| 1912 Pittsburgh Pirates | ||
|---|---|---|
| League | National League | |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field | |
| City | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania[1] | |
| Owners | Barney Dreyfuss | |
| Managers | Fred Clarke | |
| ||
The 1912 Pittsburgh Pirates season was a season in American baseball, the 31st in franchise history. The team finished second in the National League with a record of 93–58, 10 games behind the New York Giants.
During the season, Chief Wilson set a major league record by hitting 36 triples in a single season.[2] After 118 games, Chief Wilson already had 33 triples and was on pace to get 43 triples.[3]
In their 23–4 win against the Cincinnati Reds on April 27, the Pirates recorded a .628 batting average, the highest by any team in a single game from 1901 onwards.[4]
Regular season
Season standings
| National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | |||||
Opening Day lineup
Notable transactions
- September 16, 1912: Everitt Booe was drafted by the Pirates from the Fort Wayne Railroaders in the 1912 rule 5 draft.[5]
Roster
| 1912 Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | George Gibson | 95 | 300 | 72 | .240 | 2 | 35 |
| 1B | Dots Miller | 148 | 567 | 156 | .275 | 4 | 86 |
| 2B | Alex McCarthy | 111 | 401 | 111 | .277 | 1 | 41 |
| 3B | Bobby Byrne | 130 | 528 | 152 | .288 | 3 | 35 |
| SS | Honus Wagner | 145 | 558 | 181 | .324 | 7 | 102 |
| OF | Mike Donlin | 77 | 244 | 77 | .316 | 2 | 35 |
| OF | Chief Wilson | 152 | 583 | 175 | .300 | 11 | 95 |
| OF | Max Carey | 150 | 587 | 177 | .302 | 5 | 68 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art Butler | 43 | 154 | 42 | .273 | 1 | 14 |
| Billy Kelly | 48 | 132 | 42 | .318 | 1 | 12 |
| Mike Simon | 42 | 113 | 34 | .301 | 0 | 10 |
| Ed Mensor | 39 | 99 | 26 | .263 | 0 | 1 |
| Tommy Leach | 28 | 97 | 29 | .299 | 0 | 18 |
| Ham Hyatt | 46 | 97 | 28 | .289 | 0 | 21 |
| Bill McKechnie | 24 | 73 | 18 | .247 | 0 | 4 |
| Jim Viox | 33 | 70 | 13 | .186 | 1 | 6 |
| Solly Hofman | 17 | 53 | 15 | .283 | 0 | 3 |
| Stump Edington | 15 | 53 | 16 | .302 | 0 | 14 |
| Stan Gray | 6 | 20 | 5 | .250 | 0 | 2 |
| Ovid Nicholson | 6 | 11 | 5 | .455 | 0 | 1 |
| Ona Dodd | 5 | 9 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 |
| Wally Rehg | 8 | 9 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Rivington Bisland | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Blackburn | 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
| Ralph Capron | 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
| Mickey Keliher | 2 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Hendrix | 39 | 288.2 | 24 | 9 | 2.59 | 176 |
| Howie Camnitz | 41 | 276.2 | 22 | 12 | 2.83 | 121 |
| Marty O'Toole | 37 | 275.1 | 15 | 17 | 2.71 | 150 |
| Babe Adams | 28 | 170.1 | 11 | 8 | 2.91 | 63 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hank Robinson | 33 | 175.0 | 12 | 7 | 2.26 | 79 |
| King Cole | 12 | 49.0 | 2 | 2 | 6.43 | 11 |
| Ed Warner | 11 | 45.0 | 1 | 1 | 3.60 | 13 |
| Jack Ferry | 11 | 39.0 | 2 | 0 | 3.00 | 10 |
| Wilbur Cooper | 6 | 38.0 | 3 | 0 | 1.66 | 30 |
Relief 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lefty Leifield | 6 | 23.2 | 1 | 2 | 4.18 | 8 |
| Sherry Smith | 3 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 3 |
| Harry Gardner | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
Chief Wilson's 36 triples
| Triple | Game | Date | Inning | Location | Opposing Pitcher | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | April 13, 1912 | 2nd | Robison Field | Bill Steele | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 2 | 6 | April 18, 1912 | 9th | Forbes Field | Slim Sallee | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 3 | 9 | April 23, 1912 | 6th | West Side Park II | Mordecai Brown | Chicago Cubs |
