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1912 National League Champions | |
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Owner(s) | John T. Brush |
Manager(s) | John McGraw |
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The 1912 New York Giants season was the franchise's 30th season. It involved the Giants winning the National League pennant. However, they were beaten by the Boston Red Sox in the World Series. Fred Snodgrass took most of the blame, as he dropped a key fly ball in the deciding contest, but in actuality, there were a number of errors besides that.
Led by manager John McGraw, the Giants dominated the NL. On the offensive side, they easily led the league in runs scored. Larry Doyle finished fourth in the batting race and was voted league MVP. Chief Meyers had one of the greatest offensive seasons ever for a catcher and was second in batting.
They had arguably the best pitching staff, too. Jeff Tesreau, Hall of Famer Christy Mathewson, and Red Ames finished 1–2–5 in league ERA. Rube Marquard's 18-game winning streak was the top story in baseball.
Taken together with the 1911 and 1913 pennant winners, this team is considered one of the greatest of all-time.[1] It also makes up a good portion of The Glory of Their Times – Marquard, Meyers, and Snodgrass were three of the players interviewed.
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Regular season[edit]
Season standings[edit]
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[edit]
1912 National League Records
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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 | — |
Roster[edit]
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Outfielders | Manager
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Player stats[edit]
Batting[edit]
Starters by position[edit]
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 | Meyers, ChiefChief Meyers | 126 | 371 | 133 | .358 | 6 | 54 |
1B | Merkle, FredFred Merkle | 129 | 479 | 148 | .309 | 11 | 84 |
2B | Doyle, LarryLarry Doyle | 143 | 558 | 184 | .330 | 10 | 90 |
3B | Herzog, BuckBuck Herzog | 140 | 482 | 127 | .263 | 2 | 47 |
SS | Fletcher, ArtArt Fletcher | 129 | 419 | 118 | .282 | 1 | 57 |
OF | Snodgrass, FredFred Snodgrass | 146 | 535 | 144 | .269 | 3 | 69 |
OF | Murray, RedRed Murray | 143 | 549 | 152 | .277 | 3 | 92 |
OF | Becker, BealsBeals Becker | 125 | 402 | 106 | .264 | 6 | 58 |
Other batters[edit]
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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Pitching[edit]
Starting pitchers[edit]
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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Mathewson, ChristyChristy Mathewson | 43 | 310 | 23 | 12 | 2.12 | 134 |
Marquard, RubeRube Marquard | 43 | 294.2 | 26 | 11 | 2.57 | 175 |
Tesreau, JeffJeff Tesreau | 36 | 243 | 17 | 7 | 1.96 | 119 |
Ames, RedRed Ames | 33 | 179 | 11 | 5 | 2.46 | 83 |
Other pitchers[edit]
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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Crandall, DocDoc Crandall | 37 | 162 | 13 | 7 | 3.61 | 60 |
Bader, LoreLore Bader | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0.90 | 3 |
Relief pitchers[edit]
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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Awards and honors[edit]
League top five finishers[edit]
- NL leader in wins (26)
- #3 in NL in strikeouts (175)
- #2 in NL in ERA (2.12)
- #2 in NL in complete games (27)
- #4 in NL in wins (23)
- NL leader in on-base percentage (.441)
- #2 in NL in batting average (.358)
- #4 in NL in slugging percentage (.477)
- #4 in NL in stolen bases (38)
- #3 in NL in stolen bases (43)
- NL leader in ERA (1.96)
1912 World Series[edit]
AL Boston Red Sox (4) vs. NL New York Giants (3)
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 | 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 | October 16 | Fenway Park | 17,034 |
References[edit]
- ^ Neyer, Rob and Eddie Epstein. Baseball Dynasties.
External links[edit]
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