On This Day

Wednesday, July 24, 1912

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 63 28 .692 --
Senators 55 35 .611 7.5
Athletics 52 38 .578 10.5
White Sox 46 42 .523 15.5
Tigers 44 47 .484 19.0
Naps 44 48 .478 19.5
Highlanders 27 57 .321 32.5
Browns 25 61 .291 35.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 65 21 .756 --
Cubs 53 33 .616 12.0
Pirates 49 34 .590 14.5
Phillies 41 41 .500 22.0
Reds 44 45 .494 22.5
Cardinals 39 52 .429 28.5
Dodgers 32 56 .364 34.0
Braves 23 64 .264 42.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Bescher 4
1 Hal Chase 4
3 Larry Cheney 3
3 Dick Egan 3
3 Terry Turner 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Beals Becker 1
1 Frank Schulte 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Schulte 3
2 Beals Becker 2
2 Joe Birmingham 2
2 Larry Doyle 2
2 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 3
2 Larry Gardner 2
3 Johnny Bates 1
3 Dick Hoblitzell 1
3 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Larry Cheney 0.43
2 Ed Walsh 0.36
3 Pete Alexander 0.33
4 Art Fromme 0.27
5 Earl Yingling 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ames 1
1 Larry Cheney 1
1 Bob Harmon 1
1 George McConnell 1
1 Bill Steen 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 6
2 Ed Walsh 4
2 Earl Yingling 4
4 Red Ames 3
4 4 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Vean Gregg 1
1 Slim Sallee 1
1 Hooks Wiltse 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .416
2 Heinie Zimmerman .394
3 Tris Speaker .392
4 Chief Meyers .380
5 Larry Doyle .376

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 79
2 Duffy Lewis 69
3 Sam Crawford 68
4 Larry Doyle 65
5 Heinie Zimmerman 62

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 51
2 Eddie Collins 37
3 Bob Bescher 36
4 Ty Cobb 34
4 Tris Speaker 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.36
2 Rube Marquard 1.97
3 Smoky Joe Wood 2.12
4 Christy Mathewson 2.16
5 Joe Benz 2.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Marquard 21
2 Smoky Joe Wood 20
3 Walter Johnson 19
4 Larry Cheney 16
5 4 tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 190
2 Smoky Joe Wood 146
3 Ed Walsh 133
4 Pete Alexander 126
5 Rube Marquard 115

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Walsh 6
2 Christy Mathewson 4
2 Nap Rucker 4
2 Slim Sallee 4
5 2 tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .525
2 Frank LaPorte .477
3 Stuffy McInnis .440
4 Eddie Collins .436
5 Arnold Hauser .417

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 20
2 Frank Schulte 17
3 Stuffy McInnis 15
4 Beals Becker 13
4 Gavvy Cravath 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 9
1 Clyde Milan 9
1 Tris Speaker 9
4 Sherry Magee 8
5 Jake Daubert 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Stack 0.00
2 Bob Harmon 0.77
3 Smoky Joe Wood 0.90
3 Bert Humphries 0.90
5 Jeff Tesreau 0.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Harmon 4
1 Claude Hendrix 4
1 Byron Houck 4
4 Pete Alexander 3
4 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 33
2 Pete Alexander 27
2 Claude Hendrix 27
4 Smoky Joe Wood 26
5 Russ Ford 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Walsh 3
2 Pete Alexander 1
2 Jim Baskette 1
2 Jean Dubuc 1
2 7 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .517
2 Tris Speaker .394
3 Stuffy McInnis .388
4 Bill Sweeney .384
5 Frank LaPorte .379

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gavvy Cravath 36
2 Home Run Baker 30
3 Stuffy McInnis 28
4 Frank Schulte 25
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 16
2 Clyde Milan 15
2 Tris Speaker 15
4 Ty Cobb 12
5 George Moriarty 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Smoky Joe Wood 1.00
2 Lefty Leifield 1.07
3 Mordecai Brown 1.12
4 Jimmy Lavender 1.44
5 Walter Johnson 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Claude Hendrix 8
2 Pete Alexander 7
3 Bob Harmon 6
3 Walter Johnson 6
3 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 72
2 Pete Alexander 51
3 Smoky Joe Wood 49
4 Claude Hendrix 43
5 Russ Ford 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Walsh 3
2 Christy Mathewson 2
2 Slim Sallee 2
4 Pete Alexander 1
4 18 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 13
4 Home Run Baker 11
5 Chief Wilson 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 125
2 Sam Crawford 115
3 Chief Wilson 95
4 Ping Bodie 94
5 2 tied 90

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 83
2 Clyde Milan 78
3 Ty Cobb 74
4 Josh Devore 56
5 Eddie Collins 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Scott 1.75
2 Walter Johnson 1.76
3 Buck O'Brien 2.12
4 Eddie Plank 2.42
5 Rube Marquard 2.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Marquard 35
2 Walter Johnson 33
3 Ed Walsh 27
4 Jack Coombs 26
4 2 others tied 26

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 295
2 Rube Marquard 239
3 Smoky Joe Wood 236
4 Ed Walsh 233
5 Pete Alexander 209

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Walsh 9
2 Christy Mathewson 7
3 Doc Crandall 6
3 Nap Rucker 6
5 2 tied 5