On This Day

Monday, August 19, 1912

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 78 35 .690 --
Senators 69 44 .611 9.0
Athletics 67 44 .604 10.0
White Sox 55 56 .495 22.0
Tigers 55 61 .474 24.5
Naps 51 61 .455 26.5
Highlanders 38 72 .345 38.5
Browns 36 76 .321 41.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 76 31 .710 --
Cubs 71 38 .651 6.0
Pirates 65 42 .607 11.0
Phillies 53 55 .491 23.5
Reds 52 59 .468 26.0
Cardinals 50 62 .446 28.5
Dodgers 39 71 .355 38.5
Braves 30 78 .278 46.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tris Speaker 4
2 Sam Crawford 3
2 Ed Konetchy 3
4 Beals Becker 2
4 3 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Carrigan 2
1 Doc Crandall 2
1 Sam Crawford 2
4 Ty Cobb 1
4 6 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Beals Becker 1
1 Red Corriden 1
1 Clyde Engle 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Doc Crandall 0.60
2 Hugh Bedient 0.40
3 Slim Sallee 0.38
4 Ed Willett 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hugh Bedient 1
1 Doc Crandall 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Doc Crandall 6
2 Hugh Bedient 4
3 Slim Sallee 3
3 Ed Willett 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .411
2 Tris Speaker .397
3 Heinie Zimmerman .383
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .382
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 98
2 Sam Crawford 89
3 Duffy Lewis 85
4 Stuffy McInnis 83
5 Heinie Zimmerman 80

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 67
2 Bob Bescher 45
3 Eddie Collins 41
3 Tris Speaker 41
5 Ty Cobb 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.27
2 Smoky Joe Wood 2.09
3 Christy Mathewson 2.18
4 Rube Marquard 2.27
5 Buck O'Brien 2.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 27
2 Smoky Joe Wood 25
3 Rube Marquard 24
4 Jack Coombs 20
4 Eddie Plank 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 234
2 Smoky Joe Wood 186
3 Ed Walsh 184
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 Eddie Collins .488
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .429
3 Tris Speaker .419
4 Johnny Evers .417
5 Home Run Baker .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmy Archer 2
1 Gavvy Cravath 2
1 Sam Crawford 2
1 Ed Konetchy 2
1 3 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 15
2 Heinie Zimmerman 14
3 Al Bridwell 13
3 Sam Crawford 13
3 Stuffy McInnis 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Red Murray 8
2 Clyde Milan 7
2 Del Paddock 7
2 Guy Zinn 7
5 4 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Babe Adams 0.00
2 Walter Johnson 0.31
3 Eddie Plank 0.78
4 Earl Yingling 0.83
5 Charley Hall 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 5
2 Chief Bender 4
3 Hugh Bedient 3
3 Jack Coombs 3
3 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Smoky Joe Wood 28
2 Walter Johnson 23
2 Ed Walsh 23
4 Hugh Bedient 20
4 2 others tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Slim Sallee 2
2 Jack Coombs 1
2 Jean Dubuc 1
2 Joe Engel 1
2 8 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .455
2 Johnny Evers .424
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .406
4 Tris Speaker .402
5 Del Pratt .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 6
2 Beals Becker 3
2 Ed Konetchy 3
2 Fred Luderus 3
2 Jake Stahl 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 29
1 Stuffy McInnis 29
3 Frank Schulte 23
4 Sam Crawford 22
5 Duffy Lewis 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hal Chase 19
2 Clyde Milan 17
3 Bob Bescher 14
4 Bert Daniels 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.05
2 Eddie Plank 1.17
3 Jeff Tesreau 1.21
4 Lefty Leifield 1.45
5 Babe Adams 1.50

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 61
2 Walter Johnson 56
3 Smoky Joe Wood 47
4 Pete Alexander 45
5 Vean Gregg 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Slim Sallee 3
1 Ed Walsh 3
3 Ed Reulbach 2
4 Pete Alexander 1
4 17 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .407
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .386
3 Tris Speaker .381
4 Eddie Collins .363
5 Heinie Zimmerman .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Doyle 14
1 Heinie Zimmerman 14
3 Frank Schulte 12
4 Home Run Baker 10
4 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 129
2 Sam Crawford 119
3 Duffy Lewis 99
4 Stuffy McInnis 95
5 Heinie Zimmerman 94

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 84
2 Bob Bescher 78
3 Ty Cobb 65
4 Eddie Collins 54
5 2 tied 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.54
2 Christy Mathewson 2.14
3 Smoky Joe Wood 2.17
4 Buck O'Brien 2.17
5 Charley Hall 2.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 36
2 Rube Marquard 34
3 Smoky Joe Wood 29
4 Jack Coombs 27
4 Eddie Plank 27

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 298
2 Ed Walsh 254
3 Smoky Joe Wood 241
4 Rube Marquard 225
5 Pete Alexander 207

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Walsh 10
2 Christy Mathewson 6
2 Nap Rucker 6
2 Slim Sallee 6
5 Doc Crandall 5