On This Day

Sunday, August 4, 1912

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 69 32 .683 --
Senators 63 38 .624 6.0
Athletics 58 41 .586 10.0
White Sox 50 48 .510 17.5
Tigers 50 52 .490 19.5
Naps 45 55 .450 23.5
Highlanders 32 64 .333 34.5
Browns 31 68 .313 37.0

Games

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

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Larry Gardner 4
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 4
3 Jimmy Austin 2
3 Home Run Baker 2
3 15 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Barry 2
1 Joe Birmingham 2
1 Ty Cobb 2
1 Larry Gardner 2
1 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jack Barry 1
1 Donie Bush 1
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 1
1 Harl Maggert 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ed Walsh 1.29
2 Tom Hughes 0.89
3 Eddie Plank 0.55
4 Vean Gregg 0.25
5 Russ Ford 0.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Hughes 1
1 Joe Lake 1
1 Buck O'Brien 1
1 Eddie Plank 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 9
2 Tom Hughes 8
3 Eddie Plank 6
4 Buck O'Brien 3
5 3 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Walter Johnson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .424
2 Tris Speaker .395
3 Heinie Zimmerman .387
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .376
5 Chief Meyers .375

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
2 Duffy Lewis 76
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 1.39
2 Christy Mathewson 1.96
3 Rube Marquard 2.14
4 Smoky Joe Wood 2.15
5 Buck O'Brien 2.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 22
1 Rube Marquard 22
1 Smoky Joe Wood 22
4 Eddie Plank 18
5 3 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 211
2 Ed Walsh 161
3 Smoky Joe Wood 158
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 John Hummel .476
2 Danny Moeller .449
3 Ty Cobb .444
4 Eddie Collins .436
5 Johnny Evers .435

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 3
2 Beals Becker 2
2 Fred Merkle 2
2 Jake Stahl 2
5 24 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stuffy McInnis 14
2 Larry Gardner 13
2 Frank Schulte 13
4 Duffy Lewis 12
5 4 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hal Chase 10
1 Clyde Milan 10
3 Bert Daniels 8
4 Bob Bescher 7
4 Ty Cobb 7

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 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 4
1 Buck O'Brien 4
3 Ad Brennan 3
3 Howie Camnitz 3
3 10 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 35
2 Walter Johnson 31
3 Pete Alexander 20
4 Claude Hendrix 19
4 Smoky Joe Wood 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 .512
2 Stuffy McInnis .422
3 Tris Speaker .405
4 Armando Marsans .385
5 Johnny Evers .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 6
2 Beals Becker 3
2 Gavvy Cravath 3
2 Fred Luderus 3
2 Jake Stahl 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stuffy McInnis 30
2 Gavvy Cravath 27
3 Home Run Baker 26
3 Frank Schulte 26
5 Larry Gardner 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 21
2 Bob Bescher 14
2 Hal Chase 14
4 Ty Cobb 13
4 Tris Speaker 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hugh Bedient 1.05
2 Christy Mathewson 1.11
3 Jeff Tesreau 1.18
4 Smoky Joe Wood 1.20
5 Lefty Leifield 1.37

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 68
2 Ed Walsh 51
3 Smoky Joe Wood 46
4 Pete Alexander 44
5 Claude Hendrix 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 Tris Speaker .378
2 Clyde Milan .313
3 Eddie Foster .272
4 Morrie Rath .268

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 118
2 Sam Crawford 114
3 Duffy Lewis 94
4 Fred Merkle 92
5 Larry Doyle 91

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 82
2 Bob Bescher 80
3 Ty Cobb 71
4 Eddie Collins 53
5 Josh Devore 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Scott 1.63
2 Walter Johnson 1.67
3 Buck O'Brien 2.04
4 Christy Mathewson 2.20
5 Eddie Plank 2.34

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 296
2 Ed Walsh 246
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