On This Day

Tuesday, August 13, 1912

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 73 34 .682 --
Senators 66 43 .606 8.0
Athletics 63 43 .594 9.5
White Sox 53 54 .495 20.0
Tigers 54 56 .491 20.5
Naps 51 56 .477 22.0
Browns 35 71 .330 37.5
Highlanders 33 71 .317 38.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 73 29 .716 --
Cubs 68 36 .654 6.0
Pirates 61 40 .604 11.5
Phillies 50 50 .500 22.0
Reds 49 57 .462 26.0
Cardinals 47 59 .443 28.0
Dodgers 38 68 .358 37.0
Braves 28 75 .272 45.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sherry Magee 4
2 Mike Donlin 3
2 Larry McLean 3
2 Honus Wagner 3
5 21 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry McLean 1
1 Frank Schulte 1
1 Red Smith 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry McLean 4
2 George Gibson 2
2 Eddie Grant 2
2 Morrie Rath 2
2 Vic Saier 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hal Chase 2
1 Red Downs 2
1 Harry Lord 2
4 Bert Daniels 1
4 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hub Perdue 0.57
2 Hank Robinson 0.40
3 Ed Reulbach 0.33
4 Joe Lake 0.22
5 Bert Humphries 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Humphries 1
1 Rube Peters 1
1 Ed Reulbach 1
1 Hank Robinson 1
1 Jack Warhop 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hub Perdue 4
1 Ed Reulbach 4
3 Joe Engel 3
3 Bert Humphries 3
3 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Suggs 1
1 Ed Walsh 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .418
2 Tris Speaker .398
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .389
4 Heinie Zimmerman .380
5 Chief Meyers .366

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 92
2 Sam Crawford 81
3 Duffy Lewis 78
3 Stuffy McInnis 78
5 Larry Doyle 75

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 66
2 Bob Bescher 42
3 Ty Cobb 40
4 Eddie Collins 39
5 Tris Speaker 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.33
2 Christy Mathewson 2.12
3 Smoky Joe Wood 2.16
4 Rube Marquard 2.20
5 Buck O'Brien 2.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 25
2 Smoky Joe Wood 24
3 Rube Marquard 23
4 Jack Coombs 19
4 Eddie Plank 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 227
2 Ed Walsh 176
3 Smoky Joe Wood 173
4 Pete Alexander 150
5 Claude Hendrix 138

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Walsh 8
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 .571
2 Del Pratt .477
3 Bill Sweeney .473
4 Amos Strunk .462
5 Tris Speaker .431

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 4
2 Ed Konetchy 3
3 Jimmy Archer 2
3 Beals Becker 2
3 6 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Amos Strunk 14
2 Art Devlin 13
2 Vic Saier 13
2 John Titus 13
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hal Chase 13
2 Clyde Milan 8
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson 7
4 Donie Bush 6
4 4 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff Tesreau 0.41
2 Walter Johnson 0.64
3 Mack Allison 1.04
4 Bill Steen 1.23
5 Eddie Plank 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jean Dubuc 4
1 Walter Johnson 4
1 Jimmy Lavender 4
4 Chief Bender 3
4 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 36
2 Walter Johnson 26
3 Smoky Joe Wood 21
4 Claude Hendrix 20
4 Tom Seaton 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Coombs 1
1 Joe Engel 1
1 Walter Johnson 1
1 Eddie Stack 1
1 2 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .482
2 Eddie Collins .418
3 John Hummel .410
4 Del Pratt .409
5 Bill Sweeney .406

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 7
2 Fred Luderus 4
3 Beals Becker 3
3 Gavvy Cravath 3
3 4 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stuffy McInnis 29
2 Home Run Baker 28
3 Frank Schulte 27
4 Ty Cobb 23
4 Gavvy Cravath 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hal Chase 20
1 Clyde Milan 20
3 Bob Bescher 14
4 Ty Cobb 12
4 Tris Speaker 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hugh Bedient 0.98
2 Jeff Tesreau 1.06
3 Walter Johnson 1.37
4 Jean Dubuc 1.67
5 Buck O'Brien 1.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 8
2 Jean Dubuc 7
3 Jimmy Lavender 6
3 Eddie Plank 6
3 Smoky Joe Wood 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 59
1 Ed Walsh 59
3 Claude Hendrix 48
4 Smoky Joe Wood 43
5 Pete Alexander 41

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 Shoeless Joe Jackson .400
2 Tris Speaker .378
3 Bill Sweeney .364
4 Eddie Collins .356
5 Home Run Baker .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 15
1 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 111
3 Duffy Lewis 96
4 Stuffy McInnis 92
5 2 tied 91

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 85
2 Bob Bescher 75
3 Ty Cobb 67
4 Eddie Collins 52
5 Fred Snodgrass 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.55
2 Buck O'Brien 2.07
3 Christy Mathewson 2.19
4 Smoky Joe Wood 2.34
5 Nap Rucker 2.40

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 298
2 Ed Walsh 251
3 Smoky Joe Wood 235
4 Rube Marquard 232
5 Pete Alexander 213

Saves

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