1912 Major League Baseball season
| 1912 MLB season | |
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| League | Major League Baseball |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | April 11 – October 16, 1912 |
| Number of games | 154 |
| Number of teams | 16 |
| Regular Season | |
| Season MVP | AL: Tris Speaker (BOS) NL: Larry Doyle (NYG) |
| 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 |
The 1912 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 11 to October 16, 1912. The New York Giants and Boston Red Sox were the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The Red Sox then defeated the Giants in the World Series, four games to three (with one tie).
This was the second of four seasons that the Chalmers Award, a precursor to the Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award (introduced in 1931), was given to a player in each league.
During the season, Harper's Weekly conducted a detailed accounting of the expenses of major league clubs, reaching a figure of approximately $175,000 to $200,000.[1]
Awards and honors
Statistical leaders
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Standings
American League
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National League
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Postseason
Bracket
Managers
American League
National League
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