1912 Washington Senators

91-61 • .599 Win% • 2nd in AL

The 1912 Washington Senators went 91-61 (.599) finishing 2nd in the AL. The club scored 699 runs, allowed 581, and played home games at Griffith Stadium I. Team leaders included Danny Moeller (6 HR, 46 RBI) and Walter Johnson (33-12, 1.39 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

91 Wins
61 Losses
.599 Win %
2nd Rank
699 R 581 RA
Diff +118

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699 Runs Scored
581 Runs Allowed
+118 Run Diff
376K Attendance

📈 vs. 1912 AL Average

Batting Avg .255 3% below the 1912 league average (.264)
OBP .323 3% below the 1912 league average (.333)
SLG .341 2% below the 1912 league average (.347)
Team ERA 2.69 20% better than the 1912 league average (3.34)
Runs Scored 699 2% above the 1912 league average (687 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumGriffith Stadium I
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 376,443
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Avg per Game 4,826

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1912

Batting Avg

1 Alva Williams 0.318 2 Frank LaPorte 0.309 3 Clyde Milan 0.306 4 Chick Gandil 0.305 5 Eddie Foster 0.285

Home Runs

1 Danny Moeller 6 2 Carl Cashion 2 3 Eddie Foster 2 4 Chick Gandil 2 5 Walter Johnson 2

RBI

1 Chick Gandil 81 2 Clyde Milan 79 3 Eddie Foster 70 4 George McBride 52 5 Howie Shanks 48
1912 Washington Senators — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Eddie Foster 154 618 98 176 34 9 2 70 53 48 27 0.285
Clyde Milan 154 601 105 184 19 11 1 79 63 31 88 0.306
George McBride 152 521 56 118 13 7 1 52 38 57 17 0.226
Danny Moeller 132 519 90 143 26 10 6 46 52 112 30 0.276
Chick Gandil 117 443 59 135 20 15 2 81 27 43 21 0.305
Howie Shanks 116 399 52 92 14 7 1 48 40 64 21 0.231
Ray Morgan 81 273 40 65 10 7 1 30 29 45 11 0.238
John Henry 66 191 23 37 4 1 0 9 31 28 10 0.194
Eddie Ainsmith 61 186 22 42 7 2 0 22 14 38 4 0.226
Germany Schaefer 60 166 21 41 7 3 0 19 23 19 11 0.247
Alva Williams 61 157 14 50 11 4 0 22 7 13 2 0.318
Walter Johnson 55 144 16 38 6 4 2 20 7 41 2 0.264
Frank LaPorte 40 136 13 42 9 1 0 17 12 9 3 0.309
Tillie Walker 39 110 22 30 2 1 0 9 8 17 11 0.273
Carl Cashion 42 103 7 22 5 1 2 12 8 27 2 0.214
Bob Groom 43 103 11 12 1 0 0 6 7 34 0 0.117
John Knight 32 93 10 15 2 1 0 9 16 25 4 0.161
John Flynn 20 71 9 12 4 1 0 5 7 15 2 0.169
Tom Hughes 31 67 9 13 3 1 0 7 6 25 0 0.194
Duke Kenworthy 12 38 6 9 1 0 0 2 2 7 3 0.237
Hippo Vaughn 12 30 2 6 2 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.200
Bill Cunningham 8 27 5 5 1 0 1 8 3 4 2 0.185
Joe Engel 17 17 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 11 0 0.059
Dixie Walker 9 16 4 2 1 0 0 0 6 7 0 0.125
Roy Moran 7 13 1 2 0 0 0 0 8 4 3 0.154
Barney Pelty 11 9 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.222
Paul Musser 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Jerry Akers 5 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.333
Charlie Becker 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
Roxey Roach 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0.500
Lefty Schegg 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Joe Agler 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Nick Altrock 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Clark Griffith 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Long 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jack Ryan 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Boehling 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bert Gallia 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Herb Herring 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Howard 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve White 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1912

ERA

1 Walter Johnson 1.39 2 Bob Groom 2.62 3 Hippo Vaughn 2.89 4 Tom Hughes 2.94 5 Carl Cashion 3.17

Wins

1 Walter Johnson 33 2 Bob Groom 24 3 Tom Hughes 13 4 Carl Cashion 10 5 Hippo Vaughn 4

Strikeouts

1 Walter Johnson 303 2 Bob Groom 179 3 Tom Hughes 108 4 Carl Cashion 84 5 Hippo Vaughn 49
1912 Washington Senators — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Walter Johnson 33 12 1.39 50 37 2 369.0 259 57 76 303
Bob Groom 24 13 2.62 43 40 1 316.0 287 92 94 179
Tom Hughes 13 10 2.94 31 26 0 196.0 201 64 78 108
Carl Cashion 10 6 3.17 26 17 1 170.1 150 60 103 84
Hippo Vaughn 4 3 2.89 12 8 0 81.0 75 26 43 49
Joe Engel 2 5 3.96 17 10 1 75.0 70 33 50 29
Dixie Walker 3 6 5.25 9 8 0 60.0 72 35 18 29
Barney Pelty 1 4 3.30 11 4 0 43.2 40 16 10 15
Paul Musser 0 0 2.61 7 2 2 20.2 16 6 16 10
Jerry Akers 1 1 4.87 5 1 0 20.1 24 11 15 11
Charlie Becker 0 0 3.00 4 0 0 9.0 8 3 6 5
Lefty Schegg 0 0 3.38 2 1 0 5.1 7 2 4 3
Joe Boehling 0 0 7.20 3 0 0 5.0 4 4 6 2
Bert Gallia 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 2.0 0 0 3 0
Nick Altrock 0 1 18.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 2 2 0
Herb Herring 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 0 1 0
Germany Schaefer 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.2 1 0 0 0
Steve White 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.2 2 0 0 1
Clark Griffith 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.0 1 1 0 0

👥 Roster (41)

Joe Agler Eddie Ainsmith Jerry Akers Nick Altrock Charlie Becker Joe Boehling Carl Cashion Bill Cunningham Joe Engel John Flynn Eddie Foster Bert Gallia +29 more

41 players

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The 1912 Washington Senators in brief

In 1912 the Washington Senators posted a 91-61 mark (.599) and finished 2nd in the AL. The Washington Senators scored 699 runs and allowed 581, a run differential of +118. The team batting average of .255 was 3% below the 1912 league mark of .264. Pitchers allowed 2.69 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.34. The 699 runs scored compare with a league average of 687 per club, 2% more.

Home games were played at Griffith Stadium I, where 376,443 fans came through the gates. The home run leader was Danny Moeller, who hit 6. Chick Gandil drove in a team-high 81 runs. Clyde Milan collected the most hits, 184. Walter Johnson was the top winner, with 33 victories.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1912 Washington Senators

What was the 1912 Washington Senators record?
The 1912 Washington Senators finished 91-61 (.599 win pct).
Who led the 1912 Washington Senators in home runs?
Danny Moeller led the 1912 Washington Senators with 6 home runs.
What was the 1912 Washington Senators team ERA?
The 1912 Washington Senators posted a team ERA of 2.69.
Did the 1912 Washington Senators win the World Series?
No. The 1912 Washington Senators did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1912 Washington Senators play?
The 1912 Washington Senators played home games at Griffith Stadium I.
Who led the 1912 Washington Senators in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Danny Moeller (6 HR, 46 RBI) and Walter Johnson (33-12, 1.39 ERA).
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