On This Day

Saturday, July 13, 1912

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	56	25	.691	--
Senators	50	32	.610	6.5
Athletics	45	34	.570	10.0
White Sox	43	35	.551	11.5
Naps	41	41	.500	15.5
Tigers	39	42	.481	17.0
Browns	22	55	.286	32.0
Highlanders	21	53	.284	31.5

Games

Highlanders 5, Browns 4

Browns 6, Highlanders 1

Athletics 11, Naps 2

Naps 6, Athletics 1

Red Sox 4, Tigers 0

Senators 4, White Sox 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	58	16	.784	--
Cubs	45	28	.616	12.5
Pirates	43	31	.581	15.0
Reds	41	37	.526	19.0
Phillies	32	38	.457	24.0
Dodgers	30	46	.395	29.0
Cardinals	31	49	.388	30.0
Braves	22	57	.278	38.5

Games

Dodgers 5, Pirates 3

Dodgers 4, Pirates 1

Cubs 5, Braves 4

Reds 2, Phillies 1

Giants 7, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Stuffy McInnis	5
2	Guy Zinn	4
3	Jimmy Austin	3
3	Max Carey	3
3	10 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	John Hummel	1
1	Danny Moeller	1
1	Guy Zinn	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Guy Zinn	4
2	Vin Campbell	3
3	Home Run Baker	2
3	Jack Barry	2
3	10 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Austin	3
2	Pete Compton	2
2	Sam Crawford	2
2	Tillie Shafer	2
5	16 tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	George McConnell	1.50
2	Walter Johnson	1.38
3	Bert Humphries	1.00
4	Byron Houck	0.83
5	Nap Rucker	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Elmer Brown	1
1	Mordecai Brown	1
1	Vean Gregg	1
1	Byron Houck	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George McConnell	12
2	Walter Johnson	11
3	Bert Humphries	6
4	Ray Caldwell	5
4	Byron Houck	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Maury Kent	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Zimmerman	.404
2	Tris Speaker	.399
3	Ty Cobb	.395
4	Chief Meyers	.386
5	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.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	Home Run Baker	64
2	Sam Crawford	63
2	Duffy Lewis	63
4	Bill Sweeney	56
4	Heinie Zimmerman	56

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	46
2	Eddie Collins	32
3	Bob Bescher	28
3	Ty Cobb	28
5	Sam Crawford	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.31
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	17
4	Larry Cheney	15
5	2 tied	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	168
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	.517
2	Sam Crawford	.459
3	Tris Speaker	.446
4	Bobby Byrne	.420
5	Stuffy McInnis	.397

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	3
2	Larry Gardner	2
2	Fred Luderus	2
2	Danny Moeller	2
2	4 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gavvy Cravath	20
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	18
3	Sam Crawford	15
3	Nap Lajoie	15
5	3 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	8
2	Sam Crawford	7
2	Tris Speaker	7
4	Bob Bescher	6
4	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Barney Pelty	0.71
2	Smoky Joe Wood	1.03
3	Bill Steele	1.10
4	Nap Rucker	1.18
5	Jimmy Lavender	1.19

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	4
1	Claude Hendrix	4
1	Walter Johnson	4
4	Larry Cheney	3
4	10 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	39
2	Pete Alexander	27
3	George McConnell	26
4	Smoky Joe Wood	24
5	2 tied	19

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	.451
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.415
3	Sam Crawford	.409
4	Tris Speaker	.400
5	Bill Sweeney	.398

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	17
2	Bob Bescher	13
3	Ty Cobb	11
3	Sam Crawford	11
5	3 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Nap Rucker	1.02
2	Mordecai Brown	1.43
3	Jimmy Lavender	1.44
4	Smoky Joe Wood	1.45
5	Marty O'Toole	1.51

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Howie Camnitz	6
1	Larry Cheney	6
1	Jack Coombs	6
1	Claude Hendrix	6
1	4 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	50
2	Smoky Joe Wood	45
3	Pete Alexander	37
4	Rube Marquard	35
4	2 others tied	35

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jimmy Lavender	2
1	Paul Musser	2
3	Pete Alexander	1
3	Red Ames	1
3	17 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
None

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Schulte	17
2	Heinie Zimmerman	15
3	Larry Doyle	14
4	Home Run Baker	11
4	Fred Merkle	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	118
2	Home Run Baker	113
3	Ping Bodie	97
4	Chief Wilson	96
5	Heinie Zimmerman	92

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	79
2	Clyde Milan	76
3	Ty Cobb	70
4	Josh Devore	54
5	Fred Snodgrass	51

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.70
2	Jim Scott	2.00
3	Buck O'Brien	2.17
4	Eddie Plank	2.24
5	Joe Benz	2.53

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Marquard	34
2	Walter Johnson	33
3	Jack Coombs	26
3	Eddie Plank	26
3	Ed Walsh	26

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	285
2	Rube Marquard	243
3	Smoky Joe Wood	233
4	Ed Walsh	217
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