On This Day

Monday, July 15, 1912

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	56	26	.683	--
Senators	50	33	.602	6.5
Athletics	46	35	.568	9.5
White Sox	44	35	.557	10.5
Naps	42	42	.500	15.0
Tigers	40	42	.488	16.0
Highlanders	22	53	.293	30.5
Browns	22	56	.282	32.0

Games

Highlanders 5, Browns 3

Tigers 6, Red Sox 4

White Sox 4, Senators 2

Athletics 7, Naps 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	58	19	.753	--
Cubs	47	28	.627	10.0
Pirates	45	31	.592	12.5
Reds	41	39	.513	18.5
Phillies	34	38	.472	21.5
Cardinals	34	49	.410	27.0
Dodgers	30	48	.385	28.5
Braves	22	59	.272	38.0

Games

Pirates 8, Dodgers 4

Pirates 4, Dodgers 3

Cubs 8, Braves 7

Phillies 2, Reds 1

Cardinals 10, Giants 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Red Smith	5
2	Ping Bodie	4
2	Dots Miller	4
4	Ty Cobb	3
4	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Baldy Louden	1
1	Frank Schulte	1
1	Tris Speaker	1
1	Chief Wilson	1
1	Guy Zinn	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Delahanty	3
1	Frank Schulte	3
1	Ivey Wingo	3
4	Jack Barry	2
4	13 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Buck Herzog	2
1	Ed Mensor	2
3	Home Run Baker	1
3	Mordecai Brown	1
3	24 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Claude Hendrix	0.71
2	Russ Ford	0.55
3	Slim Sallee	0.40
4	Boardwalk Brown	0.38
5	2 tied	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Boardwalk Brown	1
1	Mordecai Brown	1
1	Russ Ford	1
1	Rube Geyer	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Claude Hendrix	10
2	Mordecai Brown	8
3	Russ Ford	6
4	Hugh Bedient	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jean Dubuc	1
1	Ed Walsh	1
1	Joe Willis	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Zimmerman	.407
2	Tris Speaker	.402
3	Ty Cobb	.399
4	Chief Meyers	.381
5	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.380

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	65
2	Sam Crawford	63
2	Duffy Lewis	63
4	Larry Doyle	57
4	2 others tied	57

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	46
2	Eddie Collins	32
3	Bob Bescher	30
4	Ty Cobb	28
5	2 tied	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.31
2	Rube Marquard	1.97
3	Joe Benz	2.04
4	Smoky Joe Wood	2.18
5	Christy Mathewson	2.25

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	131
3	Ed Walsh	119
4	Pete Alexander	109
5	Rube Marquard	108

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Walsh	5
2	Nap Rucker	4
3	Christy Mathewson	3
3	George Mogridge	3
3	Slim Sallee	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.545
2	Bobby Byrne	.463
3	Tris Speaker	.443
4	Sam Crawford	.436
5	Frank LaPorte	.432

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gavvy Cravath	16
2	Chick Gandil	14
3	Sam Crawford	13
3	Red Murray	13
3	Buck Weaver	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	8
1	Clyde Milan	8
3	Sam Crawford	7
4	Ty Cobb	6
4	3 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Nap Rucker	0.98
2	Art Fromme	1.00
3	Lefty Leifield	1.10
4	Eppa Rixey	1.13
5	Jimmy Lavender	1.19

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Claude Hendrix	4
1	Walter Johnson	4
3	Pete Alexander	3
3	Boardwalk Brown	3
3	10 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	32
2	George McConnell	26
3	Claude Hendrix	23
4	Russ Ford	22
5	Smoky Joe Wood	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Walsh	2
2	Fred Blanding	1
2	Ad Brennan	1
2	Jean Dubuc	1
2	9 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.459
2	Tris Speaker	.412
3	Sam Crawford	.406
4	Bill Sweeney	.405
5	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.399

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	6
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	29
2	Bill Sweeney	28
3	Chick Gandil	27
3	Duffy Lewis	27
5	3 tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	15
2	Clyde Milan	12
3	Sam Crawford	11
3	Fred Snodgrass	11
5	2 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Nap Rucker	1.17
2	Mordecai Brown	1.34
3	Smoky Joe Wood	1.43
4	Jimmy Lavender	1.47
5	Walter Johnson	1.61

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Claude Hendrix	7
2	Larry Cheney	6
2	Jack Coombs	6
2	Rube Marquard	6
2	Smoky Joe Wood	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	50
2	Smoky Joe Wood	46
3	Rube Marquard	39
4	Claude Hendrix	38
5	Russ Ford	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Paul Musser	2
1	Ed Walsh	2
3	Red Ames	1
3	Fred Blanding	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	Heinie Zimmerman	15
3	Larry Doyle	14
4	Home Run Baker	11
4	Chief Wilson	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	116
2	Home Run Baker	113
3	Chief Wilson	98
4	Ping Bodie	93
4	Heinie Zimmerman	93

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	80
2	Clyde Milan	75
3	Ty Cobb	68
4	Josh Devore	54
5	Fred Snodgrass	51

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.70
2	Jim Scott	1.84
3	Buck O'Brien	2.17
4	Eddie Plank	2.32
5	Joe Benz	2.53

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Marquard	34
2	Walter Johnson	33
3	Jack Coombs	26
3	Ed Walsh	26
5	2 tied	25

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	285
2	Rube Marquard	247
3	Smoky Joe Wood	234
4	Ed Walsh	219
5	Pete Alexander	202

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Walsh	8
2	Doc Crandall	7
3	Christy Mathewson	6
3	Nap Rucker	6
5	2 tied	5