1912 Cincinnati Reds

75-78 • .490 Win% • 4th in NL

The 1912 Cincinnati Reds went 75-78 (.490) finishing 4th in the NL. The club scored 656 runs, allowed 722, and played home games at Crosley Field. Team leaders included Mike Mitchell (4 HR, 78 RBI) and George Suggs (19-16, 2.94 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

75 Wins
78 Losses
.490 Win %
4th Rank
656 R 722 RA
Diff -66

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656 Runs Scored
722 Runs Allowed
-66 Run Diff
406K Attendance

📈 vs. 1912 NL Average

Batting Avg .256 6% below the 1912 league average (.272)
OBP .322 5% below the 1912 league average (.340)
SLG .339 8% below the 1912 league average (.369)
Team ERA 3.42 1% worse than the 1912 league average (3.40)
Runs Scored 656 7% below the 1912 league average (707 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCrosley Field
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 406,800
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Avg per Game 5,283

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1912

Batting Avg

1 Pete Knisely 0.328 2 Armando Marsans 0.317 3 Dick Hoblitzell 0.294 4 Johnny Bates 0.289 5 Mike Mitchell 0.283

Home Runs

1 Bob Bescher 4 2 Mike Mitchell 4 3 Art Phelan 3 4 Eddie Grant 2 5 Dick Hoblitzell 2

RBI

1 Dick Hoblitzell 85 2 Mike Mitchell 78 3 Art Phelan 54 4 Dick Egan 52 5 Jimmy Esmond 40
1912 Cincinnati Reds — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Dick Hoblitzell 148 558 73 164 32 12 2 85 48 28 23 0.294
Mike Mitchell 147 552 60 156 14 13 4 78 41 43 23 0.283
Bob Bescher 145 548 120 154 29 11 4 38 83 61 67 0.281
Dick Egan 149 507 69 125 14 5 0 52 56 26 24 0.247
Art Phelan 130 461 56 112 9 11 3 54 46 37 25 0.243
Armando Marsans 110 416 59 132 19 7 1 38 20 17 35 0.317
Larry McLean 102 333 17 81 15 1 1 27 18 15 1 0.243
Eddie Grant 96 255 37 61 6 1 2 20 18 27 11 0.239
Johnny Bates 81 239 45 69 12 7 1 29 47 16 10 0.289
Jimmy Esmond 82 231 24 45 5 3 1 40 20 31 11 0.195
Tommy Clarke 72 146 19 41 7 2 0 22 28 14 9 0.281
Tex McDonald 61 140 16 36 3 4 1 15 13 24 5 0.257
Hank Severeid 50 114 10 27 0 3 0 13 8 11 0 0.237
George Suggs 42 106 10 17 2 0 1 11 9 26 0 0.160
Rube Benton 50 104 6 14 3 0 0 9 0 31 1 0.135
Art Fromme 43 103 3 9 1 1 0 4 1 22 0 0.087
Pete Knisely 21 67 10 22 7 3 0 7 4 5 3 0.328
Rafael Almeida 16 59 9 13 4 3 0 10 5 8 0 0.220
Bert Humphries 30 51 3 7 0 0 0 2 4 14 0 0.137
Andy Kyle 9 21 3 7 1 0 0 4 4 2 0 0.333
Bobby Keefe 17 18 3 3 0 0 0 1 1 7 0 0.167
Harry Gaspar 7 12 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0.250
Frank Harter 6 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.091
Dixie Davis 7 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.200
Howard McGraner 4 8 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 0.250
Frank Smith 7 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.000
Jim Bagby 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Frank Gregory 4 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.200
Ralph Works 3 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.200
Sam Fletcher 2 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0.500
John Frill 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Gene Moore 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Gene Packard 1 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0.250
Hanson Horsey 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ben Taylor 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Bill Cramer 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ed Donalds 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Prough 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Chuck Tompkins 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Earl Blackburn 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Bill Doak 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1912

