On This Day

Thursday, July 11, 1912

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 53 25 .679 --
Senators 48 32 .600 6.0
White Sox 43 32 .573 8.5
Athletics 42 33 .560 9.5
Naps 40 39 .506 13.5
Tigers 39 39 .500 14.0
Browns 21 53 .284 30.0
Highlanders 19 52 .268 30.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 57 16 .781 --
Cubs 43 28 .606 13.0
Pirates 42 29 .592 14.0
Reds 40 36 .526 18.5
Phillies 31 37 .456 23.5
Cardinals 31 48 .392 29.0
Dodgers 28 45 .384 29.0
Braves 22 55 .286 37.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 John Titus 5
2 Red Smith 4
2 Terry Turner 4
4 Paddy Livingston 3
4 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 1
1 Jimmy Sheckard 1
1 Heinie Zimmerman 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Terry Turner 4
2 Jimmy Archer 2
2 Jack Bliss 2
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 2
2 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jake Daubert 2
1 Dick Hoblitzell 2
3 Dick Egan 1
3 John Hummel 1
3 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hooks Wiltse 0.67
2 Art Fromme 0.56
3 Bill Steen 0.30
4 Tom Hughes 0.25
4 Eddie Stack 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Cheney 1
1 Art Fromme 1
1 Slim Sallee 1
1 Eddie Stack 1
1 Bill Steen 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Slim Sallee 6
2 Art Fromme 5
3 Doc Crandall 4
3 Tom Hughes 4
3 Bobby Keefe 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Nap Rucker 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Zimmerman .404
2 Ty Cobb .399
3 Tris Speaker .398
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .395
5 Chief Meyers .384

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Heinie Zimmerman 11
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 2 others tied 55

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 45
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 Christy Mathewson 2.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Marquard 19
2 Smoky Joe Wood 17
3 Walter Johnson 16
4 Larry Cheney 14
4 2 others tied 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 Nap Rucker 4
1 Ed Walsh 4
3 Christy Mathewson 3
3 George Mogridge 3
3 Slim Sallee 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .536
2 Sam Crawford .491
3 Tris Speaker .439
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .430
5 Bill Sweeney .414

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 4
2 Larry Gardner 2
2 Fred Luderus 2
2 Frank Schulte 2
2 3 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gavvy Cravath 22
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 21
3 Sam Crawford 15
3 Chick Gandil 15
3 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 8
2 Max Carey 7
2 Fred Snodgrass 7
4 Bob Bescher 6
4 5 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mack Allison 0.69
2 Jimmy Lavender 0.96
3 Bill Steele 1.04
4 George Mullin 1.29
5 Marty O'Toole 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 4
1 Jimmy Lavender 4
3 Jack Coombs 3
3 Doc Crandall 3
3 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 29
2 Jimmy Lavender 21
3 Russ Ford 20
4 Pete Alexander 19
5 George McConnell 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Blanding 1
1 Ad Brennan 1
1 Jack Coombs 1
1 Claude Hendrix 1
1 11 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .455
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .447
3 Sam Crawford .430
4 Bill Sweeney .426
5 Fred Merkle .398

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 7
2 Duffy Lewis 4
2 Zack Wheat 4
4 Home Run Baker 3
4 4 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gavvy Cravath 32
2 Chick Gandil 28
2 Bill Sweeney 28
4 Duffy Lewis 27
5 2 tied 26

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 1.02
2 Walter Johnson 1.42
3 George Suggs 1.51
4 Marty O'Toole 1.54
5 Jimmy Lavender 1.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Coombs 7
1 Rube Marquard 7
3 Howie Camnitz 6
3 Charley Hall 6
3 3 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 15
2 Heinie Zimmerman 15
4 Fred Merkle 11
5 2 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 119
2 Home Run Baker 110
3 Ping Bodie 99
4 Chief Wilson 97
5 Ty Cobb 94

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 79
2 Clyde Milan 76
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 Eddie Plank 2.24
4 Buck O'Brien 2.28
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 Ed Walsh 224
4 Smoky Joe Wood 223
5 Pete Alexander 195

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doc Crandall 7
1 Ed Walsh 7
3 Christy Mathewson 6
3 Nap Rucker 6
5 2 tied 5