Baseball44 On This Day: Monday, August 5, 1912

On This Day

Monday, August 5, 1912

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	69	33	.676	--
Senators	64	38	.627	5.0
Athletics	58	42	.580	10.0
White Sox	50	49	.505	17.5
Tigers	51	52	.495	18.5
Naps	46	55	.455	22.5
Highlanders	32	65	.330	34.5
Browns	32	68	.320	36.0

Games

Naps 3, Red Sox 1

Tigers 4, Highlanders 2

Senators 8, White Sox 7

Browns 12, Athletics 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	71	25	.740	--
Cubs	63	34	.649	8.5
Pirates	56	38	.596	14.0
Phillies	46	47	.495	23.5
Reds	45	54	.455	27.5
Cardinals	44	56	.440	29.0
Dodgers	35	64	.354	37.5
Braves	27	69	.281	44.0

Games

Cubs 5, Phillies 3

Cubs 5, Phillies 2

Braves 10, Reds 2

Cardinals 8, Dodgers 4

Pirates 8, Giants 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Johnny Evers	4
1	Vic Saier	4
1	Frank Schulte	4
1	Joe Tinker	4
5	8 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ed Konetchy	2
2	Jimmy Archer	1
2	Gavvy Cravath	1
2	Rebel Oakes	1
2	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Art Devlin	5
1	Ed Konetchy	5
3	Mike Donlin	3
3	George Stovall	3
3	John Titus	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Donie Bush	2
1	Gus Williams	2
3	Max Carey	1
3	Hal Chase	1
3	15 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Hugh Bedient	1.00
2	Claude Hendrix	0.69
3	Earl Moore	0.56
4	Elmer Knetzer	0.55
5	Jimmy Lavender	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vean Gregg	1
1	Claude Hendrix	1
1	Walter Johnson	1
1	Jimmy Lavender	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Claude Hendrix	9
2	Pete Alexander	6
2	Hugh Bedient	6
2	Carl Cashion	6
2	Elmer Knetzer	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.423
2	Tris Speaker	.396
3	Heinie Zimmerman	.384
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.378
5	Chief Meyers	.372

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Heinie Zimmerman	12
2	Gavvy Cravath	9
2	Larry Doyle	9
4	Frank Schulte	8
5	4 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	84
2	Duffy Lewis	77
3	Sam Crawford	76
4	Larry Doyle	72
5	Stuffy McInnis	71

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	1.38
2	Christy Mathewson	1.96
3	Smoky Joe Wood	2.15
4	Buck O'Brien	2.22
5	Rube Marquard	2.26

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	23
2	Rube Marquard	22
2	Smoky Joe Wood	22
4	Eddie Plank	18
5	3 tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	213
2	Ed Walsh	161
3	Smoky Joe Wood	158
4	Pete Alexander	146
5	Claude Hendrix	132

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	Ty Cobb	.431
3	Bill Sweeney	.422
4	Danny Moeller	.418
5	Del Pratt	.415

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ed Konetchy	3
1	Frank Schulte	3
3	Beals Becker	2
3	Fred Merkle	2
3	Jake Stahl	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stuffy McInnis	15
2	Art Devlin	13
2	Larry Gardner	13
2	Duffy Lewis	13
5	4 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hal Chase	11
2	Clyde Milan	10
3	Bert Daniels	8
4	Bob Bescher	7
4	Ty Cobb	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Christy Mathewson	0.75
2	Claude Hendrix	0.77
3	Nap Rucker	1.07
4	Doc White	1.17
5	Red Ames	1.19

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	5
2	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	33
3	Claude Hendrix	28
4	Pete Alexander	26
5	Vean Gregg	21

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	Tris Speaker	.411
3	Stuffy McInnis	.400
4	John Hummel	.392
5	Johnny Evers	.388

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Schulte	6
2	Gavvy Cravath	4
3	Ed Konetchy	3
3	Fred Luderus	3
3	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stuffy McInnis	28
2	Gavvy Cravath	27
3	Home Run Baker	26
4	Frank Schulte	25
5	4 tied	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	21
2	Hal Chase	15
3	Bob Bescher	13
3	Ty Cobb	13
5	2 tied	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jeff Tesreau	1.18
2	Smoky Joe Wood	1.20
3	Buck O'Brien	1.23
4	Christy Mathewson	1.27
5	Bob Harmon	1.33

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	65
2	Claude Hendrix	51
3	Pete Alexander	50
4	Ed Walsh	46
4	Smoky Joe Wood	46

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	.376
2	Clyde Milan	.315
3	Burt Shotton	.279
4	Eddie Foster	.271
5	Morrie Rath	.264

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Schulte	16
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	119
2	Sam Crawford	114
3	Duffy Lewis	95
4	Larry Doyle	92
4	Fred Merkle	92

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	82
2	Bob Bescher	80
3	Ty Cobb	70
4	Eddie Collins	53
5	Josh Devore	49

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Scott	1.63
2	Walter Johnson	1.66
3	Buck O'Brien	2.04
4	Christy Mathewson	2.20
5	Eddie Plank	2.34

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	246
3	Rube Marquard	229
4	Smoky Joe Wood	227
5	Pete Alexander	217

Saves

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