1912 MLB season
League	Major League Baseball
Sport	Baseball
Duration	April 11 – October 16, 1912
Number of games	154
Number of teams	16
Regular Season
Season MVP	AL: Tris Speaker (BSR) NL: Larry Doyle (NYG)
AL champions	Boston Red Sox
AL runners-up	Washington Senators
NL champions	New York Giants
NL runners-up	Pittsburgh Pirates
World Series
Champions	Boston Red Sox
Runners-up	New York Giants
MLB seasons
← 1911 1913 →

The 1912 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 11 to October 16, 1912. The New York Giants and Boston Red Sox were the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The Red Sox then defeated the Giants in the World Series, four games to three (with one tie).

This was the second of four seasons that the Chalmers Award, a precursor to the Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award (introduced in 1931), was given to a player in each league.

During the season, Harper's Weekly conducted a detailed accounting of the expenses of major league clubs, reaching a figure of approximately $175,000 to $200,000.^[1]

Awards and honors

Chalmers Award
- Tris Speaker, Boston Red Sox, OF
- Larry Doyle, New York Giants, 2B

Statistical leaders

	American League		National League
Type	Name	Stat	Name	Stat
AVG	Ty Cobb DET	.409	Heinie Zimmerman CHC	.372
HR	Home Run Baker PHA Tris Speaker BSR	10	Heinie Zimmerman CHC	14
RBIs	Home Run Baker PHA	130	Honus Wagner PIT	102
Wins	Smoky Joe Wood BSR	34	Larry Cheney CHC Rube Marquard NYG	26
ERA	Walter Johnson WSH	1.39	Jeff Tesreau NYG	1.96
SO	Walter Johnson WSH	303	Grover Cleveland Alexander PHP	195
SV	Ed Walsh CWS	10	Slim Sallee SLC	6
SB	Clyde Milan WSH	88	Bob Bescher CIN	67

Standings

American League[edit]

v t e American League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Boston Red Sox	105	47	0.691	—	57–20	48–27
Washington Senators	91	61	0.599	14	45–32	46–29
Philadelphia Athletics	90	62	0.592	15	45–31	45–31
Chicago White Sox	78	76	0.506	28	34–43	44–33
Cleveland Naps	75	78	0.490	30½	41–35	34–43
Detroit Tigers	69	84	0.451	36½	37–39	32–45
St. Louis Browns	53	101	0.344	53	27–50	26–51
New York Highlanders	50	102	0.329	55	31–44	19–58

National League[edit]

v t e National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Giants	103	48	0.682	—	49–25	54–23
Pittsburgh Pirates	93	58	0.616	10	44–31	49–27
Chicago Cubs	91	59	0.607	11½	46–30	45–29
Cincinnati Reds	75	78	0.490	29	45–32	30–46
Philadelphia Phillies	73	79	0.480	30½	34–41	39–38
St. Louis Cardinals	63	90	0.412	41	37–40	26–50
Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers	58	95	0.379	46	33–43	25–52
Boston Braves	52	101	0.340	52	31–47	21–54

Postseason

Bracket

World Series

AL	Boston Red Sox	4

NL	New York Giants	3

Managers

American League

Team	Manager	Comments
Boston Red Sox	Jake Stahl	Won World Series
Chicago White Sox	Nixey Callahan
Cleveland Naps	Harry Davis and Joe Birmingham
Detroit Tigers	Hughie Jennings
New York Highlanders	Harry Wolverton
Philadelphia Athletics	Connie Mack	Finished 3rd
St. Louis Browns	Bobby Wallace and George Stovall
Washington Senators	Clark Griffith	Finished 2nd

National League

Team	Manager	Comments
Boston Braves	Johnny Kling
Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers	Bill Dahlen
Chicago Cubs	Frank Chance	Finished 3rd
Cincinnati Reds	Hank O'Day
New York Giants	John McGraw	Won 2nd straight NL pennant
Philadelphia Phillies	Red Dooin
Pittsburgh Pirates	Fred Clarke	Finished 2nd
St. Louis Cardinals	Roger Bresnahan

References

External links

1912 MLB season by team

1912 MLB season by team
American League	Boston Chicago Cleveland Detroit New York Philadelphia St. Louis Washington
National League	Boston Brooklyn Chicago Cincinnati New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis
1912 World Series

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