1912 Boston Braves season

1912 Boston Braves
Major league affiliations
National League (Since 1876)
Location
South End Grounds (Since 1871) Boston, Massachusetts (Since 1871)
1912 Information
Owner(s)	James Gaffney, John Montgomery Ward
Manager(s)	Johnny Kling
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Team owner William Hepburn Russell died after the 1911 season and his stock was bought up by a group including James Gaffney and former baseball manager John Montgomery Ward. The team was renamed the Boston Braves after the Tammany Hall Braves.

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
New York Giants	103	48	--	.682
Pittsburgh Pirates	93	58	10	.616
Chicago Cubs	91	59	11.5	.607
Cincinnati Reds	75	78	29	.490
Philadelphia Phillies	73	79	30.5	.480
St. Louis Cardinals	63	90	41	.412
Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers	58	95	46	.379
Boston Braves	52	101	52	.340

Notable transactions

• June 21, 1912: Doc Miller was traded by the Braves to the Philadelphia Phillies for John Titus.

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Kling, JohnnyJohnny Kling	81	252	80	.317	2	30
OF	Titus, JohnJohn Titus	96	345	112	.325	2	48

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Miller, DocDoc Miller	51	201	47	.234	2	24

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Hess, OttoOtto Hess	33	254	12	17	3.76	80

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Brady, KingKing Brady	1	0	0	0	20.25	0
Brady, BillBill Brady	1	0	0	0	0.00	0

External links

• 1912 Boston Braves season at Baseball Reference