On This Day

Thursday, July 25, 1912

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	63	29	.685	--
Senators	56	36	.609	7.0
Athletics	53	39	.576	10.0
White Sox	47	42	.528	14.5
Tigers	45	48	.484	18.5
Naps	45	48	.484	18.5
Highlanders	27	58	.318	32.5
Browns	26	62	.295	35.0

Games

Naps 1, Red Sox 0

White Sox 6, Highlanders 4

Browns 4, Athletics 3

Senators 7, Tigers 5

Athletics 3, Browns 2

Tigers 5, Senators 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	65	21	.756	--
Cubs	53	33	.616	12.0
Pirates	50	34	.595	14.0
Phillies	41	41	.500	22.0
Reds	44	45	.494	22.5
Cardinals	39	52	.429	28.5
Dodgers	32	57	.360	34.5
Braves	23	64	.264	42.5

Games

Pirates 8, Dodgers 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ty Cobb	4
1	Bert Daniels	4
1	Willie Hogan	4
1	Stuffy McInnis	4
5	9 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bert Daniels	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Chick Gandil	4
2	Bert Daniels	3
2	Bob Fisher	3
2	Stuffy McInnis	3
2	Clyde Milan	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	3
2	Danny Moeller	2
3	Joe Birmingham	1
3	Eddie Collins	1
3	10 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Vean Gregg	1.20
2	Jean Dubuc	0.64
3	Earl Hamilton	0.58
4	Walter Johnson	0.55
5	Joe Benz	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Benz	1
1	Howie Camnitz	1
1	Jack Coombs	1
1	Jean Dubuc	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jean Dubuc	7
1	Earl Hamilton	7
3	Joe Benz	6
3	Vean Gregg	6
3	Walter Johnson	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Walsh	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.418
2	Heinie Zimmerman	.394
3	Tris Speaker	.393
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	Sam Crawford	70
3	Duffy Lewis	69
4	Larry Doyle	65
5	Stuffy McInnis	64

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	54
2	Eddie Collins	38
3	Bob Bescher	36
4	Ty Cobb	34
4	Tris Speaker	34

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.43
2	Rube Marquard	1.97
3	Smoky Joe Wood	2.12
4	Christy Mathewson	2.16
5	Ed Walsh	2.32

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Marquard	21
2	Walter Johnson	20
2	Smoky Joe Wood	20
4	Larry Cheney	16
4	Jack Coombs	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	196
2	Smoky Joe Wood	146
3	Ed Walsh	134
4	Pete Alexander	126
5	Rube Marquard	115

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Walsh	7
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	.500
2	Stuffy McInnis	.446
3	Terry Turner	.439
4	Frank LaPorte	.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	19
2	Stuffy McInnis	17
2	Frank Schulte	17
4	Beals Becker	13
4	Gavvy Cravath	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	10
2	Bob Bescher	9
2	Tris Speaker	9
4	Sherry Magee	8
5	2 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hugh Bedient	0.47
2	Bob Harmon	0.77
3	Smoky Joe Wood	0.90
3	Bert Humphries	0.90
5	2 tied	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Harmon	4
1	Claude Hendrix	4
1	Byron Houck	4
1	Walter Johnson	4
5	8 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	39
2	Pete Alexander	27
2	Claude Hendrix	27
4	Smoky Joe Wood	26
5	Hippo Vaughn	24

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	.516
2	Tris Speaker	.402
3	Stuffy McInnis	.388
4	Bobby Byrne	.386
5	Bill Sweeney	.385

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gavvy Cravath	35
2	Home Run Baker	30
2	Stuffy McInnis	30
4	Chick Gandil	27
5	Sam Crawford	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	17
2	Bob Bescher	16
3	Tris Speaker	15
4	Ty Cobb	12
4	George Moriarty	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Smoky Joe Wood	1.00
2	Lefty Leifield	1.07
3	Mordecai Brown	1.12
4	Jimmy Lavender	1.46
5	Walter Johnson	1.81

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Claude Hendrix	8
2	Pete Alexander	7
2	Walter Johnson	7
4	Jack Coombs	6
4	4 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	78
2	Pete Alexander	51
3	Smoky Joe Wood	49
4	Claude Hendrix	43
5	George McConnell	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Walsh	4
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	123
2	Sam Crawford	116
3	Chief Wilson	97
4	Ping Bodie	96
5	Heinie Zimmerman	90

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	82
2	Clyde Milan	80
3	Ty Cobb	72
4	Josh Devore	56
5	Eddie Collins	53

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Scott	1.75
2	Walter Johnson	1.79
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	34
3	Ed Walsh	27
4	Jack Coombs	26
4	2 others tied	26

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	301
2	Rube Marquard	239
3	Smoky Joe Wood	236
4	Ed Walsh	234
5	Pete Alexander	209

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Walsh	10
2	Christy Mathewson	7
3	Doc Crandall	6
3	Nap Rucker	6
5	2 tied	5