On This Day

Wednesday, August 21, 1912

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	79	36	.687	--
Senators	72	44	.621	7.5
Athletics	67	46	.593	11.0
White Sox	57	57	.500	21.5
Tigers	55	63	.466	25.5
Naps	52	63	.452	27.0
Highlanders	40	73	.354	38.0
Browns	37	77	.325	41.5

Games

Naps 9, Red Sox 4

Senators 3, Tigers 1

Highlanders 6, White Sox 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	77	32	.706	--
Cubs	74	38	.661	4.5
Pirates	66	44	.600	11.5
Phillies	53	57	.482	24.5
Reds	53	61	.465	26.5
Cardinals	50	63	.442	29.0
Dodgers	41	72	.363	38.0
Braves	32	79	.288	46.0

Games

Braves 7, Reds 4

Cubs 4, Giants 0

Dodgers 1, Pirates 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	4
2	Doc Johnston	3
2	Johnny Kling	3
2	Ivy Olson	3
5	21 tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Sweeney	5
2	Ivy Olson	3
3	Hal Chase	2
3	Larry Gardner	2
3	2 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Danny Moeller	3
2	Dick Egan	2
3	Ray Caldwell	1
3	Tommy McMillan	1
3	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Hub Perdue	0.62
2	Nap Rucker	0.57
3	Jeff Tesreau	0.55
4	Ray Caldwell	0.50
5	Bob Groom	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Blanding	1
1	Ray Caldwell	1
1	Bob Groom	1
1	Hub Perdue	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jeff Tesreau	6
2	Hub Perdue	5
3	Ray Caldwell	4
3	Charley Hall	4
3	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.411
2	Tris Speaker	.400
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.387
4	Heinie Zimmerman	.385
5	Chief Meyers	.361

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	90
3	Duffy Lewis	87
4	Stuffy McInnis	84
5	Heinie Zimmerman	81

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	69
2	Bob Bescher	46
3	Tris Speaker	44
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	Nap Rucker	2.27

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	.475
3	Tris Speaker	.463
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.460
5	Heinie Zimmerman	.426

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Crawford	2
1	Stuffy McInnis	2
1	Dots Miller	2
1	Frank Schulte	2
5	25 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Sweeney	16
2	Home Run Baker	14
2	Sam Crawford	14
4	Stuffy McInnis	13
4	2 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Babe Adams	0.35
2	Smoky Joe Wood	0.60
3	Walter Johnson	0.76
4	Eddie Plank	0.78
5	Bob Groom	0.93

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Smoky Joe Wood	26
2	Vean Gregg	25
3	Walter Johnson	24
4	Ed Walsh	23
5	Jeff Tesreau	17

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	.432
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.427
3	Tris Speaker	.410
4	Johnny Evers	.402
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	Duffy Lewis	23
4	Sam Crawford	22
4	Larry Gardner	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	19
2	Hal Chase	16
3	Bob Bescher	13
4	Bert Daniels	11
4	Tris Speaker	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Plank	1.01
2	Walter Johnson	1.21
3	Babe Adams	1.42
4	George McConnell	1.50
5	Jeff Tesreau	1.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	10
2	Smoky Joe Wood	7
3	Jack Coombs	6
3	Jimmy Lavender	6
3	Lew Richie	6

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	.407
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.390
3	Tris Speaker	.383
4	Eddie Collins	.361
5	Heinie Zimmerman	.358

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	118
3	Duffy Lewis	99
4	Stuffy McInnis	96
5	Heinie Zimmerman	95

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	84
2	Bob Bescher	78
3	Ty Cobb	65
4	Eddie Collins	53
5	Tris Speaker	49

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.50
2	Smoky Joe Wood	2.10
3	Christy Mathewson	2.14
4	Buck O'Brien	2.24
5	Nap Rucker	2.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	36
2	Rube Marquard	33
3	Smoky Joe Wood	30
4	Jack Coombs	27
5	Eddie Plank	26

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	289
2	Ed Walsh	249
3	Smoky Joe Wood	244
4	Rube Marquard	215
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