1912 Pittsburgh Pirates season

1912 Pittsburgh Pirates
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Owner(s) Barney Dreyfuss
Manager(s) Fred Clarke
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The 1912 Pittsburgh Pirates season was a season in American baseball, the 31st in franchise history. The team finished second in the National League with a record of 93–58, 10 games behind the New York Giants.

During the season, Chief Wilson set a major league record by hitting 36 triples in a single season.[2] After 118 games, Chief Wilson already had 33 triples and was on pace to get 43 triples.[3]

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 Pittsburgh Pirates
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Infielders

 Outfielders

Other batters

 Manager

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
CGeorge Gibson9530072.240235
2BAlex McCarthy111401111.277141
3BBobby Byrne130528152.288335
SSHonus Wagner145558181.3247102
OFChief Wilson152583175.3001195

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
Rivington Bisland110.00000

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
Howie Camnitz41276.222122.83121
Babe Adams28170.11182.9163

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
King Cole1249226.4311
Jack Ferry1139203.0010
Wilbur Cooper638301.6630

Relief 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

Chief Wilson's 36 triples

Triple Game Date Inning Location Opposing Pitcher Team
12April 13, 19122ndRobison FieldBill SteeleSt. Louis Cardinals
26April 18, 19129thForbes FieldSlim SalleeSt. Louis Cardinals
39April 23, 19126thWest Side Park IIMordecai BrownChicago Cubs
411April 27, 19121stForbes FieldArt FrommeCincinnati Reds
511April 27, 19128thForbes FieldHanson HorseyCincinnati Reds
615March 5, 19123rdForbes FieldLarry CheneyChicago Cubs
716April 5, 19124thForbes FieldEd ReulbachChicago Cubs
825May 21, 19127thForbes FieldBill McTigueBoston Braves
929May 25, 19124thForbes FieldJimmy LavenderChicago Cubs
1029May 25, 19126thForbes FieldJimmy LavenderChicago Cubs
1129May 30, 19123rdForbes FieldSlim SalleeSt. Louis Cardinals
1248June 17, 19128thPolo Grounds IIIRube MarquardNew York Giants
1349June 18, 19129thPolo Grounds IIIDoc CrandallNew York Giants
1450June 19, 19124thForbes FieldJoe WillisSt. Louis Cardinals
1551June 20, 19122ndRedland FieldBobby KeefeCincinnati Reds
1651June 20, 191210thRedland FieldHarry GasparCincinnati Reds
1752June 20, 19126thRedland FieldArt FrommeCincinnati Reds
1864February 7, 19128thForbes FieldLarry CheneyChicago Cubs
1965April 7, 19124thForbes FieldBen TaylorCincinnati Reds
2070August 7, 19128thForbes FieldToots SchultzPhiladelphia Phillies
2177July 16, 19124thForbes FieldEarl YinglingBrooklyn Trolley Dodgers
2278July 17, 19129thForbes FieldChristy MathewsonNew York Giants
2379July 19, 19123rdForbes FieldRube MarquardNew York Giants
2482July 22, 19123rdForbes FieldBuster BrownBoston Braves
2584July 25, 19121stForbes FieldEddie StackBrooklyn Trolley Dodgers
2685July 26, 19121stNational League ParkEarl MoorePhiladelphia Phillies
2799October 8, 19126thWashington Park IICliff CurtisBrooklyn Trolley Dodgers
28106August 16, 19127thForbes FieldGrover Cleveland AlexanderPhiladelphia Phillies
29114August 23, 19129thForbes FieldJeff TesreauNew York Giants
30116August 26, 19126thForbes FieldOtto HessBoston Braves
31117August 26, 19126thForbes FieldEd DonnellyBoston Braves
32117August 26, 19128thForbes FieldEd DonnellyBoston Braves
33118August 27, 19124thForbes FieldWalt DicksonBoston Braves
34129July 9, 19126thRobison FieldPol PerrittSt. Louis Cardinals
35148September 29, 19128thWest Side Park IIEd ReulbachChicago Cubs
36152June 10, 19129thRedland FieldFrank GregoryCincinnati Reds

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References

  1. ↑ From 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Shore in 1907.
  2. 1 2 http://www.baseball-almanac.com/feats/feats27.shtml
  3. ↑ Baseball's Top 100: The Game's Greatest Records, p.57, Kerry Banks, 2010, Greystone Books, Vancouver, BC, ISBN 978-1-55365-507-7
  4. ↑ Everitt Booe page at Baseball-Reference
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