On This Day

Saturday, August 3, 1912

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	68	32	.680	--
Senators	62	38	.620	6.0
Athletics	57	41	.582	10.0
White Sox	50	47	.515	16.5
Tigers	49	52	.485	19.5
Naps	45	54	.455	22.5
Highlanders	32	63	.337	33.5
Browns	31	67	.316	36.0

Games

Highlanders 2, White Sox 1

Athletics 9, Naps 2

Athletics 7, Naps 4

Tigers 2, Senators 1

Browns 4, Red Sox 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	71	24	.747	--
Cubs	61	34	.642	10.0
Pirates	55	38	.591	15.0
Phillies	46	45	.505	23.0
Reds	45	53	.459	27.5
Cardinals	43	56	.434	30.0
Dodgers	35	63	.357	37.5
Braves	26	69	.274	45.0

Games

Cubs 5, Dodgers 1

Pirates 8, Braves 3

Cubs 2, Dodgers 0

Braves 13, Pirates 4

Giants 3, Reds 2

Cardinals 7, Phillies 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ed McDonald	5
1	Amos Strunk	5
1	Bill Sweeney	5
1	John Titus	5
5	3 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Fred Merkle	2
2	Beals Becker	1
2	Max Carey	1
2	Ed Konetchy	1
2	Dots Miller	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	John Titus	5
2	Nap Lajoie	3
2	Amos Strunk	3
4	Home Run Baker	2
4	14 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jack Barry	2
2	Jack Bliss	1
2	Jimmy Callahan	1
2	Johnny Evers	1
2	9 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Lefty Leifield	2.33
2	Frank Allen	0.80
3	Jean Dubuc	0.71
4	Chief Bender	0.67
4	Ray Caldwell	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Baumgardner	1
1	Chief Bender	1
1	Ray Caldwell	1
1	Jack Coombs	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Frank Allen	8
2	Lefty Leifield	7
3	Jean Dubuc	5
3	Marty O'Toole	5
3	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.423
2	Tris Speaker	.393
3	Heinie Zimmerman	.387
4	Chief Meyers	.375
5	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.371

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	83
2	Sam Crawford	76
3	Duffy Lewis	74
4	Larry Doyle	71
5	Stuffy McInnis	70

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	1.96
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	Jack Coombs	17
4	3 others tied	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	Danny Moeller	.460
2	Jake Daubert	.455
3	Eddie Collins	.452
4	John Hummel	.444
5	Ty Cobb	.433

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Schulte	4
2	Jake Stahl	3
3	Beals Becker	2
3	Fred Luderus	2
3	Fred Merkle	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stuffy McInnis	16
2	Home Run Baker	14
2	Frank Schulte	14
4	Art Fletcher	11
4	3 others tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hal Chase	13
2	Clyde Milan	10
3	Bob Bescher	9
4	Ty Cobb	8
4	Bert Daniels	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Claude Hendrix	0.00
2	Hugh Bedient	0.42
3	Red Ames	0.60
4	Doc White	0.69
5	Christy Mathewson	0.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jean Dubuc	4
1	Walter Johnson	4
3	Pete Alexander	3
3	Ad Brennan	3
3	11 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	31
2	Ed Walsh	29
3	Pete Alexander	27
4	Vean Gregg	19
4	2 others 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	Tris Speaker	.410
3	Stuffy McInnis	.407
4	Danny Moeller	.397
5	Frank LaPorte	.382

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Schulte	6
2	Beals Becker	3
2	Ty Cobb	3
2	Gavvy Cravath	3
2	3 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stuffy McInnis	30
2	Gavvy Cravath	29
3	Home Run Baker	27
3	Frank Schulte	27
5	Chick Gandil	25

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	Lefty Leifield	1.25
3	Hugh Bedient	1.26
4	Christy Mathewson	1.30
5	Buck O'Brien	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	8
2	Jean Dubuc	7
2	Claude Hendrix	7
2	Christy Mathewson	7
5	3 tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	66
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	Ed Reulbach	2
3	Pete Alexander	1
3	Jim Baskette	1
3	14 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
4	Fred Merkle	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	121
2	Sam Crawford	115
3	Duffy Lewis	92
3	Fred Merkle	92
5	Larry Doyle	91

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	2.20
5	Eddie Plank	2.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	35
2	Rube Marquard	34
3	Jack Coombs	26
3	Eddie Plank	26
3	2 others tied	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