On This Day

Thursday, August 29, 1912

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 85 37 .697 --
Senators 76 48 .613 10.0
Athletics 73 48 .603 11.5
White Sox 60 60 .500 24.0
Tigers 57 67 .460 29.0
Naps 53 69 .434 32.0
Highlanders 44 77 .364 40.5
Browns 40 82 .328 45.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 82 35 .701 --
Cubs 78 41 .655 5.0
Pirates 69 50 .580 14.0
Phillies 58 58 .500 23.5
Reds 57 63 .475 26.5
Cardinals 52 68 .433 31.5
Dodgers 43 76 .361 40.0
Braves 35 83 .297 47.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lee Magee 3
1 Chief Meyers 3
1 Red Murray 3
1 Wally Smith 3
1 Zack Wheat 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Leach 1
1 Hub Northen 1
1 Frank Schulte 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ed Konetchy 3
2 Johnny Evers 2
2 Eddie Grant 2
2 Arnold Hauser 2
2 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Cutshaw 2
1 Jake Daubert 2
3 Bob Bescher 1
3 Gavvy Cravath 1
3 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Eppa Rixey 1.17
2 Ray Fisher 0.71
3 Ray Collins 0.67
4 Hub Perdue 0.42
5 Joe Engel 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Collins 1
1 Joe Engel 1
1 Eppa Rixey 1
1 Charlie Smith 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Eppa Rixey 7
2 Ray Fisher 5
2 Hub Perdue 5
2 Charlie Smith 5
5 Ray Collins 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .411
2 Tris Speaker .400
3 Heinie Zimmerman .388
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .378
5 Chief Meyers .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Heinie Zimmerman 14
2 Frank Schulte 11
3 Gavvy Cravath 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 92
4 Stuffy McInnis 91
5 Heinie Zimmerman 87

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 71
2 Bob Bescher 48
3 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 Ed Walsh 2.38
5 Nap Rucker 2.39

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 .511
2 Heinie Zimmerman .441
3 Jimmy Archer .408
4 Dick Hoblitzell .404
4 Tris Speaker .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sherry Magee 3
2 Steve Evans 2
2 Tommy Leach 2
2 Danny Moeller 2
2 Honus Wagner 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Jackson 16
2 Tris Speaker 15
2 Bill Sweeney 15
4 Ed Konetchy 14
4 Heinie Zimmerman 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tris Speaker 8
2 Bob Bescher 6
2 Sam Crawford 6
2 Bert Daniels 6
2 Gus Williams 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Suggs 0.79
2 Art Fromme 0.84
3 Smoky Joe Wood 1.16
4 Hooks Wiltse 1.20
5 George McConnell 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 4
1 George Suggs 4
1 Ed Walsh 4
4 Hugh Bedient 3
4 10 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 35
2 Smoky Joe Wood 23
3 Rube Benton 21
3 Vean Gregg 21
3 Ed Walsh 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Slim Sallee 2
2 Happy Finneran 1
2 Bert Humphries 1
2 LaRue Kirby 1
2 5 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Evers .444
2 Tris Speaker .425
3 Jimmy Archer .416
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .412
5 Eddie Collins .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 5
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 25
1 Ed Konetchy 25
1 Vic Saier 25
4 George Jackson 24
4 Bill Sweeney 24

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.19
2 Smoky Joe Wood 1.19
3 Art Fromme 1.54
4 Babe Adams 1.64
5 2 tied 1.69

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 Hugh Bedient 37
4 Vean Gregg 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Slim Sallee 2
2 Jack Coombs 1
2 Jean Dubuc 1
2 Joe Engel 1
2 13 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .413
2 Tris Speaker .388
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .384
4 Heinie Zimmerman .365
5 Eddie Collins .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Heinie Zimmerman 15
2 Larry Doyle 13
2 Frank Schulte 13
4 Fred Merkle 11
5 2 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 129
2 Sam Crawford 114
3 Duffy Lewis 104
4 Stuffy McInnis 101
5 Heinie Zimmerman 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 83
2 Bob Bescher 75
3 Ty Cobb 63
4 Eddie Collins 53
5 Tris Speaker 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.53
2 Smoky Joe Wood 2.04
3 Christy Mathewson 2.14
4 Buck O'Brien 2.23
5 Hugh Bedient 2.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 35
2 Rube Marquard 32
3 Smoky Joe Wood 31
4 Jack Coombs 28
5 2 tied 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 304
2 Ed Walsh 251
3 Smoky Joe Wood 245
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