On This Day

Sunday, September 29, 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	74	76	.493	28.5
Naps	72	77	.483	30.0
Tigers	69	80	.463	33.0
Browns	52	98	.347	50.5
Highlanders	49	98	.333	52.0

Games

White Sox 4, Browns 0

Naps 8, Tigers 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	100	45	.690	--
Pirates	90	57	.612	11.0
Cubs	89	57	.610	11.5
Reds	74	75	.497	28.0
Phillies	70	76	.479	30.5
Cardinals	61	88	.409	41.0
Dodgers	56	91	.381	45.0
Braves	48	99	.327	53.0

Games

Pirates 9, Cubs 0

Cardinals 8, Reds 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ham Hyatt	4
2	Ted Cather	3
2	Steve O'Neill	3
4	Bob Bescher	2
4	14 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mike Mitchell	1
1	Chief Wilson	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mike Mitchell	3
1	Steve O'Neill	3
1	Honus Wagner	3
4	Ted Cather	2
4	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Bates	1
1	Bob Bescher	1
1	Dan Griner	1
1	Arnold Hauser	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ed Walsh	2.20
2	Vean Gregg	1.00
2	Marty O'Toole	1.00
4	George Baumgardner	0.75
5	Rube Benton	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vean Gregg	1
1	Dan Griner	1
1	Marty O'Toole	1
1	Ed Walsh	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	11
2	Marty O'Toole	7
3	George Baumgardner	6
4	Vean Gregg	5
5	Rube Benton	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.407
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.394
3	Tris Speaker	.384
4	Heinie Zimmerman	.375
5	Nap Lajoie	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Heinie Zimmerman	14
2	Frank Schulte	12
3	Gavvy Cravath	11
3	Fred Merkle	11
3	Chief Wilson	11

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	65
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	2.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Smoky Joe Wood	33
2	Walter Johnson	32
3	Rube Marquard	26
3	Eddie Plank	26
3	Ed Walsh	26

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	304
2	Ed Walsh	255
3	Smoky Joe Wood	253
4	Pete Alexander	191
5	Vean Gregg	184

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	.629
2	Sam Crawford	.475
3	Nap Lajoie	.435
4	Home Run Baker	.424
5	Otto Knabe	.419

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ben Houser	2
1	Gus Williams	2
1	Chief Wilson	2
4	Jimmy Archer	1
4	20 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Nap Lajoie	16
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	15
3	Jay Kirke	12
3	Mike Mitchell	12
3	Honus Wagner	12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Marty O'Toole	0.00
2	Pete Alexander	0.35
3	Byron Houck	0.56
4	Tom Seaton	0.67
5	Eddie Plank	0.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Baumgardner	3
1	Boardwalk Brown	3
1	Eddie Cicotte	3
1	Vean Gregg	3
1	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	32
2	Earl Hamilton	26
2	Smoky Joe Wood	26
4	Walter Johnson	23
5	Nap Rucker	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Larry Cheney	1
1	Walt Dickson	1
1	Jack Ferry	1
1	Lefty James	1
1	3 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.478
2	Nap Lajoie	.460
3	Home Run Baker	.398
4	Ty Cobb	.389
5	Johnny Evers	.384

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	26
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	25
2	Chief Wilson	25
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	0.63
3	Elmer Knetzer	0.99
4	Ed Walsh	1.04
4	Jim Baskette	1.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Otto Hess	7
2	Larry Cheney	6
2	Bob Groom	6
2	Christy Mathewson	6
2	2 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	58
2	Smoky Joe Wood	48
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	.403
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.396
3	Tris Speaker	.380
4	Heinie Zimmerman	.369
5	Eddie Collins	.354

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Heinie Zimmerman	14
2	Frank Schulte	12
2	Chief Wilson	12
4	Gavvy Cravath	11
4	3 others tied	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	131
2	Sam Crawford	117
3	Duffy Lewis	111
4	Stuffy McInnis	105
5	Bill Sweeney	103

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	88
2	Bob Bescher	72
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
3	Ed Walsh	27
5	Eddie Plank	26

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	316
2	Ed Walsh	269
3	Smoky Joe Wood	266
4	Pete Alexander	195
5	2 tied	184

Saves

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