Spalding's Official Baseball Guide - 1913
Chapter 11
The year was not prolific of freak or record-breaking performances in the American League. Walter Johnson of Washington, and Joe Wood of Boston were credited with sixteen straight victories, which raised the American League record in that respect from fourteen straight, formerly held by Jack Chesbro of the Yankees. Mullin of Detroit and Hamilton of St. Louis added their names to the list of hurlers who have held opponents without a safe hit in nine innings. Mullin performed his hitless feat against St. Louis and Hamilton retaliated by holding Detroit without a safety. The number of games in which pitchers escaped with less than four hits against them was smaller than usual, however. There were only seventy-eight shut-out games recorded last season by comparison with the American League's record of 145.
The longest game of the younger league's season lasted nineteen innings, Washington defeating Philadelphia in that combat 5 to 4, and it was played late in September when the two teams were scrapping for second place. The American League record for overtime is twenty-four innings, held by Philadelphia and Boston. There were a lot of slugging games in 1912, but not as many as during the season of 1911. Philadelphia piled up the highest total, 25, in eight innings, but it was made against the semi-professional team which wore Detroit uniforms on the day the Tigers struck. The highest genuine total of hits was twenty-three, made by the Athletics against New York pitchers. The Athletics also run up the highest score of the league's season when they compounded twenty-four runs against Detroit In May.
The semi-monthly standing of the race by percentages follows:
STANDING OF CLUBS ON MAY 1. Club. Won. Lost. PC. Chicago 11 4 .733 Boston 9 5 .643 Washington 8 6 .615 Cleveland 7 6 .538 Athletics 7 7 .600 Detroit 6 10 .375 St. Louis 5 9 .357 New York 3 10 .231
STANDING OF CLUBS ON MAY 15.
Chicago 21 6 .778 Boston 16 8 .667 Washington 12 12 .500 Cleveland 11 11 .500 Detroit 13 14 .481 Athletics 10 12 .466 New York 6 15 .286 St. Louis 6 17 .261
STANDING OF CLUBS ON JUNE 1.
Chicago 29 12 .707 Boston 25 14 .641 Detroit 21 20 .512 Athletics 17 17 .500 Cleveland 18 19 .486 Washington 19 21 .476 New York 12 23 .343 St. Louis 12 27 .308
STANDING OF CLUBS ON JUNE 15.
Boston 33 19 .635 Chicago 33 21 .611 Washington 33 21 .611 Athletics 27 21 .563 Detroit 26 29 .473 Cleveland 23 28 .451 New York 17 31 .364 St. Louis 15 37 .288
STANDING OF CLUBS ON JULY 1.
Boston 47 21 .691 Athletics 39 25 .609 Chicago 38 28 .576 Washington 37 31 .551 Cleveland 33 38 .492 Detroit 33 36 .478 New York 18 44 .290 St. Louis 18 45 .288
STANDING OF CLUBS ON JULY 15.
Boston 56 26 .683 Washington 60 33 .602 Athletics 46 36 .668 Chicago 44 35 .567 Cleveland 42 42 .500 Detroit 40 43 .488 New York 22 53 .298 St. