1912 Detroit Tigers season

1912 Detroit Tigers
First season in Tiger Stadium
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Location
Navin Field (since 1912)
Detroit, Michigan (since 1901)
Other information
Owner(s)	Frank Navin
Manager(s)	Hughie Jennings
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The 1912 Detroit Tigers season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Tigers finishing sixth in the American League. It was the team's first season in Tiger Stadium.

Regular season

• April 20, 1912: Navin Field opened the same day as Fenway Park.^[1] It was supposed to be opened on April 18 (like Fenway Park) but it rained in both cities on that day.^[2] Ty Cobb scored the first run in Tiger Stadium by stealing home.^[1]
• May 18, 1912: Tigers players went on strike to protest the suspension of star center fielder Ty Cobb, who had gone into the stands on May 15 to attack a disabled fan who had been abusing him. The Tigers sent out a team of replacement players, mostly local college and sandlot players but also including Tigers coaches Joe Sugden and 48-year-old Deacon McGuire. Manager Hughie Jennings also entered the game as a pinch hitter. Starting pitcher Allan Travers gave up 24 runs on 26 hits in a complete game loss, both American League records.
• July 4, 1912: George Mullin threw the first no-hitter in Detroit Tigers history.^[3] The Tigers beat the St. Louis Browns by a score of 7–0. It was also Mullin's 32nd birthday.

Season standings

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

Record vs. opponents

1912 American League Records Sources:
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	—

Notable transactions

• August 26, 1912: Willie Jensen was purchased by the Tigers from the New Haven Murlins.^[4]

Roster

1912 Detroit Tigers
Roster
Pitchers George Boehler Bill Burns Tex Covington Hooks Dauss Bill Donovan Jean Dubuc Willie Jensen Ed Lafitte Joe Lake Pat McGehee Harry Moran George Mullin Hub Pernoll Alex Remneas Ed Summers Allan Travers Bun Troy Charlie Wheatley Ed Willett Ralph Works		Catchers Brad Kocher Deacon McGuire Jack Onslow Oscar Stanage Infielders Paddy Baumann Donie Bush Red Corriden Charlie Deal Jim Delahanty Del Gainer Ed Irwin Baldy Louden Billy Maharg Vincent Maney Jim McGarr George Moriarty Charley O'Leary Ollie O'Mara Eddie Onslow Jack Smith Joe Sugden		Outfielders Al Bashang Ty Cobb Sam Crawford Davy Jones Bill Leinhauser Red McDermott Dan McGarvey Hank Perry Bobby Veach Ossie Vitt Hap Ward Other positions Hughie Jennings		Manager Hughie Jennings Coaches Deacon McGuire

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
OF	Crawford, SamSam Crawford	149	581	189	.325	4	109
OF	Cobb, TyTy Cobb	140	553	226	.409	7	83
OF	Jones, DavyDavy Jones	99	316	93	.294	0	24

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
Sugden, JoeJoe Sugden	1	4	1	.250	0	0
McGuire, DeaconDeacon McGuire	1	2	1	.500	0	0
Jennings, HughieHughie Jennings	1	1	0	.000	0	0
Smith, JackJack Smith	1	0	0	----	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
Dubuc, JeanJean Dubuc	37	250	17	10	2.77	97
Mullin, GeorgeGeorge Mullin	30	226	12	17	3.54	88
Burns, BillBill Burns	6	38.2	1	4	5.35	6
Jensen, WillieWillie Jensen	5	33	1	2	4.09	8
Boehler, GeorgeGeorge Boehler	5	32	0	2	6.47	15
Dauss, HooksHooks Dauss	2	17	1	1	3.18	7
Travers, AllanAllan Travers	1	8	0	1	15.75	1
McGehee, PatPat McGehee	1	0	0	0	----	0

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
Covington, TexTex Covington	14	63.1	3	4	4.12	19
Moran, HarryHarry Moran	5	14.2	0	1	4.91	3
Donovan, BillBill Donovan	3	10	1	0	0.90	6

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
Lafitte, EdEd Lafitte	1	0	0	0	16.20	0

References

1. The Final Season, p. 5, Tom Stanton, Thomas Dunne Books, An imprint of St. Martin's Press, New York, 2001, ISBN 0-312-29156-6
2. The Final Season, p. 40
3. Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 144, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
4. Willie Jensen at Baseball-Reference

External links

• 1912 Detroit Tigers season at Baseball Reference