1912 Detroit Tigers season
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Owner(s) | Frank Navin |
Manager(s) | Hughie Jennings |
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The 1912 Detroit Tigers season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Tigers finishing sixth in the American League. It was the team's first season in Tiger Stadium.
Regular season
- April 20, 1912: Navin Field opened the same day as Fenway Park.[1] It was supposed to be opened on April 18 (like Fenway Park) but it rained in both cities on that day.[2] Ty Cobb scored the first run in Tiger Stadium by stealing home.[1]
- May 18, 1912: Tigers players went on strike to protest the suspension of star center fielder Ty Cobb, who had gone into the stands on May 15 to attack a disabled fan who had been abusing him. The Tigers sent out a team of replacement players, mostly local college and sandlot players but also including Tigers coaches Joe Sugden and 48-year-old Deacon McGuire. Manager Hughie Jennings also entered the game as a pinch hitter. Starting pitcher Allan Travers gave up 24 runs on 26 hits in a complete game loss, both American League records.
- July 4, 1912: George Mullin threw the first no-hitter in Detroit Tigers history.[3] The Tigers beat the St. Louis Browns by a score of 7–0. It was also Mullin's 32nd birthday.
Season 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 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NY | PHI | STL | WSH | |||||
Boston | — | 16–6–1 | 11–11–1 | 15–6 | 19–2 | 15–7 | 17–5 | 12–10 | |||||
Chicago | 6–16–1 | — | 11–11 | 14–8–1 | 13–9 | 12–10 | 13–9–2 | 9–13 | |||||
Cleveland | 11–11–1 | 11–11 | — | 13–9 | 13–8–1 | 8–14 | 15–7 | 4–18 | |||||
Detroit | 6–15 | 8–14–1 | 9–13 | — | 16–6 | 9–13 | 13–9 | 8–14 | |||||
New York | 2–19 | 9–13 | 8–13–1 | 6–16 | — | 5–17 | 13–9 | 7–15 | |||||
Philadelphia | 7–15 | 10–12 | 14–8 | 13–9 | 17–5 | — | 16–6 | 13–7–1 | |||||
St. Louis | 5–17 | 9–13–2 | 7–15 | 9–13 | 9–13 | 6–16 | — | 8–14–1 | |||||
Washington | 10–12 | 13–9 | 18–4 | 14–8 | 15–7 | 7–13–1 | 14–8–1 | — |
Notable transactions
- August 26, 1912: Willie Jensen was purchased by the Tigers from the New Haven Murlins.[4]
Roster
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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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OF | Crawford, SamSam Crawford | 149 | 581 | 189 | .325 | 4 | 109 |
OF | Cobb, TyTy Cobb | 140 | 553 | 226 | .409 | 7 | 83 |
OF | Jones, DavyDavy Jones | 99 | 316 | 93 | .294 | 0 | 24 |
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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Sugden, JoeJoe Sugden | 1 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
McGuire, DeaconDeacon McGuire | 1 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 0 |
Jennings, HughieHughie Jennings | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Smith, JackJack Smith | 1 | 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 |
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Dubuc, JeanJean Dubuc | 37 | 250 | 17 | 10 | 2.77 | 97 |
Mullin, GeorgeGeorge Mullin | 30 | 226 | 12 | 17 | 3.54 | 88 |
Burns, BillBill Burns | 6 | 38.2 | 1 | 4 | 5.35 | 6 |
Jensen, WillieWillie Jensen | 5 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 4.09 | 8 |
Boehler, GeorgeGeorge Boehler | 5 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 6.47 | 15 |
Dauss, HooksHooks Dauss | 2 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 3.18 | 7 |
Travers, AllanAllan Travers | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 15.75 | 1 |
McGehee, PatPat McGehee | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 |
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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Covington, TexTex Covington | 14 | 63.1 | 3 | 4 | 4.12 | 19 |
Moran, HarryHarry Moran | 5 | 14.2 | 0 | 1 | 4.91 | 3 |
Donovan, BillBill Donovan | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.90 | 6 |
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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Lafitte, EdEd Lafitte | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.20 | 0 |
References
- 1 2 The Final Season, p. 5, Tom Stanton, Thomas Dunne Books, An imprint of St. Martin's Press, New York, 2001, ISBN 0-312-29156-6
- ↑ The Final Season, p. 40
- ↑ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 144, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
- ↑ Willie Jensen at Baseball-Reference
External links
- 1912 Detroit Tigers season at Baseball Reference