1912 New York Highlanders

50-102 • .329 Win% • 8th in AL

The 1912 New York Highlanders went 50-102 (.329) finishing 8th in the AL. The club scored 630 runs, allowed 842, and played home games at Hilltop Park. Team leaders included Guy Zinn (6 HR, 55 RBI) and Russ Ford (13-21, 3.55 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

50 Wins
102 Losses
.329 Win %
8th Rank
630 R 842 RA
Diff -212

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630 Runs Scored
842 Runs Allowed
-212 Run Diff
242K Attendance

📈 vs. 1912 AL Average

Batting Avg .259 2% below the 1912 league average (.264)
OBP .328 1% below the 1912 league average (.333)
SLG .333 4% below the 1912 league average (.347)
Team ERA 4.13 24% worse than the 1912 league average (3.34)
Runs Scored 630 8% below the 1912 league average (687 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumHilltop Park
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Home Games (est.) 76 ≈
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Total Attendance 242,194
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Avg per Game 3,186

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1912

Batting Avg

1 Jack Lelivelt 0.362 2 Birdie Cree 0.332 3 Harry Wolverton 0.300 4 George McConnell 0.297 5 Del Paddock 0.288

Home Runs

1 Guy Zinn 6 2 Hal Chase 4 3 Bert Daniels 2 4 Jack Lelivelt 2 5 Russ Ford 1

RBI

1 Hal Chase 58 2 Guy Zinn 55 3 Bert Daniels 41 4 Hack Simmons 41 5 Roy Hartzell 38
1912 New York Highlanders — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Hal Chase 131 522 61 143 21 9 4 58 17 40 33 0.274
Bert Daniels 135 496 72 136 25 11 2 41 51 52 37 0.274
Roy Hartzell 125 416 50 113 10 11 1 38 64 35 20 0.272
Hack Simmons 110 401 45 96 17 2 0 41 33 49 19 0.239
Guy Zinn 106 401 56 105 15 10 6 55 50 57 17 0.262
Ed Sweeney 110 351 37 94 12 1 0 30 27 16 6 0.268
Jack Martin 71 231 30 52 6 1 0 17 37 24 14 0.225
Charles Sterrett 66 230 30 61 4 7 1 32 11 23 8 0.265
Birdie Cree 50 190 25 63 11 6 0 22 20 25 12 0.332
Earle Gardner 43 160 14 45 3 1 0 26 5 8 11 0.281
Del Paddock 46 156 26 45 5 3 1 14 23 21 9 0.288
Jack Lelivelt 36 149 12 54 6 7 2 23 4 9 7 0.362
Tommy McMillan 41 149 24 34 2 0 0 12 15 8 18 0.228
Bill Stumpf 42 129 8 31 0 0 0 10 6 20 5 0.240
Russ Ford 40 112 15 32 8 0 1 8 6 31 2 0.286
Jack Warhop 39 92 12 19 2 0 0 6 7 6 2 0.207
George McConnell 42 91 11 27 4 2 0 8 4 8 0 0.297
Gabby Street 29 88 4 16 1 1 0 6 7 5 1 0.182
Ezra Midkiff 21 86 9 21 1 0 0 9 7 12 4 0.244
Pat Maloney 25 79 9 17 1 0 0 4 6 6 3 0.215
Ray Caldwell 44 76 18 18 1 2 0 6 5 13 4 0.237
Cozy Dolan 18 60 15 12 1 3 0 11 5 12 5 0.200
Harry Wolverton 34 50 6 15 1 1 0 4 2 7 1 0.300
Bob Williams 20 44 7 6 1 0 0 3 9 8 0 0.136
Jack Quinn 18 39 4 8 0 0 0 3 4 12 0 0.205
Curt Coleman 12 37 8 9 4 0 0 4 7 3 0 0.243
Harry Wolter 12 32 8 11 2 1 0 1 10 4 5 0.344
John Dowd 10 31 1 6 1 0 0 0 6 6 0 0.194
Ray Fisher 17 31 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 12 0 0.065
Klondike Smith 7 27 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 5 1 0.185
Hippo Vaughn 15 21 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0.095
George Davis 10 18 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 10 0 0.111
Bill Otis 4 17 1 1 0 0 0 2 3 3 0 0.059
Ray Keating 6 16 1 6 1 0 0 3 1 5 0 0.375
Jack Little 3 12 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 2 0.250
Benny Kauff 5 11 4 3 0 0 0 2 3 0 1 0.273
Gus Fisher 4 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.100
Tommy Thompson 8 10 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0.300
George Shears 4 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.167
Red Hoff 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.200
Al Schulz 3 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0.000
George Batten 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Johnny Priest 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.500
Homer Thompson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1912

