On This Day

Tuesday, July 30, 1912

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 66 30 .688 --
Senators 60 36 .625 6.0
Athletics 55 41 .573 11.0
White Sox 48 45 .516 16.5
Tigers 47 50 .485 19.5
Naps 45 52 .464 21.5
Highlanders 30 61 .330 33.5
Browns 29 65 .309 36.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 66 24 .733 --
Cubs 56 34 .622 10.0
Pirates 51 37 .580 14.0
Phillies 44 42 .512 20.0
Reds 45 48 .484 22.5
Cardinals 40 54 .426 28.0
Dodgers 35 58 .376 32.5
Braves 25 65 .278 41.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bris Lord 4
1 Bill Sweeney 4
3 Jimmy Callahan 3
3 Ty Cobb 3
3 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Red Murray 1
1 Zack Wheat 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 4
2 Eddie Collins 3
2 Larry Gardner 3
2 Joe Kutina 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 2
2 Jimmy Archer 1
2 Jimmy Austin 1
2 Beals Becker 1
2 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Babe Adams 0.60
2 Ed Walsh 0.50
3 Christy Mathewson 0.40
3 George Suggs 0.40
5 2 tied 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Babe Adams 1
1 Rube Benton 1
1 Jean Dubuc 1
1 Christy Mathewson 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Donnelly 5
1 Ed Walsh 5
3 Rube Benton 4
3 Christy Mathewson 4
3 3 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .423
2 Heinie Zimmerman .396
3 Tris Speaker .394
4 Chief Meyers .375
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 Sam Crawford 76
3 Duffy Lewis 73
4 Stuffy McInnis 69
5 Larry Doyle 67

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 58
2 Bob Bescher 39
2 Eddie Collins 39
4 Ty Cobb 36
5 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 4 tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 201
2 Smoky Joe Wood 152
3 Ed Walsh 145
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 .522
3 Eddie Collins .451
4 Hans Lobert .448
5 Stuffy McInnis .431

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Luderus 3
2 Ty Cobb 2
2 Frank Schulte 2
2 Jake Stahl 2
2 Honus Wagner 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stuffy McInnis 19
2 Home Run Baker 16
3 Larry Gardner 14
4 Ty Cobb 13
4 4 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 12
2 Bob Bescher 9
3 Hal Chase 8
3 Ty Cobb 8
3 2 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hugh Bedient 0.00
1 Doc Crandall 0.00
3 Lefty Tyler 0.79
4 Christy Mathewson 1.22
5 Bob Harmon 1.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jean Dubuc 4
1 Walter Johnson 4
1 Eddie Plank 4
4 Pete Alexander 3
4 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 33
2 Ed Walsh 26
3 Pete Alexander 25
3 Earl Hamilton 25
5 Vean Gregg 23

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .531
2 Stuffy McInnis .414
3 Tris Speaker .398
4 Frank LaPorte .386
5 Red Smith .381

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stuffy McInnis 31
2 Gavvy Cravath 29
3 Home Run Baker 28
3 Sam Crawford 28
5 Chick Gandil 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 20
2 Bob Bescher 17
3 Ty Cobb 14
4 Tris Speaker 13
5 3 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Leifield 1.07
2 Mordecai Brown 1.23
3 Buck O'Brien 1.36
4 Christy Mathewson 1.46
5 Bob Harmon 1.48

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 65
2 Claude Hendrix 44
3 Vean Gregg 42
3 Smoky Joe Wood 42
5 Ed Walsh 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Walsh 4
2 Christy Mathewson 2
2 Ed Reulbach 2
4 Pete Alexander 1
4 19 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 118
3 Ping Bodie 92
4 Ty Cobb 91
4 3 others tied 91

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 82
1 Clyde Milan 82
3 Ty Cobb 71
4 Eddie Collins 53
5 Josh Devore 52

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 2.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 35
2 Rube Marquard 34
3 Eddie Plank 26
3 Ed Walsh 26
3 Smoky Joe Wood 26

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 298
2 Rube Marquard 235
2 Ed Walsh 235
4 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 Bobby Keefe 5