1912 New York Giants season
1912 New York Giants | ||
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1912 National League Champions | ||
Ballpark | Polo Grounds | |
City | New York City | |
Owners | John T. Brush | |
Managers | John McGraw | |
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The 1912 New York Giants season was the franchise's 30th season. It involved the Giants winning the National League pennant. They were beaten by the Boston Red Sox in the World Series. Fred Snodgrass took most of the blame, as he dropped a fly ball in the deciding contest.[citation needed]
Led by manager John McGraw, the Giants dominated the NL, opening the season 54-11 and building a 16 1/2-game lead by July 3. 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.[according to whom?]
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.[1] It also makes up a good portion of the 1966 book The Glory of Their Times, as Marquard, Meyers, and Snodgrass were three of the players interviewed.
Regular season
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Season standings
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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New York Giants | 103 | 48 | .682 | — | 49–25 | 54–23 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 93 | 58 | .616 | 10 | 44–31 | 49–27 |
Chicago Cubs | 91 | 59 | .607 | 11½ | 46–30 | 45–29 |
Cincinnati Reds | 75 | 78 | .490 | 29 | 45–32 | 30–46 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 73 | 79 | .480 | 30½ | 34–41 | 39–38 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 63 | 90 | .412 | 41 | 37–40 | 26–50 |
Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers | 58 | 95 | .379 | 46 | 33–43 | 25–52 |
Boston Braves | 52 | 101 | .340 | 52 | 31–47 | 21–54 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BOS | BR | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
Boston | — | 9–13 | 5–17 | 11–11 | 3–18–1 | 10–12 | 4–18–1 | 10–12 | |||||
Brooklyn | 13–9 | — | 5–17 | 6–16 | 6–16 | 9–13 | 8–14 | 11–10 | |||||
Chicago | 17–5 | 17–5 | — | 11–10–1 | 13–9–1 | 10–10 | 8–13 | 15–7 | |||||
Cincinnati | 11–11 | 16–6 | 10–11–1 | — | 6–16–1 | 8–14 | 11–11 | 13–9 | |||||
New York | 18–3–1 | 16–6 | 9–13–1 | 16–6–1 | — | 17–5 | 12–8 | 15–7 | |||||
Philadelphia | 12–10 | 13–9 | 10–10 | 14–8 | 5–17 | — | 8–14 | 11–11 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 18–4–1 | 14–8 | 13–8 | 11–11 | 8–12 | 14–8 | — | 15–7 | |||||
St. Louis | 12–10 | 10–11 | 7–15 | 9–13 | 7–15 | 11–11 | 7–15 | — |
Roster
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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 |
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C | Chief Meyers | 126 | 371 | 133 | .358 | 6 | 54 |
1B | Fred Merkle | 129 | 479 | 148 | .309 | 11 | 84 |
2B | Larry Doyle | 143 | 558 | 184 | .330 | 10 | 90 |
3B | Buck Herzog | 140 | 482 | 127 | .263 | 2 | 47 |
SS | Art Fletcher | 129 | 419 | 118 | .282 | 1 | 57 |
OF | Fred Snodgrass | 146 | 535 | 144 | .269 | 3 | 69 |
OF | Red Murray | 143 | 549 | 152 | .277 | 3 | 92 |
OF | Beals 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 |
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Josh Devore | 106 | 327 | 90 | .275 | 2 | 37 |
Tillie Shafer | 78 | 163 | 47 | .288 | 0 | 24 |
Art Wilson | 65 | 121 | 35 | .289 | 3 | 20 |
George Burns | 29 | 51 | 15 | .294 | 0 | 5 |
Heinie Groh | 27 | 48 | 13 | .271 | 0 | 3 |
Moose McCormick | 42 | 39 | 13 | .333 | 0 | 7 |
Grover Hartley | 25 | 34 | 8 | .235 | 0 | 7 |
Dave Robertson | 3 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 0 |
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 |
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Christy Mathewson | 43 | 310 | 23 | 12 | 2.12 | 134 |
Rube Marquard | 43 | 294.2 | 26 | 11 | 2.57 | 175 |
Jeff Tesreau | 36 | 243 | 17 | 7 | 1.96 | 119 |
Red Ames | 33 | 179 | 11 | 5 | 2.46 | 83 |
Ted Goulait | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6.43 | 6 |
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 |
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Doc Crandall | 37 | 162 | 13 | 7 | 3.61 | 60 |
Hooks Wiltse | 28 | 134 | 9 | 6 | 3.16 | 58 |
Al Demaree | 2 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1.69 | 11 |
LaRue Kirby | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 5.73 | 2 |
Lore 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 |
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Louis Drucke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13.50 | 0 |
Ernie Shore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27.00 | 1 |
Awards and honors
League top five finishers
- NL leader in wins (26)
- #3 in NL in strikeouts (175)
- #2 in NL in ERA (2.12)
- #2 in NL in complete games (27)
- #4 in NL in wins (23)
- NL leader in on-base percentage (.441)
- #2 in NL in batting average (.358)
- #4 in NL in slugging percentage (.477)
- #4 in NL in stolen bases (38)
- #3 in NL in stolen bases (43)
- NL leader in ERA (1.96)
1912 World Series
AL Boston Red Sox (4) vs. NL New York Giants (3)
Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
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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 |
References
- ^ Neyer, Rob and Eddie Epstein. Baseball Dynasties.
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