On This Day

Friday, August 2, 1912

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	68	31	.687	--
Senators	62	37	.626	6.0
Athletics	55	41	.573	11.5
White Sox	50	46	.521	16.5
Tigers	48	52	.480	20.5
Naps	45	52	.464	22.0
Highlanders	31	63	.330	34.5
Browns	30	67	.309	37.0

Games

White Sox 5, Highlanders 3

Senators 4, Tigers 0

Red Sox 9, Browns 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	70	24	.745	--
Cubs	59	34	.634	10.5
Pirates	54	37	.593	14.5
Phillies	46	44	.511	22.0
Reds	45	52	.464	26.5
Cardinals	42	56	.429	30.0
Dodgers	35	61	.365	36.0
Braves	25	68	.269	44.5

Games

Pirates 3, Braves 0

Cardinals 5, Phillies 3

Cubs 3, Dodgers 2

Giants 4, Reds 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Hal Chase	4
1	George Gibson	4
3	Ty Cobb	3
4	Jimmy Archer	2
4	20 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Hooper	1
1	Frank Schulte	1
1	Jake Stahl	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jake Stahl	4
2	Gavvy Cravath	2
2	Art Fletcher	2
2	Bob Harmon	2
2	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hal Chase	4
2	Max Carey	2
2	Miller Huggins	2
2	Tris Speaker	2
5	11 tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Walter Johnson	1.00
1	Smoky Joe Wood	1.00
3	Ed Willett	0.67
4	Pat Ragan	0.57
5	Bob Harmon	0.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Harmon	1
1	Walter Johnson	1
1	Jimmy Lavender	1
1	Jeff Tesreau	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	8
2	Ed Walsh	7
3	Bob Harmon	6
3	Ed Willett	6
3	Smoky Joe Wood	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.423
2	Tris Speaker	.394
3	Heinie Zimmerman	.393
4	Chief Meyers	.379
5	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.369

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Heinie Zimmerman	12
2	Larry Doyle	9
3	Gavvy Cravath	8
3	Frank Schulte	8
5	2 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	81
2	Sam Crawford	76
3	Duffy Lewis	74
4	Larry Doyle	71
5	Stuffy McInnis	69

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	60
2	Bob Bescher	40
3	Ty Cobb	39
3	Eddie Collins	39
5	Tris Speaker	36

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.36
2	Christy Mathewson	2.06
3	Rube Marquard	2.14
4	Smoky Joe Wood	2.15
5	Buck O'Brien	2.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	22
1	Rube Marquard	22
1	Smoky Joe Wood	22
4	Eddie Plank	17
4	Ed Walsh	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	209
2	Smoky Joe Wood	158
3	Ed Walsh	152
4	Pete Alexander	140
5	Claude Hendrix	123

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	Eddie Collins	.537
2	Ty Cobb	.492
3	Johnny Evers	.457
3	John Hummel	.457
5	Danny Moeller	.451

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Schulte	4
2	Jake Stahl	3
3	Ty Cobb	2
3	Fred Luderus	2
5	25 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stuffy McInnis	19
2	Home Run Baker	16
3	Frank Schulte	14
4	Beals Becker	13
4	Ty Cobb	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hal Chase	13
1	Clyde Milan	13
3	Bob Bescher	9
3	Ty Cobb	9
3	Bert Daniels	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hugh Bedient	0.31
2	Doc White	0.69
3	Lefty Tyler	0.79
4	Christy Mathewson	0.96
5	Claude Hendrix	1.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	4
2	Pete Alexander	3
2	Ad Brennan	3
2	Howie Camnitz	3
2	10 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	31
2	Ed Walsh	29
3	Pete Alexander	27
4	Claude Hendrix	23
5	3 tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Reulbach	2
1	Ed Walsh	2
3	Pete Alexander	1
3	Hugh Bedient	1
3	6 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.520
2	Stuffy McInnis	.409
3	Tris Speaker	.407
4	Danny Moeller	.404
5	Frank LaPorte	.382

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Schulte	6
2	Ty Cobb	3
2	Gavvy Cravath	3
2	Fred Luderus	3
2	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gavvy Cravath	31
2	Stuffy McInnis	29
3	Frank Schulte	27
4	Home Run Baker	26
4	Chick Gandil	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	21
2	Bob Bescher	17
3	Ty Cobb	16
4	Hal Chase	14
4	Tris Speaker	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.23
2	Buck O'Brien	1.33
3	Hugh Bedient	1.38
4	Christy Mathewson	1.46
5	Walter Johnson	1.52

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	9
2	Claude Hendrix	7
3	Pete Alexander	6
3	Jean Dubuc	6
3	3 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	73
2	Smoky Joe Wood	48
3	Claude Hendrix	46
4	Pete Alexander	44
5	Ed Walsh	42

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Walsh	4
2	Christy Mathewson	2
2	Ed Reulbach	2
4	Pete Alexander	1
4	16 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Foster	.275

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Schulte	17
2	Larry Doyle	14
2	Heinie Zimmerman	14
4	Home Run Baker	11
5	Fred Merkle	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	119
2	Sam Crawford	115
3	Duffy Lewis	92
4	Larry Doyle	91
5	Fred Merkle	90

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	83
2	Bob Bescher	80
3	Ty Cobb	71
4	Eddie Collins	53
5	Josh Devore	51

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.60
2	Jim Scott	1.63
3	Buck O'Brien	2.02
4	Christy Mathewson	2.27
5	Eddie Plank	2.31

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	Ed Walsh	240
3	Rube Marquard	234
4	Smoky Joe Wood	227
5	Pete Alexander	211

Saves

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