ERA

1 George McConnell 2.75 2 Jack Warhop 2.86 3 Russ Ford 3.55 4 Ray Caldwell 4.47 5 Hippo Vaughn 5.14

Wins

1 Russ Ford 13 2 Jack Warhop 10 3 Ray Caldwell 8 4 George McConnell 8 5 Jack Quinn 5

Strikeouts

1 Russ Ford 112 2 Jack Warhop 110 3 Ray Caldwell 95 4 George McConnell 91 5 Ray Fisher 47
1912 New York Highlanders — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Russ Ford 13 21 3.55 36 35 0 291.2 317 115 79 112
Jack Warhop 10 19 2.86 39 22 3 258.0 256 82 59 110
Ray Caldwell 8 16 4.47 30 26 0 183.1 196 91 67 95
George McConnell 8 12 2.75 23 20 0 176.2 172 54 52 91
Jack Quinn 5 7 5.79 18 11 0 102.2 139 66 23 47
Ray Fisher 2 8 5.88 17 13 0 90.1 107 59 32 47
Hippo Vaughn 2 8 5.14 15 10 0 63.0 66 36 37 46
George Davis 1 4 6.50 10 7 0 54.0 61 39 28 22
Ray Keating 0 3 5.80 6 5 0 35.2 36 23 18 21
Tommy Thompson 0 2 6.06 7 2 0 32.2 43 22 13 15
Al Schulz 1 1 2.20 3 1 0 16.1 11 4 11 8
Red Hoff 0 1 6.89 5 1 0 15.2 20 12 6 14
George Shears 0 0 5.40 4 0 0 15.0 24 9 11 9

👥 Roster (44)

George Batten Ray Caldwell Hal Chase Curt Coleman Birdie Cree Bert Daniels George Davis Cozy Dolan John Dowd Gus Fisher Ray Fisher Russ Ford +32 more

44 players

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The 1912 New York Highlanders in brief

A 50-102 record (.329) put the 1912 New York Highlanders 8th in the AL. With 630 runs scored and 842 given up, the 1912 differential was -212. At the plate the New York Highlanders hit .259, 2% worse than the league's .264. The staff ERA of 4.13 was 24% worse than the league average of 3.34. The 630 runs scored compare with a league average of 687 per club, 8% fewer.

Attendance at Hilltop Park totaled 242,194 for the year. Guy Zinn topped the New York Highlanders with 6 home runs. The RBI leader was Hal Chase, with 58. On the mound, Russ Ford won 13 games to lead the staff. The roster section lists 44 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1912 New York Highlanders

What was the 1912 New York Highlanders record?
The 1912 New York Highlanders finished 50-102 (.329 win pct).
Who led the 1912 New York Highlanders in home runs?
Guy Zinn led the 1912 New York Highlanders with 6 home runs.
What was the 1912 New York Highlanders team ERA?
The 1912 New York Highlanders posted a team ERA of 4.13.
Did the 1912 New York Highlanders win the World Series?
No. The 1912 New York Highlanders did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1912 New York Highlanders play?
The 1912 New York Highlanders played home games at Hilltop Park.
Who led the 1912 New York Highlanders in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Guy Zinn (6 HR, 55 RBI) and Russ Ford (13-21, 3.55 ERA).
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