1912 Boston Braves season

The 1912 Boston Braves season was the 42nd season of the franchise. Team owner William Hepburn Russell died after the 1911 season and his stock was bought up by a group including Tammany Hall alderman James Gaffney and former baseball manager John Montgomery Ward. The team was renamed the Boston Braves after the Sachems, also known as "Braves", of Tammany Hall.[1]

1912 Boston Braves
Major League affiliations
Location
Results
Record52–101 (.340)
League place8th
Other information
Owner(s)James Gaffney, John Montgomery Ward
Manager(s)Johnny Kling
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Regular season

Season standings
National League W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Giants 10348 0.682 — 49–25 54–23
Pittsburgh Pirates 9358 0.616 10 44–31 49–27
Chicago Cubs 9159 0.607 11½ 46–30 45–29
Cincinnati Reds 7578 0.490 29 45–32 30–46
Philadelphia Phillies 7379 0.480 30½ 34–41 39–38
St. Louis Cardinals 6390 0.412 41 37–40 26–50
Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers 5895 0.379 46 33–43 25–52
Boston Braves 52101 0.340 52 31–47 21–54

Record vs. opponents
1912 National League Records

Sources:
Team BOS BR CHC CIN NYG PHI PIT STL
Boston —9–135–1711–113–18–110–124–18–110–12
Brooklyn 13–9—5–176–166–169–138–1411–10
Chicago 17–517–5—11–10–113–9–110–108–1315–7
Cincinnati 11–1116–610–11–1—6–16–18–1411–1113–9
New York 18–3–116–69–13–116–6–1—17–512–815–7
Philadelphia 12–1013–910–1014–85–17—8–1411–11
Pittsburgh 18–4–114–813–811–118–1214–8—15–7
St. Louis 12–1010–117–159–137–1511–117–15—

Notable transactions

Roster
1912 Boston Braves
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders

Other batters

 Manager

Player stats

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
CJohnny Kling8125280.317230
OFJohn Titus96345112.325248

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
Doc Miller5120147.234224

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
Otto Hess3325412173.7680

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

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
King Brady100020.250
Bill Brady10000.000

References
  1. Murnane, T.H. (December 21, 1911). "Ward Wants His Team to be Called the "Boston Braves"". Boston Globe. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  2. Doc Miller page at Baseball Reference


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