1912 Chicago Cubs

91-59 • .607 Win% • 3rd in NL

The 1912 Chicago Cubs went 91-59 (.607) finishing 3rd in the NL. The club scored 756 runs, allowed 668, and played home games at West Side Park II. Team leaders included Heinie Zimmerman (14 HR, 99 RBI) and Larry Cheney (26-10, 2.85 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

91 Wins
59 Losses
.607 Win %
3rd Rank
756 R 668 RA
Diff +88

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756 Runs Scored
668 Runs Allowed
+88 Run Diff
617K Attendance

📈 vs. 1912 NL Average

Batting Avg .276 2% above the 1912 league average (.272)
OBP .353 4% above the 1912 league average (.340)
SLG .387 5% above the 1912 league average (.369)
Team ERA 3.42 1% worse than the 1912 league average (3.40)
Runs Scored 756 7% above the 1912 league average (707 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumWest Side Park II
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 617,530
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Avg per Game 7,917

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1912

Batting Avg

1 Heinie Zimmerman 0.372 2 Johnny Evers 0.341 3 Ward Miller 0.307 4 Vic Saier 0.288 5 Jimmy Archer 0.283

Home Runs

1 Heinie Zimmerman 14 2 Frank Schulte 12 3 Jimmy Archer 5 4 Jimmy Sheckard 3 5 Tommy Leach 2

RBI

1 Heinie Zimmerman 99 2 Joe Tinker 75 3 Frank Schulte 64 4 Johnny Evers 63 5 Vic Saier 61
1912 Chicago Cubs — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Heinie Zimmerman 145 557 95 207 41 14 14 99 38 60 23 0.372
Frank Schulte 139 553 90 146 27 11 12 64 53 70 17 0.264
Joe Tinker 142 550 80 155 24 7 0 75 38 21 25 0.282
Jimmy Sheckard 146 523 85 128 22 10 3 47 122 81 15 0.245
Johnny Evers 143 478 73 163 23 11 1 63 74 18 16 0.341
Vic Saier 122 451 74 130 25 14 2 61 34 65 11 0.288
Jimmy Archer 120 385 35 109 20 2 5 58 22 36 7 0.283
Tommy Leach 82 265 50 64 10 3 2 32 55 20 14 0.242
Ward Miller 86 241 45 74 11 4 0 22 26 18 11 0.307
Solly Hofman 36 125 28 34 11 0 0 18 22 13 5 0.272
Larry Cheney 42 106 13 24 5 2 1 12 6 25 0 0.226
Red Downs 43 95 9 25 4 3 1 14 9 17 5 0.263
Tom Needham 33 90 12 16 5 0 0 10 7 13 3 0.178
Jimmy Lavender 42 87 6 13 3 0 0 5 5 34 0 0.149
Ed Lennox 27 81 13 19 4 1 1 16 12 10 1 0.235
Lew Richie 39 76 7 10 1 0 0 4 5 19 2 0.132
Cy Williams 28 62 3 15 1 1 0 1 6 14 2 0.242
Ed Reulbach 39 55 3 6 2 0 0 4 4 23 0 0.109
Dick Cotter 26 54 6 15 0 2 0 10 6 13 1 0.278
Wilbur Good 39 35 7 5 0 0 0 1 3 7 3 0.143
Charlie Smith 21 35 4 9 1 0 0 2 1 4 0 0.257
Mordecai Brown 16 31 3 9 1 0 0 5 2 6 1 0.290
Lefty Leifield 13 26 3 3 1 1 0 1 1 12 0 0.115
Tom Downey 13 22 4 4 0 2 0 4 1 5 0 0.182
Harry McIntire 8 10 1 3 0 1 0 5 1 1 0 0.300
Charley Moore 5 9 2 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0.222
Jim Moroney 10 6 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.500
George Pierce 3 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.167
Frank Chance 2 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0.200
King Cole 8 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.400
Harry Chapman 1 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0.250
Grover Lowdermilk 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Len Madden 6 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.250
Fred Toney 9 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Mike Hechinger 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.000
Joe Vernon 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ensign Cottrell 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rudy Sommers 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.000
George Yantz 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Bill Powell 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1912

