On This Day

Friday, August 23, 1912

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	81	36	.692	--
Senators	74	45	.622	8.0
Athletics	69	46	.600	11.0
White Sox	59	57	.509	21.5
Tigers	56	65	.463	27.0
Naps	52	65	.444	29.0
Highlanders	40	75	.348	40.0
Browns	37	79	.319	43.5

Games

Senators 6, Tigers 4

Senators 8, Tigers 1

Red Sox 5, Naps 1

White Sox 4, Highlanders 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	80	33	.708	--
Cubs	75	38	.664	5.0
Pirates	67	47	.588	13.5
Phillies	54	57	.486	25.0
Reds	53	62	.461	28.0
Cardinals	50	64	.439	30.5
Dodgers	42	72	.368	38.5
Braves	32	80	.286	47.5

Games

Giants 3, Pirates 2

Giants 2, Pirates 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Beals Becker	4
1	Ty Cobb	4
3	Ping Bodie	3
3	Sam Crawford	3
3	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ty Cobb	1
1	Eddie Foster	1
1	Danny Moeller	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Howie Shanks	4
2	Shano Collins	3
3	Hugh Bedient	2
3	Ty Cobb	2
3	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Crawford	3
1	Howie Shanks	3
3	George McBride	2
4	Eddie Ainsmith	1
4	10 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Walter Johnson	1.00
2	Hugh Bedient	0.70
3	Eddie Cicotte	0.50
4	Marty O'Toole	0.38
5	Red Ames	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hugh Bedient	1
1	Carl Cashion	1
1	Eddie Cicotte	1
1	Doc Crandall	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	8
2	Hugh Bedient	7
3	Jim Baskette	5
3	Carl Cashion	5
3	Joe Lake	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.412
2	Tris Speaker	.402
3	Heinie Zimmerman	.389
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.383
5	Chief Meyers	.359

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Heinie Zimmerman	13
2	Gavvy Cravath	10
2	Frank Schulte	10
4	Larry Doyle	9
5	6 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	99
2	Sam Crawford	92
3	Duffy Lewis	89
4	Stuffy McInnis	84
5	Heinie Zimmerman	83

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	70
2	Bob Bescher	47
3	Tris Speaker	44
4	Ty Cobb	42
5	Eddie Collins	41

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.29
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	29
2	Smoky Joe Wood	26
3	Rube Marquard	25
4	Eddie Plank	21
4	Ed Walsh	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	245
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	Heinie Zimmerman	.510
2	Johnny Evers	.469
3	Eddie Collins	.465
4	Tris Speaker	.452
5	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Crawford	2
1	Stuffy McInnis	2
1	Dots Miller	2
1	Danny Moeller	2
1	Frank Schulte	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Heinie Zimmerman	15
2	Vic Saier	14
3	Sam Crawford	13
3	Bill Sweeney	13
5	Duffy Lewis	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Crawford	8
1	Clyde Milan	8
1	Red Murray	8
4	Guy Zinn	7
5	5 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Babe Adams	0.35
2	Eddie Plank	0.56
3	Smoky Joe Wood	0.60
4	Art Fromme	0.74
5	Bob Groom	0.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	5
2	Hugh Bedient	4
2	Chief Bender	4
2	Ed Walsh	4
5	6 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	27
2	Smoky Joe Wood	26
3	Vean Gregg	25
4	Ed Walsh	24
5	Hugh Bedient	21

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	.436
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.422
3	Eddie Collins	.402
4	Ty Cobb	.400
5	Johnny Evers	.393

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Schulte	5
2	Beals Becker	3
2	Ed Konetchy	3
2	Dots Miller	3
2	Danny Moeller	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	24
2	Stuffy McInnis	23
3	Duffy Lewis	22
3	Heinie Zimmerman	22
5	3 tied	21

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Plank	0.84
2	Walter Johnson	1.08
3	Mack Allison	1.33
4	Babe Adams	1.42
5	Red Ames	1.47

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	10
2	Chief Bender	6
2	Jimmy Lavender	6
2	Eddie Plank	6
2	2 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	56
2	Walter Johnson	55
3	Vean Gregg	46
4	Smoky Joe Wood	43
5	Pete Alexander	40

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Slim Sallee	3
2	Ed Reulbach	2
2	Ed Walsh	2
4	Hugh Bedient	1
4	16 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.409
2	Tris Speaker	.386
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.386
4	Heinie Zimmerman	.362
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	120
3	Duffy Lewis	101
4	Stuffy McInnis	96
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	49

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.48
2	Smoky Joe Wood	2.10
3	Christy Mathewson	2.15
4	Buck O'Brien	2.24
5	Eddie Plank	2.32

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	297
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