1912 Major League Baseball season

This article is about the 1912 Major League Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1912 in baseball.
1912 MLB season
LeagueAmerican League (AL)
National League (NL)
SportBaseball
DurationRegular season:
  • April 11 – October 6, 1912
World Series:
  • October 8 – October 16, 1912
Number of games154
Number of teams16 (8 per league)
Regular Season
Season MVPAL: Tris Speaker (BRS)
NL: Larry Doyle (NYG)
AL championsBoston Red Sox
  AL runners-upWashington Senators
NL championsNew York Giants
  NL runners-upPittsburgh Pirates
World Series
ChampionsBoston Red Sox
  Runners-upNew York Giants
MLB seasons
Locations of teams for the 1912 American League season
American League
Locations of teams for the 1912 National League season
National League

The 1912 major league baseball season began on April 11, 1912. The regular season ended on October 6, with the New York Giants and Boston Red Sox as the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The postseason began with Game 1 of the ninth modern World Series on October 8 and ended with Game 8 on October 16. The Red Sox defeated the Giants, 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]

The Boston Rustlers renamed as the Boston Braves.

Schedule

See also: Major League Baseball schedule

The 1912 schedule consisted of 154 games for all teams in the American League and National League, each of which had eight teams. Each team was scheduled to play 22 games against the other seven teams of their respective league. This continued the format put in place for the 1904 season. This format would last until 1919.

Opening Day, April 11, featured all sixteen teams, only the second time every team has started their season on the same day (first being two years prior with the 1910 season). The final day of the regular season was on October 6. The World Series took place between October 8 and October 16.

Teams

League Team City Stadium Capacity Manager
American League Boston Red Sox Boston, Massachusetts Fenway Park 35,000 Jake Stahl
Chicago White Sox Chicago, Illinois White Sox Park 28,000 Jimmy Callahan
Cleveland Naps Cleveland, Ohio League Park 21,414 Harry Davis, Joe Birmingham
Detroit Tigers Detroit, Michigan Navin Field 23,000 Hughie Jennings
New York Highlanders New York, New York Hilltop Park 16,000 Harry Wolverton
Philadelphia Athletics Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Shibe Park 23,000 Connie Mack
St. Louis Browns St. Louis, Missouri Sportsman's Park 18,000 Bobby Wallace, George Stovall
Washington Senators Washington, D.C. Griffith Stadium 27,000 Clark Griffith
National League Boston Braves Boston, Massachusetts South End Grounds 11,000 Johnny Kling
Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers New York, New York Washington Park 18,800 Bill Dahlen
Chicago Cubs Chicago, Illinois West Side Park 16,000 Frank Chance
Cincinnati Reds Cincinnati, Ohio Redland Field 20,696 Hank O'Day
New York Giants New York, New York Brush Stadium 34,000 John McGraw
Philadelphia Phillies Philadelphia, Pennsylvania National League Park 18,000 Red Dooin
Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Forbes Field 23,000 Fred Clarke
St. Louis Cardinals St. Louis, Missouri Robison Field 21,000 Roger Bresnahan

Standings

American League

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

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

Postseason

Bracket

World Series
   
AL Boston Red Sox 4
NL New York Giants 3

Managerial changes

Off-season

Team Former Manager New Manager
Boston Braves Fred Tenney Johnny Kling
Boston Red Sox Patsy Donovan Jake Stahl
Chicago White Sox Hugh Duffy Jimmy Callahan
Cincinnati Reds Clark Griffith Hank O'Day
Cleveland Naps George Stovall Harry Davis
New York Highlanders Hal Chase Harry Wolverton
Washington Senators Jimmy McAleer Clark Griffith

In-season

Team Former Manager New Manager
Cleveland Naps Harry Davis Joe Birmingham
St. Louis Browns Bobby Wallace George Stovall

League leaders

American League

National League

Awards and honors

Home field attendance

Team name Wins %± Home attendance %± Per game
New York Giants[2] 103 4.0% 638,000 -5.5% 8,395
Chicago White Sox[3] 78 1.3% 602,241 3.3% 7,721
Boston Red Sox[4] 105 34.6% 597,096 18.5% 7,655
Philadelphia Athletics[5] 90 -10.9% 517,653 -14.5% 6,723
Chicago Cubs[6] 91 -1.1% 514,000 -10.8% 6,590
Detroit Tigers[7] 69 -22.5% 402,870 -16.9% 5,301
Pittsburgh Pirates[8] 93 9.4% 384,000 -11.1% 5,120
Washington Senators[9] 91 42.2% 350,663 43.2% 4,496
Cincinnati Reds[10] 75 7.1% 344,000 14.7% 4,468
Cleveland Naps[11] 75 -6.3% 336,844 -17.1% 4,375
Philadelphia Phillies[12] 73 -7.6% 250,000 -39.9% 3,333
Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers[13] 58 -9.4% 243,000 -9.7% 3,197
New York Highlanders[14] 50 -34.2% 242,194 -19.9% 3,187
St. Louis Cardinals[15] 63 -16.0% 241,759 -46.0% 3,140
St. Louis Browns[16] 53 17.8% 214,070 2.9% 2,710
Boston Braves[17] 52 18.2% 121,000 4.3% 1,532

References

  1. ^ Harper's Weekly, August 31, 1912, "The Dollars Behind the Baseball Diamond."
  2. ^ "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  3. ^ "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  4. ^ "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  5. ^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  6. ^ "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  7. ^ "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  8. ^ "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  9. ^ "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  10. ^ "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  11. ^ "Cleveland Guardians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  12. ^ "Philadelphia Phillies Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  13. ^ "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  14. ^ "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  15. ^ "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  16. ^ "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  17. ^ "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.


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