On This Day

Wednesday, August 28, 1912

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	84	37	.694	--
Senators	75	48	.610	10.0
Athletics	73	47	.608	10.5
White Sox	60	60	.500	23.5
Tigers	57	67	.460	28.5
Naps	53	69	.434	31.5
Highlanders	44	76	.367	39.5
Browns	40	82	.328	44.5

Games

Red Sox 3, White Sox 0

Highlanders 4, Naps 2

Red Sox 5, White Sox 3

Naps 6, Highlanders 3

Tigers 5, Athletics 3

Browns 3, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	81	35	.698	--
Cubs	77	41	.653	5.0
Pirates	69	49	.585	13.0
Phillies	57	58	.496	23.5
Reds	56	63	.471	26.5
Cardinals	52	67	.437	30.5
Dodgers	43	75	.364	39.0
Braves	35	82	.299	46.5

Games

Cubs 5, Cardinals 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Larry Gardner	3
1	Roy Hartzell	3
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	3
1	Doc Johnston	3
1	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Del Paddock	1
1	Heinie Zimmerman	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Del Paddock	3
2	Red Downs	2
2	Clyde Engle	2
2	Larry Gardner	2
2	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Daniels	2
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	2
3	Fred Carisch	1
3	Eddie Collins	1
3	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Walter Johnson	1.33
1	Smoky Joe Wood	1.33
3	Buck O'Brien	0.67
4	Slim Sallee	0.62
5	Vean Gregg	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vean Gregg	1
1	Jimmy Lavender	1
1	Buck O'Brien	1
1	Jack Powell	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	12
2	Smoky Joe Wood	8
3	Buck O'Brien	6
4	Vean Gregg	5
4	Slim Sallee	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.411
2	Tris Speaker	.402
3	Heinie Zimmerman	.387
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.378
5	Bill Sweeney	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Heinie Zimmerman	14
2	Gavvy Cravath	10
2	Frank Schulte	10
4	Larry Doyle	9
5	2 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	102
2	Sam Crawford	93
3	Duffy Lewis	91
4	Stuffy McInnis	90
5	Heinie Zimmerman	86

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	71
2	Bob Bescher	47
2	Tris Speaker	47
4	Eddie Collins	43
5	Ty Cobb	42

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.36
2	Smoky Joe Wood	1.99
3	Christy Mathewson	2.18
4	Nap Rucker	2.31
5	Eddie Plank	2.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	29
2	Smoky Joe Wood	28
3	Rube Marquard	25
4	Ed Walsh	22
5	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	262
2	Smoky Joe Wood	205
3	Ed Walsh	197
4	Pete Alexander	163
5	Vean Gregg	154

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	Johnny Evers	.512
2	Tris Speaker	.440
3	Heinie Zimmerman	.436
4	Jimmy Archer	.435
5	Eddie Collins	.413

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sherry Magee	3
2	Steve Evans	2
2	Stuffy McInnis	2
2	Danny Moeller	2
2	Honus Wagner	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Jackson	15
1	Tris Speaker	15
1	Bill Sweeney	15
4	Duffy Lewis	13
4	2 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George Suggs	0.36
2	Eddie Plank	0.67
3	Art Fromme	0.84
4	Smoky Joe Wood	0.92
5	Boardwalk Brown	1.15

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	4
1	Ed Walsh	4
1	Smoky Joe Wood	4
4	Hugh Bedient	3
4	11 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	35
2	Smoky Joe Wood	32
3	Vean Gregg	24
4	Rube Benton	21
4	Ed Walsh	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Slim Sallee	2
2	Jean Dubuc	1
2	Happy Finneran	1
2	Byron Houck	1
2	7 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Evers	.438
2	Tris Speaker	.438
3	Jimmy Archer	.433
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.412
5	Eddie Collins	.407

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Schulte	4
2	Ed Konetchy	3
2	Sherry Magee	3
2	Fred Merkle	3
2	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmy Archer	24
1	Bill Sweeney	24
3	George Jackson	23
3	Stuffy McInnis	23
3	2 others tied	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hal Chase	15
2	Clyde Milan	13
2	Tris Speaker	13
4	Gus Williams	12
5	4 tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Plank	0.82
2	Walter Johnson	1.19
3	Smoky Joe Wood	1.19
4	Red Ames	1.35
5	Art Fromme	1.54

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	8
2	Ed Walsh	7
2	Smoky Joe Wood	7
4	Chief Bender	6
4	Jimmy Lavender	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	61
2	Ed Walsh	57
3	Smoky Joe Wood	53
4	Pete Alexander	37
4	2 others tied	37

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Slim Sallee	2
2	Jack Coombs	1
2	Jean Dubuc	1
2	Joe Engel	1
2	14 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.412
2	Tris Speaker	.389
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.383
4	Heinie Zimmerman	.364
5	Eddie Collins	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Heinie Zimmerman	15
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	129
2	Sam Crawford	117
3	Duffy Lewis	103
4	Stuffy McInnis	100
5	Heinie Zimmerman	97

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	84
2	Bob Bescher	74
3	Ty Cobb	64
4	Eddie Collins	54
5	Tris Speaker	52

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.52
2	Smoky Joe Wood	2.07
3	Christy Mathewson	2.14
4	Buck O'Brien	2.23
5	Eddie Plank	2.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	36
2	Rube Marquard	32
3	Smoky Joe Wood	31
4	Jack Coombs	28
5	2 tied	25

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	310
2	Smoky Joe Wood	254
3	Ed Walsh	251
4	Pete Alexander	203
4	Rube Marquard	203

Saves

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