1912 Chicago White Sox

78-76 • .506 Win% • 4th in AL

The 1912 Chicago White Sox went 78-76 (.506) finishing 4th in the AL. The club scored 639 runs, allowed 648, and played home games at Comiskey Park. Team leaders included Ping Bodie (5 HR, 72 RBI) and Ed Walsh (27-17, 2.15 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

78 Wins
76 Losses
.506 Win %
4th Rank
639 R 648 RA
Diff -9

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639 Runs Scored
648 Runs Allowed
-9 Run Diff
724K Attendance

📈 vs. 1912 AL Average

Batting Avg .254 4% below the 1912 league average (.264)
OBP .317 5% below the 1912 league average (.333)
SLG .329 5% below the 1912 league average (.347)
Team ERA 3.06 8% better than the 1912 league average (3.34)
Runs Scored 639 7% below the 1912 league average (687 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumComiskey Park
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 724,500
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Avg per Game 9,288

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1912

Batting Avg

1 Babe Borton 0.371 2 Ted Easterly 0.364 3 Ping Bodie 0.294 4 Shano Collins 0.290 5 Ray Schalk 0.286

Home Runs

1 Ping Bodie 5 2 Harry Lord 5 3 Shano Collins 2 4 Jimmy Callahan 1 5 Wally Mattick 1

RBI

1 Shano Collins 81 2 Ping Bodie 72 3 Harry Lord 54 4 Jimmy Callahan 52 5 Buck Weaver 43
1912 Chicago White Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Morrie Rath 157 591 104 161 10 2 1 19 95 31 30 0.272
Shano Collins 153 579 75 168 34 10 2 81 29 66 26 0.290
Harry Lord 151 570 81 152 19 12 5 54 52 48 28 0.267
Buck Weaver 147 523 55 117 21 8 1 43 9 74 12 0.224
Ping Bodie 138 472 58 139 24 7 5 72 43 62 12 0.294
Rollie Zeider 130 420 57 103 12 10 1 42 50 40 47 0.245
Jimmy Callahan 111 408 45 111 9 7 1 52 12 28 19 0.272
Wally Mattick 90 285 45 74 7 9 1 35 27 36 15 0.260
Walt Kuhn 76 178 16 36 7 0 0 10 20 22 5 0.202
Bruno Block 46 136 8 35 5 6 0 26 7 21 1 0.257
Ed Walsh 62 136 12 33 4 1 0 12 14 41 0 0.243
Babe Borton 31 105 15 39 3 1 0 17 8 9 1 0.371
Billy Sullivan 41 91 9 19 2 1 0 15 9 16 0 0.209
Matty McIntyre 49 84 10 14 0 0 0 10 14 13 3 0.167
Joe Benz 42 76 3 10 0 1 0 4 1 29 0 0.132
Jack Fournier 35 73 6 14 5 2 0 2 4 16 1 0.192
Frank Lange 36 65 4 14 4 1 0 7 4 18 0 0.215
Ray Schalk 23 63 7 18 2 0 0 8 3 3 2 0.286
Doc White 32 56 5 7 1 1 0 0 7 7 0 0.125
Ted Easterly 30 55 5 20 2 0 0 14 2 2 1 0.364
Eddie Cicotte 20 53 10 13 2 0 0 3 2 12 0 0.245
Ernie Johnson 21 42 7 11 0 1 0 5 1 7 0 0.262
Rube Peters 28 31 1 6 1 0 0 2 1 11 0 0.194
George Mogridge 17 16 1 2 0 0 0 1 3 6 0 0.125
Cuke Barrows 8 13 0 3 0 0 0 2 2 3 1 0.231
Jim Scott 6 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Wally Mayer 9 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.000
Mutz Ens 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Wiley Taylor 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Dennis Berran 2 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Rip Jordan 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Roy Crabb 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Ellis Johnson 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Lee Tannehill 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Ralph Bell 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Phil Douglas 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Kid Gleason 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Polly McLarry 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Lena Blackburne 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.000
Del Paddock 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Harry Smith 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.000
Polly Wolfe 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Flame Delhi 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Fred Lamlein 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1912

ERA

1 Jim Scott 2.15 2 Ed Walsh 2.15 3 Eddie Cicotte 2.84 4 Joe Benz 2.90 5 Doc White 3.24

Wins

1 Ed Walsh 27 2 Joe Benz 13 3 Frank Lange 10 4 Eddie Cicotte 9 5 Doc White 8

Strikeouts

1 Ed Walsh 254 2 Joe Benz 97 3 Frank Lange 96 4 Eddie Cicotte 70 5 Doc White 57
1912 Chicago White Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Ed Walsh 27 17 2.15 62 41 10 393.0 332 94 94 254
Joe Benz 13 17 2.90 42 31 0 238.2 231 77 70 97
Doc White 8 10 3.24 32 19 0 172.0 172 62 47 57
Frank Lange 10 10 3.27 31 20 3 165.1 165 60 68 96
Eddie Cicotte 9 7 2.84 20 18 0 152.0 159 48 37 70
Rube Peters 5 6 4.14 28 11 0 108.2 134 50 33 39
George Mogridge 3 4 4.04 17 8 3 64.2 69 29 15 31
Jim Scott 2 2 2.15 6 4 0 37.2 36 9 15 23
Wiley Taylor 0 1 4.95 3 3 0 20.0 21 11 14 4
Phil Douglas 0 1 7.30 3 1 0 12.1 21 10 6 7
Rip Jordan 0 0 5.11 4 0 0 12.1 13 7 3 1
Ellis Johnson 0 0 3.86 3 0 0 11.2 11 5 7 7
Roy Crabb 0 1 1.04 2 1 0 8.2 6 1 4 3
Ralph Bell 0 0 9.00 3 0 0 6.0 8 6 8 5
Harry Smith 1 0 1.80 1 1 0 5.0 6 1 0 1
Flame Delhi 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 3.0 7 3 3 2
Fred Lamlein 0 0 31.50 1 0 0 2.0 7 7 2 1

👥 Roster (44)

Cuke Barrows Ralph Bell Joe Benz Dennis Berran Lena Blackburne Bruno Block Ping Bodie Babe Borton Jimmy Callahan Eddie Cicotte Shano Collins Roy Crabb +32 more

44 players

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The 1912 Chicago White Sox in brief

The 1912 Chicago White Sox finished 78-76, a .506 winning percentage, placing 4th in the AL. With 639 runs scored and 648 given up, the 1912 differential was -9. Against a league average of .264, the 1912 Chicago White Sox batted .254. Pitchers allowed 3.06 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.34. League clubs averaged 687 runs that year, so the Chicago White Sox scored 7% fewer.

Comiskey Park was home in 1912, drawing a total attendance of 724,500. Ping Bodie led the club in home runs with 5. Shano Collins drove in a team-high 81 runs. Ed Walsh was the top winner, with 27 victories. The saves leader was Ed Walsh with 10. The roster section lists 44 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1912 Chicago White Sox

What was the 1912 Chicago White Sox record?
The 1912 Chicago White Sox finished 78-76 (.506 win pct).
Who led the 1912 Chicago White Sox in home runs?
Ping Bodie led the 1912 Chicago White Sox with 5 home runs.
What was the 1912 Chicago White Sox team ERA?
The 1912 Chicago White Sox posted a team ERA of 3.06.
Did the 1912 Chicago White Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1912 Chicago White Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1912 Chicago White Sox play?
The 1912 Chicago White Sox played home games at Comiskey Park.
Who led the 1912 Chicago White Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Ping Bodie (5 HR, 72 RBI) and Ed Walsh (27-17, 2.15 ERA).
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