On This Day

Saturday, September 28, 1912

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	101	46	.687	--
Senators	89	58	.605	12.0
Athletics	87	60	.592	14.0
White Sox	73	76	.490	29.0
Naps	71	77	.480	30.5
Tigers	69	79	.466	32.5
Browns	52	97	.349	50.0
Highlanders	49	98	.333	52.0

Games

Athletics 4, Highlanders 2

Browns 5, White Sox 0

Athletics 5, Highlanders 4

Browns 5, White Sox 4

Tigers 6, Naps 2

Senators 3, Red Sox 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	100	45	.690	--
Cubs	89	56	.614	11.0
Pirates	89	57	.610	11.5
Reds	74	74	.500	27.5
Phillies	70	76	.479	30.5
Cardinals	60	88	.405	41.5
Dodgers	56	91	.381	45.0
Braves	48	99	.327	53.0

Games

Braves 6, Giants 6

Dodgers 4, Phillies 0

Reds 12, Cubs 1

Braves 2, Giants 1

Cardinals 4, Pirates 2

Phillies 5, Dodgers 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Art Devlin	4
1	Sherry Magee	4
1	Rollie Zeider	4
4	Home Run Baker	3
4	11 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gus Williams	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rafael Almeida	4
1	Jay Kirke	4
3	Joe Schultz	3
4	Walt Alexander	2
4	16 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sherry Magee	2
1	Tillie Shafer	2
3	Home Run Baker	1
3	Bob Bescher	1
3	25 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Byron Houck	1.50
2	Nap Rucker	0.83
3	Carl Weilman	0.75
4	Frank Lange	0.57
5	Eppa Rixey	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Boardwalk Brown	1
1	Sandy Burk	1
1	Carl Cashion	1
1	Hooks Dauss	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Byron Houck	9
2	Cliff Curtis	6
2	Ted Goulait	6
4	Hooks Dauss	5
4	3 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.407
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.393
3	Tris Speaker	.384
4	Heinie Zimmerman	.377
5	Nap Lajoie	.362

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	128
2	Sam Crawford	116
3	Duffy Lewis	106
4	Stuffy McInnis	105
5	Heinie Zimmerman	102

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	85
2	Bob Bescher	64
3	Eddie Collins	62
4	Ty Cobb	58
5	Tris Speaker	51

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.50
2	Smoky Joe Wood	1.85
3	Jeff Tesreau	1.98
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	.622
2	Sam Crawford	.487
3	Rip Williams	.444
4	Johnny Evers	.439
5	Nap Lajoie	.438

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ben Houser	3
2	Gus Williams	2
2	Chief Wilson	2
4	Jimmy Archer	1
4	19 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	17
1	Nap Lajoie	17
3	Jay Kirke	14
4	Tim Hendryx	13
4	Ben Houser	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	10
2	Eddie Collins	9
3	Tommy McMillan	8
3	Rollie Zeider	8
5	5 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Marty O'Toole	0.00
2	Pete Alexander	0.35
3	Tom Seaton	0.67
4	Eddie Plank	0.73
5	2 tied	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Baumgardner	3
1	Boardwalk Brown	3
1	Eddie Cicotte	3
1	Otto Hess	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Earl Hamilton	26
1	Smoky Joe Wood	26
3	Walter Johnson	23
4	Nap Rucker	22
5	2 tied	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Larry Cheney	1
1	Walt Dickson	1
1	Jack Ferry	1
1	Rube Geyer	1
1	4 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.479
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.477
3	Johnny Evers	.405
4	Ty Cobb	.389
5	Sam Crawford	.382

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chief Wilson	5
2	Ben Houser	4
3	Fred Luderus	3
3	Fred Merkle	3
5	7 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	26
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	24
2	Chief Wilson	24
4	Sam Crawford	23
4	Nap Lajoie	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	19
2	Bob Bescher	17
3	Ty Cobb	16
4	Tommy McMillan	14
4	Clyde Milan	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Ames	0.57
2	Jeff Tesreau	0.89
3	Elmer Knetzer	0.99
4	Jim Baskette	1.04
5	Smoky Joe Wood	1.06

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Smoky Joe Wood	48
2	Ed Walsh	47
3	Eddie Cicotte	43
3	Nap Rucker	43
5	Walter Johnson	42

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	.405
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.395
3	Tris Speaker	.380
4	Heinie Zimmerman	.371
5	Eddie Collins	.354

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	131
2	Sam Crawford	120
3	Duffy Lewis	111
4	Stuffy McInnis	105
5	Bill Sweeney	103

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	88
2	Bob Bescher	71
3	Eddie Collins	64
4	Ty Cobb	59
5	Tris Speaker	51

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.51
2	Smoky Joe Wood	1.81
3	Jeff Tesreau	1.98
4	Christy Mathewson	2.09
5	Nap Rucker	2.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Smoky Joe Wood	34
2	Walter Johnson	33
3	Rube Marquard	27
4	Eddie Plank	26
4	Ed Walsh	26

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	316
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