On This Day

Friday, August 30, 1912

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 86 37 .699 --
Senators 77 48 .616 10.0
Athletics 73 49 .598 12.5
White Sox 60 61 .496 25.0
Tigers 57 68 .456 30.0
Naps 54 69 .439 32.0
Highlanders 44 78 .361 41.5
Browns 41 82 .333 45.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 82 36 .695 --
Cubs 79 41 .658 4.0
Pirates 70 50 .583 13.0
Phillies 58 59 .496 23.5
Reds 57 64 .471 26.5
Cardinals 52 69 .430 31.5
Dodgers 44 76 .367 39.0
Braves 36 83 .303 46.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Vin Campbell 3
1 Tommy Clarke 3
1 Art Devlin 3
1 Doc Johnston 3
1 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Luderus 1
1 Frank Schulte 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Clyde Milan 3
2 Bob Fisher 2
2 John Henry 2
2 Fred Merkle 2
2 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Birmingham 2
1 Clyde Milan 2
3 Jimmy Austin 1
3 Bob Bescher 1
3 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rube Benton 0.80
2 Larry Cheney 0.50
3 Bob Groom 0.44
4 Ed Donnelly 0.42
5 2 tied 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Blanding 1
1 Larry Cheney 1
1 Cliff Curtis 1
1 Ed Donnelly 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Iron Davis 5
1 Ed Donnelly 5
1 Jean Dubuc 5
4 Rube Benton 4
4 3 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .409
2 Tris Speaker .400
3 Heinie Zimmerman .388
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .377
5 Chief Meyers .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Heinie Zimmerman 14
2 Frank Schulte 12
3 Gavvy Cravath 10
4 Larry Doyle 9
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 103
2 Sam Crawford 93
2 Duffy Lewis 93
4 Stuffy McInnis 91
5 Heinie Zimmerman 87

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 73
2 Bob Bescher 49
3 Tris Speaker 47
4 Eddie Collins 44
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 .500
2 Jimmy Archer .438
3 Tris Speaker .434
4 Heinie Zimmerman .431
5 Rube Oldring .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sherry Magee 3
2 Steve Evans 2
2 Tommy Leach 2
2 Danny Moeller 2
2 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tris Speaker 16
1 Bill Sweeney 16
3 Jimmy Archer 14
3 George Jackson 14
5 5 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tris Speaker 8
2 Clyde Milan 7
3 Sam Crawford 6
3 Bert Daniels 6
3 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Art Fromme 0.97
2 Jack Powell 1.06
3 George Suggs 1.07
4 Smoky Joe Wood 1.16
5 Boardwalk Brown 1.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Cheney 4
1 Bob Groom 4
1 Ed Walsh 4
4 Ray Collins 3
4 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 35
2 Smoky Joe Wood 23
3 Rube Benton 22
4 Vean Gregg 21
5 Ed Walsh 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Happy Finneran 1
1 Bert Humphries 1
1 LaRue Kirby 1
1 Christy Mathewson 1
1 5 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Evers .438
2 Tris Speaker .421
3 Jimmy Archer .416
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .410
5 Eddie Collins .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 6
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
5 Bill Sweeney 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 15
2 Hal Chase 14
3 Tris Speaker 13
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson 11
4 Gus Williams 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.19
2 Smoky Joe Wood 1.19
3 Red Ames 1.27
4 Art Fromme 1.57
5 Ray Collins 1.69

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 61
2 Smoky Joe Wood 53
3 Ed Walsh 52
4 Vean Gregg 37
5 2 tied 36

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 .411
2 Tris Speaker .388
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .383
4 Heinie Zimmerman .365
5 Eddie Collins .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Heinie Zimmerman 15
2 Frank Schulte 14
3 Larry Doyle 13
4 Fred Merkle 11
5 3 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 130
2 Sam Crawford 114
3 Duffy Lewis 105
4 Stuffy McInnis 101
5 Heinie Zimmerman 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 85
2 Bob Bescher 76
3 Ty Cobb 63
4 Eddie Collins 54
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 Charley Hall 2.37

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