On This Day

Friday, September 20, 1912

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	97	44	.688	--
Senators	85	58	.594	13.0
Athletics	83	58	.589	14.0
White Sox	70	70	.500	26.5
Tigers	68	75	.476	30.0
Naps	67	76	.469	31.0
Highlanders	48	92	.343	48.5
Browns	47	92	.338	49.0

Games

White Sox 6, Senators 1

Naps 9, Highlanders 8

Tigers 6, Red Sox 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	96	44	.686	--
Cubs	87	52	.626	8.5
Pirates	86	55	.610	10.5
Reds	72	70	.507	25.0
Phillies	65	74	.468	30.5
Cardinals	59	83	.415	38.0
Dodgers	52	88	.371	44.0
Braves	45	96	.319	51.5

Games

Giants 4, Reds 1

Phillies 5, Cardinals 0

Reds 4, Giants 2

Cardinals 9, Phillies 4

Pirates 10, Braves 2

Cubs 3, Dodgers 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Lee Magee	5
2	Roger Bresnahan	3
2	Ray Chapman	3
2	Hal Chase	3
2	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Bresnahan	1
1	Josh Devore	1
1	George Gibson	1
1	Fred Luderus	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roger Bresnahan	4
2	Sam Crawford	3
2	Josh Devore	3
2	George Gibson	3
2	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ray Chapman	2
2	Bob Bescher	1
2	Roger Bresnahan	1
2	Max Carey	1
2	19 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Rube Marquard	0.75
1	Pat Ragan	0.75
3	Frank Harter	0.67
3	Smoky Joe Wood	0.67
5	George Pierce	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Red Ames	1
1	Rube Benton	1
1	Eddie Cicotte	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Smoky Joe Wood	8
2	Eddie Cicotte	7
3	Pat Ragan	6
4	George Kahler	5
4	George Pierce	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lefty James	1
1	Joe Lake	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.411
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.388
3	Tris Speaker	.387
4	Heinie Zimmerman	.380
5	Chief Meyers	.359

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	124
2	Sam Crawford	114
3	Duffy Lewis	102
4	Stuffy McInnis	101
5	Heinie Zimmerman	98

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	81
2	Bob Bescher	60
3	Ty Cobb	58
4	Eddie Collins	56
5	Tris Speaker	48

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.54
2	Smoky Joe Wood	1.90
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	243
3	Ed Walsh	234
4	Pete Alexander	183
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	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.528
2	Nap Lajoie	.519
3	Pete Knisely	.444
4	Jack Lelivelt	.418
5	Honus Wagner	.410

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chief Wilson	4
2	Max Carey	2
2	Ben Houser	2
2	Fred Merkle	2
2	Zack Wheat	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Chief Wilson	18
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	16
3	Sam Crawford	14
3	Nap Lajoie	14
5	Joe Tinker	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	11
1	Eddie Collins	11
3	Clyde Milan	8
4	Ray Chapman	7
5	4 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Ames	0.00
2	Ed Walsh	0.67
3	Elmer Knetzer	0.68
4	Willie Mitchell	0.69
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	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Smoky Joe Wood	30
2	Ed Walsh	26
3	Earl Hamilton	24
4	Eddie Cicotte	22
4	Jeff Tesreau	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hub Perdue	2
2	Mack Allison	1
2	Walt Dickson	1
2	Jack Ferry	1
2	9 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.459
2	Johnny Evers	.432
3	Ty Cobb	.414
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.413
5	Max Carey	.393

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chief Wilson	5
2	Sherry Magee	4
2	Fred Merkle	4
4	Fred Luderus	3
5	12 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Chief Wilson	30
2	Home Run Baker	25
2	Sam Crawford	25
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	22
4	Bill Sweeney	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	18
2	Eddie Collins	15
3	Bob Bescher	14
4	Clyde Milan	12
5	Bert Daniels	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Ames	0.72
2	Elmer Knetzer	0.93
3	Hank Robinson	1.19
4	Art Fromme	1.21
5	Ed Walsh	1.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Cheney	7
1	Bob Groom	7
1	George Suggs	7
1	Jeff Tesreau	7
5	Smoky Joe Wood	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Smoky Joe Wood	54
2	Walter Johnson	52
3	Ed Walsh	50
4	Eddie Cicotte	40
5	2 tied	39

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hub Perdue	2
2	Mack Allison	1
2	Chief Bender	1
2	Rube Benton	1
2	18 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.412
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.394
3	Tris Speaker	.382
4	Heinie Zimmerman	.372
5	Eddie Collins	.352

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	137
2	Sam Crawford	124
3	Duffy Lewis	111
4	Heinie Zimmerman	105
5	2 tied	103

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	87
2	Bob Bescher	73
3	Ty Cobb	64
4	Eddie Collins	61
5	Tris Speaker	49

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.65
2	Smoky Joe Wood	1.86
3	Christy Mathewson	2.06
4	Jeff Tesreau	2.15
5	Hank Robinson	2.28

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Smoky Joe Wood	34
2	Walter Johnson	32
3	Rube Marquard	28
4	Ed Walsh	26
5	2 tied	25

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	310
2	Smoky Joe Wood	267
3	Ed Walsh	259
4	Pete Alexander	199
5	Claude Hendrix	184

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Walsh	9
2	Christy Mathewson	6
2	Slim Sallee	6
4	Nap Rucker	4
5	7 tied	3