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1912 in sports
| Years in sports: | 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 |
| Centuries: | 19th century · 20th century · 21st century |
| Decades: | 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s |
| Years: | 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 |
Baseball
- World Series - Boston Red Sox defeat New York Giants, 4 games to 3 with one tie
- April 20: The Boston Red Sox open in the new Fenway Park with a 7-6, 11-inning win over the New York Yankees before 27,000. Minutes later the Detroit Tigers open remodeled Navin Park (later named Tiger Stadium) with a 6-5, 11-inning win over the Cleveland Indians 24,384.
minor leagues
- The Winnipeg Maroons win the Northern League championship
Cricket
- Triangular Test tournament played between England, Australia, and South Africa in England. England won, Australia second.
Football (Australian rules football)
- Victorian Football League - Essendon wins the 16th VFL Premiership (Essendon 5.17 (47) d South Melbourne 4.9 (33))
Football (soccer)
England
- First Division - Blackburn Rovers win the 1911-12 title.
- FA Cup - Barnsley beat West Bromwich Albion 1–0 (aet) in a replay. The first match finished 0–0 (aet).
Iceland
- Iceland's premier division, now known as Landsbankadeild, was established.
- KR won the first ever title.
General sporting events
- 1912 Summer Olympics takes place in Stockholm, Sweden
- First usage of electronic timing and public address systems.
- Sweden wins the most medals (65), and United States wins the most gold medals (25).
Births
- February 3 — Jack Metcalfe, Australian athlete (d. 1994)
- February 4 — Byron Nelson, American golfer (d. 2006
- May 27 — Sam Snead, American golfer (d. 2002)
- June 23 — Flory Van Donck, Belgian golfer
- July 16 — Ben Bril, Dutch Jewish boxer (d. 2003)
- July 17 — Pál Kovács, Hungarian fencer (d. 1995)
- August 13 — Ben Hogan, American golfer (d. 1997)
Deaths
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