On This Day

Sunday, July 21, 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

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 62 21 .747 --
Cubs 51 32 .614 11.0
Pirates 47 34 .580 14.0
Reds 44 42 .512 19.5
Phillies 39 40 .494 21.0
Cardinals 38 50 .432 26.5
Dodgers 31 54 .365 32.0
Braves 23 62 .271 40.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jake Daubert 5
1 Johnny Evers 5
3 Frank Schulte 4
3 Fred Snodgrass 4
5 6 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hub Northen 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Schulte 6
2 Beals Becker 3
2 Fred Merkle 3
2 Fred Snodgrass 3
5 4 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Doyle 2
1 Vic Saier 2
3 Beals Becker 1
3 Jake Daubert 1
3 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Harmon 0.50
2 Nap Rucker 0.29
3 Earl Moore 0.25
3 Ed Reulbach 0.25
5 Lefty Leifield 0.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doc Crandall 1
1 Bob Harmon 1
1 Lefty Leifield 1
1 Ed Reulbach 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Doc Crandall 4
1 Ed Reulbach 4
1 Nap Rucker 4
4 Dixie Davis 3
4 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .421
2 Tris Speaker .397
3 Heinie Zimmerman .395
4 Larry Doyle .388
5 Chief Meyers .377

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 .571
2 Stuffy McInnis .472
3 Larry Doyle .455
4 Frank LaPorte .438
5 Tris Speaker .420

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ty Cobb 2
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 2
1 Fred Luderus 2
1 Frank Schulte 2
1 3 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Schulte 14
2 Home Run Baker 13
2 Gavvy Cravath 13
4 Jack Barry 12
4 Stuffy McInnis 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 11
2 Jake Daubert 8
2 Tris Speaker 8
4 Sherry Magee 7
5 5 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Stack 0.00
2 Smoky Joe Wood 0.30
3 Bert Humphries 0.36
4 Bob Harmon 0.50
5 2 tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 4
1 Bob Harmon 4
1 Claude Hendrix 4
4 Ray Collins 3
4 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 32
2 Smoky Joe Wood 27
3 Pete Alexander 23
3 Claude Hendrix 23
5 2 tied 19

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 .516
2 Bill Sweeney .431
3 Larry Doyle .407
4 Tris Speaker .405
5 Shoeless Joe Jackson .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 5
2 Ty Cobb 4
2 Fred Luderus 4
2 Frank Schulte 4
5 5 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gavvy Cravath 34
2 Chick Gandil 29
3 Sam Crawford 25
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson 25
3 Fred Merkle 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 16
2 Tris Speaker 15
3 Clyde Milan 14
4 Ty Cobb 11
4 Sam Crawford 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Leifield 1.07
2 Mordecai Brown 1.12
3 Smoky Joe Wood 1.14
4 Eppa Rixey 1.38
5 Art Fromme 1.43

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 George McConnell 36
5 3 tied 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Christy Mathewson 2
1 Paul Musser 2
1 Ed Walsh 2
4 Red Ames 1
4 17 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
5 Chief Wilson 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 119
2 Sam Crawford 115
3 Chief Wilson 97
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 Eddie Collins 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.74
2 Jim Scott 1.75
3 Buck O'Brien 2.12
4 Eddie Plank 2.42
5 Rube Marquard 2.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Marquard 35
2 Walter Johnson 33
3 Ed Walsh 27
4 Eddie Plank 26
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