1912 Boston Braves

52-101 • .340 Win% • 8th in NL

The 1912 Boston Braves went 52-101 (.340) finishing 8th in the NL. The club scored 693 runs, allowed 861, and played home games at South End Grounds III. Team leaders included Ben Houser (8 HR, 52 RBI) and Hub Perdue (13-16, 3.80 ERA).

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.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

52 Wins
101 Losses
.340 Win %
8th Rank
693 R 861 RA
Diff -168

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693 Runs Scored
861 Runs Allowed
-168 Run Diff
229K Attendance

📈 vs. 1912 NL Average

Batting Avg .273 equal to the 1912 league average (.272)
OBP .335 1% below the 1912 league average (.340)
SLG .360 2% below the 1912 league average (.369)
Team ERA 4.17 23% worse than the 1912 league average (3.40)
Runs Scored 693 2% below the 1912 league average (707 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSouth End Grounds III
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Home Games 79
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Total Attendance 229,164
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Avg per Game 2,900

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1912

Batting Avg

1 Bill Sweeney 0.344 2 John Titus 0.325 3 Jay Kirke 0.320 4 Johnny Kling 0.317 5 Vin Campbell 0.296

Home Runs

1 Ben Houser 8 2 George Jackson 4 3 Jay Kirke 4 4 Vin Campbell 3 5 Hank Gowdy 3

RBI

1 Bill Sweeney 100 2 Jay Kirke 62 3 Art Devlin 54 4 Ben Houser 52 5 Vin Campbell 48
1912 Boston Braves — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Vin Campbell 145 624 102 185 32 9 3 48 32 44 19 0.296
Bill Sweeney 153 593 84 204 31 13 1 100 68 34 27 0.344
Ed McDonald 121 459 70 119 23 6 2 34 70 91 22 0.259
Art Devlin 124 436 59 126 18 8 0 54 51 37 11 0.289
George Jackson 110 397 55 104 13 5 4 48 38 72 22 0.262
Jay Kirke 103 359 53 115 11 4 4 62 9 46 7 0.320
John Titus 96 345 56 112 23 6 2 48 49 20 5 0.325
Ben Houser 108 332 38 95 17 3 8 52 22 29 1 0.286
Johnny Kling 81 252 26 80 10 3 2 30 15 30 3 0.317
Bill Rariden 79 247 27 55 3 1 1 14 18 35 3 0.223
Doc Miller 51 201 26 47 8 1 2 24 14 17 6 0.234
Frank O'Rourke 61 196 11 24 3 1 0 16 11 50 1 0.122
Al Bridwell 31 106 6 25 5 1 0 14 5 5 2 0.236
Hank Gowdy 44 96 16 26 6 1 3 10 16 13 3 0.271
Lefty Tyler 42 96 8 19 3 0 0 5 4 16 0 0.198
Otto Hess 33 94 10 23 4 4 0 10 0 26 0 0.245
Harry Spratt 27 89 6 23 3 2 3 15 7 11 2 0.258
Hub Perdue 37 87 6 12 0 0 0 0 3 23 0 0.138
Rabbit Maranville 26 86 8 18 2 0 0 8 9 14 1 0.209
Ed Donnelly 38 69 10 19 4 0 0 1 2 17 1 0.275
Buster Brown 31 61 6 13 7 0 0 3 2 18 0 0.213
Walt Dickson 36 60 3 10 0 0 0 1 5 16 1 0.167
Al Kaiser 4 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Bill McTigue 10 13 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 0.077
Joe Schultz 4 12 1 3 1 0 0 4 0 2 0 0.250
Brad Hogg 10 11 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0.091
Dave Shean 4 10 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.300
Gil Whitehouse 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Steve White 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Mike Gonzalez 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Bill Jones 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0.500
Rube Kroh 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
Al Mattern 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Art Schwind 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
King Brady 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Brady 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Hank Griffin 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1912

ERA

1 Otto Hess 3.76 2 Hub Perdue 3.80 3 Walt Dickson 3.86 4 Buster Brown 4.01 5 Lefty Tyler 4.18

Wins

1 Hub Perdue 13 2 Otto Hess 12 3 Lefty Tyler 12 4 Ed Donnelly 5 5 Buster Brown 4

Strikeouts

1 Lefty Tyler 144 2 Hub Perdue 101 3 Otto Hess 80 4 Buster Brown 68 5 Ed Donnelly 67
1912 Boston Braves — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Lefty Tyler 12 22 4.18 42 29 0 256.1 262 119 126 144
Otto Hess 12 17 3.76 33 31 0 254.0 270 106 90 80
Hub Perdue 13 16 3.80 37 30 3 249.0 295 105 54 101
Walt Dickson 3 19 3.86 36 20 1 189.0 233 81 61 47
Ed Donnelly 5 10 4.35 37 18 0 184.1 225 89 72 67
Buster Brown 4 15 4.01 31 21 0 168.1 146 75 66 68
Bill McTigue 2 0 5.45 10 1 0 34.2 39 21 18 17
Brad Hogg 1 1 6.97 10 1 1 31.0 37 24 16 12
Rube Kroh 0 0 2.84 3 1 0 6.1 8 2 6 1
Al Mattern 0 1 7.11 2 1 0 6.1 10 5 1 3
Steve White 0 0 6.00 3 0 0 6.0 9 4 5 2
King Brady 0 0 20.25 1 0 0 2.2 5 6 3 0
Hank Griffin 0 0 27.00 3 0 0 1.2 3 5 3 0
Bill Brady 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 2 0 0 0

👥 Roster (37)

Bill Brady King Brady Al Bridwell Buster Brown Vin Campbell Art Devlin Walt Dickson Ed Donnelly Mike Gonzalez Hank Gowdy Hank Griffin Otto Hess +25 more

37 players

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The 1912 Boston Braves in brief

The 1912 Boston Braves won 52 games and lost 101, ending up 8th in the NL. The run column shows 693 for and 861 against. Pitchers allowed 4.17 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.40. The 693 runs scored compare with a league average of 707 per club, 2% fewer. Home games were played at South End Grounds III, where 229,164 fans came through the gates.

The home run leader was Ben Houser, who hit 8. Bill Sweeney led in RBI with 100. On the mound, Hub Perdue won 13 games to lead the staff. Lefty Tyler struck out 144, the most on the club. The 1912 roster runs to 37 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1911 season and the 1913 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1912 Boston Braves

What was the 1912 Boston Braves record?
The 1912 Boston Braves finished 52-101 (.340 win pct).
Who led the 1912 Boston Braves in home runs?
Ben Houser led the 1912 Boston Braves with 8 home runs.
What was the 1912 Boston Braves team ERA?
The 1912 Boston Braves posted a team ERA of 4.17.
Did the 1912 Boston Braves win the World Series?
No. The 1912 Boston Braves did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1912 Boston Braves play?
The 1912 Boston Braves played home games at South End Grounds III.
Who led the 1912 Boston Braves in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Ben Houser (8 HR, 52 RBI) and Hub Perdue (13-16, 3.80 ERA).
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