On This Day

Monday, July 8, 1912

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 52 24 .684 --
Senators 45 31 .592 7.0
White Sox 42 31 .575 8.5
Athletics 41 32 .562 9.5
Naps 39 36 .520 12.5
Tigers 37 39 .487 15.0
Browns 20 52 .278 30.0
Highlanders 19 50 .275 29.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 56 14 .800 --
Cubs 41 27 .603 14.0
Pirates 41 29 .586 15.0
Reds 38 35 .521 19.5
Phillies 31 36 .463 23.5
Dodgers 27 43 .386 29.0
Cardinals 28 48 .368 31.0
Braves 22 52 .297 36.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bobby Byrne 5
2 Jack Barry 4
2 Max Carey 4
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 4
2 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Doolin 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Byrne 3
1 Mickey Doolin 3
1 Stump Edington 3
4 Jimmy Archer 2
4 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Byrne 2
1 Max Carey 2
3 Joe Birmingham 1
3 Red Dooin 1
3 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jimmy Lavender 1.00
2 Smoky Joe Wood 0.89
3 Vean Gregg 0.50
3 Claude Hendrix 0.50
5 Rube Marquard 0.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Vean Gregg 1
1 Claude Hendrix 1
1 Gene Krapp 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Smoky Joe Wood 8
2 Jimmy Lavender 7
3 Vean Gregg 5
3 Claude Hendrix 5
3 Rube Marquard 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Zimmerman .410
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .395
3 Tris Speaker .391
4 Ty Cobb .391
5 Chief Meyers .386

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
1 Duffy Lewis 61
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 1.84
3 Joe Benz 2.01
4 Charley Hall 2.17
5 Jimmy Lavender 2.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Marquard 19
2 Smoky Joe Wood 17
3 Walter Johnson 15
4 Ed Walsh 14
5 3 tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 148
2 Smoky Joe Wood 120
3 Ed Walsh 115
4 Rube Marquard 104
5 Pete Alexander 99

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 .509
2 Bill Sweeney .475
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .473
4 Sam Crawford .436
5 Fred Merkle .417

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 23
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 18
2 Nap Lajoie 18
4 Sam Crawford 17
5 5 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fred Snodgrass 8
2 Bob Bescher 7
2 Max Carey 7
2 Miller Huggins 7
5 4 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jimmy Lavender 0.36
2 Mordecai Brown 0.45
3 George Mullin 1.00
3 Bill Steen 1.00
5 Smoky Joe Wood 1.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 4
1 Claude Hendrix 4
1 Jimmy Lavender 4
4 Hugh Bedient 3
4 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 30
2 Pete Alexander 24
3 Smoky Joe Wood 23
4 Jimmy Lavender 22
5 3 tied 18

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 .470
2 Bill Sweeney .457
3 Fred Merkle .420
4 Ty Cobb .420
5 Heinie Zimmerman .412

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 Gavvy Cravath 32
2 Duffy Lewis 31
3 Home Run Baker 29
3 Chick Gandil 29
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 13
2 Bob Bescher 12
3 Ty Cobb 11
3 Armando Marsans 11
5 Red Smith 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nap Rucker 0.87
2 Walter Johnson 0.95
3 Mordecai Brown 1.42
4 Jimmy Lavender 1.48
5 George Suggs 1.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Marquard 8
2 Jack Coombs 7
2 Smoky Joe Wood 7
4 Howie Camnitz 6
4 4 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Marquard 49
2 Walter Johnson 45
2 Smoky Joe Wood 45
4 Pete Alexander 42
5 Lefty Tyler 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jimmy Lavender 2
1 Christy Mathewson 2
1 Paul Musser 2
1 Slim Sallee 2
5 17 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 126
2 Home Run Baker 111
3 Ping Bodie 101
3 Chief Wilson 101
5 Ty Cobb 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 80
2 Ty Cobb 75
3 Clyde Milan 70
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 Ed Walsh 2.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Marquard 35
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 252
3 Ed Walsh 231
4 Smoky Joe Wood 226
5 Pete Alexander 204

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