On This Day

Saturday, July 6, 1912

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	51	24	.680	--
Senators	45	31	.592	6.5
Athletics	41	30	.577	8.0
White Sox	42	31	.575	8.0
Naps	36	36	.500	13.5
Tigers	37	39	.487	14.5
Browns	20	50	.286	28.5
Highlanders	19	50	.275	29.0

Games

White Sox 10, Tigers 9

Naps 4, Browns 3

Senators 8, Highlanders 7

Browns 6, Naps 2

Tigers 4, White Sox 0

Red Sox 11, Athletics 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	56	13	.812	--
Cubs	39	27	.591	15.5
Pirates	40	28	.588	15.5
Reds	37	35	.514	20.5
Phillies	30	35	.462	24.0
Dodgers	27	42	.391	29.0
Cardinals	28	46	.378	30.5
Braves	21	52	.288	37.0

Games

Giants 5, Dodgers 3

Phillies 13, Braves 11

Reds 2, Pirates 1

Cardinals 12, Cubs 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ty Cobb	5
1	Sam Crawford	5
3	Mickey Doolin	4
3	Jay Kirke	4
3	4 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	2
2	Wally Mattick	1
2	Frank Schulte	1
2	Red Smith	1
2	Buck Weaver	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gavvy Cravath	6
2	Wally Smith	5
3	Frank LaPorte	4
3	George Moriarty	4
3	Frank Schulte	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	2
1	Miller Huggins	2
1	Armando Marsans	2
1	Ossie Vitt	2
1	Zack Wheat	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Red Ames	0.62
2	Russ Ford	0.54
3	Larry Cheney	0.33
4	Chief Bender	0.23
4	George Kahler	0.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Baskette	1
1	Hugh Bedient	1
1	Doc Crandall	1
1	Jean Dubuc	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Russ Ford	7
2	Pat Ragan	6
3	Red Ames	5
4	Hugh Bedient	4
4	Herb Pennock	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Zimmerman	.412
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.398
3	Tris Speaker	.393
4	Chief Meyers	.392
5	Ty Cobb	.391

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Heinie Zimmerman	10
2	Larry Doyle	8
3	Gavvy Cravath	7
4	Home Run Baker	6
4	Chief Meyers	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	61
2	Duffy Lewis	60
3	Home Run Baker	59
4	Larry Doyle	54
5	Tris Speaker	53

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	39
2	Eddie Collins	30
3	Ty Cobb	28
4	Bob Bescher	27
5	Tris Speaker	25

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.19
2	Rube Marquard	1.63
3	Joe Benz	2.01
4	Charley Hall	2.17
5	Ed Walsh	2.24

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Marquard	19
2	Smoky Joe Wood	16
3	Walter Johnson	15
4	Ed Walsh	14
5	3 tied	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	148
2	Ed Walsh	115
3	Smoky Joe Wood	112
4	Rube Marquard	99
5	Pete Alexander	97

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Christy Mathewson	3
1	George Mogridge	3
1	Nap Rucker	3
1	Slim Sallee	3
1	Ed Walsh	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Sweeney	.524
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.500
3	Ty Cobb	.468
4	Fred Merkle	.453
5	Sam Crawford	.435

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	4
2	Ty Cobb	2
2	Larry Gardner	2
2	John Hummel	2
2	8 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gavvy Cravath	21
2	Sam Crawford	18
2	Fred Merkle	18
2	Bill Sweeney	18
5	2 tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	10
2	Fred Snodgrass	8
3	Miller Huggins	7
3	Fred Merkle	7
3	2 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jimmy Lavender	0.00
2	Mordecai Brown	0.45
3	George Mullin	1.00
4	Ed Reulbach	1.13
5	Walter Johnson	1.18

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Howie Camnitz	4
1	Doc Crandall	4
1	Charley Hall	4
4	Pete Alexander	3
4	10 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	30
2	Pete Alexander	22
3	Pat Ragan	20
4	Charley Hall	19
4	George McConnell	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Paul Musser	2
2	Red Ames	1
2	Fred Blanding	1
2	Ad Brennan	1
2	9 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.487
2	Bill Sweeney	.457
3	Fred Merkle	.429
3	Chief Meyers	.429
5	Ty Cobb	.417

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duffy Lewis	33
2	Home Run Baker	32
3	Chick Gandil	31
4	Gavvy Cravath	30
5	2 tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	16
2	Ty Cobb	14
3	Bob Bescher	12
4	Eddie Collins	10
4	2 others tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Nap Rucker	0.87
2	Walter Johnson	0.89
3	Mordecai Brown	1.42
4	Jimmy Lavender	1.46
5	Charley Hall	1.63

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Marquard	8
2	Jack Coombs	7
2	Eddie Plank	7
4	Howie Camnitz	6
4	5 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	46
2	Rube Marquard	44
3	Ed Walsh	41
4	Pete Alexander	40
4	Lefty Tyler	40

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Christy Mathewson	2
1	Paul Musser	2
1	Slim Sallee	2
4	Pete Alexander	1
4	18 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
None

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Schulte	17
2	Larry Doyle	16
3	Heinie Zimmerman	14
4	Fred Merkle	11
4	Chief Wilson	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	128
2	Home Run Baker	111
3	Ping Bodie	105
4	Chief Wilson	102
5	Ty Cobb	99

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	82
2	Ty Cobb	75
3	Clyde Milan	74
4	Josh Devore	54
5	Fred Snodgrass	51

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.89
2	Jim Scott	2.00
3	Buck O'Brien	2.34
4	Eddie Plank	2.45
5	Rube Marquard	2.47

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Marquard	36
2	Walter Johnson	32
3	Ed Walsh	27
4	Jack Coombs	26
4	Eddie Plank	26

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	278
2	Rube Marquard	254
3	Ed Walsh	236
4	Smoky Joe Wood	233
5	Pete Alexander	202

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Doc Crandall	7
2	Christy Mathewson	6
2	Ed Walsh	6
4	Bobby Keefe	5
4	2 others tied	5