On This Day

Tuesday, August 20, 1912

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	79	35	.693	--
Senators	71	44	.617	8.5
Athletics	67	46	.593	11.5
White Sox	57	56	.504	21.5
Tigers	55	62	.470	25.5
Naps	51	63	.447	28.0
Highlanders	39	73	.348	39.0
Browns	37	77	.325	42.0

Games

Highlanders 2, Browns 1

White Sox 3, Athletics 2

Senators 2, Naps 0

White Sox 6, Athletics 1

Senators 4, Naps 2

Browns 4, Highlanders 3

Red Sox 6, Tigers 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	77	31	.713	--
Cubs	73	38	.658	5.5
Pirates	66	43	.606	11.5
Phillies	53	57	.482	25.0
Reds	53	60	.469	26.5
Cardinals	50	63	.442	29.5
Dodgers	40	72	.357	39.0
Braves	31	79	.282	47.0

Games

Cubs 13, Phillies 3

Braves 4, Reds 1

Dodgers 9, Pirates 1

Cubs 6, Phillies 1

Reds 4, Braves 0

Pirates 3, Dodgers 2

Giants 5, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bob Fisher	5
2	Johnny Evers	4
2	Dick Hoblitzell	4
2	Herbie Moran	4
2	Heinie Zimmerman	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dots Miller	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ward Miller	4
1	Vic Saier	4
3	Johnny Evers	3
3	Zack Wheat	3
5	15 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Callahan	3
2	Harry Hooper	2
2	Clyde Milan	2
2	Burt Shotton	2
2	2 others tied	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Lefty Schegg	999.00
2	Carl Cashion	2.00
3	Vean Gregg	1.50
4	Jimmy Lavender	0.62
5	Russ Ford	0.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mack Allison	1
1	Carl Cashion	1
1	Eddie Cicotte	1
1	Ed Donnelly	1
1	10 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vean Gregg	9
2	Russ Ford	6
3	Jimmy Lavender	5
4	Jean Dubuc	4
4	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.410
2	Tris Speaker	.399
3	Heinie Zimmerman	.386
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.382
5	Chief Meyers	.364

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	99
2	Sam Crawford	89
3	Duffy Lewis	86
4	Stuffy McInnis	84
5	Heinie Zimmerman	81

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	69
2	Bob Bescher	46
3	Tris Speaker	43
4	Eddie Collins	41
5	Ty Cobb	40

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.30
2	Smoky Joe Wood	2.02
3	Christy Mathewson	2.18
4	Rube Marquard	2.27
5	Buck O'Brien	2.37

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	28
2	Smoky Joe Wood	26
3	Rube Marquard	24
4	Jack Coombs	20
4	2 others tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	237
2	Smoky Joe Wood	189
3	Ed Walsh	184
4	Pete Alexander	160
5	Vean Gregg	148

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	Ward Miller	.500
2	Eddie Collins	.455
3	Johnny Evers	.429
3	Tris Speaker	.429
5	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.412

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Crawford	2
1	Stuffy McInnis	2
1	Dots Miller	2
1	Frank Schulte	2
5	28 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	15
2	Sam Crawford	13
2	Stuffy McInnis	13
2	Vic Saier	13
2	Heinie Zimmerman	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	9
2	Red Murray	8
3	Del Paddock	7
3	Tris Speaker	7
3	Guy Zinn	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Babe Adams	0.00
2	Walter Johnson	0.76
3	Eddie Plank	0.78
4	Earl Yingling	0.83
5	Hooks Wiltse	1.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	5
2	Chief Bender	4
2	Smoky Joe Wood	4
4	Hugh Bedient	3
4	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Smoky Joe Wood	31
2	Vean Gregg	25
3	Walter Johnson	24
4	Ed Walsh	23
5	Chief Bender	18

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	Johnny Evers	.438
2	Eddie Collins	.432
3	Tris Speaker	.406
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.404
5	Del Pratt	.387

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Schulte	5
2	Beals Becker	3
2	Ed Konetchy	3
2	Dots Miller	3
5	11 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stuffy McInnis	28
2	Home Run Baker	27
3	Frank Schulte	23
4	Duffy Lewis	22
5	2 tied	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	19
2	Hal Chase	16
3	Bob Bescher	13
4	Bert Daniels	11
5	3 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Plank	1.01
2	Walter Johnson	1.21
3	Jeff Tesreau	1.23
4	Lefty Leifield	1.45
5	2 tied	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	10
2	Smoky Joe Wood	7
3	Jack Coombs	6
3	Jimmy Lavender	6
5	8 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	58
2	Walter Johnson	57
3	Smoky Joe Wood	50
4	Vean Gregg	46
5	Claude Hendrix	42

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Slim Sallee	3
1	Ed Walsh	3
3	Ed Reulbach	2
4	Pete Alexander	1
4	16 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.405
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.386
3	Tris Speaker	.383
4	Eddie Collins	.361
5	Heinie Zimmerman	.359

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	128
2	Sam Crawford	119
3	Duffy Lewis	98
4	Stuffy McInnis	96
5	Heinie Zimmerman	95

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	85
2	Bob Bescher	79
3	Ty Cobb	65
4	Eddie Collins	53
5	Tris Speaker	48

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.55
2	Smoky Joe Wood	2.10
3	Christy Mathewson	2.14
4	Buck O'Brien	2.17
5	Charley Hall	2.32

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	37
2	Rube Marquard	34
3	Smoky Joe Wood	30
4	Jack Coombs	27
5	Eddie Plank	26

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	301
2	Ed Walsh	249
3	Smoky Joe Wood	244
4	Rube Marquard	225
5	Pete Alexander	209

Saves

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