Baseball44 On This Day: Wednesday, September 18, 1912

On This Day

Wednesday, September 18, 1912

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	97	41	.703	--
Senators	84	57	.596	14.5
Athletics	83	57	.593	15.0
White Sox	68	70	.493	29.0
Tigers	66	75	.468	32.5
Naps	64	76	.457	34.0
Highlanders	48	90	.348	49.0
Browns	47	91	.341	50.0

Games

Athletics 12, White Sox 0

Senators 2, Browns 0

Senators 8, Browns 2

White Sox 9, Athletics 1

Tigers 7, Highlanders 4

Tigers 4, Highlanders 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	95	42	.693	--
Cubs	85	51	.625	9.5
Pirates	84	54	.609	11.5
Reds	70	69	.504	26.0
Phillies	64	73	.467	31.0
Cardinals	58	82	.414	38.5
Dodgers	51	86	.372	44.0
Braves	44	94	.319	51.5

Games

Pirates 0, Braves 0

Pirates 9, Braves 1

Cardinals 7, Phillies 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Rip Williams	6
2	Home Run Baker	4
2	Tommy McMillan	4
2	Bobby Veach	4
2	Honus Wagner	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	5
2	Ty Cobb	3
2	Jack Lelivelt	3
2	Stuffy McInnis	3
2	Honus Wagner	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	4
2	Donie Bush	2
2	Max Carey	2
2	Tommy McMillan	2
2	2 others tied	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Boardwalk Brown	6.00
2	Lefty Tyler	1.33
3	Bob Groom	0.90
4	Marty O'Toole	0.86
5	Doc White	0.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Boardwalk Brown	1
1	Howie Camnitz	1
1	Carl Cashion	1
1	Dan Griner	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Groom	9
2	Frank Lange	8
3	Boardwalk Brown	6
3	Marty O'Toole	6
5	Doc White	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.412
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	124
2	Sam Crawford	109
3	Duffy Lewis	101
3	Stuffy McInnis	101
5	Heinie Zimmerman	95

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	81
2	Bob Bescher	59
3	Ty Cobb	56
3	Eddie Collins	56
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	Pete Knisely	.455
2	Ty Cobb	.452
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.447
3	Nap Lajoie	.447
5	Bob Bescher	.440

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	Jack Barry	10
3	Art Butler	10
3	3 others tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	12
2	Ty Cobb	10
3	Clyde Milan	8
4	Buck Herzog	6
4	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Elmer Knetzer	0.00
2	Jeff Tesreau	0.40
3	Otto Hess	0.53
4	Willie Mitchell	0.69
5	Smoky Joe Wood	0.72

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jeff Tesreau	5
2	Howie Camnitz	3
2	Larry Cheney	3
2	Bob Groom	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Tyler	22
1	Smoky Joe Wood	22
3	Willie Mitchell	21
4	Walter Johnson	20
4	Nap Rucker	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	.437
2	Nap Lajoie	.425
3	Ty Cobb	.420
4	Honus Wagner	.387
5	Vin Campbell	.386

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	28
2	Home Run Baker	26
3	Sam Crawford	22
3	Bill Sweeney	22
5	Tris Speaker	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	16
2	Eddie Collins	15
3	Bob Bescher	14
3	Clyde Milan	14
5	3 tied	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	Jeff Tesreau	1.29

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	Rube Benton	39
3	Ed Walsh	39
5	Lefty Tyler	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hub Perdue	2
2	Mack Allison	1
2	Chief Bender	1
2	Rube Benton	1
2	14 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.415
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.389
3	Tris Speaker	.387
4	Heinie Zimmerman	.363
5	Eddie Collins	.350

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	139
2	Sam Crawford	119
3	Duffy Lewis	112
4	Stuffy McInnis	103
5	2 tied	102

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	87
2	Bob Bescher	74
3	Ty Cobb	64
4	Eddie Collins	62
5	Tris Speaker	51

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.65
2	Smoky Joe Wood	1.79
3	Jeff Tesreau	2.11
4	Christy Mathewson	2.12
5	Hank Robinson	2.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Smoky Joe Wood	34
2	Walter Johnson	32
3	Rube Marquard	29
4	Bob Groom	26
4	Eddie Plank	26

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	310
2	Smoky Joe Wood	259
3	Ed Walsh	252
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