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 Major League Baseball season. 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.

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 BOS 10 Heinie Zimmerman CHC 14 RBI Home Run Baker PHA 130 Honus Wagner PIT 102 Wins Smoky Joe Wood BOS 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 PHI 195 SV Ed Walsh CHW 10 Slim Sallee STL 6 SB Clyde Milan WSH 88 Bob Bescher CIN 67

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 14.0 Philadelphia Athletics 90 62 .592 15.0 Chicago White Sox 78 76 .506 28.0 Cleveland Naps 75 78 .490 30.5 Detroit Tigers 69 84 .451 36.5 St. Louis Browns 53 101 .344 53.0 New York Highlanders 50 102 .329 55.0

National League final standings

National League Club Wins Losses Win %   GB New York Giants 103 48 .682 – Pittsburgh Pirates 93 58 .616 10.0 Chicago Cubs 91 59 .607 11.5 Cincinnati Reds 75 78 .490 29.0 Philadelphia Phillies 73 79 .480 30.5 St. Louis Cardinals 63 90 .412 41.0 Brooklyn Dodgers 58 95 .379 46.0 Boston Braves 52 101 .340 52.0

1912 World Series

Main article: 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

External links

• 1912 season at Baseball-Reference.com Fetched July 1, 2012