Baseball44 On This Day: Wednesday, July 17, 1912

On This Day

Wednesday, July 17, 1912

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	58	27	.682	--
Senators	52	34	.605	6.5
Athletics	48	36	.571	9.5
White Sox	45	37	.549	11.5
Naps	43	43	.500	15.5
Tigers	41	44	.482	17.0
Browns	25	57	.305	31.5
Highlanders	22	56	.282	32.5

Games

Red Sox 7, White Sox 3

Naps 5, Highlanders 1

Browns 7, Senators 6

Tigers 13, Athletics 1

White Sox 1, Red Sox 0

Senators 1, Browns 0

Athletics 5, Tigers 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	59	20	.747	--
Cubs	48	29	.623	10.0
Pirates	46	32	.590	12.5
Reds	41	40	.506	19.0
Phillies	36	38	.486	20.5
Cardinals	34	50	.405	27.5
Dodgers	31	49	.388	28.5
Braves	22	59	.272	38.0

Games

Dodgers 7, Cardinals 1

Phillies 6, Cubs 5

Giants 10, Pirates 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ty Cobb	7
2	Donie Bush	4
2	George Moriarty	4
2	Oscar Stanage	4
2	Ossie Vitt	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	1
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Brad Kocher	4
2	Gavvy Cravath	3
2	Larry Gardner	3
4	Beals Becker	2
4	11 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Howie Shanks	3
2	Miller Huggins	2
2	Tris Speaker	2
2	Ossie Vitt	2
5	22 tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tom Hughes	1.00
1	Hippo Vaughn	1.00
1	Smoky Joe Wood	1.00
4	Vean Gregg	0.75
5	Nap Rucker	0.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Willie Adams	1
1	Jean Dubuc	1
1	Vean Gregg	1
1	Tom Hughes	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	11
2	Smoky Joe Wood	8
3	Nap Rucker	7
4	Tom Hughes	6
5	Babe Adams	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Baskette	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Zimmerman	.410
2	Ty Cobb	.409
3	Tris Speaker	.401
4	Chief Meyers	.384
5	Larry Doyle	.380

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	65
1	Sam Crawford	65
3	Duffy Lewis	64
4	Heinie Zimmerman	60
5	Larry Doyle	59

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	47
2	Eddie Collins	33
3	Bob Bescher	30
3	Ty Cobb	30
3	Tris Speaker	30

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.35
2	Rube Marquard	1.97
3	Smoky Joe Wood	2.12
4	Joe Benz	2.14
5	Christy Mathewson	2.24

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Marquard	19
1	Smoky Joe Wood	19
3	Walter Johnson	18
4	Larry Cheney	15
4	Ed Walsh	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	178
2	Smoky Joe Wood	139
3	Ed Walsh	123
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	.548
2	Tris Speaker	.453
3	Larry Doyle	.419
4	George Cutshaw	.406
5	Heinie Zimmerman	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	3
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	2
2	Danny Moeller	2
2	Frank Schulte	2
2	Guy Zinn	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gavvy Cravath	18
2	Chick Gandil	16
3	Buck Weaver	13
4	Jack Barry	11
4	5 others tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	8
1	Tris Speaker	8
3	Jimmy Austin	7
3	Bob Bescher	7
3	Ty Cobb	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	0.96
2	Art Fromme	1.00
3	Lefty Leifield	1.10
3	Hank Robinson	1.10
3	Eddie Stack	1.10

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	5
2	Ray Collins	4
2	Vean Gregg	4
2	Claude Hendrix	4
2	Christy Mathewson	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	42
2	Smoky Joe Wood	29
3	Claude Hendrix	23
3	Hippo Vaughn	23
5	George McConnell	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Walsh	2
2	Jim Baskette	1
2	Fred Blanding	1
2	Jean Dubuc	1
2	8 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.487
2	Tris Speaker	.421
3	Bill Sweeney	.418
4	Heinie Zimmerman	.397
5	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.388

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	7
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	32
2	Chick Gandil	29
3	Bill Sweeney	27
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	26
4	2 others tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	15
2	Clyde Milan	13
2	Tris Speaker	13
4	Ty Cobb	11
4	Fred Snodgrass	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Smoky Joe Wood	1.14
2	Nap Rucker	1.26
3	Mordecai Brown	1.34
4	Jimmy Lavender	1.41
5	Byron Houck	1.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	6
1	Larry Cheney	6
1	Vean Gregg	6
1	Claude Hendrix	6
1	4 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	60
2	Smoky Joe Wood	49
3	Rube Marquard	39
4	Pete Alexander	38
5	George McConnell	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Paul Musser	2
1	Ed Walsh	2
3	Red Ames	1
3	Jim Baskette	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	14
2	Heinie Zimmerman	14
4	Home Run Baker	11
4	Chief Wilson	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	116
2	Home Run Baker	112
3	Chief Wilson	98
4	Ping Bodie	94
5	Heinie Zimmerman	92

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	80
2	Clyde Milan	76
3	Ty Cobb	70
4	Josh Devore	54
5	Fred Snodgrass	51

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.75
2	Jim Scott	1.84
3	Buck O'Brien	2.12
4	Eddie Plank	2.42
5	Ed Walsh	2.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Marquard	34
2	Walter Johnson	33
3	Ed Walsh	27
4	Eddie Plank	26
4	Smoky Joe Wood	26

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	289
2	Rube Marquard	247
3	Smoky Joe Wood	242
4	Ed Walsh	223
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