On This Day

Saturday, July 20, 1912

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	61	27	.693	--
Senators	54	34	.614	7.0
Athletics	50	38	.568	11.0
White Sox	45	40	.529	14.5
Tigers	43	46	.483	18.5
Naps	43	46	.483	18.5
Highlanders	25	56	.309	32.5
Browns	25	59	.298	34.0

Games

Highlanders 4, Naps 3

Highlanders 4, Naps 0

Tigers 6, Athletics 5

Athletics 4, Tigers 3

Red Sox 3, White Sox 2

Browns 3, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	61	21	.744	--
Cubs	49	32	.605	11.5
Pirates	47	34	.580	13.5
Reds	44	41	.518	18.5
Phillies	39	39	.500	20.0
Cardinals	37	50	.425	26.5
Dodgers	31	52	.373	30.5
Braves	23	62	.271	39.5

Games

Phillies 14, Cubs 2

Reds 2, Braves 1

Giants 2, Pirates 1

Cardinals 2, Dodgers 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ty Cobb	4
1	Bris Lord	4
1	Stuffy McInnis	4
4	Hal Chase	3
4	10 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Fred Luderus	1
1	Frank Schulte	1
1	Jake Stahl	1
1	Heinie Zimmerman	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	3
1	Mickey Doolin	3
1	Fred Luderus	3
4	Pete Alexander	2
4	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hal Chase	3
2	Bob Bescher	2
2	Jake Daubert	2
2	Sherry Magee	2
2	Hack Simmons	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Pete Alexander	1.17
2	Ray Caldwell	0.86
3	Tom Hughes	0.70
4	Charley Hall	0.54
4	Jack Warhop	0.54

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Ray Caldwell	1
1	Jean Dubuc	1
1	Art Fromme	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	7
1	Charley Hall	7
1	Tom Hughes	7
1	Jack Warhop	7
5	Ray Caldwell	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Christy Mathewson	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.421
2	Tris Speaker	.397
3	Heinie Zimmerman	.395
4	Larry Doyle	.388
5	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Heinie Zimmerman	12
2	Gavvy Cravath	8
2	Larry Doyle	8
4	Home Run Baker	7
5	4 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	72
2	Sam Crawford	68
3	Duffy Lewis	64
4	Larry Doyle	63
5	Heinie Zimmerman	61

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	50
2	Eddie Collins	36
3	Bob Bescher	33
3	Tris Speaker	33
5	Ty Cobb	32

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.33
2	Rube Marquard	2.02
3	Smoky Joe Wood	2.12
4	Joe Benz	2.16
5	Christy Mathewson	2.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Marquard	20
2	Smoky Joe Wood	19
3	Walter Johnson	18
4	Larry Cheney	15
4	2 others tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	180
2	Smoky Joe Wood	139
3	Ed Walsh	126
4	Pete Alexander	120
5	Rube Marquard	114

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.587
2	Larry Doyle	.462
3	Stuffy McInnis	.446
4	Arnold Hauser	.440
5	Tris Speaker	.434

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	3
1	Frank Schulte	3
3	Ty Cobb	2
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	2
3	4 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gavvy Cravath	19
2	Home Run Baker	14
3	Frank LaPorte	13
3	Stuffy McInnis	13
5	3 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	11
2	Tris Speaker	8
3	Eddie Collins	7
3	Jake Daubert	7
3	Sherry Magee	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Stack	0.00
2	Smoky Joe Wood	0.30
3	Bert Humphries	0.36
4	Bob Harmon	0.67
4	Buck O'Brien	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	4
1	Jean Dubuc	4
1	Claude Hendrix	4
4	Ray Collins	3
4	11 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	32
2	Smoky Joe Wood	27
3	Russ Ford	26
4	Pete Alexander	24
5	Claude Hendrix	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Walsh	2
2	Jim Baskette	1
2	Jean Dubuc	1
2	Maury Kent	1
2	5 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.512
2	Bill Sweeney	.421
3	Larry Doyle	.421
4	Stuffy McInnis	.402
5	Tris Speaker	.397

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	7
2	Ty Cobb	4
2	John Hummel	4
2	Fred Luderus	4
2	Frank Schulte	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gavvy Cravath	38
2	Chick Gandil	29
2	Stuffy McInnis	29
4	Home Run Baker	28
5	Sam Crawford	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	17
2	Tris Speaker	16
3	Clyde Milan	14
4	Ty Cobb	12
5	4 tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Smoky Joe Wood	1.14
2	Nap Rucker	1.34
3	Mordecai Brown	1.34
4	Eppa Rixey	1.38
5	Art Fromme	1.52

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	7
1	Claude Hendrix	7
3	Ray Collins	6
3	Christy Mathewson	6
3	Smoky Joe Wood	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	62
2	Smoky Joe Wood	49
3	Pete Alexander	45
4	Russ Ford	38
5	Claude Hendrix	37

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Christy Mathewson	2
1	Paul Musser	2
1	Ed Walsh	2
4	Red Ames	1
4	18 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
None

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Schulte	16
2	Heinie Zimmerman	15
3	Larry Doyle	14
4	Home Run Baker	11
4	Chief Wilson	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	119
2	Sam Crawford	117
3	Chief Wilson	99
4	Ping Bodie	93
5	Larry Doyle	91

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	81
2	Clyde Milan	78
3	Ty Cobb	72
4	Josh Devore	54
5	2 tied	51

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.74
2	Jim Scott	1.75
3	Buck O'Brien	2.12
4	Eddie Plank	2.40
5	Rube Marquard	2.47

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Marquard	35
2	Walter Johnson	33
3	Eddie Plank	27
3	Ed Walsh	27
5	3 tied	25

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	291
2	Rube Marquard	245
3	Smoky Joe Wood	237
4	Ed Walsh	226
5	Pete Alexander	204

Saves

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