1912 Boston Braves | |
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League | National League |
Ballpark | South End Grounds |
City | Boston, Massachusetts |
Record | 52–101 (.340) |
League place | 8th |
Owners | James Gaffney, John Montgomery Ward |
Managers | Johnny Kling |
The 1912 Boston Braves season was the 42nd season of the franchise. Team owner William Hepburn Russell died after the 1911 season and his stock was bought up by a group including Tammany Hall alderman James Gaffney and former baseball manager John Montgomery Ward. The team was renamed the Boston Braves after the Sachems, also known as "Braves", of Tammany Hall.[1]
Regular season
Season 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 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BOS | BR | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
Boston | — | 9–13 | 5–17 | 11–11 | 3–18–1 | 10–12 | 4–18–1 | 10–12 | |||||
Brooklyn | 13–9 | — | 5–17 | 6–16 | 6–16 | 9–13 | 8–14 | 11–10 | |||||
Chicago | 17–5 | 17–5 | — | 11–10–1 | 13–9–1 | 10–10 | 8–13 | 15–7 | |||||
Cincinnati | 11–11 | 16–6 | 10–11–1 | — | 6–16–1 | 8–14 | 11–11 | 13–9 | |||||
New York | 18–3–1 | 16–6 | 9–13–1 | 16–6–1 | — | 17–5 | 12–8 | 15–7 | |||||
Philadelphia | 12–10 | 13–9 | 10–10 | 14–8 | 5–17 | — | 8–14 | 11–11 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 18–4–1 | 14–8 | 13–8 | 11–11 | 8–12 | 14–8 | — | 15–7 | |||||
St. Louis | 12–10 | 10–11 | 7–15 | 9–13 | 7–15 | 11–11 | 7–15 | — |
Notable transactions
- June 21, 1912: Doc Miller was traded by the Braves to the Philadelphia Phillies for John Titus.[2]
Roster
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Pitchers | Catchers
Infielders |
Outfielders
Other batters |
Manager |
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Bill Rariden | 79 | 247 | 55 | .223 | 1 | 16 |
1B | Ben Houser | 108 | 332 | 95 | .286 | 8 | 59 |
2B | Bill Sweeney | 153 | 593 | 204 | .344 | 1 | 99 |
SS | Frank O'Rourke | 61 | 196 | 24 | .122 | 0 | 15 |
3B | Ed McDonald | 121 | 459 | 119 | .259 | 2 | 33 |
OF | John Titus | 96 | 345 | 112 | .325 | 2 | 48 |
OF | Vin Campbell | 145 | 624 | 185 | .296 | 3 | 52 |
OF | George Jackson | 110 | 397 | 104 | .262 | 4 | 51 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Art Devlin | 124 | 436 | 126 | .289 | 0 | 57 |
Jay Kirke | 103 | 359 | 115 | .320 | 4 | 62 |
Johnny Kling | 81 | 252 | 80 | .317 | 2 | 29 |
Doc Miller | 51 | 201 | 47 | .234 | 2 | 24 |
Al Bridwell | 31 | 106 | 25 | .236 | 0 | 16 |
Hank Gowdy | 44 | 96 | 26 | .271 | 3 | 9 |
Harry Spratt | 27 | 89 | 23 | .258 | 3 | 12 |
Rabbit Maranville | 26 | 86 | 18 | .209 | 0 | 8 |
Al Kaiser | 4 | 13 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Joe Schultz | 4 | 12 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 3 |
Dave Shean | 4 | 10 | 3 | .300 | 0 | 3 |
Gil Whitehouse | 2 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Mike González | 1 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Bill Jones | 3 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 0 |
Art Schwind | 1 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Lefty Tyler | 42 | 256.1 | 12 | 22 | 4.18 | 144 |
Otto Hess | 33 | 254.0 | 12 | 17 | 3.76 | 80 |
Hub Perdue | 37 | 249.0 | 13 | 16 | 3.80 | 101 |
Buster Brown | 31 | 168.1 | 4 | 15 | 4.01 | 68 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Walt Dickson | 36 | 189.0 | 3 | 19 | 3.86 | 47 |
Ed Donnelly | 37 | 184.1 | 5 | 10 | 4.35 | 67 |
Rube Kroh | 3 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 5.68 | 1 |
Al Mattern | 2 | 6.1 | 0 | 1 | 7.11 | 3 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Brad Hogg | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.97 | 12 |
Bill McTigue | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.45 | 17 |
Steve White | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 2 |
Hank Griffin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 0 |
King Brady | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.25 | 0 |
Bill Brady | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
References
- ↑ Murnane, T.H. (December 21, 1911). "Ward Wants His Team to be Called the "Boston Braves"". Boston Globe. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
- ↑ Doc Miller page at Baseball Reference
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