On This Day

Monday, September 16, 1912

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	97	39	.713	--
Athletics	82	56	.594	16.0
Senators	82	57	.590	16.5
White Sox	67	69	.493	30.0
Tigers	64	75	.460	34.5
Naps	62	76	.449	36.0
Highlanders	48	88	.353	49.0
Browns	47	89	.346	50.0

Games

Athletics 8, Naps 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	95	41	.699	--
Cubs	84	51	.622	10.5
Pirates	83	53	.610	12.0
Reds	70	68	.507	26.0
Phillies	63	72	.467	31.5
Cardinals	57	81	.413	39.0
Dodgers	50	86	.368	45.0
Braves	43	93	.316	52.0

Games

Reds 1, Phillies 0

Reds 6, Phillies 0

Braves 8, Cardinals 4

Pirates 2, Dodgers 1

Cubs 4, Giants 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Pete Knisely	4
2	Bob Bescher	3
2	Frank Gilhooley	3
2	Sherry Magee	3
5	14 tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmy Archer	1
1	Fred Merkle	1
1	Chief Wilson	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Collins	2
1	Dick Hoblitzell	2
1	Bill Rariden	2
1	Hank Severeid	2
1	2 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Egan	2
1	Harl Maggert	2
3	Eddie Collins	1
3	Nap Lajoie	1
3	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Rube Benton	0.83
2	Eddie Plank	0.75
3	Pat Ragan	0.71
4	Lefty Tyler	0.67
5	Willie Mitchell	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Benton	1
1	Art Fromme	1
1	Eddie Plank	1
1	Ed Reulbach	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Eddie Plank	6
2	Rube Benton	5
2	Sandy Burk	5
2	Christy Mathewson	5
2	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Walt Dickson	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.414
2	Tris Speaker	.390
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.378
4	Heinie Zimmerman	.375
5	Chief Meyers	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Heinie Zimmerman	14
2	Frank Schulte	12
3	Gavvy Cravath	11
3	Fred Merkle	11
5	2 tied	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	122
2	Sam Crawford	108
3	Duffy Lewis	98
3	Stuffy McInnis	98
5	Heinie Zimmerman	95

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	77
2	Bob Bescher	59
3	Ty Cobb	56
4	Eddie Collins	55
5	Tris Speaker	48

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.54
2	Smoky Joe Wood	1.83
3	Jeff Tesreau	2.11
4	Christy Mathewson	2.13
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	25
5	2 tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	289
2	Smoky Joe Wood	235
3	Ed Walsh	223
4	Pete Alexander	179
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	.478
2	Bob Bescher	.474
3	Ty Cobb	.469
4	Chief Wilson	.415
5	Home Run Baker	.414

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chief Wilson	5
2	Fred Merkle	3
3	Beals Becker	2
3	Ben Houser	2
3	Jimmy Walsh	2

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	14
2	Eddie Collins	11
3	Bob Bescher	7
3	Baldy Louden	7
5	2 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	Eddie Plank	4
3	Smoky Joe Wood	4
5	7 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Smoky Joe Wood	30
2	Walter Johnson	27
3	Willie Mitchell	26
4	Christy Mathewson	24
5	Pat Ragan	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hub Perdue	2
2	Mack Allison	1
2	Chief Bender	1
2	Howie Camnitz	1
2	8 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Evers	.438
2	Nap Lajoie	.437
3	Ty Cobb	.414
4	Bob Bescher	.376
5	Tris Speaker	.372

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Chief Wilson	27
2	Home Run Baker	25
3	Bill Sweeney	23
4	Fred Merkle	22
5	2 tied	21

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Smoky Joe Wood	0.86
2	Red Ames	0.95
3	Art Fromme	0.98
4	Hank Robinson	1.09
5	George McConnell	1.20

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	55
2	Smoky Joe Wood	49
3	Ed Walsh	46
4	Rube Benton	39
5	Eddie Cicotte	36

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	.417
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.387
3	Tris Speaker	.387
4	Heinie Zimmerman	.362
5	Eddie Collins	.353

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	137
2	Sam Crawford	120
3	Duffy Lewis	109
4	Heinie Zimmerman	102
5	2 tied	100

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	83
2	Bob Bescher	76
3	Ty Cobb	64
4	Eddie Collins	61
5	Tris Speaker	51

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.64
2	Smoky Joe Wood	1.79
3	Jeff Tesreau	2.11
4	Christy Mathewson	2.11
5	Buck O'Brien	2.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Smoky Joe Wood	34
2	Walter Johnson	33
3	Rube Marquard	29
4	Eddie Plank	26
5	4 tied	25

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	312
2	Smoky Joe Wood	259
3	Ed Walsh	256
4	Pete Alexander	201
5	Claude Hendrix	185

Saves

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