On This Day

Tuesday, September 17, 1912

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 97 41 .703 --
Athletics 82 56 .594 15.0
Senators 82 57 .590 15.5
White Sox 67 69 .493 29.0
Tigers 64 75 .460 33.5
Naps 64 76 .457 34.0
Highlanders 48 88 .353 48.0
Browns 47 89 .346 49.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 95 42 .693 --
Cubs 85 51 .625 9.5
Pirates 83 54 .606 12.0
Reds 70 69 .504 26.0
Phillies 64 72 .471 30.5
Cardinals 57 82 .410 39.0
Dodgers 51 86 .372 44.0
Braves 44 93 .321 51.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Fred Carisch 5
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 4
2 Casey Stengel 4
2 Zack Wheat 4
5 4 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Max Carey 1
1 Jake Daubert 1
1 Ed Konetchy 1
1 Zack Wheat 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duffy Lewis 3
1 Zack Wheat 3
3 Al Bridwell 2
3 Larry Doyle 2
3 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Casey Stengel 2
2 Vin Campbell 1
2 Clyde Engle 1
2 Jack Graney 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Seaton 0.83
2 Nap Rucker 0.67
3 Buck O'Brien 0.60
4 Vean Gregg 0.54
5 Hub Perdue 0.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Blanding 1
1 Larry Cheney 1
1 Vean Gregg 1
1 Hub Perdue 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vean Gregg 7
2 Nap Rucker 6
3 Hub Perdue 5
3 Tom Seaton 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .414
2 Tris Speaker .390
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .381
4 Heinie Zimmerman .375
5 Chief Meyers .356

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 101
4 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 Larry Cheney 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 289
2 Smoky Joe Wood 235
3 Ed Walsh 223
4 Pete Alexander 179
5 Vean Gregg 175

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 Ty Cobb .467
2 Pete Knisely .455
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .447
3 Nap Lajoie .447
5 Bob Bescher .444

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chief Wilson 5
2 Fred Merkle 3
3 Beals Becker 2
3 Max Carey 2
3 3 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chief Wilson 19
2 Home Run Baker 15
3 Sam Crawford 10
3 Fred Merkle 10
3 Joe Tinker 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 13
2 Eddie Collins 11
3 Buck Herzog 6
3 Baldy Louden 6
5 7 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Elmer Knetzer 0.00
2 Otto Hess 0.35
3 Jeff Tesreau 0.40
4 Willie Mitchell 0.69
5 Smoky Joe Wood 0.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Tesreau 5
2 Larry Cheney 4
3 Bob Groom 3
3 Otto Hess 3
3 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pat Ragan 22
1 Smoky Joe Wood 22
3 Willie Mitchell 21
4 Eddie Cicotte 20
4 2 others tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hub Perdue 2
2 Mack Allison 1
2 Howie Camnitz 1
2 Walt Dickson 1
2 6 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Evers .436
2 Ty Cobb .432
3 Nap Lajoie .425
4 Vin Campbell .396
5 Lee Magee .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chief Wilson 5
2 Sherry Magee 4
2 Fred Merkle 4
4 Beals Becker 2
4 12 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chief Wilson 27
2 Home Run Baker 24
3 Bill Sweeney 23
4 Fred Merkle 22
5 2 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 16
2 Bob Bescher 14
2 Eddie Collins 14
4 Bert Daniels 10
4 Clyde Milan 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Smoky Joe Wood 0.74
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 8
2 George Suggs 7
2 Jeff Tesreau 7
2 Smoky Joe Wood 7
5 Bob Groom 6

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hub Perdue 2
2 Mack Allison 1
2 Chief Bender 1
2 Rube Benton 1
2 15 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .417
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .390
3 Tris Speaker .386
4 Heinie Zimmerman .363
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 112
4 Bill Sweeney 102
4 Heinie Zimmerman 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 83
2 Bob Bescher 75
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 Hank Robinson 2.29

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 195
5 Claude Hendrix 186

Saves

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