1912 in baseball
The following are the baseball events of the year 1912 throughout the world.
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Champions
- World Series: Boston Red Sox over New York Giants (4-3-1)
Awards and honors
MLB Statistical Leaders
American League | National League | |||
AVG | Ty Cobb DET | .402 | Heinie Zimmerman CHC | .372 |
HR | Frank Baker PHA & Tris Speaker BOS |
10 | Heinie Zimmerman CHC | 12 |
RBI | Frank Baker PHA | 130 | Honus Wagner PIT | 102 |
Wins | Joe Wood BOS | 34 | Larry Cheney CHC & Rube Marquard NYG |
26 |
ERA | Walter Johnson WSH | 1.39 | Jeff Tesreau NYG | 1.96 |
Ks | Walter Johnson WSH | 303 | Grover Cleveland Alexander PHI | 195 |
Major League Baseball final standings
American League final standings
American League | ||||
Club | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
Boston Red Sox | 105 | 47 | .691 | -- |
Washington Senators | 91 | 61 | .599 | 14 |
Philadelphia Athletics | 90 | 62 | .592 | 15 |
Chicago White Sox | 78 | 76 | .506 | 28 |
Cleveland Naps | 75 | 78 | .490 | 30.5 |
Detroit Tigers | 69 | 84 | .451 | 36.5 |
St. Louis Browns | 53 | 101 | .344 | 53 |
New York Highlanders | 50 | 102 | .329 | 55 |
National League final standings
National League | ||||
Club | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
New York Giants | 103 | 48 | .682 | -- |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 93 | 58 | .616 | 10 |
Chicago Cubs | 91 | 59 | .607 | 11.5 |
Cincinnati Reds | 75 | 78 | .490 | 29 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 73 | 79 | .480 | 30.5 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 63 | 90 | .412 | 41 |
Brooklyn Dodgers | 58 | 95 | .379 | 46 |
Boston Braves | 52 | 101 | .340 | 52 |
Events
April 20 - Tiger Stadium opens.
April 20- Fenway Park opens. The Red Sox defeat the NY Highlanders, 7-6 in 11 innings on a Tris Speaker RBI.
June 28 - Christy Mathewson of the New York Giants becomes the 8th pitcher to record 300 career wins.
Births
- March 8 - Ray Mueller
- March 9 - Arky Vaughan
- May 17 - Clarence Parker
- May 23 - Augie Galan
- May 27 - Terry Moore
- June 19 - Don Gutteridge
- July 24 - Alex Carrasquel
- August 12 - Harlond Clift
- August 25 - George Cisar
- September 6 - Vince DiMaggio
- November 10 - Birdie Tebbetts
- November 11 -Hal Trosky
- December 1 - Cookie Lavagetto
- December 3 - Charlie Wagner
- December 25 - Quincy Trouppe
Deaths
- November 8 - Cupid Childs, 45, second baseman for the Cleveland Spiders who batted .306 lifetime; led American Association in doubles in 1890, NL in runs in 1892, ranked third all-time in walks upon retirement
- November 26 - John T. Brush, 67, part owner of the New York Giants since 1890, the last 10 years as majority owner and team president; also owner and president of the Reds from 1891-1902, and of the Indianapolis club in the late 1880s