On This Day

Tuesday, July 16, 1912

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 57 26 .687 --
Senators 51 33 .607 6.5
Athletics 47 35 .573 9.5
White Sox 44 36 .550 11.5
Naps 42 43 .494 16.0
Tigers 40 43 .482 17.0
Browns 24 56 .300 31.5
Highlanders 22 55 .286 32.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 58 20 .744 --
Cubs 48 28 .632 9.0
Pirates 46 31 .597 11.5
Reds 41 40 .506 18.5
Phillies 35 38 .479 20.5
Cardinals 34 49 .410 26.5
Dodgers 30 49 .380 28.5
Braves 22 59 .272 37.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Home Run Baker 3
1 Max Carey 3
1 Harry Hooper 3
1 Hans Lobert 3
1 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Walter Johnson 1
1 Joe Kutina 1
1 Dots Miller 1
1 Honus Wagner 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Kutina 3
2 Pete Compton 2
2 Chick Gandil 2
2 Dots Miller 2
2 Honus Wagner 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Austin 2
1 Jack Barry 2
1 Terry Turner 2
4 Ty Cobb 1
4 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Walter Johnson 1.25
2 Jimmy Lavender 1.14
3 Jack Warhop 0.70
4 Ray Collins 0.67
4 Jeff Tesreau 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 George Baumgardner 1
1 Ray Collins 1
1 Earl Hamilton 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 10
2 Jimmy Lavender 8
3 Jack Warhop 7
4 Earl Hamilton 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Zimmerman .405
2 Tris Speaker .401
3 Ty Cobb .401
4 Chief Meyers .383
5 Shoeless Joe Jackson .378

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 64
3 Duffy Lewis 63
4 Heinie Zimmerman 58
5 3 tied 57

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 46
2 Eddie Collins 32
3 Bob Bescher 30
4 Ty Cobb 29
5 Tris Speaker 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.35
2 Rube Marquard 1.97
3 Joe Benz 2.14
4 Smoky Joe Wood 2.18
5 Christy Mathewson 2.25

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 178
2 Smoky Joe Wood 131
3 Ed Walsh 119
4 Pete Alexander 113
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 .486
3 Tris Speaker .443
4 Stuffy McInnis .418
5 Frank LaPorte .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 2
1 Larry Gardner 2
1 Danny Moeller 2
1 Frank Schulte 2
1 Guy Zinn 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gavvy Cravath 16
1 Chick Gandil 16
3 Buck Weaver 13
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson 12
4 3 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 8
2 Jimmy Austin 7
2 Bob Bescher 7
2 Tris Speaker 7
5 4 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Art Fromme 1.00
2 Lefty Leifield 1.10
2 Eddie Stack 1.10
4 Eppa Rixey 1.13
5 Mordecai Brown 1.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 5
2 Pete Alexander 4
2 Ray Collins 4
2 Claude Hendrix 4
5 8 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 42
2 Claude Hendrix 23
3 Russ Ford 22
4 Smoky Joe Wood 21
5 2 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Walsh 2
2 Fred Blanding 1
2 Ad Brennan 1
2 Jean Dubuc 1
2 8 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .477
2 Bill Sweeney .418
3 Tris Speaker .408
4 Sam Crawford .396
5 Shoeless Joe Jackson .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 6
2 John Hummel 4
2 Duffy Lewis 4
4 Home Run Baker 3
4 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gavvy Cravath 29
2 Chick Gandil 28
3 Bill Sweeney 27
4 Duffy Lewis 26
4 Red Murray 26

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nap Rucker 1.30
2 Mordecai Brown 1.34
3 Jimmy Lavender 1.41
4 Smoky Joe Wood 1.43
5 Byron Houck 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 6
1 Larry Cheney 6
1 Claude Hendrix 6
1 Rube Marquard 6
1 Smoky Joe Wood 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 60
2 Smoky Joe Wood 46
3 Rube Marquard 39
4 Pete Alexander 38
5 Jimmy Lavender 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Paul Musser 2
1 Ed Walsh 2
3 Red Ames 1
3 Fred Blanding 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 Chief Wilson 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 117
2 Home Run Baker 112
3 Chief Wilson 98
4 Heinie Zimmerman 94
5 Ping Bodie 93

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 80
2 Clyde Milan 75
3 Ty Cobb 69
4 Josh Devore 54
5 Fred Snodgrass 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.71
2 Jim Scott 1.84
3 Buck O'Brien 2.17
4 Eddie Plank 2.32
5 Chief Bender 2.53

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 295
2 Rube Marquard 247
3 Smoky Joe Wood 234
4 Ed Walsh 219
5 Pete Alexander 206

Saves

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