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1912 Detroit Tigers
LeagueAmerican League
BallparkNavin Field
CityDetroit, Michigan
OwnersWilliam H. Yawkey and Frank Navin
ManagersHughie 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 (then known as Navin Field).

Regular season

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On 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]

On May 18, 1912, the 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. Rather than forfeit the next game, 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.[3]

On July 4, 1912, George Mullin threw the first no-hitter in Detroit Tigers history.[4] The Tigers beat the St. Louis Browns by a score of 7–0. It was also Mullin's 32nd birthday.

Season standings

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American League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Boston Red Sox 105 47 .691 — 57‍–‍20 48‍–‍27
Washington Senators 91 61 .599 14 45‍–‍32 46‍–‍29
Philadelphia Athletics 90 62 .592 15 45‍–‍31 45‍–‍31
Chicago White Sox 78 76 .506 28 34‍–‍43 44‍–‍33
Cleveland Naps 75 78 .490 30½ 41‍–‍35 34‍–‍43
Detroit Tigers 69 84 .451 36½ 37‍–‍39 32‍–‍45
St. Louis Browns 53 101 .344 53 27‍–‍50 26‍–‍51
New York Highlanders 50 102 .329 55 31‍–‍44 19‍–‍58

Record vs. opponents

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1912 American League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team BOS CWS CLE DET NYH PHA SLB 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

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Roster

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Ty Cobb, Bobby Veach, and Sam Crawford in 1912
1912 Detroit Tigers
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other positions

Manager

Coaches

Player stats

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Batting

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Starters by position

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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 Oscar Stanage 121 394 103 .261 0 41
1B George Moriarty 105 375 93 .248 0 54
2B Baldy Louden 122 403 97 .241 1 36
SS Donie Bush 144 511 118 .231 2 38
3B Charlie Deal 42 142 32 .225 0 11
OF Sam Crawford 149 581 189 .325 4 109
OF Ty Cobb 140 553 226 .409 7 83
OF Davy Jones 99 316 93 .294 0 24

Other batters

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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
Ossie Vitt 76 273 67 .245 0 19
Jim Delahanty 79 266 76 .286 0 41
Del Gainer 52 179 43 .240 0 20
Red Corriden 38 138 28 .203 0 5
Eddie Onslow 36 128 29 .227 1 13
Bobby Veach 23 79 27 .342 0 15
Jack Onslow 36 69 11 .159 0 4
Brad Kocher 29 63 13 .206 0 9
Paddy Baumann 16 42 11 .262 0 7
Hank Perry 13 36 6 .167 0 0
Red McDermott 5 15 4 .267 0 0
Bill Donovan 6 13 1 .077 0 0
Al Bashang 6 12 1 .083 0 0
Charley O'Leary 3 10 2 .200 0 1
Bill Leinhauser 1 4 0 .000 0 0
Ollie O'Mara 1 4 0 .000 0 0
Jim McGarr 1 4 0 .000 0 0
Joe Sugden 1 4 1 .250 0 0
Dan McGarvey 1 3 0 .000 0 0
Ed Irvin 1 3 2 .667 0 0
Deacon McGuire 1 2 1 .500 0 0
Vincent Maney 1 2 0 .000 0 0
Hap Ward 1 2 0 .000 0 0
Billy Maharg 1 1 0 .000 0 0
Hughie Jennings 1 1 0 .000 0 0
Jack Smith 1 0 0 ---- 0 0

Pitching

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Starting pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Ed Willett 37 284.1 17 15 3.29 89
Jean Dubuc 37 250.0 17 10 2.77 97
George Mullin 30 226.0 12 17 3.54 88
Bill Burns 6 38.2 1 4 5.35 6
Charlie Wheatley 5 35.0 1 4 6.17 14
Willie Jensen 5 33.0 1 2 4.09 8
George Boehler 5 32.0 0 2 6.47 15
Hooks Dauss 2 17.0 1 1 3.18 7
Ed Summers 3 16.2 1 1 4.86 5
Allan Travers 1 8.0 0 1 15.75 1
Bun Troy 1 6.2 0 1 5.40 1
Pat McGehee 1 0.0 0 0 ---- 0

Other pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Joe Lake 26 162.2 9 11 3.10 86
Ralph Works 27 157.0 5 10 4.24 64
Tex Covington 14 63.1 3 4 4.12 19
Harry Moran 5 14.2 0 1 4.91 3
Bill Donovan 3 10.0 1 0 0.90 6

Relief pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Hub Pernoll 3 0 0 0 6.00 3
Ed Lafitte 1 0 0 0 16.20 0
Alex Remneas 1 0 0 0 27.00 0

References

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  1. ^ a b 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
  2. ^ The Final Season, p. 40
  3. ^ Charlton, James. "Al Travers from the Chronology". BaseballLibrary.com. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved June 15, 2007.
  4. ^ 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
  5. ^ Willie Jensen at Baseball-Reference
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