1912 Cleveland Naps season
The 1912 Cleveland Naps season was a season in American baseball. The Naps had two of the best hitters in the majors in Shoeless Joe Jackson and Nap Lajoie. Despite this, they ended up back in the second division, finishing in fifth place with a record of 75-78.
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| Owner(s) | Charles Somers |
| Manager(s) | Harry Davis, Joe Birmingham |
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Regular season
- April 20, 1912: The Naps played in the first ever game at Navin Field in Detroit against Ty Cobb's Detroit Tigers. Navin Field, later known as Tiger Stadium, opened the same day as Fenway Park.[1] It was supposed to have opened on April 18 (like Fenway Park) but it rained in both cities on that day.[2] Naps batter Shoeless Joe Jackson crossed for the first run ever scored at Navin Field, though the Tigers would win the game 6–5.[3] Although Jackson would go on to hit a team leading .395 for the season including 3 home runs and 90 RBI's, he finished second in batting average to Ty Cobb who hit .409 for the year.
Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| 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 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NY | PHI | STL | WSH | |||||
| Boston | — | 16–6–1 | 11–11–1 | 15–6 | 19–2 | 15–7 | 17–5 | 12–10 | |||||
| Chicago | 6–16–1 | — | 11–11 | 14–8–1 | 13–9 | 12–10 | 13–9–2 | 9–13 | |||||
| Cleveland | 11–11–1 | 11–11 | — | 13–9 | 13–8–1 | 8–14 | 15–7 | 4–18 | |||||
| Detroit | 6–15 | 8–14–1 | 9–13 | — | 16–6 | 9–13 | 13–9 | 8–14 | |||||
| New York | 2–19 | 9–13 | 8–13–1 | 6–16 | — | 5–17 | 13–9 | 7–15 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 7–15 | 10–12 | 14–8 | 13–9 | 17–5 | — | 16–6 | 13–7–1 | |||||
| St. Louis | 5–17 | 9–13–2 | 7–15 | 9–13 | 9–13 | 6–16 | — | 8–14–1 | |||||
| Washington | 10–12 | 13–9 | 18–4 | 14–8 | 15–7 | 7–13–1 | 14–8–1 | — | |||||
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 | Steve O'Neill | 69 | 215 | 49 | .228 | 0 | 14 |
| 1B | Art Griggs | 89 | 273 | 83 | .304 | 0 | 39 |
| 2B | Nap Lajoie | 117 | 448 | 165 | .368 | 0 | 90 |
| 3B | Terry Turner | 103 | 370 | 114 | .308 | 0 | 33 |
| SS | Roger Peckinpaugh | 70 | 236 | 50 | .212 | 1 | 22 |
| OF | Buddy Ryan | 93 | 328 | 89 | .271 | 1 | 31 |
| OF | Joe Birmingham | 107 | 369 | 94 | .255 | 1 | 45 |
| OF | Joe Jackson | 154 | 572 | 226 | .395 | 3 | 90 |
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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| Ray Chapman | 31 | 109 | 34 | .312 | 0 | 19 |
| Bill Hunter | 22 | 55 | 9 | .164 | 0 | 2 |
| Howard Baker | 11 | 30 | 5 | .167 | 0 | 2 |
| Art Hauger | 15 | 18 | 1 | .056 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Kibble | 5 | 8 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Davis | 2 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Harvey Grubb | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 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 |
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| Vean Gregg | 37 | 271.2 | 20 | 13 | 2.59 | 184 |
| Fred Blanding | 39 | 262 | 18 | 14 | 2.92 | 75 |
| George Kahler | 41 | 246.1 | 12 | 19 | 3.69 | 104 |
| Gene Krapp | 9 | 58.2 | 2 | 5 | 4.60 | 22 |
| Harry Krause | 2 | 4.2 | 0 | 1 | 11.57 | 1 |
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 |
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| Willie Mitchell | 29 | 163.2 | 5 | 8 | 2.80 | 94 |
| Jim Baskette | 29 | 116 | 8 | 4 | 3.18 | 51 |
| Lefty George | 11 | 44.1 | 0 | 5 | 4.87 | 18 |
| Bert Brenner | 2 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2.77 | 3 |
| Lefty James | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7.50 | 2 |
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 |
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| Bill James | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.61 | 5 |
| Roy Walker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
| Jim Neher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
Awards and honors
League top five finishers
- #4 in AL in strikeouts (184)
- MLB leader in hits (226)
- #2 in AL in batting average (.395)
- #2 in AL in on-base percentage (.458)
- #2 in AL in slugging percentage (.579)
- #3 in AL in runs scored (121)
- AL leader in walks allowed (121)
- #2 in AL in losses (19)
- #3 in AL in earned runs allowed (101)
- #4 in AL in batting average (.368)
References
- The Final Season, p.5, Tom Stanton, Thomas Dunne Books, An imprint of St. Martin's Press, New York, NY, 2001, ISBN 0-312-29156-6
- The Final Season, p.40
- The Final Season, p.5
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