1912 Detroit Tigers season
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1912 Detroit Tigers season
| 1912 Detroit Tigers First season in Tiger Stadium |
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| Owner(s) | Frank Navin | |
| Manager(s) | Hughie Jennings | |
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The 1912 Detroit Tigers season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Tigers finishing sixth in the American League. It was the team's first season in Tiger Stadium.
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Regular season
- April 20, 1912: Navin Field opened the same day as Fenway Park.[1] It was supposed to be opened on April 18 (like Fenway Park) but it rained in both cities on that day.[2] Shoeless Joe Jackson scored the first run in Tiger Stadium.[1]
- May 18, 1912: Tigers players went on strike to protest the suspension of star center fielder Ty Cobb, who had gone into the stands on May 15 to attack a disabled fan who had been abusing him. The Tigers sent out a team of replacement players, mostly local college and sandlot players but also including Tigers coaches Joe Sugden and 48-year-old Deacon McGuire. Manager Hughie Jennings also entered the game as a pinch hitter. Starting pitcher Allan Travers gave up 24 runs on 26 hits in a complete game loss, both American League records.
- July 4, 1912: George Mullin threw the first no-hitter in Detroit Tigers history.[3] The Tigers beat the St. Louis Browns by a score of 7-0. It was also Mullin's 32nd birthday.
Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| Boston Red Sox | 105 | 47 | .691 | -- |
| Washington Senators | 91 | 61 | .599 | 14 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 90 | 62 | .592 | 15 |
| Chicago White Sox | 78 | 76 | .506 | 28 |
| Cleveland Naps | 75 | 78 | .490 | 30½ |
| Detroit Tigers | 69 | 84 | .451 | 36½ |
| St. Louis Browns | 53 | 101 | .344 | 53 |
| New York Highlanders | 50 | 102 | .329 | 55 |
Notable transactions
- August 26, 1912: Willie Jensen was purchased by the Tigers from the New Haven Murlins.[4]
Roster
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Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| OF | Sam Crawford | 149 | 581 | 189 | .325 | 4 | 109 |
| OF | Ty Cobb | 140 | 553 | 226 | .409 | 7 | 83 |
| OF | Davy Jones | 99 | 316 | 93 | .294 | 0 | 24 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Joe Sugden | 1 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
| Deacon McGuire | 1 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 0 |
| Hughie Jennings | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Jean Dubuc | 37 | 250 | 17 | 10 | 2.77 | 97 |
| George Mullin | 30 | 226 | 12 | 17 | 3.54 | 88 |
| Bill Burns | 6 | 38.2 | 1 | 4 | 5.35 | 6 |
| Willie Jensen | 5 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 4.09 | 8 |
| George Boehler | 5 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 6.47 | 15 |
| Hooks Dauss | 2 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 3.18 | 7 |
| Allan Travers | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 15.75 | 1 |
| Pat McGehee | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Tex Covington | 14 | 63.1 | 3 | 4 | 4.12 | 19 |
| Harry Moran | 5 | 14.2 | 0 | 1 | 4.91 | 3 |
| Bill Donovan | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.90 | 6 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Ed Lafitte | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.20 | 0 |
References
- ^ a b The Final Season, p. 5, Tom Stanton, Thomas Dunne Books, An imprint of St. Martin’s Press, New York, NY, 2001, ISBN 0-312-29156-6
- ^ The Final Season, p. 40
- ^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 144, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
- ^ Willie Jensen page at Baseball-Reference
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