1912 Season

23 teams competing in 2 leagues

The 1912 Major League Baseball season was played by 23 teams. The Boston Red Sox won the World Series, defeating the New York Giants. Heinie Zimmerman led with 14 home runs, Home Run Baker led with 130 RBI, and Ty Cobb and Shoeless Joe Jackson led with 226 hits. This page carries the 1912 standings, league leaders, postseason results, and a link to every team's season.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
Win% (Winning Percentage):
Wins divided by games decided.
GB (Games Back):
How far a team trailed the division or league leader.

Data updated

🏆 Postseason

1912 Bracket
World Series BOS def. NY1 (4-3)

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⚾ Batting Leaders

1912 Home Run Leaders

Top 10 — click a bar to view the player.

Batting average and OPS list qualified hitters only: 3.1 plate appearances per team game — 474 plate appearances at 153 team games. Home runs, RBI, hits, runs and stolen bases are counting totals and list every player.

Batting Average qualified

1 Ty Cobb .409 2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .395 3 Tris Speaker .383 4 Heinie Zimmerman .372 5 Nap Lajoie .368

OPS qualified

1 Ty Cobb 1.040 2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 1.036 3 Tris Speaker 1.031 4 Heinie Zimmerman .989 5 Home Run Baker .945

Home Runs all players

1 Heinie Zimmerman 14 2 Frank Schulte 12 3 Gavvy Cravath 11 4 Fred Merkle 11 5 Owen Wilson 11

RBI all players

1 Home Run Baker 130 2 Sam Crawford 109 3 Duffy Lewis 109 4 Honus Wagner 102 5 Stuffy McInnis 101

Hits all players

1 Ty Cobb 226 2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 226 3 Tris Speaker 222 4 Heinie Zimmerman 207 5 Bill Sweeney 204

Runs all players

1 Eddie Collins 137 2 Tris Speaker 136 3 Shoeless Joe Jackson 121 4 Bob Bescher 120 5 Ty Cobb 120

Stolen Bases all players

1 Clyde Milan 88 2 Bob Bescher 67 3 Eddie Collins 63 4 Ty Cobb 61 5 Tris Speaker 52
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🎯 Pitching Leaders

1912 Strikeout Leaders

Top 10 — click a bar to view the player.

ERA and WHIP list qualified pitchers only: 1 inning pitched per team game — 153 innings at 153 team games. Wins, strikeouts and saves are counting totals and list every pitcher.

ERA qualified

1 Walter Johnson 1.39 2 Smoky Joe Wood 1.91 3 Jeff Tesreau 1.96 4 Christy Mathewson 2.12 5 Ed Walsh 2.15

WHIP qualified

1 Walter Johnson 0.91 2 Hank Robinson 1.01 3 Smoky Joe Wood 1.01 4 Ed Walsh 1.08 5 Christy Mathewson 1.11

Wins all pitchers

1 Smoky Joe Wood 34 2 Walter Johnson 33 3 Ed Walsh 27 4 Larry Cheney 26 5 Rube Marquard 26

Strikeouts all pitchers

1 Walter Johnson 303 2 Smoky Joe Wood 258 3 Ed Walsh 254 4 Pete Alexander 195 5 Vean Gregg 184

Saves all pitchers

1 Ed Walsh 10 2 Slim Sallee 6 3 Christy Mathewson 4 4 Ed Reulbach 4 5 Nap Rucker 4
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📋 Standings

American League

Boston Red Sox ★ 105-47 Washington Senators 91-61 Philadelphia Athletics 90-62 Chicago White Sox 78-76 Cleveland Naps 75-78 Detroit Tigers 69-84 St. Louis Browns 53-101 New York Highlanders 50-102

EAS

New York Lincoln Giants ★ 16-8 Brooklyn Royal Giants 10-15

National League

New York Giants ★ 103-48 Pittsburgh Pirates 93-58 Chicago Cubs 91-59 Cincinnati Reds 75-78 Philadelphia Phillies 73-79 St. Louis Cardinals 63-90 Brooklyn Dodgers 58-95 Boston Braves 52-101

WES

Chicago American Giants ★ 33-19 Kansas City Royal Giants 3-2 Cuban Stars of Havana 12-9 St. Louis Giants 18-21 West Baden Sprudels 11-16

The 1912 season in brief

The Boston Red Sox set the pace in 1912 with a 105-47 record. Nobody in 1912 fared worse than the New York Highlanders (50-102). By season's end, the Brooklyn Royal Giants (10-15) finished a distant second to the New York Lincoln Giants (16-8) in the EAS group, the Chicago American Giants owned the WES group with a 33-19 mark, the Kansas City Royal Giants next at 3-2, the New York Giants ran away with the National League at 103-48, and the Washington Senators (91-61) finished a distant second to the Boston Red Sox (105-47) in the American League. The New York Giants reached the 1912 World Series and lost it to the Boston Red Sox, 4 games to 3. The home run board is topped by Heinie Zimmerman at 14, ahead of Frank Schulte with 12. Ty Cobb's .409 is the best average on the qualified board, with Shoeless Joe Jackson next at .395. That 1912 rate board needs 474 plate appearances (153 team games times the per-game rule). The batting tiles keep returning to Ty Cobb, first in batting average, OPS, and hits. Walter Johnson's 1.39 ERA led the qualified pitchers; Smoky Joe Wood followed at 1.91. The other 1912 pitching tiles are led by Smoky Joe Wood in wins (34), Walter Johnson in strikeouts (303), and Ed Walsh in saves (10). Beyond the top five in each tile, the 1912 leaders page ranks the whole 1912 field.

1912 MLB Season: Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the World Series in 1912?
The Boston Red Sox won the 1912 World Series, beating the New York Giants.
How many teams played in 1912?
23 teams played in the 1912 major league season.
Who led MLB in home runs in 1912?
Heinie Zimmerman led with 14 home runs in 1912.
Who led MLB in RBI in 1912?
Home Run Baker led with 130 RBI in 1912.
Who led MLB in hits in 1912?
Ty Cobb and Shoeless Joe Jackson tied for the lead with 226 hits in 1912.
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