1912 Major League Baseball season
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]
1912 MLB season | |
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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 |
Awards and honors
- Chalmers Award
- Tris Speaker, Boston Red Sox, OF
- Larry Doyle, New York Giants, 2B
Statistical leaders
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Major league baseball final standings
American League final standings
American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Boston Red Sox | 105 | 47 | 0.691 | — | 57–20 | 48–27 |
Washington Senators | 91 | 61 | 0.599 | 14 | 45–32 | 46–29 |
Philadelphia Athletics | 90 | 62 | 0.592 | 15 | 45–31 | 45–31 |
Chicago White Sox | 78 | 76 | 0.506 | 28 | 34–43 | 44–33 |
Cleveland Naps | 75 | 78 | 0.490 | 30½ | 41–35 | 34–43 |
Detroit Tigers | 69 | 84 | 0.451 | 36½ | 37–39 | 32–45 |
St. Louis Browns | 53 | 101 | 0.344 | 53 | 27–50 | 26–51 |
New York Highlanders | 50 | 102 | 0.329 | 55 | 31–44 | 19–58 |
National League final standings
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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New York Giants | 103 | 48 | 0.682 | — | 49–25 | 54–23 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 93 | 58 | 0.616 | 10 | 44–31 | 49–27 |
Chicago Cubs | 91 | 59 | 0.607 | 11½ | 46–30 | 45–29 |
Cincinnati Reds | 75 | 78 | 0.490 | 29 | 45–32 | 30–46 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 73 | 79 | 0.480 | 30½ | 34–41 | 39–38 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 63 | 90 | 0.412 | 41 | 37–40 | 26–50 |
Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers | 58 | 95 | 0.379 | 46 | 33–43 | 25–52 |
Boston Braves | 52 | 101 | 0.340 | 52 | 31–47 | 21–54 |
1912 World Series
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 (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
National League
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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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