1912 Detroit Tigers

69-84 • .451 Win% • 6th in AL

The 1912 Detroit Tigers went 69-84 (.451) finishing 6th in the AL. The club scored 720 runs, allowed 777, and played home games at Navin Field. Team leaders included Ty Cobb (7 HR, 83 RBI) and Jean Dubuc (17-10, 2.77 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

69 Wins
84 Losses
.451 Win %
6th Rank
720 R 777 RA
Diff -57

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720 Runs Scored
777 Runs Allowed
-57 Run Diff
411K Attendance

📈 vs. 1912 AL Average

Batting Avg .267 1% above the 1912 league average (.264)
OBP .342 3% above the 1912 league average (.333)
SLG .348 equal to the 1912 league average (.347)
Team ERA 3.77 13% worse than the 1912 league average (3.34)
Runs Scored 720 5% above the 1912 league average (687 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumTiger Stadium
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Home Games 76
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Total Attendance 411,013
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Avg per Game 5,408

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1912

Batting Avg

1 Ty Cobb 0.409 2 Bobby Veach 0.342 3 Sam Crawford 0.325 4 Davy Jones 0.294 5 Jim Delahanty 0.286

Home Runs

1 Ty Cobb 7 2 Sam Crawford 4 3 Donie Bush 2 4 Ed Willett 2 5 Jean Dubuc 1

RBI

1 Sam Crawford 109 2 Ty Cobb 83 3 George Moriarty 54 4 Jim Delahanty 41 5 Oscar Stanage 41
1912 Detroit Tigers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Sam Crawford 149 581 81 189 30 21 4 109 42 32 41 0.325
Ty Cobb 140 553 120 226 30 23 7 83 43 30 61 0.409
Donie Bush 144 511 107 118 14 8 2 38 117 53 35 0.231
William Louden 122 403 57 97 12 4 1 36 58 44 28 0.241
Oscar Stanage 121 394 35 103 9 4 0 41 34 55 3 0.261
George Moriarty 105 375 38 93 23 1 0 54 26 40 27 0.248
Davy Jones 99 316 54 93 5 2 0 24 38 19 16 0.294
Ossie Vitt 76 273 39 67 4 4 0 19 18 12 17 0.245
Jim Delahanty 79 266 34 76 14 1 0 41 42 13 9 0.286
Del Gainer 52 179 28 43 5 6 0 20 18 18 14 0.240
Charlie Deal 42 142 13 32 4 2 0 11 9 28 4 0.225
Red Corriden 38 138 22 28 6 0 0 5 15 15 4 0.203
Eddie Onslow 36 128 11 29 1 2 1 13 3 21 3 0.227
Ed Willett 37 115 6 19 4 1 2 10 4 42 0 0.165
Jean Dubuc 40 108 16 29 6 2 1 9 3 22 0 0.269
George Mullin 38 90 13 25 5 1 0 12 17 14 0 0.278
Bobby Veach 23 79 8 27 5 1 0 15 5 3 2 0.342
Jack Onslow 36 69 7 11 1 0 0 4 10 23 1 0.159
Brad Kocher 29 63 5 13 3 1 0 9 2 9 0 0.206
Joe Lake 26 62 4 9 0 0 1 4 1 16 0 0.145
Ralph Works 27 56 3 8 1 0 0 4 1 20 0 0.143
Paddy Baumann 16 42 3 11 1 0 0 7 6 5 4 0.262
Hank Perry 13 36 3 6 1 0 0 0 3 7 0 0.167
Tex Covington 14 15 1 2 1 0 0 0 3 6 0 0.133
Red McDermott 5 15 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 0.267
Bill Burns 6 13 0 3 2 0 0 0 3 6 0 0.231
Bill Donovan 6 13 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.077
Al Bashang 6 12 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 6 0 0.083
Charlie Wheatley 5 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Willie Jensen 5 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0.000
George Boehler 5 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.100
Charley O'Leary 3 10 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.200
Ed Summers 3 6 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Harry Moran 5 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.200
Hooks Dauss 2 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.250
Bill Leinhauser 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Jim McGarr 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Ollie O'Mara 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Joe Sugden 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Ed Irwin 1 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0.667
Dan McGarvey 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Hub Pernoll 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Allan Travers 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Deacon McGuire 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Vincent Maney 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Bob Troy 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Hap Ward 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Hughie Jennings 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Billy Maharg 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ed Lafitte 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Pat McGehee 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Alex Remneas 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Jack Smith 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1912

