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1912 Boston Red Sox season

Major League Baseball season

Field	Value
name	Boston Red Sox
season	1912
misc	World Series champions
American League champions
league	American League
ballpark	Fenway Park
city	Boston, Massachusetts
record	105–47 (.691)
league_place	1st
owners	John I. Taylor
Jimmy McAleer
manager	Jake Stahl
espntn	bos
brtn	BOS

American League champions Jimmy McAleer The 1912 Boston Red Sox season was the 12th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. This was the first year that the team played its home games at Fenway Park. The Red Sox finished first in the American League (AL) with a record of 105 wins and 47 losses. The team set the franchise record for highest winning percentage (.691) in a season, which still stands; tied the franchise record for fewest losses in a season, originally set by the 1903 team; and set a franchise record for most wins, which was not surpassed until the 2018 club.

The team then faced the National League (NL) champion New York Giants in the 1912 World Series, which the Red Sox won in eight games to capture the franchise's second World Series. One of the deciding plays in the World Series was a muffed fly ball by Giants outfielder Fred Snodgrass, which became known as the "$30,000 muff" in reference to the prize money for the winning team.

Behind center fielder Tris Speaker and pitcher Smoky Joe Wood, the Red Sox led the league in runs scored and fewest runs allowed. Speaker was third in batting and was voted league Most Valuable Player. Wood won 34 games, including a record 16 in a row. Although the pitching staff was satisfactory, the only star pitcher was Wood, while the only star in the starting lineup was Speaker. Little-known third baseman Larry Gardner was the next best hitter, while future Hall of Famer Harry Hooper had a poor offensive season.

Offseason

The Red Sox made several transactions during the 1912 offseason. The Red Sox sold two players to the Chicago White Sox during the offseason: Jack Fournier on February 6 and Eddie Cicotte on July 9. Later in the year, on November 25, Hugh Bradley was sold to the Jersey City Giants minor league baseball team of the International League.

Transactions

November 6, 1911: The St. Paul Saints announce the purchase of outfielder Joe Riggert from the Red Sox.

January 6, 1912: The Red Sox trade players Harold Janvrin, Martin McHale, Walter Lonergan, Hap Myers, Jack Thoney, and Billy Purtell to the Jersey City Skeeters in exchange for catcher Forrest Cady.

February, 1912: The Red Sox sell infielder Rip Williams to the New York Highlanders. On February 23, the Highlanders sent Williams to the Washington Nationals.

February 6, 1912: The Chicago White Sox announce the purchase of infielder Jack Fournier from the Red Sox.

Regular season

The new Red Sox home stadium, Fenway Park opened on April 20, the same day as Navin Field in Detroit opened. It was supposed to be opened on April 18 (like Navin Field) but it rained in both cities on that day. This first Major-League game played at Fenway Park pitted the Red Sox against the New York Highlanders, with the Red Sox winning by a score of 7–6, and New York's Harry Wolter being the first player to earn a hit in the park.

On April 26, Hugh Bradley became the first player to hit a home run over the Green Monster at Fenway Park. It was his only home run of the 1912 season, and one of only two he hit in his career, which spanned five seasons.

Transactions

June 25: The Cleveland Naps sell infielder Neal Ball to the Red Sox for $2500.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day lineup

On April 11, 1912, the Red Sox defeated the New York Highlanders 5–3 in an away game.

Roster

1912 Boston Red Sox
Roster
Pitchers

Player stats

	= Indicates team leader

Batting

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Starters by position

Pos	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	87	266	70	.263	0	24
1B	95	326	98	.301	3	60
2B	131	523	132	.252	0	42
SS	144	504	138	.274	2	68
3B	143	517	163	.315	3	86
OF	154	581	165	.284	6	109
OF	153	580	222	.383	10	90
OF	147	590	143	.242	2	53

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
58	171	40	.234	0	18
40	137	26	.190	1	19
47	135	35	.259	0	9
35	103	26	.252	0	6
44	56	18	.321	0	8
18	45	9	.200	0	6
20	39	12	.308	0	7
13	30	6	.200	0	5
154	468	101	.216	2	44

Pitching

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Starting pitchers

G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
43	344	34	5	1.91	258
37		20	13	2.58	115
41	231	20	9	2.92	122
27		13	8	2.53	82
34	191	15	8	3.02	83

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
	13		1	1	4.99	17
Ed Cicotte	9	46	1	3	5.67	20
Ben Van Dyke	3		0	0	3.14	8
Casey Hageman	2		0	0	27.00	1

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
	3	1	0	0	4.70	5
	1	0	0	0	3.00	1

Awards and honors

League top five finishers

Duffy Lewis

#2 in AL in RBI (109)

Tris Speaker

MLB leader in on-base percentage (.464)
AL leader in home runs (10)
#2 in AL in runs scored (136)
#3 in AL in batting average (.383)
#3 in AL in slugging percentage (.567)
#4 in AL in stolen bases (52)

Smoky Joe Wood

MLB leader in wins (34)
MLB leader in shutouts (10)
#2 in AL in ERA (1.91)
#2 in AL in strikeouts (258)

World Series

Main article: 1912 World Series

The 1912 World Series was played between the New York Giants of the NL and the Red Sox of the AL. The Red Sox won in eight games, 4–3, having played the Giants to a tie in Game 2.

AL Boston Red Sox (4) vs. NL New York Giants (3)

Game	Score	Date	Location	Att.	Ref.
1	Red Sox – 4, Giants – 3	October 8	Polo Grounds	35,730
2	Giants – 6, Red Sox – 6 (11)	October 9	Fenway Park	30,148	{{Cite web	url=https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1912/B10090BOS1912.htm	title = Retrosheet Boxscore: Boston Red Sox 6, New York Giants 6	website=Retrosheet
3	Giants – 2, Red Sox – 1	October 10	Fenway Park	34,624	{{Cite web	url=https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1912/B10100BOS1912.htm	title = Retrosheet Boxscore: New York Giants 2, Boston Red Sox 1	website=Retrosheet
4	Red Sox – 3, Giants – 1	October 11	Polo Grounds	36,502	{{Cite web	url=https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1912/B10110NY11912.htm	title = Retrosheet Boxscore: Boston Red Sox 3, New York Giants 1	website=Retrosheet
5	Giants – 1, Red Sox – 2	October 12	Fenway Park	34,683	{{Cite web	url=https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1912/B10120BOS1912.htm	title = Retrosheet Boxscore: Boston Red Sox 2, New York Giants 1	website=Retrosheet
6	Red Sox – 2, Giants – 5	October 14	Polo Grounds	30,622	{{Cite web	url=https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1912/B10140NY11912.htm	title = Retrosheet Boxscore: New York Giants 5, Boston Red Sox 2	website=Retrosheet
7	Giants – 11, Red Sox – 4	October 15	Fenway Park	32,694	{{Cite web	url=https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1912/B10150BOS1912.htm	title = Retrosheet Boxscore: New York Giants 11, Boston Red Sox 4	website=Retrosheet
8	Giants – 2, Red Sox – 3 (10)	October 16	Fenway Park	17,034	{{Cite web	url=https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1912/B10160BOS1912.htm	title = Retrosheet Boxscore: Boston Red Sox 3, New York Giants 2	website=Retrosheet

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