On This Day

Saturday, July 27, 1912

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	64	29	.688	--
Senators	58	36	.617	6.5
Athletics	54	39	.581	10.0
White Sox	47	43	.522	15.5
Tigers	45	49	.479	19.5
Naps	45	50	.474	20.0
Highlanders	28	59	.322	33.0
Browns	27	63	.300	35.5

Games

Red Sox 5, White Sox 3

Senators 9, Naps 6

Athletics 9, Tigers 5

Highlanders 7, Browns 5

Browns 6, Highlanders 1

Senators 4, Naps 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	65	23	.739	--
Cubs	55	33	.625	10.0
Pirates	50	36	.581	14.0
Phillies	43	41	.512	20.0
Reds	44	47	.484	22.5
Cardinals	40	53	.430	27.5
Dodgers	34	57	.374	32.5
Braves	24	65	.270	41.5

Games

Braves 3, Cardinals 2

Cardinals 7, Braves 3

Dodgers 9, Reds 4

Cubs 7, Giants 6

Phillies 5, Pirates 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	George Jackson	5
1	Rebel Oakes	5
3	Joe Kutina	4
3	Tommy Leach	4
3	4 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Otto Miller	1
1	Danny Moeller	1
1	Tris Speaker	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rebel Oakes	5
2	Gus Williams	4
3	Joe Birmingham	3
3	George Cutshaw	3
3	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Harry Lord	2
1	Rebel Oakes	2
3	Jimmy Austin	1
3	Vin Campbell	1
3	22 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Buck O'Brien	1.00
2	Ad Brennan	0.80
3	Lefty Tyler	0.78
4	Slim Sallee	0.54
5	Ed Walsh	0.46

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Allen	1
1	Mack Allison	1
1	Ad Brennan	1
1	Carl Cashion	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Slim Sallee	7
1	Lefty Tyler	7
3	Buck O'Brien	6
3	Ed Walsh	6
5	4 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Reulbach	1
1	Bill Steele	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.420
2	Heinie Zimmerman	.396
3	Tris Speaker	.392
4	Chief Meyers	.375
5	Larry Doyle	.371

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Heinie Zimmerman	12
2	Gavvy Cravath	8
2	Larry Doyle	8
4	Home Run Baker	7
4	Tris Speaker	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	80
2	Duffy Lewis	71
3	Sam Crawford	70
4	Stuffy McInnis	66
5	Larry Doyle	65

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	55
2	Bob Bescher	39
3	Eddie Collins	38
4	Ty Cobb	34
4	Tris Speaker	34

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.43
2	Christy Mathewson	2.06
3	Smoky Joe Wood	2.12
4	Rube Marquard	2.17
5	Buck O'Brien	2.31

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	196
2	Smoky Joe Wood	146
3	Ed Walsh	140
4	Pete Alexander	126
5	Rube Marquard	120

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	.532
2	Stuffy McInnis	.472
3	Frank LaPorte	.444
4	John Hummel	.434
5	Eddie Collins	.426

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Fred Luderus	3
1	Frank Schulte	3
3	Ty Cobb	2
3	Danny Moeller	2
3	3 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stuffy McInnis	19
2	Home Run Baker	18
3	Frank Schulte	16
4	Beals Becker	14
4	2 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	11
2	Clyde Milan	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	Bert Humphries	0.90
4	Hank Robinson	1.02
5	Ray Collins	1.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Harmon	4
1	Byron Houck	4
1	Walter Johnson	4
4	Jean Dubuc	3
4	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	39
2	Claude Hendrix	28
3	Ed Walsh	23
4	Vean Gregg	20
4	Nap Rucker	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Walsh	3
2	Pete Alexander	1
2	Jim Baskette	1
2	Cliff Curtis	1
2	9 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.520
2	Stuffy McInnis	.405
3	Tris Speaker	.402
4	Rebel Oakes	.383
5	2 tied	.375

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gavvy Cravath	37
2	Stuffy McInnis	32
3	Home Run Baker	30
4	Chick Gandil	28
5	2 tied	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	18
1	Clyde Milan	18
3	Tris Speaker	15
4	Ty Cobb	12
5	2 tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Leifield	1.07
2	Smoky Joe Wood	1.17
3	Bob Harmon	1.33
4	Mordecai Brown	1.44
5	Christy Mathewson	1.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	7
1	Claude Hendrix	7
1	Walter Johnson	7
4	Jean Dubuc	6
4	3 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	68
2	Pete Alexander	46
3	Claude Hendrix	45
4	Smoky Joe Wood	40
5	Russ Ford	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Walsh	4
2	Christy Mathewson	2
2	Slim Sallee	2
4	Pete Alexander	1
4	21 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
None

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Schulte	15
2	Heinie Zimmerman	14
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	113
3	Chief Wilson	96
4	Ping Bodie	95
5	Fred Merkle	90

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	83
2	Clyde Milan	80
3	Ty Cobb	70
4	Josh Devore	55
5	Eddie Collins	53

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.66
2	Jim Scott	1.75
3	Buck O'Brien	2.10
4	Eddie Plank	2.35
5	Christy Mathewson	2.41

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	293
2	Rube Marquard	244
3	Ed Walsh	240
4	Smoky Joe Wood	236
5	Pete Alexander	202

Saves

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