On This Day

Sunday, July 28, 1912

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 65 29 .691 --
Senators 60 36 .625 6.0
Athletics 54 40 .574 11.0
White Sox 47 44 .516 16.5
Tigers 46 49 .484 19.5
Naps 45 52 .464 21.5
Highlanders 30 59 .337 32.5
Browns 27 65 .293 37.0

Games

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

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 5
2 Bert Daniels 4
2 Clyde Milan 4
2 Burt Shotton 4
5 7 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jake Stahl 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Chase 2
1 Ty Cobb 2
1 Bert Daniels 2
1 Larry Gardner 2
1 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 3
2 Bert Daniels 2
2 Roy Hartzell 2
4 Eddie Ainsmith 1
4 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Smoky Joe Wood 0.75
2 Vean Gregg 0.70
2 Earl Hamilton 0.70
4 Walter Johnson 0.62
5 Bill Steen 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 1
1 George McConnell 1
1 George Mullin 1
1 Hippo Vaughn 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vean Gregg 7
1 Earl Hamilton 7
3 Smoky Joe Wood 6
4 Walter Johnson 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Bedient 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 81
2 Sam Crawford 71
2 Duffy Lewis 71
4 Stuffy McInnis 67
5 Larry Doyle 65

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 58
2 Bob Bescher 39
2 Eddie Collins 39
4 Ty Cobb 34
4 Tris Speaker 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.41
2 Christy Mathewson 2.06
3 Rube Marquard 2.17
4 Smoky Joe Wood 2.24
5 Buck O'Brien 2.31

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 201
2 Smoky Joe Wood 152
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 .540
2 John Hummel .457
3 Rebel Oakes .438
4 Eddie Collins .434
5 2 tied .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Luderus 3
1 Frank Schulte 3
3 Ty Cobb 2
3 Tris Speaker 2
3 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stuffy McInnis 18
2 Home Run Baker 17
3 Frank Schulte 15
4 Beals Becker 14
4 Fred Luderus 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 12
2 Bob Bescher 11
3 Sherry Magee 8
3 Tris Speaker 8
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hugh Bedient 0.39
2 Bob Harmon 0.77
3 Howie Camnitz 0.95
4 Christy Mathewson 0.96
5 Ray Collins 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Harmon 4
1 Walter Johnson 4
3 Jean Dubuc 3
3 Russ Ford 3
3 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 33
2 Claude Hendrix 28
3 Earl Hamilton 25
4 Vean Gregg 23
4 Ed Walsh 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Walsh 3
2 Pete Alexander 1
2 Jim Baskette 1
2 Hugh Bedient 1
2 9 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .516
2 Tris Speaker .407
3 Stuffy McInnis .398
4 Rebel Oakes .385
5 Art Fletcher .384

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 36
2 Stuffy McInnis 33
3 Home Run Baker 30
4 Chick Gandil 26
5 Frank Schulte 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 20
2 Bob Bescher 17
3 Tris Speaker 15
4 Ty Cobb 12
4 Eddie Collins 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Leifield 1.07
2 Bob Harmon 1.33
3 Mordecai Brown 1.44
4 Christy Mathewson 1.59
5 Smoky Joe Wood 1.69

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 73
2 Pete Alexander 46
2 Smoky Joe Wood 46
4 Claude Hendrix 45
5 Vean Gregg 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Walsh 4
2 Christy Mathewson 2
2 Slim Sallee 2
4 Pete Alexander 1
4 22 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 94
5 2 tied 90

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 83
1 Clyde Milan 83
3 Ty Cobb 69
4 Josh Devore 54
5 Eddie Collins 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.65
2 Jim Scott 1.75
3 Buck O'Brien 2.10
4 Christy Mathewson 2.33
5 Eddie Plank 2.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 35
1 Rube Marquard 35
3 Smoky Joe Wood 27
4 Eddie Plank 26
4 Ed Walsh 26

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 298
2 Rube Marquard 244
3 Smoky Joe Wood 242
4 Ed Walsh 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