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 (then known as Navin Field).
Regular season On April 20, 1912, Navin Field opened the same day as Fenway Park.The Final Season, p. 5, Tom Stanton, Thomas Dunne Books, An imprint of St. Martin's Press, New York, 2001, It was supposed to be opened on April 18 (like Fenway Park) but it rained in both cities on that day.The Final Season, p. 40 Ty Cobb scored the first run in Tiger Stadium by stealing home.
On May 18, 1912, the 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. Rather than forfeit the next game, 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.
On July 4, 1912, George Mullin threw the first no-hitter in Detroit Tigers history.Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 144, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, The Tigers beat the St. Louis Browns by a score of 7–0. It was also Mullin's 32nd birthday.
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions August 26, 1912: Willie Jensen was purchased by the Tigers from the New Haven Murlins.Willie Jensen at Baseball-Reference
Roster
1912 Detroit Tigers Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders
Other positions Manager
Coaches
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 C Oscar Stanage 121 394 103 .261 0 41 1B George Moriarty 105 375 93 .248 0 54 2B Baldy Louden 122 403 97 .241 1 36 SS Donie Bush 144 511 118 .231 2 38 3B Charlie Deal 42 142 32 .225 0 11 OF 149 581 189 .325 4 109 OF 140 553 226 .409 7 83 OF 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 Ossie Vitt 76 273 67 .245 0 19 Jim Delahanty 79 266 76 .286 0 41 Del Gainer 52 179 43 .240 0 20 Red Corriden 38 138 28 .203 0 5 Eddie Onslow 36 128 29 .227 1 13 Bobby Veach 23 79 27 .342 0 15 Jack Onslow 36 69 11 .159 0 4 Brad Kocher 29 63 13 .206 0 9 Paddy Baumann 16 42 11 .262 0 7 Hank Perry 13 36 6 .167 0 0 Red McDermott 5 15 4 .267 0 0 Bill Donovan 6 13 1 .077 0 0 Al Bashang 6 12 1 .083 0 0 Charley O'Leary 3 10 2 .200 0 1 Bill Leinhauser 1 4 0 .000 0 0 Ollie O'Mara 1 4 0 .000 0 0 Jim McGarr 1 4 0 .000 0 0 1 4 1 .250 0 0 Dan McGarvey 1 3 0 .000 0 0 Ed Irvin 1 3 2 .667 0 0 1 2 1 .500 0 0 Vincent Maney 1 2 0 .000 0 0 Hap Ward 1 2 0 .000 0 0 Billy Maharg 1 1 0 .000 0 0 1 1 0 .000 0 0 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 Ed Willett 37 284.1 17 15 3.29 89 37 250.0 17 10 2.77 97 30 226.0 12 17 3.54 88 6 38.2 1 4 5.35 6 Charlie Wheatley 5 35.0 1 4 6.17 14 5 33.0 1 2 4.09 8 5 32.0 0 2 6.47 15 2 17.0 1 1 3.18 7 Ed Summers 3 16.2 1 1 4.86 5 1 8.0 0 1 15.75 1 Bun Troy 1 6.2 0 1 5.40 1 1 0.0 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 Joe Lake 26 162.2 9 11 3.10 86 Ralph Works 27 157.0 5 10 4.24 64 14 63.1 3 4 4.12 19 5 14.2 0 1 4.91 3 3 10.0 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 Hub Pernoll 3 0 0 0 6.00 3 1 0 0 0 16.20 0 Alex Remneas 1 0 0 0 27.00 0
References
External links
1912 Detroit Tigers season at Baseball Reference