1	Jimmy Lavender	1
1	3 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.495
2	Bill Sweeney	.427
3	Larry Doyle	.413
4	Heinie Zimmerman	.404
5	Zack Wheat	.390

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Home Run Baker	5
1	Heinie Zimmerman	5
3	Ben Houser	4
3	Duffy Lewis	4
3	Chief Meyers	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	30
1	Duffy Lewis	30
3	Chick Gandil	29
4	Sam Crawford	28
5	Bill Sweeney	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	19
2	Ty Cobb	12
2	Rollie Zeider	12
4	Larry Gardner	11
5	3 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Nap Rucker	0.89
2	Walter Johnson	1.07
3	Hugh Bedient	1.58
3	Bert Humphries	1.58
5	George Suggs	1.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Marquard	8
1	Nap Rucker	8
3	Jack Coombs	7
3	Tom Hughes	7
3	Smoky Joe Wood	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	54
2	Rube Marquard	49
3	Smoky Joe Wood	44
4	Ed Walsh	40
5	2 tied	39

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Red Ames	1
1	Carl Cashion	1
1	Doc Crandall	1
1	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	14
4	Home Run Baker	12
4	Chief Wilson	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	124
2	Home Run Baker	116
3	Chief Wilson	107
4	Ty Cobb	102
5	Ping Bodie	101

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	78
2	Clyde Milan	76
3	Ty Cobb	72
4	Josh Devore	54
5	Fred Snodgrass	49

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Buck O'Brien	2.10
2	Jim Scott	2.22
3	Walter Johnson	2.25
4	Joe Benz	2.30
5	Vean Gregg	2.32

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Marquard	36
2	Walter Johnson	31
3	Jack Coombs	27
3	Ed Walsh	27
5	Eddie Plank	25

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	274
2	Rube Marquard	263
3	Ed Walsh	240
4	Smoky Joe Wood	238
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