On This Day

Sunday, July 7, 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 37 36 .507 13.0
Tigers 37 39 .487 14.5
Browns 20 51 .282 29.0
Highlanders 19 50 .275 29.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 56 13 .812 --
Cubs 40 27 .597 15.0
Pirates 40 28 .588 15.5
Reds 38 35 .521 20.0
Phillies 30 35 .462 24.0
Dodgers 27 43 .386 29.5
Cardinals 28 47 .373 31.0
Braves 21 52 .288 37.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Arnold Hauser 2
1 Heinie Jantzen 2
1 Ed Konetchy 2
1 Lee Magee 2
1 4 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Paddy Livingston 2
2 Tommy Clarke 1
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 1
2 Mike Mitchell 1
2 3 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Birmingham 2
2 Jake Daubert 1
2 Armando Marsans 1
2 Otto Miller 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Gene Dale 0.75
2 Cy Barger 0.29
3 Earl Hamilton 0.25
4 Bill Steen 0.14
5 Rube Benton 0.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Benton 1
1 Lefty Leifield 1
1 Bill Steen 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Slim Sallee 4
2 Gene Dale 3
3 Cy Barger 2
3 Earl Hamilton 2
3 Jimmy Lavender 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jimmy Lavender 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Zimmerman .411
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .393
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 2 tied 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 Ty Cobb .483
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .478
3 Bill Sweeney .473
4 Sam Crawford .441
5 Fred Merkle .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 4
2 Ty Cobb 2
2 Larry Gardner 2
2 John Hummel 2
2 5 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gavvy Cravath 21
2 Sam Crawford 18
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson 17
4 Nap Lajoie 16
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 10
2 Fred Snodgrass 8
3 Miller Huggins 7
3 Armando Marsans 7
5 4 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jimmy Lavender 0.00
2 Mordecai Brown 0.45
3 George Mullin 1.00
3 Bill Steen 1.00
5 Ed Reulbach 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 3
1 Hugh Bedient 3
1 Rube Benton 3
1 Fred Blanding 3
1 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 30
2 Pete Alexander 22
3 Pat Ragan 18
3 Lew Richie 18
5 3 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Blanding 1
1 Ad Brennan 1
1 Jack Coombs 1
1 Claude Hendrix 1
1 8 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .473
2 Bill Sweeney .457
3 Fred Merkle .429
3 Chief Meyers .429
5 Ty Cobb .422

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 Home Run Baker 31
2 Gavvy Cravath 30
2 Chick Gandil 30
2 Duffy Lewis 30
5 2 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 15
2 Ty Cobb 14
3 Bob Bescher 12
4 Armando Marsans 11
5 Red Smith 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nap Rucker 0.87
2 Walter Johnson 0.95
3 Jimmy Lavender 1.40
4 Mordecai Brown 1.42
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 45
2 Rube Marquard 44
3 Pete Alexander 40
3 Lefty Tyler 40
5 Rube Benton 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jimmy Lavender 2
1 Christy Mathewson 2
1 Paul Musser 2
1 Slim Sallee 2
5 18 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 103
4 Chief Wilson 102
5 Ty Cobb 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 81
2 Ty Cobb 75
3 Clyde Milan 73
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 Eddie Plank 26
3 Ed Walsh 26
5 Jack Coombs 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 278
2 Rube Marquard 254
3 Ed Walsh 231
4 Smoky Joe Wood 218
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