On This Day

Wednesday, September 25, 1912

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	100	45	.690	--
Senators	87	58	.600	13.0
Athletics	85	59	.590	14.5
White Sox	71	74	.490	29.0
Naps	69	76	.476	31.0
Tigers	68	77	.469	32.0
Browns	50	95	.345	50.0
Highlanders	49	95	.340	50.5

Games

Browns 5, White Sox 3

Browns 12, White Sox 0

Red Sox 6, Highlanders 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	97	44	.688	--
Cubs	87	54	.617	10.0
Pirates	87	56	.608	11.0
Reds	72	72	.500	26.5
Phillies	67	74	.475	30.0
Cardinals	59	86	.407	40.0
Dodgers	54	88	.380	43.5
Braves	47	96	.329	51.0

Games

Pirates 4, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Del Pratt	5
2	Bunny Brief	4
3	Jimmy Austin	3
3	Burt Shotton	3
3	Gus Williams	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Art Butler	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Wallace	5
2	Jimmy Austin	2
2	Wally Mattick	2
2	Ed Miller	2
2	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bobby Byrne	2
1	Max Carey	2
1	Burt Shotton	2
4	Jimmy Austin	1
4	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Smoky Joe Wood	3.33
2	Carl Weilman	2.50
3	Marty O'Toole	1.40
4	Eddie Cicotte	0.29
5	Al Schulz	0.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Baumgardner	1
1	Marty O'Toole	1
1	Carl Weilman	1
1	Smoky Joe Wood	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Smoky Joe Wood	10
2	Marty O'Toole	7
3	Carl Weilman	5
4	Al Schulz	3
5	3 tied	2

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	50

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.55
2	Smoky Joe Wood	1.85
3	Jeff Tesreau	2.06
4	Christy Mathewson	2.12
5	Ed Walsh	2.21

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Smoky Joe Wood	33
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	253
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	.581
2	Nap Lajoie	.500
3	Ben Houser	.459
4	Max Carey	.453
5	Sam Crawford	.436

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ben Houser	3
1	Chief Wilson	3
3	Max Carey	2
4	Pete Alexander	1
4	21 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Nap Lajoie	16
2	Sam Crawford	14
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	14
4	Tim Hendryx	11
4	2 others tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	15
2	Clyde Milan	10
3	Ray Chapman	7
3	Burt Shotton	7
5	5 tied	6

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	Carl Cashion	1.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Baumgardner	3
1	Fred Blanding	3
1	Bob Groom	3
1	Otto Hess	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	30
2	Smoky Joe Wood	26
3	Earl Hamilton	25
3	Nap Rucker	25
5	Marty O'Toole	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hub Perdue	2
2	Walt Dickson	1
2	Jack Ferry	1
2	Rube Geyer	1
2	6 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.471
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.432
3	Johnny Evers	.412
4	Ty Cobb	.400
5	Max Carey	.398

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	3 tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Willie Mitchell	0.50
2	Red Ames	0.57
3	Smoky Joe Wood	0.90
4	Jeff Tesreau	1.00
4	Hank Robinson	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Groom	7
1	Jeff Tesreau	7
3	Larry Cheney	6
3	Otto Hess	6
3	2 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	57
2	Smoky Joe Wood	56
3	Walter Johnson	48
4	Nap Rucker	43
5	2 tied	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	.382
4	Heinie Zimmerman	.370
5	Eddie Collins	.356

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	124
3	Duffy Lewis	111
4	Bill Sweeney	103
5	Stuffy McInnis	102

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	88
2	Bob Bescher	72
3	Eddie Collins	65
4	Ty Cobb	61
5	Tris Speaker	50

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.55
2	Smoky Joe Wood	1.81
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	266
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