On This Day

Tuesday, September 24, 1912

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 99 45 .688 --
Senators 87 58 .600 12.5
Athletics 85 59 .590 14.0
White Sox 71 72 .497 27.5
Naps 69 76 .476 30.5
Tigers 68 77 .469 31.5
Highlanders 49 94 .343 49.5
Browns 48 95 .336 50.5

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 72 .500 26.5
Phillies 67 74 .475 30.0
Cardinals 59 85 .410 39.5
Dodgers 54 88 .380 43.5
Braves 47 96 .329 51.0

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Morrie Rath 5
2 Roy Hartzell 4
2 Ezra Midkiff 4
2 Burt Shotton 4
2 Steve Yerkes 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 3
1 Roy Hartzell 3
1 Nap Lajoie 3
4 Ping Bodie 2
4 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Engle 2
2 Bunny Brief 1
2 Frank Crossin 1
2 Doc Johnston 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ed Walsh 0.80
2 George McConnell 0.67
3 Ray Caldwell 0.55
4 Earl Hamilton 0.50
5 Buck O'Brien 0.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Blanding 1
1 George McConnell 1
1 Buck O'Brien 1
1 Ed Walsh 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 8
2 Ray Caldwell 6
2 Earl Hamilton 6
2 George McConnell 6
5 Buck O'Brien 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .410
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .390
3 Tris Speaker .386
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 105
4 Stuffy McInnis 102
5 Heinie Zimmerman 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 84
2 Bob Bescher 62
2 Eddie Collins 62
4 Ty Cobb 58
5 Tris Speaker 49

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 Ed Walsh 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 293
2 Smoky Joe Wood 243
3 Ed Walsh 242
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 .563
2 Nap Lajoie .529
3 Max Carey .455
4 Ben Houser .447
5 Sam Crawford .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chief Wilson 4
2 Ben Houser 3
3 Max Carey 2
4 Pete Alexander 1
4 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nap Lajoie 17
2 Sam Crawford 16
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson 14
3 Chief Wilson 14
5 Tim Hendryx 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 16
2 Clyde Milan 11
3 Ray Chapman 7
3 Ty Cobb 7
3 Rollie Zeider 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Walsh 0.67
2 Rube Benton 0.69
3 Jeff Tesreau 0.75
4 Bob Groom 1.00
5 Howie Camnitz 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Blanding 3
1 Larry Cheney 3
1 Bob Groom 3
1 Otto Hess 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 30
2 Earl Hamilton 25
2 Nap Rucker 25
4 Smoky Joe Wood 21
5 2 tied 19

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 .471
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .432
3 Johnny Evers .423
4 Max Carey .404
5 Ty Cobb .400

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chief Wilson 29
2 Sam Crawford 24
3 Home Run Baker 23
4 Nap Lajoie 22
5 Shoeless Joe Jackson 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 20
2 Ty Cobb 16
3 Bob Bescher 15
4 Clyde Milan 14
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Willie Mitchell 0.50
2 Red Ames 0.57
3 Jeff Tesreau 1.00
3 Hank Robinson 1.00
5 Elmer Knetzer 1.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Groom 7
1 George Suggs 7
1 Jeff Tesreau 7
4 Larry Cheney 6
4 Otto Hess 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 57
2 Walter Johnson 48
3 Smoky Joe Wood 46
4 Nap Rucker 43
5 Earl Hamilton 38

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 .413
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .395
3 Tris Speaker .383
4 Heinie Zimmerman .371
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 133
2 Sam Crawford 125
3 Duffy Lewis 111
4 Bill Sweeney 103
5 2 tied 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 89
2 Bob Bescher 72
3 Eddie Collins 65
4 Ty Cobb 61
5 Tris Speaker 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.55
2 Smoky Joe Wood 1.86
3 Jeff Tesreau 2.06
4 Christy Mathewson 2.07
5 Hank Robinson 2.28

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Smoky Joe Wood 34
2 Walter Johnson 33
3 Rube Marquard 27
3 Ed Walsh 27
5 2 tied 26

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 309
2 Smoky Joe Wood 267
3 Ed Walsh 263
4 Pete Alexander 193
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