| 1912 New York Giants | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National League champions | ||||
| League | National League | |||
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds | |||
| City | New York City | |||
| Owners | John T. Brush | |||
| Managers | John McGraw | |||
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The1912New York Giants season was the franchise's 30th season. It involved the Giants winning theNational Leaguepennant. They were beaten by theBoston Red Sox in theWorld Series.Fred Snodgrass took most of the blame, as he dropped a fly ball in the deciding contest.[citation needed]
Led by managerJohn McGraw, the Giants dominated the NL, opening the season 54–11 and building a 16 1/2-game lead by July 3. 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.[according to whom?]
They had arguably the best pitching staff, too.Jeff Tesreau,Hall of FamerChristy Mathewson, andRed Ames finished 1–2–5 in league ERA.Rube Marquard's 18-game winning streak was the top story in baseball.
Taken together with the1911 and1913 pennant winners, this team is considered one of the greatest of all-time.[1] It also makes up a good portion of the 1966 bookThe Glory of Their Times, as Marquard, Meyers, and Snodgrass were three of the players interviewed.

| 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 New York Giants | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders | Manager Coaches | ||||||
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 | Chief Meyers | 126 | 371 | 133 | .358 | 6 | 54 |
| 1B | Fred Merkle | 129 | 479 | 148 | .309 | 11 | 84 |
| 2B | Larry Doyle | 143 | 558 | 184 | .330 | 10 | 90 |
| 3B | Buck Herzog | 140 | 482 | 127 | .263 | 2 | 47 |
| SS | Art Fletcher | 129 | 419 | 118 | .282 | 1 | 57 |
| OF | Fred Snodgrass | 146 | 535 | 144 | .269 | 3 | 69 |
| OF | Red Murray | 143 | 549 | 152 | .277 | 3 | 92 |
| OF | Beals Becker | 125 | 402 | 106 | .264 | 6 | 58 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Devore | 106 | 327 | 90 | .275 | 2 | 37 |
| Tillie Shafer | 78 | 163 | 47 | .288 | 0 | 24 |
| Art Wilson | 65 | 121 | 35 | .289 | 3 | 20 |
| George Burns | 29 | 51 | 15 | .294 | 0 | 5 |
| Heinie Groh | 27 | 48 | 13 | .271 | 0 | 3 |
| Moose McCormick | 42 | 39 | 13 | .333 | 0 | 7 |
| Grover Hartley | 25 | 34 | 8 | .235 | 0 | 7 |
| Dave Robertson | 3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christy Mathewson | 43 | 310.0 | 23 | 12 | 2.12 | 134 |
| Rube Marquard | 43 | 294.2 | 26 | 11 | 2.57 | 175 |
| Jeff Tesreau | 36 | 243.0 | 17 | 7 | 1.96 | 119 |
| Red Ames | 33 | 179.0 | 11 | 5 | 2.46 | 83 |
| Ted Goulait | 1 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 6.43 | 6 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doc Crandall | 37 | 162.0 | 13 | 7 | 3.61 | 60 |
| Hooks Wiltse | 28 | 134.0 | 9 | 6 | 3.16 | 58 |
| Al Demaree | 2 | 16.0 | 1 | 0 | 1.69 | 11 |
| LaRue Kirby | 3 | 11.0 | 1 | 0 | 5.73 | 2 |
| Lore Bader | 2 | 10.0 | 2 | 0 | 0.90 | 3 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louis Drucke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13.50 | 0 |
| Ernie Shore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27.00 | 1 |
ALBoston Red Sox (4) vs. NL New York Giants (3)
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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