1912 New York Highlanders season
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1912 New York Highlanders season
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| Owner(s) | William Devery and Frank Farrell | |
| Manager(s) | Harry Wolverton | |
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The 1912 New York Highlanders season was their tenth in New York and their twelfth overall. It was the final season for the "Highlanders", before evolving exclusively into the "Yankees". It was also their final season playing their home games at Hilltop Park. The team finished with a total of 50 wins and 102 losses, coming in 8th, last place in the American League. The club was managed by Harry Wolverton. The New York franchise would not finish in last place again until the 1966 season.
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Regular season
Logo and uniforms
For 1912, the curving "NY" migrated from the sleeve to its now-familiar spot on the left breast of the jersey (on some versions of the uniform, though not the one shown here). This was also the year the pin stripes were introduced.[citation needed]
Team nickname
By this season, the alternate nickname "Yankees" was in very common usage by the media. The New York Times for Opening Day 1912 reported that "The Yankees presented a natty appearance in their new uniforms of white with black pin stripes." The pin stripes were a one-year experiment, but they would return for good on the home uniforms in 1915.
The final game of the season, and the final game for the "Highlanders" at the Hilltop, was played on October 5, 1912. The team moved to the Polo Grounds the following year. Hilltop Park was closed after the 1912 season and was demolished in 1914. It is now occupied by the NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.
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
- July 21, 1912: Del Paddock was purchased by the Highlanders from the Dubuque Hustlers.[1]
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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| C | Ed Sweeney | 110 | 351 | 94 | .268 | 0 | 30 |
| 1B | Hal Chase | 131 | 522 | 143 | .274 | 4 | 58 |
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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| Del Paddock | 46 | 156 | 45 | .288 | 1 | 14 |
| Bill Stumpf | 42 | 129 | 31 | .240 | 0 | 10 |
| Harry Wolverton | 34 | 50 | 15 | .300 | 0 | 4 |
| Johnny Priest | 2 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 1 |
| Homer Thompson | 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Russ Ford | 36 | 291.2 | 13 | 21 | 3.55 | 112 |
| Ray Caldwell | 30 | 183.1 | 8 | 16 | 4.47 | 95 |
| George McConnell | 23 | 176.2 | 8 | 12 | 2.75 | 91 |
| Ray Fisher | 17 | 90.1 | 2 | 8 | 5.88 | 47 |
| Ray Keating | 6 | 35.2 | 0 | 3 | 5.80 | 21 |
Other pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| George Davis | 10 | 54 | 1 | 4 | 6.50 | 22 |
| Tommy Thompson | 7 | 32.2 | 0 | 2 | 6.06 | 15 |
| Chet Hoff | 5 | 15.2 | 0 | 1 | 6.89 | 14 |
Relief pitchers
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| George Shears | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 9 |
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: 1912 New York Highlanders season |
- 1912 New York Highlanders team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
- 1912 New York Highlanders at Baseball Reference
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