On This Day

Thursday, August 22, 1912

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	80	36	.690	--
Senators	72	45	.615	8.5
Athletics	69	46	.600	10.5
White Sox	58	57	.504	21.5
Tigers	56	63	.471	25.5
Naps	52	64	.448	28.0
Highlanders	40	74	.351	39.0
Browns	37	79	.319	43.0

Games

Athletics 3, Browns 1

Athletics 2, Browns 1

Red Sox 9, Naps 0

Tigers 9, Senators 6

White Sox 9, Highlanders 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	78	33	.703	--
Cubs	75	38	.664	4.0
Pirates	67	45	.598	11.5
Phillies	54	57	.486	24.0
Reds	53	62	.461	27.0
Cardinals	50	64	.439	29.5
Dodgers	42	72	.368	37.5
Braves	32	80	.286	46.5

Games

Giants 8, Pirates 6

Pirates 3, Giants 2

Cubs 17, Braves 5

Phillies 3, Reds 1

Dodgers 9, Cardinals 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Honus Wagner	7
2	Dots Miller	5
3	Max Carey	4
3	Buck Herzog	4
3	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jake Daubert	1
1	Jay Kirke	1
1	Danny Moeller	1
1	Eddie Onslow	1
1	Honus Wagner	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Onslow	4
1	Honus Wagner	4
3	Jake Daubert	3
3	Jay Kirke	3
3	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jack Barry	2
1	Donie Bush	2
1	Larry Gardner	2
1	Armando Marsans	2
1	3 others tied	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ray Collins	2.00
2	Rube Benton	1.11
3	Eddie Plank	0.80
4	Earl Hamilton	0.62
5	2 tied	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Chief Bender	1
1	Howie Camnitz	1
1	Larry Cheney	1
1	Ray Collins	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Benton	10
2	Eddie Plank	8
3	Ray Collins	6
3	Jack Warhop	6
5	Earl Hamilton	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Happy Finneran	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.411
2	Tris Speaker	.404
3	Heinie Zimmerman	.389
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.384
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	91
3	Duffy Lewis	88
4	Stuffy McInnis	84
5	Heinie Zimmerman	83

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	69
2	Bob Bescher	47
3	Tris Speaker	44
4	Ty Cobb	41
4	Eddie Collins	41

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.30
2	Smoky Joe Wood	2.02
3	Christy Mathewson	2.19
4	Nap Rucker	2.27
5	Eddie Plank	2.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	28
2	Smoky Joe Wood	26
3	Rube Marquard	25
4	Eddie Plank	21
4	Ed Walsh	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	237
2	Smoky Joe Wood	189
3	Ed Walsh	185
4	Pete Alexander	160
5	2 tied	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	Tris Speaker	.476
3	Heinie Zimmerman	.473
4	Eddie Collins	.465
5	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.431

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Crawford	2
1	Stuffy McInnis	2
1	Dots Miller	2
1	Frank Schulte	2
5	27 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Heinie Zimmerman	15
2	Vic Saier	14
2	Bill Sweeney	14
4	Hal Chase	13
5	Sam Crawford	12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Babe Adams	0.35
2	Eddie Plank	0.56
3	Smoky Joe Wood	0.60
4	Walter Johnson	0.92
5	2 tied	0.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Chief Bender	4
1	Walter Johnson	4
1	Ed Walsh	4
4	Hugh Bedient	3
4	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Smoky Joe Wood	26
2	Vean Gregg	25
3	Ed Walsh	24
4	Earl Hamilton	19
4	Walter Johnson	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Slim Sallee	2
2	Jack Coombs	1
2	Jean Dubuc	1
2	Happy Finneran	1
2	8 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.430
2	Eddie Collins	.418
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.417
4	Ty Cobb	.396
5	Johnny Evers	.391

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Schulte	5
2	Beals Becker	3
2	Ed Konetchy	3
2	Dots Miller	3
5	14 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stuffy McInnis	25
2	Sam Crawford	23
3	Home Run Baker	22
3	Duffy Lewis	22
3	Heinie Zimmerman	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	19
2	Hal Chase	15
3	Bob Bescher	14
4	Bert Daniels	11
4	Red Murray	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Plank	0.84
2	Walter Johnson	1.10
3	Mack Allison	1.33
4	Babe Adams	1.42
5	George McConnell	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	9
2	Smoky Joe Wood	7
3	Chief Bender	6
3	Jack Coombs	6
3	3 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	59
2	Smoky Joe Wood	50
3	Walter Johnson	47
4	Vean Gregg	46
5	Claude Hendrix	44

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	.408
2	Tris Speaker	.387
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.387
4	Heinie Zimmerman	.361
5	Eddie Collins	.360

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	100
4	Stuffy McInnis	96
5	Heinie Zimmerman	95

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	84
2	Bob Bescher	78
3	Ty Cobb	66
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	2.15
4	Buck O'Brien	2.24
5	Nap Rucker	2.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	36
2	Rube Marquard	34
3	Smoky Joe Wood	30
4	Jack Coombs	27
4	Eddie Plank	27

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	289
2	Ed Walsh	250
3	Smoky Joe Wood	244
4	Rube Marquard	217
5	Pete Alexander	203

Saves

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