ERA

1 Art Fromme 2.74 2 George Suggs 2.94 3 Rube Benton 3.10 4 Bert Humphries 3.23 5 Harry Gaspar 4.17

Wins

1 George Suggs 19 2 Rube Benton 18 3 Art Fromme 16 4 Bert Humphries 9 5 Jim Bagby 2

Strikeouts

1 Rube Benton 162 2 Art Fromme 120 3 George Suggs 104 4 Bert Humphries 58 5 Bobby Keefe 29
1912 Cincinnati Reds — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
George Suggs 19 16 2.94 42 36 3 303.0 320 99 56 104
Rube Benton 18 20 3.10 50 39 2 302.0 316 104 118 162
Art Fromme 16 18 2.74 43 37 0 296.0 285 90 88 120
Bert Humphries 9 11 3.23 30 15 2 158.2 162 57 36 58
Bobby Keefe 1 3 5.24 17 6 2 68.2 78 40 33 29
Harry Gaspar 1 3 4.17 7 6 0 36.2 38 17 16 13
Frank Harter 1 2 3.07 6 3 0 29.1 25 10 11 12
Dixie Davis 0 1 2.70 7 0 0 26.2 25 8 16 12
Frank Smith 1 1 6.35 7 3 0 22.2 34 16 15 5
Howard McGraner 1 0 7.11 4 0 0 19.0 22 15 7 5
Jim Bagby 2 1 3.12 5 1 0 17.1 17 6 9 10
Frank Gregory 2 0 4.60 4 2 0 15.2 19 8 7 4
John Frill 1 0 6.00 3 2 0 15.0 19 10 1 4
Gene Moore 0 1 4.91 5 2 1 14.2 17 8 11 6
Sam Fletcher 0 0 12.10 2 0 0 9.2 15 13 11 3
Ralph Works 1 1 2.79 3 1 0 9.2 4 3 5 5
Gene Packard 1 0 3.00 1 1 0 9.0 7 3 4 2
Ben Taylor 0 0 3.18 2 0 0 5.2 9 2 3 2
Ed Donalds 1 0 4.50 1 0 0 4.0 7 2 0 1
Hanson Horsey 0 0 22.50 1 0 0 4.0 14 10 3 0
Bill Prough 0 0 6.00 1 0 0 3.0 7 2 1 0
Chuck Tompkins 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 3.0 5 0 0 1
Bill Cramer 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 2.1 6 0 0 2
Bill Doak 0 0 4.50 1 1 0 2.0 4 1 1 0

👥 Roster (41)

Rafael Almeida Jim Bagby Johnny Bates Rube Benton Bob Bescher Earl Blackburn Tommy Clarke Bill Cramer Dixie Davis Bill Doak Ed Donalds Dick Egan +29 more

41 players

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The 1912 Cincinnati Reds in brief

A 75-78 record (.490) put the 1912 Cincinnati Reds 4th in the NL. The run column shows 656 for and 722 against. Against a league average of .272, the 1912 Cincinnati Reds batted .256. The staff ERA of 3.42 was 1% worse than the league average of 3.40. League clubs averaged 707 runs that year, so the Cincinnati Reds scored 7% fewer.

Home games were played at Crosley Field, where 406,800 fans came through the gates. Mike Mitchell topped the Cincinnati Reds with 4 home runs. Dick Hoblitzell led in RBI with 85. George Suggs led the pitchers with 19 wins. The strikeout leader was Rube Benton with 162. The roster section lists 41 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1912 Cincinnati Reds

What was the 1912 Cincinnati Reds record?
The 1912 Cincinnati Reds finished 75-78 (.490 win pct).
Who led the 1912 Cincinnati Reds in home runs?
Bob Bescher led the 1912 Cincinnati Reds with 4 home runs.
What was the 1912 Cincinnati Reds team ERA?
The 1912 Cincinnati Reds posted a team ERA of 3.42.
Did the 1912 Cincinnati Reds win the World Series?
No. The 1912 Cincinnati Reds did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1912 Cincinnati Reds play?
The 1912 Cincinnati Reds played home games at Crosley Field.
Who led the 1912 Cincinnati Reds in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Mike Mitchell (4 HR, 78 RBI) and George Suggs (19-16, 2.94 ERA).
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