On This Day

Saturday, August 10, 1912

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	73	33	.689	--
Senators	65	42	.607	8.5
Athletics	61	43	.587	11.0
White Sox	52	51	.505	19.5
Tigers	53	55	.491	21.0
Naps	49	56	.467	23.5
Browns	35	70	.333	37.5
Highlanders	32	70	.314	39.0

Games

Naps 5, Highlanders 1

Browns 2, Senators 1

Athletics 8, White Sox 0

Browns 3, Senators 1

Red Sox 4, Tigers 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	73	28	.723	--
Cubs	66	36	.647	7.5
Pirates	59	40	.596	13.0
Phillies	50	48	.510	21.5
Reds	47	57	.452	27.5
Cardinals	46	59	.438	29.0
Dodgers	38	66	.365	36.5
Braves	28	73	.277	45.0

Games

Phillies 5, Reds 4

Phillies 10, Reds 2

Dodgers 7, Pirates 5

Cubs 11, Braves 10

Giants 6, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	4
1	Bobby Wallace	4
3	Jimmy Austin	3
3	Pete Compton	3
3	16 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Beals Becker	1
1	Gavvy Cravath	1
1	Hans Lobert	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gavvy Cravath	3
1	Hans Lobert	3
1	Vic Saier	3
1	Frank Schulte	3
5	15 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	1
1	Vin Campbell	1
1	Pete Compton	1
1	Gavvy Cravath	1
1	17 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Smoky Joe Wood	1.11
2	Bob Groom	0.86
3	Mack Allison	0.60
3	Eddie Plank	0.60
5	2 tied	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Mack Allison	1
1	Cliff Curtis	1
1	Jimmy Lavender	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Smoky Joe Wood	10
2	Bob Groom	6
2	Tom Hughes	6
4	Ray Caldwell	5
4	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Eddie Stack	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.416
2	Tris Speaker	.399
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.389
4	Heinie Zimmerman	.378
5	Chief Meyers	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Heinie Zimmerman	13
2	Gavvy Cravath	10
3	Larry Doyle	9
3	Frank Schulte	9
5	5 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	91
2	Sam Crawford	79
3	Duffy Lewis	77
4	Stuffy McInnis	76
5	Larry Doyle	74

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	63
2	Bob Bescher	42
3	Ty Cobb	40
4	Eddie Collins	39
5	Tris Speaker	38

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.34
2	Christy Mathewson	2.10
3	Smoky Joe Wood	2.16
4	Rube Marquard	2.20
5	Nap Rucker	2.24

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	24
1	Smoky Joe Wood	24
3	Rube Marquard	23
4	Eddie Plank	19
5	2 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	220
2	Smoky Joe Wood	173
3	Ed Walsh	170
4	Pete Alexander	149
5	Claude Hendrix	138

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	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.560
2	Del Pratt	.475
3	Amos Strunk	.452
4	Bill Sweeney	.446
5	Tris Speaker	.433

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ed Konetchy	3
1	Frank Schulte	3
3	Jimmy Archer	2
3	Beals Becker	2
3	6 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Art Devlin	14
2	Jimmy Archer	13
2	Ty Cobb	13
2	Larry Gardner	13
5	2 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hal Chase	13
2	Clyde Milan	9
3	Donie Bush	7
3	Bert Daniels	7
5	4 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	0.64
2	Nap Rucker	0.69
3	Mack Allison	0.77
4	Red Ames	0.92
5	Jeff Tesreau	0.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jimmy Lavender	5
2	Walter Johnson	4
2	Eddie Plank	4
2	Smoky Joe Wood	4
5	7 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	36
2	Smoky Joe Wood	27
3	Claude Hendrix	25
4	Walter Johnson	24
5	Pete Alexander	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Reulbach	2
2	Hugh Bedient	1
2	Joe Engel	1
2	Walter Johnson	1
2	2 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.458
2	John Hummel	.411
3	Stuffy McInnis	.402
4	Tris Speaker	.402
5	Del Pratt	.392

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Schulte	6
2	Fred Luderus	4
3	Beals Becker	3
3	Gavvy Cravath	3
3	5 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	31
2	Stuffy McInnis	29
3	Frank Schulte	27
4	Ty Cobb	23
4	Gavvy Cravath	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	19
2	Hal Chase	18
3	Bob Bescher	15
4	Tris Speaker	13
5	Ty Cobb	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hugh Bedient	0.98
2	Jeff Tesreau	1.06
3	Doc White	1.15
4	Bob Harmon	1.37
5	Buck O'Brien	1.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	8
2	Smoky Joe Wood	7
3	Pete Alexander	6
3	Jean Dubuc	6
3	3 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	63
2	Ed Walsh	53
2	Smoky Joe Wood	53
4	Claude Hendrix	52
5	Pete Alexander	50

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Walsh	3
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	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.400
2	Tris Speaker	.378
3	Bill Sweeney	.362
4	Eddie Collins	.357
5	Home Run Baker	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Schulte	16
2	Heinie Zimmerman	15
3	Larry Doyle	14
4	Fred Merkle	11
5	2 tied	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	124
2	Sam Crawford	113
3	Duffy Lewis	95
4	Larry Doyle	91
4	Fred Merkle	91

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	83
2	Bob Bescher	77
3	Ty Cobb	68
4	Eddie Collins	52
5	2 tied	46

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.55
2	Buck O'Brien	2.07
3	Christy Mathewson	2.12
4	Nap Rucker	2.33
5	Eddie Plank	2.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	35
2	Rube Marquard	34
3	Smoky Joe Wood	28
4	Eddie Plank	27
5	2 tied	26

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	302
2	Ed Walsh	246
3	Smoky Joe Wood	236
4	Rube Marquard	232
5	Pete Alexander	212

Saves

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