On This Day

Thursday, September 19, 1912

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	97	43	.693	--
Senators	85	57	.599	13.0
Athletics	83	58	.589	14.5
White Sox	69	70	.496	27.5
Tigers	67	75	.472	31.0
Naps	66	76	.465	32.0
Highlanders	48	91	.345	48.5
Browns	47	92	.338	49.5

Games

Naps 6, Red Sox 0

Naps 9, Red Sox 3

White Sox 1, Athletics 0

Tigers 6, Highlanders 5

Senators 4, Browns 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	95	43	.688	--
Cubs	86	52	.623	9.0
Pirates	85	55	.607	11.0
Reds	71	69	.507	25.0
Phillies	64	73	.467	30.5
Cardinals	58	82	.414	38.0
Dodgers	52	87	.374	43.5
Braves	45	95	.321	51.0

Games

Cubs 12, Dodgers 4

Pirates 8, Braves 7

Reds 2, Giants 2

Dodgers 9, Cubs 6

Braves 7, Pirates 5

Reds 3, Giants 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Max Carey	6
1	Nap Lajoie	6
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	5
3	Heinie Zimmerman	5
5	7 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charley Hall	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	5
2	Nap Lajoie	4
2	Joe Tinker	4
4	Jake Daubert	3
4	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ray Chapman	2
1	Buck Herzog	2
1	Fred Merkle	2
4	Beals Becker	1
4	15 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ed Walsh	2.75
2	Earl Hamilton	1.40
3	Tom Hughes	0.80
4	Wilbur Cooper	0.75
5	Jeff Tesreau	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Baskette	1
1	Claude Hendrix	1
1	Otto Hess	1
1	Tom Hughes	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Earl Hamilton	14
2	Ed Walsh	11
3	Tom Hughes	8
4	Wilbur Cooper	6
5	Jeff Tesreau	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Ferry	1
1	George Kahler	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.412
2	Tris Speaker	.389
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.386
4	Heinie Zimmerman	.380
5	Chief Meyers	.357

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	111
3	Duffy Lewis	102
4	Stuffy McInnis	101
5	Heinie Zimmerman	98

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	81
2	Bob Bescher	59
3	Ty Cobb	57
4	Eddie Collins	56
5	Tris Speaker	48

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.54
2	Smoky Joe Wood	1.83
3	Christy Mathewson	2.12
4	Jeff Tesreau	2.15
5	Ed Walsh	2.21

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Smoky Joe Wood	32
2	Walter Johnson	30
3	Rube Marquard	26
4	Eddie Plank	25
5	2 tied	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	289
2	Smoky Joe Wood	235
3	Ed Walsh	234
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	Nap Lajoie	.500
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.491
3	Pete Knisely	.463
4	Home Run Baker	.438
4	Bob Bescher	.438

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chief Wilson	4
2	Fred Merkle	3
3	Beals Becker	2
3	Max Carey	2
3	2 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Chief Wilson	17
2	Home Run Baker	15
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	13
3	Joe Tinker	13
5	2 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	12
2	Ty Cobb	10
3	Clyde Milan	8
4	Ray Chapman	7
4	Buck Herzog	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Walsh	0.67
2	Elmer Knetzer	0.68
3	Willie Mitchell	0.69
4	Smoky Joe Wood	0.72
5	Jeff Tesreau	0.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jeff Tesreau	4
2	Jim Baskette	3
2	Howie Camnitz	3
2	Larry Cheney	3
2	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	26
2	Earl Hamilton	24
3	Lefty Tyler	23
4	Jeff Tesreau	22
4	Smoky Joe Wood	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hub Perdue	2
2	Mack Allison	1
2	Howie Camnitz	1
2	Walt Dickson	1
2	8 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.451
2	Johnny Evers	.449
3	Ty Cobb	.414
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.402
5	Vin Campbell	.387

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	29
2	Home Run Baker	26
3	Bill Sweeney	24
4	Sam Crawford	22
5	2 tied	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	17
2	Eddie Collins	15
3	Bob Bescher	14
3	Clyde Milan	14
5	Bert Daniels	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Smoky Joe Wood	0.74
2	Elmer Knetzer	0.93
3	Red Ames	0.95
4	Hank Robinson	1.09
5	Art Fromme	1.11

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	55
2	Ed Walsh	50
3	Smoky Joe Wood	49
4	Rube Benton	39
4	Lefty Tyler	39

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hub Perdue	2
2	Mack Allison	1
2	Chief Bender	1
2	Rube Benton	1
2	16 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.412
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.393
3	Tris Speaker	.384
4	Heinie Zimmerman	.369
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	137
2	Sam Crawford	121
3	Duffy Lewis	112
4	Heinie Zimmerman	105
5	2 tied	103

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	87
2	Bob Bescher	74
3	Ty Cobb	64
4	Eddie Collins	61
5	Tris Speaker	50

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.65
2	Smoky Joe Wood	1.79
3	Christy Mathewson	2.11
4	Jeff Tesreau	2.15
5	Ed Walsh	2.27

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	310
2	Ed Walsh	263
3	Smoky Joe Wood	259
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