On This Day

Monday, August 26, 1912

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	82	37	.689	--
Senators	75	46	.620	8.0
Athletics	72	46	.610	9.5
White Sox	60	58	.508	21.5
Tigers	56	66	.459	27.5
Naps	52	66	.441	29.5
Highlanders	41	75	.353	39.5
Browns	38	82	.317	44.5

Games

Browns 4, Senators 3

Senators 6, Browns 3

White Sox 4, Red Sox 2

Athletics 5, Tigers 2

Naps 8, Highlanders 8

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	81	34	.704	--
Cubs	75	41	.647	6.5
Pirates	68	49	.581	14.0
Phillies	56	58	.491	24.5
Reds	55	63	.466	27.5
Cardinals	52	65	.444	30.0
Dodgers	43	74	.368	39.0
Braves	35	81	.302	46.5

Games

Braves 8, Pirates 4

Phillies 4, Cardinals 1

Pirates 5, Braves 4

Dodgers 12, Cubs 3

Reds 5, Giants 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Vin Campbell	6
2	Chief Wilson	5
3	Jimmy Austin	4
3	Joe Birmingham	4
3	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Grant	1
1	John Hummel	1
1	George Jackson	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Jackson	7
2	Hack Simmons	4
3	Pete Compton	3
3	Bob Fisher	3
3	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	3
2	Bob Fisher	2
2	Red Smith	2
4	Jimmy Austin	1
4	17 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Rube Benton	1.00
2	Earl Hamilton	0.73
3	Ed Walsh	0.70
4	Ed Donnelly	0.55
5	2 tied	0.46

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Rube Benton	1
1	Boardwalk Brown	1
1	Ed Donnelly	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Earl Hamilton	8
2	Ed Walsh	7
3	Ed Donnelly	6
3	Bob Groom	6
3	Rube Marquard	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pat Ragan	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.412
2	Tris Speaker	.405
3	Heinie Zimmerman	.386
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.379
5	Bill Sweeney	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Heinie Zimmerman	13
2	Gavvy Cravath	10
2	Frank Schulte	10
4	Larry Doyle	9
5	Fred Merkle	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	101
2	Sam Crawford	93
3	Duffy Lewis	91
4	Stuffy McInnis	87
5	2 tied	83

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.34
2	Smoky Joe Wood	2.05
3	Christy Mathewson	2.16
4	Nap Rucker	2.31
5	Eddie Plank	2.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	29
2	Smoky Joe Wood	27
3	Rube Marquard	25
4	Ed Walsh	22
5	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	250
2	Smoky Joe Wood	197
3	Ed Walsh	192
4	Pete Alexander	163
5	Claude Hendrix	151

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Walsh	8
2	Slim Sallee	6
3	Christy Mathewson	5
4	Nap Rucker	4
5	3 tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.486
2	Johnny Evers	.472
3	Heinie Zimmerman	.446
4	Jimmy Archer	.425
5	Eddie Collins	.390

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Stuffy McInnis	2
1	Danny Moeller	2
3	Jimmy Austin	1
3	Ty Cobb	1
3	22 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Jackson	16
1	Bill Sweeney	16
3	Sam Crawford	13
3	Duffy Lewis	13
3	Vic Saier	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tris Speaker	9
2	Sam Crawford	7
2	Red Murray	7
2	Rollie Zeider	7
5	5 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George Suggs	0.35
2	George McConnell	0.50
3	Eddie Plank	0.67
4	Byron Houck	0.77
5	Art Fromme	0.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	4
1	Ed Walsh	4
3	Hugh Bedient	3
3	Chief Bender	3
3	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Smoky Joe Wood	24
2	Walter Johnson	23
3	Ed Walsh	22
4	Rube Benton	21
5	Vean Gregg	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Slim Sallee	2
2	Jean Dubuc	1
2	Happy Finneran	1
2	Byron Houck	1
2	8 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.446
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.431
3	Jimmy Archer	.414
3	Johnny Evers	.414
5	Eddie Collins	.398

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Schulte	4
2	Ed Konetchy	3
2	Fred Merkle	3
2	Dots Miller	3
2	Danny Moeller	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Sweeney	25
2	Jimmy Archer	23
2	Sam Crawford	23
2	George Jackson	23
2	3 others tied	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hal Chase	17
2	Clyde Milan	16
3	Tris Speaker	13
4	Donie Bush	11
4	3 others tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Plank	0.84
2	Walter Johnson	1.05
3	Red Ames	1.30
4	George McConnell	1.41
5	Mack Allison	1.46

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	9
2	Ed Walsh	7
2	Smoky Joe Wood	7
4	Chief Bender	6
4	2 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	58
2	Walter Johnson	54
3	Smoky Joe Wood	51
4	Vean Gregg	39
5	Claude Hendrix	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Reulbach	2
1	Slim Sallee	2
3	Hugh Bedient	1
3	Jack Coombs	1
3	15 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.411
2	Tris Speaker	.389
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.382
4	Heinie Zimmerman	.363
5	Eddie Collins	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Heinie Zimmerman	14
2	Larry Doyle	13
3	Frank Schulte	12
4	Fred Merkle	11
5	2 tied	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	130
2	Sam Crawford	119
3	Duffy Lewis	103
4	Stuffy McInnis	99
5	Heinie Zimmerman	94

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	83
2	Bob Bescher	74
3	Ty Cobb	64
4	Eddie Collins	53
5	Tris Speaker	52

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.51
2	Christy Mathewson	2.13
3	Smoky Joe Wood	2.13
4	Buck O'Brien	2.24
5	Eddie Plank	2.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	36
2	Rube Marquard	33
3	Smoky Joe Wood	30
4	Jack Coombs	28
5	2 tied	26

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	298
2	Ed Walsh	254
3	Smoky Joe Wood	246
4	Rube Marquard	212
5	Pete Alexander	205

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Walsh	10
2	Christy Mathewson	7
3	Nap Rucker	6
3	Slim Sallee	6
5	Doc Crandall	5