On This Day

Sunday, September 8, 1912

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 92 38 .708 --
Athletics 79 52 .603 13.5
Senators 79 54 .594 14.5
White Sox 64 66 .492 28.0
Tigers 61 72 .459 32.5
Naps 58 73 .443 34.5
Highlanders 46 84 .354 46.0
Browns 45 85 .346 47.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 89 39 .695 --
Cubs 81 48 .628 8.5
Pirates 77 53 .592 13.0
Reds 65 67 .492 26.0
Phillies 63 66 .488 26.5
Cardinals 55 76 .420 35.5
Dodgers 49 79 .383 40.0
Braves 39 90 .302 50.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mike Mitchell 3
1 Wally Smith 3
1 Honus Wagner 3
1 Chief Wilson 3
5 14 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Bescher 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Clarke 4
2 Chief Wilson 3
3 Joe Birmingham 2
3 Dick Cotter 2
3 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dick Egan 2
2 Bob Bescher 1
2 Bobby Byrne 1
2 Max Carey 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Willie Mitchell 0.73
2 Carl Weilman 0.71
3 Ed Walsh 0.40
4 Ed Willett 0.22
5 Rube Benton 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Howie Camnitz 1
1 Frank Gregory 1
1 Willie Mitchell 1
1 Ed Willett 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Willie Mitchell 8
2 Carl Weilman 5
2 Gene Woodburn 5
4 Claude Hendrix 4
4 Ed Walsh 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .411
2 Tris Speaker .394
3 Heinie Zimmerman .383
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .373
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
3 Fred Merkle 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 116
2 Sam Crawford 100
3 Duffy Lewis 96
4 Stuffy McInnis 95
5 Heinie Zimmerman 93

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 73
2 Bob Bescher 58
3 Ty Cobb 51
4 Tris Speaker 48
5 Eddie Collins 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.53
2 Smoky Joe Wood 1.87
3 Christy Mathewson 2.13
4 Ed Walsh 2.33
5 Nap Rucker 2.34

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Smoky Joe Wood 30
2 Walter Johnson 29
3 Rube Marquard 25
4 Eddie Plank 24
5 Ed Walsh 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 274
2 Smoky Joe Wood 222
3 Ed Walsh 212
4 Pete Alexander 173
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 Chief Wilson .441
2 Johnny Evers .426
3 Mike Mitchell .413
4 Nap Lajoie .412
5 Eddie Collins .405

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 Home Run Baker 15
1 Chief Wilson 15
3 Steve Evans 12
4 Sherry Magee 11
4 Tris Speaker 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 11
2 Ty Cobb 9
2 Bert Daniels 9
4 Jake Daubert 6
4 George Moriarty 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Smoky Joe Wood 0.00
1 Willie Mitchell 0.00
3 Jack Ferry 0.43
4 Hank Robinson 0.53
5 Red Ames 0.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Suggs 5
2 Bob Groom 4
2 Christy Mathewson 4
4 Boardwalk Brown 3
4 10 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 29
2 Ed Walsh 27
3 Smoky Joe Wood 25
4 Eddie Cicotte 23
5 Otto Hess 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mack Allison 1
1 Chief Bender 1
1 Rube Benton 1
1 Howie Camnitz 1
1 5 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Evers .446
2 Heinie Zimmerman .417
3 Eddie Collins .409
4 Ty Cobb .383
5 Tris Speaker .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sherry Magee 4
1 Frank Schulte 4
3 Fred Merkle 3
4 Beals Becker 2
4 12 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 28
2 Heinie Zimmerman 25
3 Stuffy McInnis 22
4 Sam Crawford 21
4 2 others tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 17
2 Sam Crawford 12
2 Bert Daniels 12
4 Ty Cobb 11
4 Clyde Milan 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Smoky Joe Wood 0.68
2 Jack Ferry 0.69
3 Hank Robinson 1.18
4 Red Ames 1.19
5 Art Fromme 1.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Suggs 7
1 Smoky Joe Wood 7
3 Bob Groom 6
3 Eddie Plank 6
3 Jeff Tesreau 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Smoky Joe Wood 59
2 Walter Johnson 56
3 Ed Walsh 51
4 Vean Gregg 40
5 Eddie Cicotte 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Slim Sallee 2
2 Mack Allison 1
2 Chief Bender 1
2 Rube Benton 1
2 18 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .411
2 Tris Speaker .385
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .381
4 Heinie Zimmerman .364
5 Eddie Collins .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Heinie Zimmerman 15
2 Larry Doyle 14
3 Frank Schulte 13
4 Fred Merkle 12
5 3 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 134
2 Sam Crawford 114
3 Duffy Lewis 108
4 Heinie Zimmerman 101
5 2 tied 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 82
1 Clyde Milan 82
3 Ty Cobb 67
4 Eddie Collins 53
5 Tris Speaker 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.62
2 Smoky Joe Wood 1.78
3 Christy Mathewson 2.07
4 Buck O'Brien 2.18
5 Charley Hall 2.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 33
1 Smoky Joe Wood 33
3 Rube Marquard 30
4 Jack Coombs 26
4 Eddie Plank 26

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 301
2 Ed Walsh 253
2 Smoky Joe Wood 253
4 Pete Alexander 203
5 Claude Hendrix 188

Saves

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