| 1912 Detroit Tigers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | American League | |||
| Ballpark | Navin Field | |||
| City | Detroit,Michigan | |||
| Record | 69–84 (.451) | |||
| League place | 6th | |||
| Owners | William H. Yawkey andFrank Navin | |||
| Managers | Hughie Jennings | |||
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The1912Detroit Tigers season was a season in Americanbaseball. It involved the Tigers finishing sixth in theAmerican League. It was the team's first season inTiger Stadium (then known asNavin Field).
On April 20, 1912,Navin Field opened the same day asFenway 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 thesuspension of starcenter fielderTy 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 outa team of replacement players, mostly local college and sandlot players but also including Tigers coachesJoe Sugden and 48-year-oldDeacon McGuire. ManagerHughie Jennings also entered the game as apinch hitter. Starting pitcherAllan Travers gave up 24 runs on 26 hits in acomplete 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 theSt. Louis Browns by a score of 7–0. It was also Mullin's 32nd birthday.
| 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 |
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| 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 | — | |||||

| 1912 Detroit Tigers | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders
Other positions | 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 | 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |