1912 St. Louis Cardinals

63-90 • .412 Win% • 6th in NL

The 1912 St. Louis Cardinals went 63-90 (.412) finishing 6th in the NL. The club scored 659 runs, allowed 830, and played home games at Robison Field. Team leaders included Ed Konetchy (8 HR, 82 RBI) and Bob Harmon (18-18, 3.93 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

63 Wins
90 Losses
.412 Win %
6th Rank
659 R 830 RA
Diff -171

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659 Runs Scored
830 Runs Allowed
-171 Run Diff
305K Attendance

📈 vs. 1912 NL Average

Batting Avg .268 2% below the 1912 league average (.272)
OBP .340 equal to the 1912 league average (.340)
SLG .351 5% below the 1912 league average (.369)
Team ERA 3.85 13% worse than the 1912 league average (3.40)
Runs Scored 659 7% below the 1912 league average (707 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumRobison Field
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 305,610
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Avg per Game 3,968

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1912

Batting Avg

1 Roger Bresnahan 0.333 2 Ed Konetchy 0.314 3 Miller Huggins 0.304 4 Lee Magee 0.290 5 Steve Evans 0.283

Home Runs

1 Ed Konetchy 8 2 Steve Evans 6 3 Rube Ellis 4 4 Rebel Oakes 3 5 Mike Mowrey 2

RBI

1 Ed Konetchy 82 2 Steve Evans 72 3 Rebel Oakes 58 4 Mike Mowrey 50 5 Ivey Wingo 44
1912 St. Louis Cardinals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Ed Konetchy 143 538 81 169 26 13 8 82 62 66 25 0.314
Rebel Oakes 136 495 57 139 19 5 3 58 31 24 26 0.281
Steve Evans 135 491 59 139 23 9 6 72 36 51 11 0.283
Arnold Hauser 133 479 73 124 14 7 1 42 39 69 26 0.259
Lee Magee 128 458 60 133 13 8 0 40 39 29 16 0.290
Miller Huggins 120 431 82 131 15 4 0 29 87 31 35 0.304
Mike Mowrey 114 408 59 104 13 8 2 50 46 29 19 0.255
Ivey Wingo 100 310 38 82 18 8 2 44 23 45 8 0.265
Rube Ellis 109 305 47 82 18 2 4 33 34 36 6 0.269
Wally Smith 75 219 22 56 5 5 0 26 29 27 4 0.256
Jack Bliss 49 114 11 28 3 1 0 18 19 14 3 0.246
Roger Bresnahan 48 108 8 36 7 2 1 15 14 9 4 0.333
Slim Sallee 48 103 9 14 2 1 0 0 6 32 0 0.136
Bob Harmon 46 99 7 23 1 1 0 7 1 31 2 0.232
Bill Steele 41 61 5 11 2 1 0 8 9 15 0 0.180
Jim Galloway 21 54 4 10 2 0 0 4 5 8 2 0.185
Rube Geyer 41 53 5 11 1 0 0 3 3 10 1 0.208
Frank Gilhooley 13 49 5 11 0 0 0 2 3 8 0 0.224
Denney Wilie 30 48 2 11 0 1 0 6 7 9 0 0.229
George Whitted 12 46 7 12 3 0 0 7 3 5 1 0.261
Joe Willis 31 38 2 6 1 0 0 3 1 11 0 0.158
Elmer Miller 12 37 5 7 1 0 0 3 4 9 1 0.189
Gene Dale 20 22 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.273
Ted Cather 5 19 4 8 1 1 0 2 0 4 1 0.421
Frank Snyder 11 18 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 7 1 0.111
Ray Rolling 5 15 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.200
Dan Griner 12 13 2 1 0 0 0 1 3 6 1 0.077
Gene Woodburn 20 13 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 9 0 0.000
John Kelleher 8 12 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.333
Sandy Burk 12 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Pol Perritt 6 9 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0.222
Phil Redding 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Lou Lowdermilk 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.250
Ed Burns 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Clark 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
John Mercer 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Murphy 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.000
Wheezer Dell 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Ewing 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Roland Howell 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
George Zackert 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1912

ERA

1 Sandy Burk 2.42 2 Slim Sallee 2.60 3 Dan Griner 3.17 4 Pol Perritt 3.19 5 Rube Geyer 3.28

Wins

1 Bob Harmon 18 2 Slim Sallee 16 3 Bill Steele 9 4 Rube Geyer 7 5 Joe Willis 4

Strikeouts

1 Slim Sallee 108 2 Bob Harmon 73 3 Bill Steele 67 4 Rube Geyer 61 5 Joe Willis 55
1912 St. Louis Cardinals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Slim Sallee 16 17 2.60 48 32 6 294.0 289 85 72 108
Bob Harmon 18 18 3.93 43 34 0 268.0 284 117 116 73
Bill Steele 9 13 4.69 40 25 2 194.0 245 101 66 67
Rube Geyer 7 14 3.28 41 18 0 181.0 191 66 84 61
Joe Willis 4 9 4.44 31 17 2 129.2 143 64 62 55
Gene Dale 0 5 6.57 19 3 0 61.2 76 45 51 37
Dan Griner 3 4 3.17 12 7 0 54.0 59 19 15 20
Gene Woodburn 1 4 5.59 20 5 0 48.1 60 30 42 25
Sandy Burk 1 3 2.42 12 4 1 44.2 37 12 12 17
Pol Perritt 1 1 3.19 6 3 0 31.0 25 11 10 13
Phil Redding 2 1 4.97 3 3 0 25.1 31 14 11 9
Lou Lowdermilk 1 1 3.00 4 1 1 15.0 14 5 9 2
Wheezer Dell 0 0 11.57 3 0 0 2.1 3 3 3 0
Roland Howell 0 0 27.00 3 0 0 1.2 5 5 5 0
Bob Ewing 0 0 0.00 1 1 0 1.1 2 0 1 0
George Zackert 0 0 18.00 1 0 0 1.0 2 2 1 0

👥 Roster (41)

Jack Bliss Roger Bresnahan Sandy Burk Ed Burns Ted Cather Jim Clark Gene Dale Wheezer Dell Rube Ellis Steve Evans Bob Ewing Jim Galloway +29 more

41 players

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The 1912 St. Louis Cardinals in brief

The 1912 St. Louis Cardinals won 63 games and lost 90, ending up 6th in the NL. The St. Louis Cardinals scored 659 runs and allowed 830, a run differential of -171. The team batting average of .268 was 2% below the 1912 league mark of .272. The St. Louis Cardinals staff finished with a 3.85 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.40. League clubs averaged 707 runs that year, so the St. Louis Cardinals scored 7% fewer.

Robison Field was home in 1912, drawing a total attendance of 305,610. The home run leader was Ed Konetchy, who hit 8. Bob Harmon led the pitchers with 18 wins. The strikeout leader was Slim Sallee with 108. The roster section lists 41 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1912 St. Louis Cardinals

What was the 1912 St. Louis Cardinals record?
The 1912 St. Louis Cardinals finished 63-90 (.412 win pct).
Who led the 1912 St. Louis Cardinals in home runs?
Ed Konetchy led the 1912 St. Louis Cardinals with 8 home runs.
What was the 1912 St. Louis Cardinals team ERA?
The 1912 St. Louis Cardinals posted a team ERA of 3.85.
Did the 1912 St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series?
No. The 1912 St. Louis Cardinals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1912 St. Louis Cardinals play?
The 1912 St. Louis Cardinals played home games at Robison Field.
Who led the 1912 St. Louis Cardinals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Ed Konetchy (8 HR, 82 RBI) and Bob Harmon (18-18, 3.93 ERA).
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