On This Day

Friday, August 16, 1912

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	76	35	.685	--
Athletics	67	43	.609	8.5
Senators	68	44	.607	8.5
White Sox	54	56	.491	21.5
Tigers	55	59	.482	22.5
Naps	51	60	.459	25.0
Highlanders	36	72	.333	38.5
Browns	36	74	.327	39.5

Games

Browns 3, Red Sox 2

Athletics 3, Naps 1

Senators 4, White Sox 0

Highlanders 9, Tigers 8

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	74	30	.712	--
Cubs	69	37	.651	6.0
Pirates	65	41	.613	10.0
Phillies	51	54	.486	23.5
Reds	51	58	.468	25.5
Cardinals	49	59	.454	27.0
Dodgers	39	70	.358	37.5
Braves	28	77	.267	46.5

Games

Giants 7, Cubs 4

Reds 4, Dodgers 3

Cardinals 7, Braves 5

Phillies 5, Pirates 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Art Devlin	3
1	Eddie Foster	3
1	Davy Jones	3
1	Chief Meyers	3
1	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sherry Magee	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	3
1	Sherry Magee	3
3	Ty Cobb	2
3	Chick Gandil	2
3	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Crawford	2
1	Red Murray	2
1	Tris Speaker	2
4	Home Run Baker	1
4	13 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Walter Johnson	3.50
2	Joe Benz	0.67
3	Vean Gregg	0.60
4	Nap Rucker	0.50
4	Jeff Tesreau	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Chief Bender	1
1	Art Fromme	1
1	Earl Hamilton	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	7
2	Joe Benz	6
2	Vean Gregg	6
2	Jeff Tesreau	6
5	4 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Slim Sallee	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.414
2	Tris Speaker	.394
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.386
4	Heinie Zimmerman	.382
5	Chief Meyers	.369

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	97
2	Sam Crawford	87
3	Duffy Lewis	84
4	Stuffy McInnis	83
5	3 tied	76

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	66
2	Bob Bescher	44
3	Tris Speaker	41
4	Ty Cobb	40
4	Eddie Collins	40

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.27
2	Smoky Joe Wood	2.07
3	Christy Mathewson	2.12
4	Rube Marquard	2.36
5	Buck O'Brien	2.37

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	27
2	Smoky Joe Wood	25
3	Rube Marquard	23
4	Jack Coombs	20
4	Eddie Plank	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	234
2	Smoky Joe Wood	186
3	Ed Walsh	177
4	Pete Alexander	158
5	Claude Hendrix	143

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Walsh	8
2	Slim Sallee	6
3	Christy Mathewson	4
3	Nap Rucker	4
5	3 tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.500
2	John Titus	.481
3	Del Pratt	.431
4	Eddie Collins	.423
5	Amos Strunk	.413

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	16
2	Stuffy McInnis	14
2	Amos Strunk	14
2	John Titus	14
5	Al Bridwell	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hal Chase	10
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	8
3	Red Murray	7
3	Tris Speaker	7
3	Guy Zinn	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	0.46
2	Ed Warner	0.66
3	Lefty Leifield	0.69
4	Eddie Plank	0.78
5	Earl Yingling	0.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	6
2	Chief Bender	5
3	Jack Coombs	4
3	Jimmy Lavender	4
3	Smoky Joe Wood	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Smoky Joe Wood	34
2	Walter Johnson	33
3	Ed Walsh	32
4	Vean Gregg	22
5	2 tied	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Slim Sallee	2
2	Jack Coombs	1
2	Jean Dubuc	1
2	Joe Engel	1
2	5 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.451
2	Eddie Collins	.450
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.410
4	Del Pratt	.398
5	John Hummel	.398

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stuffy McInnis	33
2	Home Run Baker	32
3	Ty Cobb	25
4	Gavvy Cravath	24
4	2 others tied	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hal Chase	20
1	Clyde Milan	20
3	Bob Bescher	14
4	Tris Speaker	13
4	Guy Zinn	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.05
2	Jeff Tesreau	1.21
3	Lefty Leifield	1.45
4	Hugh Bedient	1.52
5	Eddie Plank	1.65

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	9
2	Jean Dubuc	7
2	Eddie Plank	7
2	Smoky Joe Wood	7
5	Jack Coombs	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	58
2	Walter Johnson	56
3	Smoky Joe Wood	55
4	Pete Alexander	45
5	Vean Gregg	44

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Slim Sallee	3
1	Ed Walsh	3
3	Ed Reulbach	2
4	Pete Alexander	1
4	14 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.414
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.396
3	Tris Speaker	.376
4	Eddie Collins	.361
5	Bill Sweeney	.360

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	128
2	Sam Crawford	117
3	Duffy Lewis	102
4	Stuffy McInnis	97
5	Heinie Zimmerman	94

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	85
2	Bob Bescher	77
3	Ty Cobb	67
4	Eddie Collins	53
5	Tris Speaker	46

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.50
2	Buck O'Brien	2.17
3	Christy Mathewson	2.23
4	Smoky Joe Wood	2.26
5	Charley Hall	2.32

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	37
2	Rube Marquard	33
3	Smoky Joe Wood	29
4	Jack Coombs	28
5	Eddie Plank	27

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	305
2	Ed Walsh	250
3	Smoky Joe Wood	248
4	Rube Marquard	220
5	Pete Alexander	215

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Walsh	10
2	Christy Mathewson	7
3	Nap Rucker	6
3	Slim Sallee	6
5	2 tied	5