1912 Cleveland Naps

75-78 • .490 Win% • 5th in AL

The 1912 Cleveland Naps went 75-78 (.490) finishing 5th in the AL. The club scored 677 runs, allowed 681, and played home games at League Park II. Team leaders included Shoeless Joe Jackson (3 HR, 90 RBI) and Vean Gregg (20-13, 2.59 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 %
5th Rank
677 R 681 RA
Diff -4

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⚡ Quick Stats

677 Runs Scored
681 Runs Allowed
-4 Run Diff
340K Attendance

📈 vs. 1912 AL Average

Batting Avg .273 3% above the 1912 league average (.264)
OBP .332 equal to the 1912 league average (.333)
SLG .353 1% above the 1912 league average (.347)
Team ERA 3.30 1% better than the 1912 league average (3.34)
Runs Scored 677 1% below the 1912 league average (687 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumLeague Park II
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 340,287
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Avg per Game 4,419

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1912

Batting Avg

1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 0.395 2 Nap Lajoie 0.368 3 Ray Chapman 0.312 4 Terry Turner 0.308 5 Art Griggs 0.304

Home Runs

1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 3 2 Ted Easterly 2 3 Joe Birmingham 1 4 Fred Blanding 1 5 Hank Butcher 1

RBI

1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 90 2 Nap Lajoie 90 3 Joe Birmingham 45 4 Art Griggs 39 5 Ivy Olson 33
1912 Cleveland Naps — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Shoeless Joe Jackson 154 572 121 226 44 26 3 90 54 19 35 0.395
Ivy Olson 125 467 68 118 13 1 0 33 21 23 16 0.253
Nap Lajoie 117 448 66 165 34 4 0 90 28 11 18 0.368
Terry Turner 103 370 54 114 14 4 0 33 31 21 19 0.308
Joe Birmingham 107 369 49 94 19 3 1 45 26 34 15 0.255
Buddy Ryan 93 328 53 89 12 9 1 31 30 25 12 0.271
Art Griggs 89 273 29 83 16 7 0 39 33 37 10 0.304
Jack Graney 78 264 44 64 13 2 0 20 50 31 9 0.242
Roger Peckinpaugh 70 236 18 50 4 1 1 22 16 46 11 0.212
Steve O'Neill 69 215 17 49 4 0 0 14 12 28 2 0.228
Ted Easterly 65 186 17 55 4 0 2 21 7 14 3 0.296
Doc Johnston 43 164 22 46 7 4 1 11 11 12 8 0.280
Neal Ball 40 132 12 30 4 1 0 14 9 24 7 0.227
Ray Chapman 31 109 29 34 6 3 0 19 10 13 10 0.312
Vean Gregg 37 97 3 17 4 1 0 13 2 24 1 0.175
Fred Blanding 39 93 13 21 2 0 1 9 5 21 0 0.226
Hank Butcher 26 82 9 16 4 1 1 10 6 17 1 0.195
George Kahler 41 80 2 9 2 0 0 4 4 18 1 0.113
Tim Hendryx 23 70 9 17 2 4 1 14 8 12 3 0.243
Fred Carisch 24 69 4 19 3 1 0 5 1 7 3 0.275
Bill Hunter 21 55 6 9 2 0 0 2 10 5 0 0.164
Bert Adams 20 54 5 11 2 1 0 6 4 15 0 0.204
Eddie Hohnhorst 15 54 5 11 1 0 0 2 2 10 5 0.204
Willie Mitchell 29 53 4 6 0 0 0 3 4 11 0 0.113
Bill Steen 26 48 5 13 0 1 0 1 3 15 4 0.271
Paddy Livingston 20 47 5 11 2 1 0 3 1 2 0 0.234
Jim Baskette 29 40 3 5 0 1 0 2 6 15 0 0.125
Howard Baker 11 30 1 5 0 0 0 2 5 11 0 0.167
Ken Nash 11 23 2 4 0 0 0 0 3 9 0 0.174
Gene Krapp 13 22 2 7 0 0 0 2 1 6 1 0.318
Arthur Hauger 15 18 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0.056
Herman Bronkie 6 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Lefty George 11 14 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.214
Jack Kibble 5 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Bert Brenner 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Harry Davis 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Hack Eibel 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill James 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Lefty James 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.000
Lou Nagelsen 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Moxie Meixell 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Ernie Wolf 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Harvey Grubb 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Harry Krause 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Neher 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mysterious Walker 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Roy Walker 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1912

