On This Day

Saturday, August 31, 1912

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	87	37	.702	--
Senators	77	49	.611	11.0
Athletics	73	50	.593	13.5
White Sox	61	61	.500	25.0
Tigers	57	69	.452	31.0
Naps	54	70	.435	33.0
Highlanders	45	78	.366	41.5
Browns	42	82	.339	45.0

Games

Browns 5, Tigers 1

Red Sox 2, Athletics 1

White Sox 2, Naps 1

Highlanders 1, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	82	36	.695	--
Cubs	79	42	.653	4.5
Pirates	71	50	.587	12.5
Phillies	59	60	.496	23.5
Reds	57	65	.467	27.0
Cardinals	53	69	.434	31.0
Dodgers	44	76	.367	39.0
Braves	37	84	.306	46.5

Games

Phillies 3, Braves 1

Braves 4, Phillies 2

Cardinals 5, Cubs 1

Pirates 4, Reds 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Vin Campbell	4
1	Ben Houser	4
1	Dode Paskert	4
4	Bill Killefer	3
4	Jimmy Walsh	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Gowdy	1
1	Sherry Magee	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmy Austin	2
1	Hank Gowdy	2
1	Lee Magee	2
1	Dots Miller	2
1	Del Pratt	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Mike Mowrey	2
2	Jimmy Archer	1
2	Home Run Baker	1
2	Bob Bescher	1
2	10 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Otto Hess	0.83
2	Eddie Cicotte	0.67
3	Earl Moore	0.55
3	Lefty Tyler	0.55
5	3 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mack Allison	1
1	Ray Caldwell	1
1	Eddie Cicotte	1
1	Jack Ferry	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Otto Hess	10
2	Earl Moore	6
2	George Mullin	6
2	Slim Sallee	6
2	Lefty Tyler	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.410
2	Tris Speaker	.400
3	Heinie Zimmerman	.389
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.374
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	50
3	Tris Speaker	48
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	Buck O'Brien	2.37
5	Ed Walsh	2.38

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	156

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	.447
3	Tris Speaker	.444
4	Heinie Zimmerman	.439
5	Rube Oldring	.424

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	Bill Sweeney	17
2	Tris Speaker	16
3	Jimmy Archer	14
3	George Jackson	14
5	3 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	7
1	Tris Speaker	7
3	Bob Bescher	6
3	Bert Daniels	6
3	4 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Ferry	0.47
2	Art Fromme	0.64
3	Jack Powell	1.06
4	George Suggs	1.07
5	Smoky Joe Wood	1.24

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Cheney	4
1	Bob Groom	4
1	Ed Walsh	4
4	Ray Caldwell	3
4	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	28
2	Rube Benton	22
3	Ed Walsh	20
4	Earl Moore	19
4	Smoky Joe Wood	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Happy Finneran	1
1	Bert Humphries	1
1	LaRue Kirby	1
1	Christy Mathewson	1
1	4 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Evers	.440
2	Tris Speaker	.429
3	Jimmy Archer	.409
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.394
5	Ed Konetchy	.381

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Schulte	6
2	Sherry Magee	4
3	Ed Konetchy	3
3	Fred Merkle	3
3	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ed Konetchy	24
1	Bill Sweeney	24
3	George Jackson	23
3	Vic Saier	23
5	3 tied	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	15
2	Tris Speaker	14
3	Hal Chase	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	1.45
4	Mack Allison	1.63
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	39
5	Bob Groom	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	.412
2	Tris Speaker	.387
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.381
4	Heinie Zimmerman	.366
5	Eddie Collins	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Heinie Zimmerman	15
2	Frank Schulte	14
3	Larry Doyle	13
4	Fred Merkle	11
5	4 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	77
3	Ty Cobb	63
4	Eddie Collins	54
5	Tris Speaker	53

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.53
2	Smoky Joe Wood	2.04
3	Christy Mathewson	2.14
4	Buck O'Brien	2.19
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