On This Day

Friday, July 12, 1912

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	55	25	.688	--
Senators	49	32	.605	6.5
Athletics	44	33	.571	9.5
White Sox	43	34	.558	10.5
Naps	40	40	.500	15.0
Tigers	39	41	.488	16.0
Browns	21	54	.280	31.5
Highlanders	20	52	.278	31.0

Games

Red Sox 1, Tigers 0

Athletics 4, White Sox 1

Athletics 2, White Sox 0

Red Sox 4, Tigers 1

Senators 2, Naps 1

Highlanders 4, Browns 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	57	16	.781	--
Cubs	44	28	.611	12.5
Pirates	43	29	.597	13.5
Reds	40	37	.519	19.0
Phillies	32	37	.464	23.0
Cardinals	31	48	.392	29.0
Dodgers	28	46	.378	29.5
Braves	22	56	.282	37.5

Games

Cubs 4, Braves 2

Phillies 6, Reds 4

Pirates 8, Dodgers 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Tris Speaker	4
2	Home Run Baker	3
2	Jim Delahanty	3
2	Duffy Lewis	3
2	9 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Home Run Baker	1
1	Claude Hendrix	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dots Miller	3
2	Home Run Baker	2
2	Jack Barry	2
2	Gavvy Cravath	2
2	2 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tommy Leach	2
2	Bob Bescher	1
2	Ping Bodie	1
2	Jimmy Callahan	1
2	18 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Chief Bender	1.80
2	Smoky Joe Wood	1.67
3	Boardwalk Brown	0.86
3	Ray Collins	0.86
5	Pete Alexander	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Chief Bender	1
1	Boardwalk Brown	1
1	Larry Cheney	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	10
1	Smoky Joe Wood	10
3	Chief Bender	9
4	Larry Cheney	8
5	2 tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Zimmerman	.402
2	Tris Speaker	.399
3	Ty Cobb	.397
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.389
5	Chief Meyers	.384

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Heinie Zimmerman	11
2	Larry Doyle	8
3	Home Run Baker	7
3	Gavvy Cravath	7
5	Chief Meyers	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	63
1	Duffy Lewis	63
3	Home Run Baker	62
4	Heinie Zimmerman	56
5	2 tied	55

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	46
2	Eddie Collins	31
3	Bob Bescher	28
3	Ty Cobb	28
5	2 tied	25

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.28
2	Rube Marquard	1.84
3	Joe Benz	2.04
4	Charley Hall	2.17
5	Smoky Joe Wood	2.19

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Marquard	19
2	Smoky Joe Wood	18
3	Walter Johnson	16
4	Larry Cheney	15
5	2 tied	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	157
2	Smoky Joe Wood	130
3	Ed Walsh	117
4	Pete Alexander	109
5	Rube Marquard	104

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	.508
2	Sam Crawford	.459
3	Tris Speaker	.451
4	Otto Knabe	.411
5	Art Fletcher	.404

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	23
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	19
3	Sam Crawford	15
3	Nap Lajoie	15
3	2 others tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	8
2	Bob Bescher	6
2	Ty Cobb	6
2	Chick Gandil	6
2	5 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mack Allison	0.69
2	Jimmy Lavender	0.96
3	Smoky Joe Wood	1.03
4	Charley Hall	1.07
5	Bill Steele	1.10

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	5
2	Claude Hendrix	4
2	Jimmy Lavender	4
4	Larry Cheney	3
4	10 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	29
1	Walter Johnson	29
3	Smoky Joe Wood	24
4	Jimmy Lavender	21
5	Russ Ford	20

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	.442
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.426
3	Sam Crawford	.418
4	Bill Sweeney	.415
5	Tris Speaker	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	7
2	Home Run Baker	4
2	Duffy Lewis	4
2	Zack Wheat	4
5	3 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gavvy Cravath	34
2	Chick Gandil	28
2	Duffy Lewis	28
2	Bill Sweeney	28
5	Home Run Baker	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	19
2	Bob Bescher	13
3	Ty Cobb	11
4	Sam Crawford	10
4	2 others tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Nap Rucker	1.02
2	Smoky Joe Wood	1.39
3	Jimmy Lavender	1.44
4	Walter Johnson	1.45
5	Marty O'Toole	1.54

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Smoky Joe Wood	51
2	Walter Johnson	44
3	Pete Alexander	43
4	Rube Marquard	40
5	2 tied	37

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jimmy Lavender	2
1	Paul Musser	2
3	Pete Alexander	1
3	Red Ames	1
3	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	15
2	Heinie Zimmerman	15
4	Home Run Baker	11
4	Fred Merkle	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	118
2	Home Run Baker	112
3	Ping Bodie	97
3	Chief Wilson	97
5	Ty Cobb	93

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	79
2	Clyde Milan	76
3	Ty Cobb	70
4	Josh Devore	54
5	Fred Snodgrass	50

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	Joe Benz	2.53

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Marquard	34
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	243
3	Smoky Joe Wood	233
4	Ed Walsh	224
5	Pete Alexander	205

Saves

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