ERA

1 Vean Gregg 2.59 2 Willie Mitchell 2.80 3 Fred Blanding 2.92 4 Jim Baskette 3.18 5 George Kahler 3.69

Wins

1 Vean Gregg 20 2 Fred Blanding 18 3 George Kahler 12 4 Bill Steen 9 5 Jim Baskette 8

Strikeouts

1 Vean Gregg 184 2 George Kahler 104 3 Willie Mitchell 94 4 Fred Blanding 75 5 Bill Steen 61
1912 Cleveland Naps — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Vean Gregg 20 13 2.59 37 34 2 271.1 242 78 90 184
Fred Blanding 18 14 2.92 39 31 1 262.0 259 85 79 75
George Kahler 12 19 3.69 41 32 1 246.1 263 101 121 104
Willie Mitchell 5 8 2.80 29 15 1 163.2 149 51 56 94
Bill Steen 9 8 3.77 26 16 0 143.1 163 60 45 61
Jim Baskette 8 4 3.18 29 11 1 116.0 109 41 46 51
Gene Krapp 2 5 4.60 9 7 0 58.2 57 30 42 22
Lefty George 0 5 4.87 11 5 0 44.1 69 24 18 18
Bill James 0 0 4.61 3 0 0 13.2 15 7 9 5
Bert Brenner 1 0 2.77 2 1 0 13.0 14 4 4 3
Lefty James 0 1 7.50 3 1 1 6.0 8 5 4 2
Ernie Wolf 0 0 6.35 1 0 0 5.2 8 4 4 1
Harry Krause 0 1 11.57 2 2 0 4.2 11 6 2 1
Roy Walker 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 2.0 0 0 2 1
Jim Neher 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0
Mysterious Walker 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 1 0

👥 Roster (47)

Bert Adams Howard Baker Neal Ball Jim Baskette Joe Birmingham Fred Blanding Bert Brenner Herman Bronkie Hank Butcher Fred Carisch Ray Chapman Harry Davis +35 more

47 players

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The 1912 Cleveland Naps in brief

The 1912 Cleveland Naps finished 75-78, a .490 winning percentage, placing 5th in the AL. The run column shows 677 for and 681 against. At the plate the Cleveland Naps hit .273, 3% better than the league's .264. Pitchers allowed 3.30 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.34. The 1912 Cleveland Naps scored 1% fewer runs than the average club (677 against 687).

League Park II was home in 1912, drawing a total attendance of 340,287. Shoeless Joe Jackson led the club in home runs with 3. The pitching staff's wins leader was Vean Gregg (20). The roster section lists 47 players who appeared for the club. The 1911 season and the 1913 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1912 Cleveland Naps

What was the 1912 Cleveland Naps record?
The 1912 Cleveland Naps finished 75-78 (.490 win pct).
Who led the 1912 Cleveland Naps in home runs?
Shoeless Joe Jackson led the 1912 Cleveland Naps with 3 home runs.
What was the 1912 Cleveland Naps team ERA?
The 1912 Cleveland Naps posted a team ERA of 3.30.
Did the 1912 Cleveland Naps win the World Series?
No. The 1912 Cleveland Naps did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1912 Cleveland Naps play?
The 1912 Cleveland Naps played home games at League Park II.
Who led the 1912 Cleveland Naps in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Shoeless Joe Jackson (3 HR, 90 RBI) and Vean Gregg (20-13, 2.59 ERA).
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