1912 New York Giants season

1912 New York Giants 1912 National League Champions
Major league affiliations
National League (Since 1883)
Location
Polo Grounds (Since 1911) New York, New York (Since 1883)
1912 Information
Owner(s)	John T. Brush
Manager(s)	John McGraw
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The 1912 New York Giants season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Giants winning the National League pennant. However, they were beaten by the Boston Red Sox in the World Series. Fred Snodgrass took most of the blame, as he dropped a key fly ball in the deciding contest, but in actuality, there were a number of errors besides that.

Led by manager John McGraw, the Giants dominated the NL. On the offensive side, they easily led the league in runs scored. Larry Doyle finished fourth in the batting race and was voted league MVP. Chief Meyers had one of the greatest offensive seasons ever for a catcher and was second in batting.

They had arguably the best pitching staff, too. Jeff Tesreau, Hall of Famer Christy Mathewson, and Red Ames finished 1-2-5 in league ERA. Rube Marquard's 18-game winning streak was the top story in baseball.

Taken together with the 1911 and 1913 pennant winners, this team is considered one of the greatest of all-time. It also makes up a good portion of The Glory of Their Times - Marquard, Meyers, and Snodgrass were three of the players interviewed.

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

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	Meyers, ChiefChief Meyers	126	371	133	.358	6	54
1B	Merkle, FredFred Merkle	129	479	148	.309	11	84
2B	Doyle, LarryLarry Doyle	143	558	184	.330	10	90
3B	Herzog, BuckBuck Herzog	140	482	127	.263	2	47
SS	Fletcher, ArtArt Fletcher	129	419	118	.282	1	57
OF	Snodgrass, FredFred Snodgrass	146	535	144	.269	3	69
OF	Murray, RedRed Murray	143	549	152	.277	3	92
OF	Becker, BealsBeals Becker	125	402	106	.264	6	58

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

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
Mathewson, ChristyChristy Mathewson	43	310	23	12	2.12	134
Marquard, RubeRube Marquard	43	294.2	26	11	2.57	175
Tesreau, JeffJeff Tesreau	36	243	17	7	1.96	119
Ames, RedRed Ames	33	179	11	5	2.46	83

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
Crandall, DocDoc Crandall	37	162	13	7	3.61	60
Bader, LoreLore Bader	2	10	2	0	0.90	3

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

Awards and honors

League top five finishers

Rube Marquard

• NL leader in wins (26)
• #3 in NL in strikeouts (175)

Christy Mathewson

• #2 in NL in ERA (2.12)
• #2 in NL in complete games (27)
• #4 in NL in wins (23)

Chief Meyers

• NL leader in on-base percentage (.441)
• #2 in NL in batting average (.358)
• #4 in NL in slugging percentage (.477)

Red Murray

• #4 in NL in stolen bases (38)

Fred Snodgrass

• #3 in NL in stolen bases (43)

Jeff Tesreau

• NL leader in ERA (1.96)

1912 World Series

Main article: 1912 World Series

AL Boston Red Sox (4) vs. NL New York Giants (3)

Game	Score	Date	Location	Attendance
1	Boston Red Sox - 4, New York Giants - 3,	October 8	Polo Grounds	35,730
2	New York Giants - 6, Boston Red Sox - 6	October 9	Fenway Park	30,148
3	New York Giants - 2, Boston Red Sox - 1	October 10	Fenway Park	34,624
4	Boston Red Sox - 3, New York Giants - 1	October 11	Polo Grounds	36,502
5	New York Giants - 1, Boston Red Sox - 2	October 12	Fenway Park	34,683
6	Boston Red Sox - 2, New York Giants - 5	October 14	Polo Grounds	30,622
7	New York Giants - 11, Boston Red Sox - 4	October 15	Fenway Park	32,694
8	New York Giants - 2, Boston Red Sox - 3	October 16	Fenway Park	17,034

External links

• 1912 New York Giants season at Baseball Reference

Preceded by New York Giants 1911

National League Championship Season 1912

Succeeded by New York Giants 1913