On This Day

Sunday, September 22, 1912

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 98 44 .690 --
Senators 87 58 .600 12.5
Athletics 85 59 .590 14.0
White Sox 70 72 .493 28.0
Tigers 68 76 .472 31.0
Naps 68 76 .472 31.0
Highlanders 48 93 .340 49.5
Browns 48 94 .338 50.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 97 44 .688 --
Cubs 87 54 .617 10.0
Pirates 86 56 .606 11.5
Reds 72 71 .503 26.0
Phillies 67 74 .475 30.0
Cardinals 59 84 .413 39.0
Dodgers 53 88 .376 44.0
Braves 46 96 .324 51.5

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Eddie Collins 5
2 Wally Mattick 4
2 Clyde Milan 4
2 Howie Shanks 4
2 Rollie Zeider 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Barry 3
1 Jack Lapp 3
1 Clyde Milan 3
4 Frank LaPorte 2
4 Rip Williams 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 6
2 Stuffy McInnis 4
3 Clyde Milan 3
4 Danny Moeller 2
4 Rollie Zeider 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Carl Weilman 0.71
2 Eddie Plank 0.67
3 Bob Groom 0.50
4 Mack Allison 0.38
5 Walter Johnson 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Boardwalk Brown 1
1 Bob Groom 1
1 Walter Johnson 1
1 Eddie Plank 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Eddie Plank 6
2 Carl Weilman 5
3 Bob Groom 4
3 Ellis Johnson 4
3 Walter Johnson 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .408
2 Tris Speaker .388
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .388
4 Heinie Zimmerman .378
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 116
3 Duffy Lewis 103
4 Stuffy McInnis 102
5 Heinie Zimmerman 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 84
2 Eddie Collins 62
3 Bob Bescher 61
4 Ty Cobb 58
5 Tris Speaker 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.55
2 Smoky Joe Wood 1.90
3 Jeff Tesreau 2.06
4 Christy Mathewson 2.12
5 Ed Walsh 2.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Smoky Joe Wood 32
2 Walter Johnson 31
3 Rube Marquard 26
3 Eddie Plank 26
5 2 tied 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 293
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 .540
2 Nap Lajoie .520
3 Max Carey .450
4 Ben Houser .441
5 Pete Knisely .422

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chief Wilson 4
2 Ben Houser 3
3 Max Carey 2
4 Pete Alexander 1
4 24 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chief Wilson 17
2 Sam Crawford 16
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson 15
4 Nap Lajoie 14
5 2 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 16
2 Clyde Milan 11
3 Ray Chapman 7
3 Ty Cobb 7
5 4 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Walsh 0.67
2 Willie Mitchell 0.75
3 Jeff Tesreau 0.80
4 Bob Groom 1.00
5 Elmer Knetzer 1.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Tesreau 4
2 Howie Camnitz 3
2 Larry Cheney 3
2 Bob Groom 3
5 26 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nap Rucker 31
2 Ed Walsh 26
3 Jeff Tesreau 24
4 Smoky Joe Wood 21
5 Willie Mitchell 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hub Perdue 2
2 Walt Dickson 1
2 Jack Ferry 1
2 Rube Geyer 1
2 7 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .472
2 Johnny Evers .427
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .406
4 Lee Magee .390
5 Ty Cobb .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chief Wilson 5
2 Sherry Magee 4
2 Fred Merkle 4
4 Ben Houser 3
4 Fred Luderus 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chief Wilson 30
2 Home Run Baker 25
2 Sam Crawford 25
4 Tris Speaker 21
5 2 tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 21
2 Ty Cobb 17
3 Clyde Milan 15
4 Bob Bescher 14
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Willie Mitchell 0.50
2 Red Ames 0.72
3 Elmer Knetzer 0.93
4 Jeff Tesreau 1.11
5 Ed Walsh 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Tesreau 8
2 Bob Groom 7
2 George Suggs 7
4 Larry Cheney 6
4 Smoky Joe Wood 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 56
2 Smoky Joe Wood 54
3 Ed Walsh 49
4 Nap Rucker 43
5 Eddie Cicotte 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hub Perdue 2
2 Mack Allison 1
2 Chief Bender 1
2 Rube Benton 1
2 17 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .409
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .393
3 Tris Speaker .385
4 Heinie Zimmerman .370
5 Eddie Collins .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Heinie Zimmerman 14
2 Frank Schulte 13
3 Home Run Baker 11
3 Gavvy Cravath 11
3 4 others tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 136
2 Sam Crawford 126
3 Duffy Lewis 112
4 Bill Sweeney 104
5 Stuffy McInnis 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 89
2 Bob Bescher 73
3 Eddie Collins 66
4 Ty Cobb 62
5 Tris Speaker 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.66
2 Smoky Joe Wood 1.86
3 Jeff Tesreau 2.06
4 Christy Mathewson 2.06
5 Hank Robinson 2.28

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Smoky Joe Wood 34
2 Walter Johnson 33
3 Rube Marquard 27
4 Bob Groom 26
4 2 others tied 26

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 314
2 Smoky Joe Wood 267
3 Ed Walsh 259
4 Pete Alexander 197
5 Bob Groom 185

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Walsh 8
2 Slim Sallee 6
3 Christy Mathewson 5
4 Nap Rucker 4
5 7 tied 3