ERA

1 Lefty Leifield 2.42 2 Mordecai Brown 2.64 3 Larry Cheney 2.85 4 Lew Richie 2.95 5 Jimmy Lavender 3.04

Wins

1 Larry Cheney 26 2 Jimmy Lavender 16 3 Lew Richie 16 4 Ed Reulbach 10 5 Lefty Leifield 7

Strikeouts

1 Larry Cheney 140 2 Jimmy Lavender 109 3 Ed Reulbach 75 4 Lew Richie 69 5 Charlie Smith 47
1912 Chicago Cubs — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Larry Cheney 26 10 2.85 42 37 0 303.1 262 96 111 140
Jimmy Lavender 16 13 3.04 42 31 3 251.2 240 85 89 109
Lew Richie 16 8 2.95 39 27 0 238.0 222 78 74 69
Ed Reulbach 10 6 3.78 39 19 4 169.0 161 71 60 75
Charlie Smith 7 4 4.21 20 5 1 94.0 92 44 31 47
Mordecai Brown 5 6 2.64 15 8 0 88.2 92 26 20 34
Lefty Leifield 7 2 2.42 13 9 0 70.2 68 19 21 23
Fred Toney 1 2 5.25 9 2 0 24.0 21 14 11 9
Harry McIntire 1 2 3.80 4 3 0 23.2 22 10 6 8
Jim Moroney 1 1 4.56 10 3 1 23.2 25 12 17 5
King Cole 1 2 10.89 8 3 0 19.0 36 23 8 9
George Pierce 0 0 5.52 3 2 0 14.2 15 9 12 9
Grover Lowdermilk 0 1 9.69 2 1 0 13.0 17 14 14 8
Len Madden 0 1 2.92 6 2 0 12.1 16 4 9 5
Ensign Cottrell 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 4.0 8 4 1 1
Joe Vernon 0 0 11.25 1 0 0 4.0 4 5 6 1
Rudy Sommers 0 1 3.00 1 0 0 3.0 4 1 2 2
Bill Powell 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 2.0 2 2 1 0

👥 Roster (40)

Jimmy Archer Mordecai Brown Frank Chance Harry Chapman Larry Cheney King Cole Dick Cotter Ensign Cottrell Tom Downey Red Downs Johnny Evers Wilbur Good +28 more

40 players

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The 1912 Chicago Cubs in brief

The record for the 1912 Chicago Cubs reads 91 wins and 59 losses, good for 3rd in the NL. The Chicago Cubs scored 756 runs and allowed 668, a run differential of +88. At the plate the Chicago Cubs hit .276, 2% better than the league's .272. Pitchers allowed 3.42 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.40.

League clubs averaged 707 runs that year, so the Chicago Cubs scored 7% more. Home games were played at West Side Park II, where 617,530 fans came through the gates. Heinie Zimmerman topped the Chicago Cubs with 14 home runs. On the mound, Larry Cheney won 26 games to lead the staff. The roster section lists 40 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1912 Chicago Cubs

What was the 1912 Chicago Cubs record?
The 1912 Chicago Cubs finished 91-59 (.607 win pct).
Who led the 1912 Chicago Cubs in home runs?
Heinie Zimmerman led the 1912 Chicago Cubs with 14 home runs.
What was the 1912 Chicago Cubs team ERA?
The 1912 Chicago Cubs posted a team ERA of 3.42.
Did the 1912 Chicago Cubs win the World Series?
No. The 1912 Chicago Cubs did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1912 Chicago Cubs play?
The 1912 Chicago Cubs played home games at West Side Park II.
Who led the 1912 Chicago Cubs in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Heinie Zimmerman (14 HR, 99 RBI) and Larry Cheney (26-10, 2.85 ERA).
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