On This Day

Tuesday, September 3, 1912

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	89	37	.706	--
Senators	78	51	.605	12.5
Athletics	75	51	.595	14.0
White Sox	63	62	.504	25.5
Tigers	58	71	.450	32.5
Naps	55	72	.433	34.5
Highlanders	45	80	.360	43.5
Browns	44	83	.346	45.5

Games

Tigers 6, White Sox 6

White Sox 5, Tigers 2

Senators 4, Athletics 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	84	37	.694	--
Cubs	80	44	.645	5.5
Pirates	72	53	.576	14.0
Phillies	61	61	.500	23.5
Reds	62	65	.488	25.0
Cardinals	54	72	.429	32.5
Dodgers	45	78	.366	40.0
Braves	38	86	.306	47.5

Games

Phillies 5, Dodgers 4

Pirates 1, Cubs 0

Cubs 5, Pirates 2

Reds 7, Cardinals 1

Braves 5, Giants 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Sam Crawford	5
1	Wally Mattick	5
3	Heinie Zimmerman	4
4	Ty Cobb	3
4	9 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Fred Luderus	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Mattick	3
1	Danny Moeller	3
3	Home Run Baker	2
3	Sam Crawford	2
3	6 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	3
2	Bob Bescher	2
2	Donie Bush	2
2	Vin Campbell	2
2	4 others tied	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Claude Hendrix	1.25
2	Otto Hess	0.83
3	Pat Ragan	0.70
4	Eddie Cicotte	0.62
5	Larry Cheney	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Cheney	1
1	Eddie Cicotte	1
1	Bob Groom	1
1	Claude Hendrix	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pat Ragan	7
2	Eddie Cicotte	5
2	Claude Hendrix	5
2	Otto Hess	5
5	3 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.409
2	Tris Speaker	.395
3	Heinie Zimmerman	.387
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.375
5	Chief Meyers	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Heinie Zimmerman	14
2	Frank Schulte	12
3	Gavvy Cravath	10
3	Larry Doyle	10
5	Fred Luderus	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	109
2	Sam Crawford	100
3	Duffy Lewis	93
4	Stuffy McInnis	92
5	Heinie Zimmerman	89

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	73
2	Bob Bescher	56
3	Tris Speaker	48
4	Ty Cobb	46
5	Eddie Collins	44

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.54
2	Smoky Joe Wood	1.93
3	Christy Mathewson	2.12
4	Ed Walsh	2.34
5	Nap Rucker	2.34

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	29
1	Smoky Joe Wood	29
3	Rube Marquard	25
4	Eddie Plank	22
4	Ed Walsh	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	269
2	Smoky Joe Wood	213
3	Ed Walsh	208
4	Pete Alexander	169
5	Vean Gregg	163

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	.471
2	Jimmy Archer	.425
3	Heinie Zimmerman	.414
4	Nap Lajoie	.407
5	Eddie Murphy	.405

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sherry Magee	3
2	Steve Evans	2
2	Tommy Leach	2
2	Fred Luderus	2
2	3 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tris Speaker	17
2	George Jackson	14
2	Bill Sweeney	14
4	Ed Konetchy	13
4	Wally Mattick	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	11
2	Donie Bush	8
2	Sam Crawford	8
4	Tris Speaker	7
4	Gus Williams	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tom Seaton	0.46
2	Jack Ferry	0.47
3	Eppa Rixey	0.58
4	Earl Hamilton	0.67
4	Red Ames	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Suggs	5
2	Larry Cheney	4
2	Eddie Cicotte	4
2	Bob Groom	4
2	Smoky Joe Wood	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	35
2	Smoky Joe Wood	27
3	Vean Gregg	24
3	Ed Walsh	24
5	Rube Benton	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chief Bender	1
1	Rube Benton	1
1	Happy Finneran	1
1	Christy Mathewson	1
1	4 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Evers	.448
2	Tris Speaker	.404
3	Heinie Zimmerman	.389
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.389
5	Jimmy Archer	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sherry Magee	4
1	Frank Schulte	4
3	Fred Luderus	3
3	Honus Wagner	3
5	13 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	26
2	Sam Crawford	24
2	George Jackson	24
2	Ed Konetchy	24
5	2 tied	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	16
2	Donie Bush	13
2	Clyde Milan	13
4	Sam Crawford	12
4	2 others tied	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Smoky Joe Wood	1.19
2	Art Fromme	1.29
3	Hank Robinson	1.31
4	Earl Hamilton	1.41
5	George Suggs	1.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	7
1	George Suggs	7
1	Smoky Joe Wood	7
4	Hugh Bedient	5
4	12 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	60
2	Ed Walsh	56
3	Smoky Joe Wood	55
4	Vean Gregg	46
5	Claude Hendrix	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Slim Sallee	2
2	Chief Bender	1
2	Rube Benton	1
2	Jack Coombs	1
2	17 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.412
2	Tris Speaker	.386
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.383
4	Heinie Zimmerman	.366
5	Eddie Collins	.358

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	133
2	Sam Crawford	120
3	Duffy Lewis	105
4	Stuffy McInnis	101
5	Heinie Zimmerman	98

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	82
2	Bob Bescher	80
3	Ty Cobb	65
4	Eddie Collins	53
4	Tris Speaker	53

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.70
2	Smoky Joe Wood	1.99
3	Christy Mathewson	2.11
4	Buck O'Brien	2.19
5	Nap Rucker	2.37

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	34
2	Smoky Joe Wood	32
3	Rube Marquard	31
4	Jack Coombs	28
5	2 tied	25

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	306
2	Ed Walsh	254
3	Smoky Joe Wood	253
4	Pete Alexander	209
5	Rube Marquard	196

Saves

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