1912 Major League Baseball season

1912 MLB season
1912 MLB season
League	Major League Baseball
Sport	Baseball
Duration	April 11 – October 16, 1912
Pennant Winners
AL champions	Boston Red Sox
AL runners-up	Washington Senators
NL champions	New York Giants
NL runners-up	Philadelphia Phillies
World Series
Champions	Boston Red Sox
Runners-up	New York Giants
MLB seasons
	← 1911 1913 →

During the 1912 Major League Baseball season, the twelfth season of modern Major League Baseball after the founding of the American League, Harper's Weekly conducted a detailed accounting of the expenses of Major League clubs, and came up with a figure of around $175,000 to $200,000.^[1]

Awards and honors

Chalmers Award
- Tris Speaker, Boston Red Sox, OF
- Larry Doyle, New York Giants, 2B

Statistical leaders

	American League		National League
Type	Name	Stat	Name	Stat
AVG	Ty Cobb DET	.409	Heinie Zimmerman CHC	.372
HR	Home Run Baker PHA Tris Speaker BSR	10	Heinie Zimmerman CHC	14
RBI	Home Run Baker PHA	130	Honus Wagner PIT	102
Wins	Smoky Joe Wood BSR	34	Larry Cheney CHC Rube Marquard NYG	26
ERA	Walter Johnson WSH	1.39	Jeff Tesreau NYG	1.96
SO	Walter Johnson WSH	303	Grover Cleveland Alexander PHP	195
SV	Ed Walsh CHW	10	Slim Sallee SLC	6
SB	Clyde Milan WSH	88	Bob Bescher CIN	67

Major league baseball final standings

American League final standings

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American League
Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Boston Red Sox	105	47	.691	—	57‍–‍20	48‍–‍27
Washington Senators	91	61	.599	14	45‍–‍32	46‍–‍29
Philadelphia Athletics	90	62	.592	15	45‍–‍31	45‍–‍31
Chicago White Sox	78	76	.506	28	34‍–‍43	44‍–‍33
Cleveland Naps	75	78	.490	30½	41‍–‍35	34‍–‍43
Detroit Tigers	69	84	.451	36½	37‍–‍39	32‍–‍45
St. Louis Browns	53	101	.344	53	27‍–‍50	26‍–‍51
New York Highlanders	50	102	.329	55	31‍–‍44	19‍–‍58

National League final standings

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National League
Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
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

1912 World Series

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 (Tie, 11 innings)	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 (10 innings)	October 16	Fenway Park	17,034

Managers

American League

Team	Manager	Comments
Boston Red Sox	Jake Stahl
Chicago White Sox	Nixey Callahan
Cleveland Naps	Harry Davis and Joe Birmingham
Detroit Tigers	Hughie Jennings
New York Highlanders	Harry Wolverton
Philadelphia Athletics	Connie Mack
St. Louis Browns	Bobby Wallace and George Stovall
Washington Senators	Clark Griffith

National League

Team	Manager	Comments
Boston Braves	Johnny Kling
Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers	Bill Dahlen
Chicago Cubs	Frank Chance
Cincinnati Reds	Hank O'Day
New York Giants	John McGraw
Philadelphia Phillies	Red Dooin
Pittsburgh Pirates	Fred Clarke
St. Louis Cardinals	Roger Bresnahan

References

^ Harper's Weekly, August 31, 1912, "The Dollars Behind the Baseball Diamond."

External links

1912 Major League Baseball season schedule at Baseball Reference Fetched January 14, 2018

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[1] Harper's Weekly, August 31, 1912, "The Dollars Behind the Baseball Diamond."

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