On This Day

Monday, July 29, 1912

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 66 29 .695 --
Senators 60 36 .625 6.5
Athletics 55 40 .579 11.0
White Sox 47 45 .511 17.5
Tigers 46 50 .479 20.5
Naps 45 52 .464 22.0
Highlanders 30 60 .333 33.5
Browns 28 65 .301 37.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 65 24 .730 --
Cubs 56 33 .629 9.0
Pirates 50 37 .575 14.0
Phillies 44 41 .518 19.0
Reds 44 48 .478 22.5
Cardinals 40 53 .430 27.0
Dodgers 35 57 .380 31.5
Braves 24 65 .270 41.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dick Egan 4
1 John Hummel 4
3 Sam Crawford 3
3 Harl Maggert 3
3 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ping Bodie 2
1 Shano Collins 2
1 Larry Gardner 2
1 John Hummel 2
1 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Donie Bush 1
1 Ray Caldwell 1
1 Max Carey 1
1 Bert Daniels 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pete Alexander 0.89
2 George Baumgardner 0.57
3 Jeff Tesreau 0.50
4 Howie Camnitz 0.33
4 Ray Collins 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 George Baumgardner 1
1 Buck O'Brien 1
1 Eddie Plank 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 8
2 George Baumgardner 4
2 Jeff Tesreau 4
2 Ralph Works 4
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Reulbach 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .420
2 Heinie Zimmerman .398
3 Tris Speaker .393
4 Chief Meyers .371
5 Shoeless Joe Jackson .369

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 Duffy Lewis 73
3 Sam Crawford 72
4 Stuffy McInnis 69
5 2 tied 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 2.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 21
1 Rube Marquard 21
1 Smoky Joe Wood 21
4 Eddie Plank 17
5 2 tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 201
2 Smoky Joe Wood 152
3 Ed Walsh 140
4 Pete Alexander 134
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 .529
2 John Hummel .500
3 Rebel Oakes .463
4 Eddie Collins .444
5 Stuffy McInnis .434

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 20
2 Home Run Baker 17
3 Frank Schulte 15
4 Beals Becker 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 12
2 Bob Bescher 9
3 Sherry Magee 8
3 Tris Speaker 8
5 3 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Harmon 0.35
2 Hugh Bedient 0.39
3 Christy Mathewson 0.96
4 Lefty Tyler 1.06
5 Hank Robinson 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 4
1 Eddie Plank 4
3 Pete Alexander 3
3 Jean Dubuc 3
3 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 33
2 Claude Hendrix 28
3 Pete Alexander 25
3 Earl Hamilton 25
5 2 tied 23

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .524
2 Tris Speaker .407
3 Stuffy McInnis .400
4 Frank LaPorte .379
5 Danny Moeller .379

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gavvy Cravath 33
2 Stuffy McInnis 31
3 Home Run Baker 28
4 Chick Gandil 26
5 3 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 20
2 Bob Bescher 17
3 Tris Speaker 15
4 Ty Cobb 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Harmon 1.02
2 Lefty Leifield 1.07
3 Christy Mathewson 1.37
4 Mordecai Brown 1.44
5 Jean Dubuc 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 8
2 Pete Alexander 7
2 Claude Hendrix 7
4 Jean Dubuc 6
4 3 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 72
2 Pete Alexander 52
3 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 Ed Reulbach 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 2 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 121
2 Sam Crawford 114
3 Ping Bodie 91
3 Ty Cobb 91
3 3 others tied 91

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 83
2 Clyde Milan 82
3 Ty Cobb 69
4 Eddie Collins 53
4 Josh Devore 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.65
2 Jim Scott 1.72
3 Buck O'Brien 2.06
4 Eddie Plank 2.31
5 Christy Mathewson 2.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 35
2 Rube Marquard 34
3 Eddie Plank 26
3 Smoky Joe Wood 26
5 2 tied 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 298
2 Rube Marquard 235
3 Ed Walsh 230
3 Smoky Joe Wood 230
5 Pete Alexander 210

Saves

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