1912 Philadelphia Athletics

90-62 • .592 Win% • 3rd in AL

The 1912 Philadelphia Athletics went 90-62 (.592) finishing 3rd in the AL. The club scored 779 runs, allowed 658, and played home games at Shibe Park. Team leaders included Home Run Baker (10 HR, 130 RBI) and Eddie Plank (26-6, 2.22 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

90 Wins
62 Losses
.592 Win %
3rd Rank
779 R 658 RA
Diff +121

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779 Runs Scored
658 Runs Allowed
+121 Run Diff
599K Attendance

📈 vs. 1912 AL Average

Batting Avg .282 7% above the 1912 league average (.264)
OBP .348 5% above the 1912 league average (.333)
SLG .377 8% above the 1912 league average (.347)
Team ERA 3.32 1% better than the 1912 league average (3.34)
Runs Scored 779 13% above the 1912 league average (687 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumShibe Park
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 599,200
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Avg per Game 7,781

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1912

Batting Avg

1 Eddie Collins 0.348 2 Home Run Baker 0.347 3 Stuffy McInnis 0.327 4 Danny Murphy 0.323 5 Eddie Murphy 0.317

Home Runs

1 Home Run Baker 10 2 Stuffy McInnis 3 3 Amos Strunk 3 4 Danny Murphy 2 5 Jack Lapp 1

RBI

1 Home Run Baker 130 2 Stuffy McInnis 101 3 Eddie Collins 64 4 Amos Strunk 63 5 Jack Barry 55
1912 Philadelphia Athletics — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Home Run Baker 149 577 116 200 40 21 10 130 50 38 40 0.347
Stuffy McInnis 153 568 83 186 25 13 3 101 49 30 27 0.327
Eddie Collins 153 543 137 189 25 11 0 64 101 28 63 0.348
Jack Barry 140 483 75 126 19 9 0 55 47 38 22 0.261
Amos Strunk 122 412 58 119 13 12 3 63 47 61 29 0.289
Rube Oldring 99 395 61 119 14 5 1 24 10 40 17 0.301
Bris Lord 97 378 63 90 12 9 0 25 34 36 15 0.238
Jack Lapp 91 281 26 82 15 6 1 35 19 25 3 0.292
Harl Maggert 74 242 39 62 8 6 1 13 36 34 10 0.256
Eddie Murphy 33 142 24 45 4 1 0 6 11 12 7 0.317
Ira Thomas 48 139 14 30 4 2 1 13 8 7 3 0.216
Ben Egan 49 138 9 24 3 4 0 13 6 38 3 0.174
Danny Murphy 36 130 27 42 6 2 2 20 16 8 8 0.323
Jack Coombs 56 110 10 28 2 0 0 13 14 18 1 0.255
Jimmy Walsh 31 107 11 27 8 2 0 15 12 9 7 0.252
Eddie Plank 37 90 5 24 2 1 0 9 4 18 0 0.267
Carroll Brown 34 76 4 11 0 1 0 1 4 32 0 0.145
Byron Houck 30 62 1 4 1 0 0 4 1 23 0 0.065
Charles Bender 27 60 5 9 1 1 0 4 6 3 2 0.150
Claud Derrick 21 58 7 14 0 1 0 7 5 8 1 0.241
Cy Morgan 16 30 1 1 1 0 0 2 2 14 0 0.033
Roy Crabb 7 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0.000
Herb Pennock 17 15 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.133
Joe Mathes 4 14 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.143
Dave Danforth 3 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.250
Howard Fahey 5 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Stan Coveleski 5 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.143
Hardin Barry 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Bullet Joe Bush 1 4 1 2 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 0.500
Harry Krause 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Lefty Russell 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.000
Doc Martin 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Chester Emerson 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Slim Harrell 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Roger Salmon 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1912

ERA

1 Eddie Plank 2.22 2 Charles Bender 2.74 3 Byron Houck 2.94 4 Jack Coombs 3.29 5 Carroll Brown 3.66

Wins

1 Eddie Plank 26 2 Jack Coombs 21 3 Charles Bender 13 4 Carroll Brown 13 5 Byron Houck 8

Strikeouts

1 Jack Coombs 120 2 Eddie Plank 110 3 Charles Bender 90 4 Byron Houck 75 5 Carroll Brown 64
1912 Philadelphia Athletics — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jack Coombs 21 10 3.29 40 32 2 262.1 227 96 94 120
Eddie Plank 26 6 2.22 37 30 2 259.2 234 64 83 110
Carroll Brown 13 11 3.66 34 24 0 199.0 204 81 87 64
Byron Houck 8 8 2.94 30 17 1 180.2 148 59 74 75
Charles Bender 13 8 2.74 27 19 2 171.0 169 52 33 90
Cy Morgan 3 8 3.75 16 14 0 93.2 75 39 51 47
Herb Pennock 1 2 4.50 17 2 2 50.0 48 25 30 38
Roy Crabb 2 4 3.74 7 7 0 43.1 48 18 17 12
Stan Coveleski 2 1 3.43 5 2 0 21.0 18 8 4 9
Dave Danforth 0 0 3.98 3 0 0 20.1 26 9 12 8
Lefty Russell 0 2 7.27 5 2 0 17.1 18 14 14 9
Hardin Barry 0 0 7.62 3 0 0 13.0 18 11 4 3
Bullet Joe Bush 0 0 7.88 1 1 0 8.0 14 7 4 3
Harry Krause 0 2 13.50 4 2 0 5.1 10 8 2 3
Roger Salmon 1 0 9.00 2 1 0 5.0 7 5 4 5
Doc Martin 0 0 10.38 2 0 0 4.1 5 5 5 4
Slim Harrell 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 3.0 4 0 0 1

👥 Roster (35)

Home Run Baker Hardin Barry Jack Barry Charles Bender Carroll Brown Bullet Joe Bush Eddie Collins Jack Coombs Stan Coveleski Roy Crabb Dave Danforth Claud Derrick +23 more

35 players

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The 1912 Philadelphia Athletics in brief

A 90-62 record (.592) put the 1912 Philadelphia Athletics 3rd in the AL. The Philadelphia Athletics scored 779 runs and allowed 658, a run differential of +121. The team batting average of .282 was 7% above the 1912 league mark of .264. Pitchers allowed 3.32 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.34. The 1912 Philadelphia Athletics outscored the average club by 13% (779 against 687).

Attendance at Shibe Park totaled 599,200 for the year. Home Run Baker topped the Philadelphia Athletics with 10 home runs. The pitching staff's wins leader was Eddie Plank (26). The strikeout leader was Jack Coombs with 120. The 1912 roster runs to 35 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1911 season and the 1913 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1912 Philadelphia Athletics

What was the 1912 Philadelphia Athletics record?
The 1912 Philadelphia Athletics finished 90-62 (.592 win pct).
Who led the 1912 Philadelphia Athletics in home runs?
Home Run Baker led the 1912 Philadelphia Athletics with 10 home runs.
What was the 1912 Philadelphia Athletics team ERA?
The 1912 Philadelphia Athletics posted a team ERA of 3.32.
Did the 1912 Philadelphia Athletics win the World Series?
No. The 1912 Philadelphia Athletics did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1912 Philadelphia Athletics play?
The 1912 Philadelphia Athletics played home games at Shibe Park.
Who led the 1912 Philadelphia Athletics in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Home Run Baker (10 HR, 130 RBI) and Eddie Plank (26-6, 2.22 ERA).
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