On This Day

Friday, September 27, 1912

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	101	45	.692	--
Senators	88	58	.603	13.0
Athletics	85	60	.586	15.5
White Sox	73	74	.497	28.5
Naps	71	76	.483	30.5
Tigers	68	79	.463	33.5
Browns	50	97	.340	51.5
Highlanders	49	96	.338	51.5

Games

White Sox 8, Browns 2

Senators 5, Athletics 4

White Sox 9, Browns 5

Naps 16, Tigers 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	100	44	.694	--
Cubs	89	55	.618	11.0
Pirates	89	56	.614	11.5
Reds	73	74	.497	28.5
Phillies	69	75	.479	31.0
Cardinals	59	88	.401	42.5
Dodgers	55	90	.379	45.5
Braves	47	99	.322	54.0

Games

Reds 4, Cubs 4

Reds 10, Cubs 3

Pirates 4, Cardinals 0

Dodgers 3, Phillies 1

Giants 7, Braves 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Home Run Baker	5
1	Johnny Evers	5
1	Del Pratt	5
1	Rollie Zeider	5
5	7 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ping Bodie	1
1	Tim Hendryx	1
1	Ben Houser	1
1	Del Pratt	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ping Bodie	4
1	Shano Collins	4
1	Johnny Evers	4
1	Nap Lajoie	4
1	Mike Mitchell	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fred Merkle	2
1	Rollie Zeider	2
3	Home Run Baker	1
3	Johnny Bates	1
3	26 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Eddie Cicotte	1.00
1	Eddie Stack	1.00
3	Wilbur Cooper	0.83
4	Pol Perritt	0.44
5	Ed Reulbach	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Benz	1
1	Eddie Cicotte	1
1	Wilbur Cooper	1
1	Walter Johnson	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Eddie Cicotte	7
1	Walter Johnson	7
1	Eddie Stack	7
4	Wilbur Cooper	5
4	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Walsh	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.410
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.394
3	Tris Speaker	.385
4	Heinie Zimmerman	.378
5	Nap Lajoie	.363

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	126
2	Sam Crawford	116
3	Duffy Lewis	106
4	Stuffy McInnis	103
5	Heinie Zimmerman	102

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	85
2	Bob Bescher	63
3	Eddie Collins	62
4	Ty Cobb	58
5	Tris Speaker	50

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.50
2	Smoky Joe Wood	1.85
3	Jeff Tesreau	2.06
4	Christy Mathewson	2.15
5	Ed Walsh	2.22

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Smoky Joe Wood	33
2	Walter Johnson	32
3	Rube Marquard	26
3	Eddie Plank	26
5	2 tied	25

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	304
2	Smoky Joe Wood	253
3	Ed Walsh	244
4	Pete Alexander	191
5	Vean Gregg	179

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Walsh	9
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	.625
2	Nap Lajoie	.500
3	Sam Crawford	.488
3	Rip Williams	.488
5	Johnny Evers	.462

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Nap Lajoie	19
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	18
3	Tim Hendryx	13
3	Ben Houser	13
5	2 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	10
2	Eddie Collins	9
2	Tommy McMillan	9
4	Dode Paskert	8
5	Rollie Zeider	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	0.35
2	Eddie Plank	0.73
3	Ed Walsh	0.94
4	Jeff Tesreau	1.00
5	Carl Cashion	1.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Baumgardner	3
1	Larry Cheney	3
1	Eddie Cicotte	3
1	Vean Gregg	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	32
2	Smoky Joe Wood	26
3	Earl Hamilton	25
4	Walter Johnson	23
5	Marty O'Toole	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Larry Cheney	1
1	Walt Dickson	1
1	Jack Ferry	1
1	Rube Geyer	1
1	5 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.480
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.478
3	Johnny Evers	.427
4	Ben Houser	.408
5	Ty Cobb	.396

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chief Wilson	5
2	Ben Houser	4
3	Fred Luderus	3
3	Fred Merkle	3
5	6 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	26
2	Home Run Baker	25
2	Nap Lajoie	25
4	Sam Crawford	23
4	Chief Wilson	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	20
2	Bob Bescher	16
2	Ty Cobb	16
4	Tommy McMillan	14
4	Clyde Milan	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Ames	0.57
2	Smoky Joe Wood	0.90
3	Jeff Tesreau	1.00
4	Elmer Knetzer	1.02
5	Jim Baskette	1.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jeff Tesreau	7
2	Larry Cheney	6
2	Bob Groom	6
2	Otto Hess	6
2	4 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Smoky Joe Wood	56
2	Walter Johnson	54
3	Ed Walsh	47
4	Eddie Cicotte	40
5	Nap Rucker	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	.409
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.396
3	Tris Speaker	.382
4	Heinie Zimmerman	.370
5	Eddie Collins	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Heinie Zimmerman	14
2	Frank Schulte	12
3	Gavvy Cravath	11
3	Larry Doyle	11
3	3 others tied	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	130
2	Sam Crawford	120
3	Duffy Lewis	112
4	Stuffy McInnis	103
4	Bill Sweeney	103

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	89
2	Bob Bescher	70
3	Eddie Collins	65
4	Ty Cobb	60
5	Tris Speaker	50

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.50
2	Smoky Joe Wood	1.81
3	Jeff Tesreau	2.06
4	Christy Mathewson	2.09
5	Eddie Plank	2.28

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	34
1	Smoky Joe Wood	34
3	Rube Marquard	27
4	Eddie Plank	26
4	Ed Walsh	26

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	320
2	Smoky Joe Wood	266
3	Ed Walsh	258
4	Pete Alexander	201
5	Claude Hendrix	186

Saves

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