On This Day

Wednesday, September 4, 1912

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	90	37	.709	--
Senators	78	52	.600	13.5
Athletics	75	52	.591	15.0
White Sox	63	63	.500	26.5
Tigers	59	71	.454	32.5
Naps	55	72	.433	35.0
Highlanders	46	80	.365	43.5
Browns	44	83	.346	46.0

Games

Tigers 12, White Sox 4

Red Sox 6, Senators 2

Highlanders 6, Athletics 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	85	38	.691	--
Cubs	80	45	.640	6.0
Pirates	73	53	.579	13.5
Phillies	62	62	.500	23.5
Reds	62	66	.484	25.5
Cardinals	55	72	.433	32.0
Dodgers	46	78	.371	39.5
Braves	38	87	.304	48.0

Games

Phillies 4, Giants 2

Giants 5, Phillies 2

Pirates 5, Cubs 2

Cardinals 3, Reds 0

Dodgers 2, Braves 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dode Paskert	5
2	Jimmy Walsh	4
3	Donie Bush	3
3	Max Carey	3
3	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hal Chase	1
1	Jimmy Walsh	1
1	Chief Wilson	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bert Daniels	3
1	George Moriarty	3
1	Chief Wilson	3
1	Steve Yerkes	3
5	5 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Larry Gardner	3
2	Gavvy Cravath	2
2	Davy Jones	2
4	Max Carey	1
4	13 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Eddie Stack	1.00
2	Ray Collins	0.83
3	George Chalmers	0.75
4	Walt Dickson	0.60
5	Jack Warhop	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Chalmers	1
1	Ray Collins	1
1	Hank Robinson	1
1	Slim Sallee	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Chalmers	6
1	Walt Dickson	6
1	Eddie Stack	6
4	Ray Collins	5
4	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.411
2	Tris Speaker	.393
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	94
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	47
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	.457
2	Nap Lajoie	.434
3	Lee Magee	.429
4	Jimmy Archer	.424
5	Ty Cobb	.418

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sherry Magee	3
2	Hal Chase	2
2	Steve Evans	2
2	Tommy Leach	2
2	4 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tris Speaker	17
2	George Jackson	14
3	Shano Collins	13
3	Ed Konetchy	13
5	2 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	10
2	Donie Bush	8
3	Ty Cobb	7
3	Sam Crawford	7
5	4 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Ferry	0.00
2	Tom Seaton	0.46
3	Eppa Rixey	0.58
4	Red Ames	0.63
5	Earl Hamilton	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Cheney	4
1	Bob Groom	4
1	George Suggs	4
4	Eddie Cicotte	3
4	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	32
2	Ed Walsh	24
2	Smoky Joe Wood	24
4	Rube Benton	22
5	Otto Hess	19

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	.449
2	Heinie Zimmerman	.388
3	Tris Speaker	.386
4	Jimmy Archer	.385
5	Eddie Collins	.379

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sherry Magee	4
1	Frank Schulte	4
3	Fred Luderus	3
3	Honus Wagner	3
5	14 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	26
2	Ed Konetchy	25
3	Sam Crawford	24
3	George Jackson	24
5	2 tied	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	16
2	Clyde Milan	13
3	Donie Bush	12
3	Sam Crawford	12
3	2 others tied	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Smoky Joe Wood	1.19
2	Hank Robinson	1.22
3	Art Fromme	1.29
4	Ray Collins	1.31
5	Earl Hamilton	1.46

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	7
1	George Suggs	7
1	Smoky Joe Wood	7
4	Slim Sallee	6
5	13 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	58
2	Smoky Joe Wood	55
3	Ed Walsh	47
4	Vean Gregg	44
5	Slim Sallee	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Slim Sallee	2
2	Chief Bender	1
2	Rube Benton	1
2	Jack Coombs	1
2	16 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.409
2	Tris Speaker	.385
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	Home Run Baker	10
4	3 others tied	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	129
2	Sam Crawford	115
3	Duffy Lewis	106
4	Stuffy McInnis	100
5	Heinie Zimmerman	97

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	82
2	Bob Bescher	80
3	Ty Cobb	63
4	Eddie Collins	53
4	Tris Speaker	53

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.71
2	Smoky Joe Wood	1.87
3	Christy Mathewson	2.11
4	Buck O'Brien	2.19
5	Charley Hall	2.37

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	33
2	Smoky Joe Wood	32
3	Rube Marquard	31
4	Jack Coombs	27
5	2 tied	25

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	304
2	Ed Walsh	254
3	Smoky Joe Wood	246
4	Pete Alexander	205
5	Claude Hendrix	187

Saves

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