| 1912 Boston Braves | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
The1912Boston Braves season was the 42nd season of the franchise. Team ownerWilliam Hepburn Russell died after the1911 season and his stock was bought up by a group includingTammany Hall aldermanJames Gaffney and former baseball managerJohn Montgomery Ward. The team was renamed theBoston Braves after theSachems, also known as "Braves", of Tammany Hall.[1]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | 103 | 48 | .682 | — | 49–25 | 54–23 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 93 | 58 | .616 | 10 | 44–31 | 49–27 |
| Chicago Cubs | 91 | 59 | .607 | 11½ | 46–30 | 45–29 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 75 | 78 | .490 | 29 | 45–32 | 30–46 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 73 | 79 | .480 | 30½ | 34–41 | 39–38 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 63 | 90 | .412 | 41 | 37–40 | 26–50 |
| Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers | 58 | 95 | .379 | 46 | 33–43 | 25–52 |
| Boston Braves | 52 | 101 | .340 | 52 | 31–47 | 21–54 |
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| Team | BSN | BRO | 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 | — | |||||
| 1912 Boston Braves | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders Other batters | Manager | ||||||
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 | 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 |
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 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 |
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 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 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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