On This Day

Wednesday, August 14, 1912

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	75	34	.688	--
Athletics	65	43	.602	9.5
Senators	66	44	.600	9.5
White Sox	54	54	.500	20.5
Tigers	55	57	.491	21.5
Naps	51	58	.468	24.0
Browns	35	73	.324	39.5
Highlanders	34	72	.321	39.5

Games

Red Sox 8, Browns 0

Highlanders 3, Tigers 1

Athletics 2, Naps 0

Athletics 8, Naps 3

Red Sox 8, Browns 2

Tigers 6, Highlanders 3

White Sox 6, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	73	29	.716	--
Cubs	68	36	.654	6.0
Pirates	63	40	.612	10.5
Phillies	50	52	.490	23.0
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

Pirates 2, Phillies 1

Pirates 3, Phillies 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bobby Byrne	5
1	Stuffy McInnis	5
3	Bert Daniels	4
3	Mickey Doolin	4
3	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Stuffy McInnis	2
2	Sam Crawford	1
2	Bert Daniels	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stuffy McInnis	5
2	Larry Gardner	3
2	Duffy Lewis	3
4	Max Carey	2
4	9 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Charlie Deal	2
1	Hack Simmons	2
1	Heinie Wagner	2
1	Rollie Zeider	2
1	Guy Zinn	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Smoky Joe Wood	1.29
2	Bill Steen	0.67
3	Claude Hendrix	0.62
4	Eddie Cicotte	0.60
5	George Mullin	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Chief Bender	1
1	Howie Camnitz	1
1	Eddie Cicotte	1
1	Russ Ford	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Smoky Joe Wood	9
2	Bill Steen	8
3	Charley Hall	6
3	Eddie Plank	6
5	3 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jean Dubuc	1
1	Byron Houck	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.415
2	Tris Speaker	.400
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.391
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	93
2	Stuffy McInnis	83
3	Sam Crawford	82
4	Duffy Lewis	81
5	Larry Gardner	76

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.33
2	Smoky Joe Wood	2.09
3	Christy Mathewson	2.12
4	Rube Marquard	2.20
5	Hugh Bedient	2.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	25
1	Smoky Joe Wood	25
3	Rube Marquard	23
4	Eddie Plank	20
5	Jack Coombs	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	227
2	Smoky Joe Wood	182
3	Ed Walsh	176
4	Pete Alexander	154
5	Claude Hendrix	143

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Walsh	8
2	Christy Mathewson	4
2	Nap Rucker	4
2	Slim Sallee	4
5	3 tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.560
2	Bill Sweeney	.458
3	Amos Strunk	.450
4	John Titus	.442
5	Tris Speaker	.440

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Schulte	4
2	Ed Konetchy	3
3	Jimmy Archer	2
3	Beals Becker	2
3	7 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stuffy McInnis	14
1	Amos Strunk	14
3	Vic Saier	13
3	John Titus	13
5	2 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hal Chase	12
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	8
2	Clyde Milan	8
4	Donie Bush	5
4	6 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jeff Tesreau	0.41
2	Walter Johnson	0.64
3	Eddie Plank	0.78
4	Smoky Joe Wood	1.22
5	Jean Dubuc	1.24

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Chief Bender	4
1	Walter Johnson	4
1	Jimmy Lavender	4
1	Smoky Joe Wood	4
5	7 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	31
2	Smoky Joe Wood	30
3	Walter Johnson	26
4	Claude Hendrix	25
5	3 tied	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Coombs	1
1	Jean Dubuc	1
1	Joe Engel	1
1	Byron Houck	1
1	4 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.469
2	Eddie Collins	.430
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.430
4	Stuffy McInnis	.414
5	Bill Sweeney	.411

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	34
2	Home Run Baker	29
3	Frank Schulte	27
4	Larry Gardner	25
5	Gavvy Cravath	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hal Chase	20
1	Clyde Milan	20
3	Tris Speaker	13
4	Bob Bescher	12
4	2 others tied	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hugh Bedient	0.98
2	Jeff Tesreau	1.06
3	Walter Johnson	1.37
4	Lefty Leifield	1.45
5	Claude Hendrix	1.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	8
2	Jean Dubuc	7
2	Eddie Plank	7
2	Smoky Joe Wood	7
5	2 tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	59
1	Ed Walsh	59
3	Claude Hendrix	53
4	Smoky Joe Wood	52
5	Pete Alexander	45

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Walsh	4
2	Jean Dubuc	2
2	Ed Reulbach	2
4	Pete Alexander	1
4	15 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.400
2	Tris Speaker	.379
3	Bill Sweeney	.362
4	Eddie Collins	.358
5	Home Run Baker	.331

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	112
3	Duffy Lewis	99
4	Stuffy McInnis	97
5	Heinie Zimmerman	91

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	85
2	Bob Bescher	75
3	Ty Cobb	67
4	Eddie Collins	52
5	Larry Doyle	45

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.55
2	Buck O'Brien	2.13
3	Christy Mathewson	2.19
4	Smoky Joe Wood	2.28
5	Charley Hall	2.32

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	35
2	Rube Marquard	33
3	Smoky Joe Wood	29
4	Jack Coombs	27
4	Eddie Plank	27

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	298
2	Ed Walsh	249
3	Smoky Joe Wood	244
4	Rube Marquard	219
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