On This Day

Wednesday, July 10, 1912

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	53	25	.679	--
Senators	48	31	.608	5.5
White Sox	43	32	.573	8.5
Athletics	42	33	.560	9.5
Tigers	39	39	.500	14.0
Naps	39	39	.500	14.0
Browns	21	53	.284	30.0
Highlanders	19	52	.268	30.5

Games

Browns 9, Red Sox 2

Senators 8, Naps 7

White Sox 4, Athletics 3

Tigers 11, Highlanders 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	57	15	.792	--
Cubs	42	28	.600	14.0
Pirates	42	29	.592	14.5
Reds	39	35	.527	19.0
Phillies	31	37	.456	24.0
Cardinals	30	48	.385	30.0
Dodgers	27	44	.380	29.5
Braves	22	54	.289	37.0

Games

Cubs 3, Giants 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ty Cobb	4
1	Frank LaPorte	4
3	Jimmy Austin	3
3	Sam Crawford	3
3	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Easterly	1
1	Heinie Jantzen	1
1	Frank LaPorte	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Heinie Jantzen	3
1	Frank LaPorte	3
1	Ray Morgan	3
4	Joe Birmingham	2
4	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	2
2	Home Run Baker	1
2	Chick Gandil	1
2	Frank LaPorte	1
2	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Lew Richie	0.67
2	Jim Baskette	0.44
3	Russ Ford	0.35
4	Red Ames	0.33
5	Jean Dubuc	0.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jean Dubuc	1
1	Frank Lange	1
1	Jack Powell	1
1	Lew Richie	1
1	Hippo Vaughn	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Baskette	7
2	Russ Ford	6
3	Carl Cashion	5
3	Jeff Tesreau	5
5	2 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Walsh	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Zimmerman	.407
2	Ty Cobb	.399
3	Tris Speaker	.398
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.393
5	Chief Meyers	.382

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	62
2	Duffy Lewis	61
3	Home Run Baker	60
4	Tris Speaker	55
4	Bill Sweeney	55

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	44
2	Eddie Collins	31
3	Ty Cobb	28
4	Bob Bescher	27
5	Tris Speaker	25

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.28
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	16
4	Jack Coombs	14
4	Ed Walsh	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	157
2	Smoky Joe Wood	120
3	Ed Walsh	117
4	Rube Marquard	104
5	Pete Alexander	99

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Walsh	4
2	Christy Mathewson	3
2	George Mogridge	3
2	Nap Rucker	3
2	Slim Sallee	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.534
2	Sam Crawford	.492
3	Bill Sweeney	.458
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.435
5	Tris Speaker	.427

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	4
2	Larry Gardner	2
2	Fred Luderus	2
2	Frank Schulte	2
2	2 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gavvy Cravath	22
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	19
3	Sam Crawford	18
4	Nap Lajoie	16
5	Chick Gandil	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	7
1	Miller Huggins	7
1	Clyde Milan	7
1	George Moriarty	7
1	2 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jimmy Lavender	0.43
2	Bill Steele	0.53
3	Bill Steen	1.00
4	Smoky Joe Wood	1.09
5	George Mullin	1.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	4
1	Jack Coombs	4
1	Jimmy Lavender	4
4	Howie Camnitz	3
4	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	39
2	Smoky Joe Wood	23
3	Russ Ford	20
3	Jimmy Lavender	20
5	Pete Alexander	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fred Blanding	1
1	Ad Brennan	1
1	Jack Coombs	1
1	Claude Hendrix	1
1	10 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.460
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.460
3	Bill Sweeney	.455
4	Sam Crawford	.420
5	Chief Meyers	.407

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	7
2	Duffy Lewis	4
2	Zack Wheat	4
2	Heinie Zimmerman	4
5	5 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gavvy Cravath	32
2	Chick Gandil	31
3	Bill Sweeney	29
4	Home Run Baker	27
4	Duffy Lewis	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	18
2	Bob Bescher	12
3	Ty Cobb	11
4	Amos Strunk	10
5	7 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Nap Rucker	0.91
2	Walter Johnson	1.42
3	Jimmy Lavender	1.48
4	George Suggs	1.51
5	Marty O'Toole	1.54

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Coombs	7
1	Rube Marquard	7
3	Howie Camnitz	6
3	Charley Hall	6
3	4 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	45
2	Smoky Joe Wood	41
3	Rube Marquard	40
4	Jack Coombs	37
4	Ed Walsh	37

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jimmy Lavender	2
1	Christy Mathewson	2
1	Paul Musser	2
4	Pete Alexander	1
4	19 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	122
2	Home Run Baker	112
3	Chief Wilson	100
4	Ping Bodie	99
5	Ty Cobb	96

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	80
2	Clyde Milan	75
3	Ty Cobb	74
4	Josh Devore	54
5	Fred Snodgrass	51

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.82
2	Jim Scott	2.00
3	Buck O'Brien	2.28
4	Eddie Plank	2.47
5	Ed Walsh	2.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Marquard	35
2	Walter Johnson	32
3	Jack Coombs	26
3	Eddie Plank	26
3	Ed Walsh	26

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	282
2	Rube Marquard	252
3	Smoky Joe Wood	226
4	Ed Walsh	224
5	Pete Alexander	195

Saves

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