On This Day

Monday, July 22, 1912

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	62	27	.697	--
Senators	55	34	.618	7.0
Athletics	51	38	.573	11.0
White Sox	45	41	.523	15.5
Tigers	43	47	.478	19.5
Naps	43	47	.478	19.5
Highlanders	26	56	.317	32.5
Browns	25	60	.294	35.0

Games

Red Sox 8, Naps 3

Senators 5, Tigers 3

Athletics 15, Browns 4

Highlanders 13, White Sox 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	63	21	.750	--
Cubs	52	32	.619	11.0
Pirates	48	34	.585	14.0
Reds	44	43	.506	20.5
Phillies	40	40	.500	21.0
Cardinals	38	51	.427	27.5
Dodgers	31	55	.360	33.0
Braves	23	63	.267	41.0

Games

Cubs 10, Dodgers 3

Giants 4, Reds 1

Phillies 6, Cardinals 2

Pirates 2, Braves 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Lee Magee	4
2	Eddie Ainsmith	3
2	Home Run Baker	3
2	Eddie Collins	3
2	10 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Lord	1
1	Harl Maggert	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	5
2	Stuffy McInnis	3
2	Tom Needham	3
2	Jimmy Sheckard	3
5	15 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jack Barry	2
1	Roy Hartzell	2
1	Hans Lobert	2
1	Bris Lord	2
1	Dots Miller	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Walter Johnson	1.43
2	Howie Camnitz	0.86
3	Ad Brennan	0.50
3	Christy Mathewson	0.50
5	2 tied	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ad Brennan	1
1	Howie Camnitz	1
1	Ray Fisher	1
1	Byron Houck	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	10
2	Ad Brennan	6
2	Howie Camnitz	6
4	Gene Dale	5
4	Ralph Works	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.416
2	Tris Speaker	.396
3	Heinie Zimmerman	.395
4	Larry Doyle	.382
5	Chief Meyers	.380

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	77
2	Sam Crawford	68
3	Duffy Lewis	66
4	Larry Doyle	63
5	Heinie Zimmerman	61

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	50
2	Eddie Collins	36
3	Tris Speaker	34
4	Bob Bescher	33
5	Ty Cobb	32

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.36
2	Rube Marquard	2.02
3	Smoky Joe Wood	2.12
4	Joe Benz	2.16
5	Christy Mathewson	2.16

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	190
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	.533
2	Frank LaPorte	.479
3	Stuffy McInnis	.456
4	Johnny Evers	.442
5	Ed Mensor	.433

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	Home Run Baker	18
2	Stuffy McInnis	15
3	Gavvy Cravath	14
3	Frank Schulte	14
5	2 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	11
2	Tris Speaker	9
3	Sherry Magee	8
4	Jake Daubert	7
5	6 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	Art Fromme	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	4
1	Bob Harmon	4
1	Claude Hendrix	4
1	Byron Houck	4
1	2 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	42
2	Smoky Joe Wood	27
3	Pete Alexander	23
3	Claude Hendrix	23
5	Byron Houck	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Walsh	2
2	Jim Baskette	1
2	Jean Dubuc	1
2	Maury Kent	1
2	4 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.500
2	Bill Sweeney	.422
3	Tris Speaker	.411
4	Stuffy McInnis	.397
5	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.390

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gavvy Cravath	35
2	Home Run Baker	29
3	Stuffy McInnis	27
4	Chick Gandil	26
5	2 tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	16
1	Tris Speaker	16
3	Clyde Milan	14
4	Sherry Magee	11
4	George Moriarty	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Smoky Joe Wood	0.83
2	Lefty Leifield	1.07
3	Mordecai Brown	1.12
4	Eppa Rixey	1.42
5	Art Fromme	1.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	7
1	Claude Hendrix	7
1	Christy Mathewson	7
4	Ray Collins	6
4	Walter Johnson	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	72
2	Pete Alexander	45
3	Smoky Joe Wood	42
4	George McConnell	36
5	Russ Ford	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	13
4	Home Run Baker	11
5	Chief Wilson	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	123
2	Sam Crawford	115
3	Chief Wilson	98
4	Ping Bodie	93
5	Heinie Zimmerman	89

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	80
2	Clyde Milan	77
3	Ty Cobb	72
4	Josh Devore	55
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	Christy Mathewson	2.47

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Marquard	35
2	Walter Johnson	34
3	Ed Walsh	27
4	Eddie Plank	26
5	3 tied	25

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	301
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	Christy Mathewson	7
3	Doc Crandall	6
3	Nap Rucker	6
5	2 tied	5