On This Day

Sunday, September 15, 1912

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 97 39 .713 --
Athletics 81 56 .591 16.5
Senators 82 57 .590 16.5
White Sox 67 69 .493 30.0
Tigers 64 75 .460 34.5
Naps 62 75 .453 35.5
Highlanders 48 88 .353 49.0
Browns 47 89 .346 50.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 95 40 .704 --
Cubs 83 51 .619 11.5
Pirates 82 53 .607 13.0
Reds 68 68 .500 27.5
Phillies 63 70 .474 31.0
Cardinals 57 80 .416 39.0
Dodgers 50 85 .370 45.0
Braves 42 93 .311 53.0

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Harry Hooper 4
2 Hal Chase 3
2 Sam Crawford 3
2 Larry Gardner 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 2
1 Gus Williams 2
3 Babe Borton 1
3 Hick Cady 1
3 16 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Duke Kenworthy 2
1 Burt Shotton 2
3 Walt Alexander 1
3 Eddie Foster 1
3 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Walter Johnson 1.33
2 Smoky Joe Wood 0.89
3 Earl Hamilton 0.56
4 Ray Caldwell 0.38
5 Charley Hall 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Baumgardner 1
1 Eddie Cicotte 1
1 Walter Johnson 1
1 Smoky Joe Wood 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 8
1 Smoky Joe Wood 8
3 Ben Van Dyke 7
4 Earl Hamilton 5
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .414
2 Tris Speaker .390
3 Heinie Zimmerman .378
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .378
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 108
3 Duffy Lewis 98
4 Stuffy McInnis 97
5 Heinie Zimmerman 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 77
2 Bob Bescher 59
3 Ty Cobb 56
4 Eddie Collins 54
5 Tris Speaker 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.54
2 Smoky Joe Wood 1.83
3 Christy Mathewson 2.10
4 Jeff Tesreau 2.11
5 Ed Walsh 2.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Smoky Joe Wood 32
2 Walter Johnson 30
3 Rube Marquard 26
4 Eddie Plank 24
5 2 tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 289
2 Smoky Joe Wood 235
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 Bob Bescher .491
2 Nap Lajoie .489
3 Ty Cobb .453
4 Davy Jones .433
5 Doc Miller .424

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chief Wilson 4
2 Beals Becker 2
2 Ben Houser 2
2 Fred Merkle 2
2 Jimmy Walsh 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 18
2 Chief Wilson 17
3 Sam Crawford 15
4 Fred Merkle 11
4 2 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 14
2 Eddie Collins 10
3 Bob Bescher 9
4 Baldy Louden 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Elmer Knetzer 0.00
2 Otto Hess 0.35
3 Jeff Tesreau 0.40
4 Ray Collins 0.50
5 Smoky Joe Wood 0.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 5
1 Jeff Tesreau 5
3 George Suggs 4
3 Smoky Joe Wood 4
5 5 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Smoky Joe Wood 30
2 Walter Johnson 27
3 Ed Walsh 26
4 Willie Mitchell 21
4 Nap Rucker 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hub Perdue 2
2 Mack Allison 1
2 Chief Bender 1
2 Rube Benton 1
2 9 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Evers .447
2 Nap Lajoie .442
3 Ty Cobb .417
4 Chief Wilson .376
5 Bob Bescher .369

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chief Wilson 26
2 Home Run Baker 25
3 Sam Crawford 24
4 Fred Merkle 22
5 2 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 16
2 Bob Bescher 15
3 Eddie Collins 14
4 Bert Daniels 11
4 Clyde Milan 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Smoky Joe Wood 0.83
2 Red Ames 0.95
3 George McConnell 1.20
4 Ray Collins 1.24
5 Hank Robinson 1.24

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 62
2 Smoky Joe Wood 53
3 Ed Walsh 46
4 Eddie Cicotte 36
5 2 tied 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hub Perdue 2
1 Jack Warhop 2
3 Mack Allison 1
3 Chief Bender 1
3 17 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .416
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .386
3 Tris Speaker .384
4 Heinie Zimmerman .365
5 Eddie Collins .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Heinie Zimmerman 14
2 Frank Schulte 13
3 Larry Doyle 12
4 Home Run Baker 11
4 Gavvy Cravath 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 136
2 Sam Crawford 120
3 Duffy Lewis 109
4 Heinie Zimmerman 102
5 Stuffy McInnis 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 86
2 Bob Bescher 76
3 Ty Cobb 65
4 Eddie Collins 60
5 Tris Speaker 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.64
2 Smoky Joe Wood 1.75
3 Christy Mathewson 2.07
4 Jeff Tesreau 2.11
5 Buck O'Brien 2.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Smoky Joe Wood 35
2 Walter Johnson 33
3 Rube Marquard 30
4 Jack Coombs 25
4 4 others tied 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 312
2 Smoky Joe Wood 266
3 Ed Walsh 256
4 Pete Alexander 199
5 Claude Hendrix 185

Saves

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