| 4 | 11 | April 27, 1912 | 1st | Forbes Field | Art Fromme | Cincinnati Reds |
| 5 | 11 | April 27, 1912 | 8th | Forbes Field | Hanson Horsey | Cincinnati Reds |
| 6 | 15 | May 3, 1912 | 3rd | Forbes Field | Larry Cheney | Chicago Cubs |
| 7 | 16 | May 4, 1912 | 4th | Forbes Field | Ed Reulbach | Chicago Cubs |
| 8 | 25 | May 21, 1912 | 7th | Forbes Field | Bill McTigue | Boston Braves |
| 9 | 29 | May 25, 1912 | 4th | Forbes Field | Jimmy Lavender | Chicago Cubs |
| 10 | 29 | May 25, 1912 | 6th | Forbes Field | Jimmy Lavender | Chicago Cubs |
| 11 | 33 | May 30, 1912 | 3rd | Forbes Field | Slim Sallee | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 12 | 48 | June 17, 1912 | 8th | Polo Grounds III | Rube Marquard | New York Giants |
| 13 | 49 | June 18, 1912 | 9th | Polo Grounds III | Doc Crandall | New York Giants |
| 14 | 50 | June 19, 1912 | 4th | Forbes Field | Joe Willis | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 15 | 51 | June 20, 1912 | 2nd | Redland Field | Bobby Keefe | Cincinnati Reds |
| 16 | 51 | June 20, 1912 | 10th | Redland Field | Harry Gaspar | Cincinnati Reds |
| 17 | 52 | June 20, 1912 | 6th | Redland Field | Art Fromme | Cincinnati Reds |
| 18 | 64 | July 2, 1912 | 8th | Forbes Field | Larry Cheney | Chicago Cubs |
| 19 | 65 | July 4, 1912 | 4th | Forbes Field | Ben Taylor | Cincinnati Reds |
| 20 | 70 | July 8, 1912 | 8th | Forbes Field | Toots Schultz | Philadelphia Phillies |
| 21 | 77 | July 16, 1912 | 4th | Forbes Field | Earl Yingling | Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers |
| 22 | 78 | July 17, 1912 | 9th | Forbes Field | Christy Mathewson | New York Giants |
| 23 | 79 | July 19, 1912 | 3rd | Forbes Field | Rube Marquard | New York Giants |
| 24 | 82 | July 22, 1912 | 3rd | Forbes Field | Buster Brown | Boston Braves |
| 25 | 84 | July 25, 1912 | 1st | Forbes Field | Eddie Stack | Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers |
| 26 | 85 | July 26, 1912 | 1st | National League Park | Earl Moore | Philadelphia Phillies |
| 27 | 99 | August 10, 1912 | 6th | Washington Park II | Cliff Curtis | Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers |
| 28 | 106 | August 16, 1912 | 7th | Forbes Field | Grover Cleveland Alexander | Philadelphia Phillies |
| 29 | 114 | August 23, 1912 | 9th | Forbes Field | Jeff Tesreau | New York Giants |
| 30 | 116 | August 26, 1912 | 6th | Forbes Field | Otto Hess | Boston Braves |
| 31 | 117 | August 26, 1912 | 6th | Forbes Field | Ed Donnelly | Boston Braves |
| 32 | 117 | August 26, 1912 | 8th | Forbes Field | Ed Donnelly | Boston Braves |
| 33 | 118 | August 27, 1912 | 4th | Forbes Field | Walt Dickson | Boston Braves |
| 34 | 129 | September 7, 1912 | 6th | Robison Field | Pol Perritt | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 35 | 148 | September 29, 1912 | 8th | West Side Park II | Ed Reulbach | Chicago Cubs |
| 36 | 152 | October 6, 1912 | 9th | Redland Field | Frank Gregory | Cincinnati Reds |
References
- ↑ From 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Side in 1907.
- 1 2 "Chief Wilson MLB Record 36 Triples in 1912 | Baseball Almanac".
- ↑ Baseball's Top 100: The Game's Greatest Records, p.57, Kerry Banks, 2010, Greystone Books, Vancouver, BC, ISBN 978-1-55365-507-7
- ↑ "Team Batting Game Finder: In the Regular Season, since 1901, requiring Batting Average >= .590, sorted by greatest Batting Average". Stathead Baseball. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
- ↑ Everitt Booe page at Baseball-Reference
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