On This Day

Friday, September 13, 1912

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	96	38	.716	--
Athletics	81	54	.600	15.5
Senators	81	56	.591	16.5
White Sox	65	69	.485	31.0
Tigers	63	74	.460	34.5
Naps	60	75	.444	36.5
Highlanders	48	86	.358	48.0
Browns	46	88	.343	50.0

Games

Tigers 9, Senators 8

White Sox 2, Highlanders 0

Naps 10, Athletics 2

Red Sox 6, Browns 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	94	40	.701	--
Cubs	83	50	.624	10.5
Pirates	81	53	.604	13.0
Reds	68	68	.500	27.0
Phillies	63	70	.474	30.5
Cardinals	56	79	.415	38.5
Dodgers	50	84	.373	44.0
Braves	41	92	.308	52.5

Games

Cubs 3, Braves 2

Pirates 6, Phillies 5

Reds 5, Dodgers 4

Giants 3, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Nap Lajoie	4
1	Dode Paskert	4
3	Ray Chapman	3
3	Sam Crawford	3
3	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Max Carey	1
1	Larry Cheney	1
1	Gavvy Cravath	1
1	Art Phelan	1
1	Chief Wilson	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Larry Gardner	3
1	George Moriarty	3
3	Art Butler	2
3	Jack Graney	2
3	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dode Paskert	2
2	Jimmy Austin	1
2	Babe Borton	1
2	Art Butler	1
2	17 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ed Walsh	1.57
2	Vean Gregg	0.83
3	Hugh Bedient	0.50
4	Larry Cheney	0.44
4	Carl Weilman	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hugh Bedient	1
1	Larry Cheney	1
1	Vean Gregg	1
1	Marty O'Toole	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	11
2	Marty O'Toole	7
3	Hugh Bedient	5
3	Vean Gregg	5
5	3 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hank Robinson	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.414
2	Tris Speaker	.391
3	Heinie Zimmerman	.381
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	11
4	Larry Doyle	10
4	Fred Merkle	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	121
2	Sam Crawford	105
3	Duffy Lewis	98
4	Stuffy McInnis	96
5	Heinie Zimmerman	95

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	75
2	Bob Bescher	59
3	Ty Cobb	54
4	Eddie Collins	53
5	Tris Speaker	48

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.52
2	Smoky Joe Wood	1.85
3	Christy Mathewson	2.10
4	Jeff Tesreau	2.21
5	Ed Walsh	2.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Smoky Joe Wood	31
2	Walter Johnson	29
3	Rube Marquard	26
4	Eddie Plank	24
5	2 tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	281
2	Smoky Joe Wood	227
3	Ed Walsh	223
4	Pete Alexander	177
5	Vean Gregg	168

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Walsh	8
2	Slim Sallee	6
3	Christy Mathewson	5
4	Nap Rucker	4
5	6 tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.521
2	Bob Bescher	.468
3	Ty Cobb	.442
4	Babe Borton	.417
5	Chief Wilson	.410

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chief Wilson	3
2	Beals Becker	2
2	Fred Luderus	2
2	Sherry Magee	2
2	2 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	19
2	Chief Wilson	16
3	Fred Merkle	13
4	Sam Crawford	12
5	George Moriarty	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	12
2	Bob Bescher	11
3	Eddie Collins	10
4	Buck Herzog	7
5	3 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Elmer Knetzer	0.00
2	Smoky Joe Wood	0.35
3	Jeff Tesreau	0.50
3	Ray Collins	0.50
3	Hank Robinson	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	5
2	Larry Cheney	4
2	Bob Groom	4
2	Otto Hess	4
2	2 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	26
2	Eddie Cicotte	22
2	Lefty Tyler	22
2	Smoky Joe Wood	22
5	2 tied	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hub Perdue	2
2	Mack Allison	1
2	Chief Bender	1
2	Rube Benton	1
2	8 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.455
2	Johnny Evers	.447
3	Ty Cobb	.398
4	Heinie Zimmerman	.383
5	Eddie Collins	.376

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sherry Magee	5
2	Fred Merkle	3
2	Chief Wilson	3
4	Beals Becker	2
4	9 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	29
2	Chief Wilson	26
3	Sam Crawford	24
4	Fred Merkle	23
5	Heinie Zimmerman	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	17
2	Ty Cobb	14
2	Eddie Collins	14
4	Bert Daniels	12
5	2 tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Smoky Joe Wood	0.69
2	Red Ames	0.95
3	George McConnell	1.17
4	Ray Collins	1.24
5	Hank Robinson	1.24

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Suggs	8
2	Larry Cheney	7
2	Bob Groom	7
2	Jeff Tesreau	7
2	Smoky Joe Wood	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	54
1	Smoky Joe Wood	54
3	Ed Walsh	47
4	Vean Gregg	38
5	2 tied	37

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hub Perdue	2
1	Slim Sallee	2
1	Jack Warhop	2
4	Mack Allison	1
4	18 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.415
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.385
3	Tris Speaker	.384
4	Heinie Zimmerman	.364
5	Eddie Collins	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Heinie Zimmerman	15
2	Larry Doyle	13
2	Frank Schulte	13
4	Home Run Baker	11
4	Gavvy Cravath	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	136
2	Sam Crawford	117
3	Duffy Lewis	109
4	Heinie Zimmerman	103
5	Stuffy McInnis	98

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	84
2	Bob Bescher	79
3	Ty Cobb	63
4	Eddie Collins	59
5	Tris Speaker	51

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.62
2	Smoky Joe Wood	1.76
3	Christy Mathewson	2.07
4	Buck O'Brien	2.20
5	Jeff Tesreau	2.21

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Smoky Joe Wood	34
2	Walter Johnson	32
3	Rube Marquard	30
4	Jack Coombs	25
4	4 others tied	25

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	304
2	Smoky Joe Wood	258
3	Ed Walsh	256
4	Pete Alexander	199
5	Claude Hendrix	189

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Walsh	10
2	Christy Mathewson	7
3	Slim Sallee	6
4	Nap Rucker	4
5	8 tied	3