ERA

1 Jean Dubuc 2.77 2 Joe Lake 3.10 3 Ed Willett 3.29 4 George Mullin 3.54 5 Willie Jensen 4.09

Wins

1 Jean Dubuc 17 2 Ed Willett 17 3 George Mullin 12 4 Joe Lake 9 5 Ralph Works 5

Strikeouts

1 Jean Dubuc 97 2 Ed Willett 89 3 George Mullin 88 4 Joe Lake 86 5 Ralph Works 64
1912 Detroit Tigers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Ed Willett 17 15 3.29 37 31 0 284.1 281 104 84 89
Jean Dubuc 17 10 2.77 37 26 3 250.0 217 77 109 97
George Mullin 12 17 3.54 30 29 0 226.0 214 89 92 88
Joe Lake 9 11 3.10 26 14 1 162.2 190 56 39 86
Ralph Works 5 10 4.24 27 16 1 157.0 185 74 66 64
Tex Covington 3 4 4.12 14 9 0 63.1 58 29 30 19
Bill Burns 1 4 5.35 6 5 0 38.2 52 23 9 6
Charlie Wheatley 1 4 6.17 5 5 0 35.0 45 24 17 14
Willie Jensen 1 2 4.09 5 4 0 33.0 43 15 18 8
George Boehler 0 2 6.47 5 4 0 32.0 50 23 14 15
Hooks Dauss 1 1 3.18 2 2 0 17.0 11 6 9 7
Ed Summers 1 1 4.86 3 3 0 16.2 16 9 3 5
Harry Moran 0 1 4.91 5 2 0 14.2 19 8 12 3
Bill Donovan 1 0 0.90 3 1 0 10.0 5 1 2 6
Hub Pernoll 0 0 6.00 3 0 0 9.0 9 6 4 3
Allan Travers 0 1 15.75 1 1 0 8.0 26 14 7 1
Bob Troy 0 1 5.40 1 1 0 6.2 9 4 3 1
Ed Lafitte 0 0 16.20 1 0 0 1.2 2 3 2 0
Alex Remneas 0 0 27.00 1 0 0 1.2 5 5 0 0
Pat McGehee 0 0 0.00 1 1 0 0.0 1 0 1 0

👥 Roster (53)

Al Bashang Paddy Baumann George Boehler Bill Burns Donie Bush Ty Cobb Red Corriden Tex Covington Sam Crawford Hooks Dauss Charlie Deal Jim Delahanty +41 more

53 players

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The 1912 Detroit Tigers in brief

In 1912 the Detroit Tigers posted a 69-84 mark (.451) and finished 6th in the AL. The run column shows 720 for and 777 against. Against a league average of .264, the 1912 Detroit Tigers batted .267. Pitchers allowed 3.77 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.34. The 720 runs scored compare with a league average of 687 per club, 5% more.

Navin Field was home in 1912, drawing a total attendance of 411,013. The home run leader was Ty Cobb, who hit 7. The RBI leader was Sam Crawford, with 109. Jean Dubuc was the top winner, with 17 victories. The roster section lists 53 players who appeared for the club. For the seasons either side, see the 1911 season and the 1913 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1912 Detroit Tigers

What was the 1912 Detroit Tigers record?
The 1912 Detroit Tigers finished 69-84 (.451 win pct).
Who led the 1912 Detroit Tigers in home runs?
Ty Cobb led the 1912 Detroit Tigers with 7 home runs.
What was the 1912 Detroit Tigers team ERA?
The 1912 Detroit Tigers posted a team ERA of 3.77.
Did the 1912 Detroit Tigers win the World Series?
No. The 1912 Detroit Tigers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1912 Detroit Tigers play?
The 1912 Detroit Tigers played home games at Navin Field.
Who led the 1912 Detroit Tigers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Ty Cobb (7 HR, 83 RBI) and Jean Dubuc (17-10, 2.77 ERA).
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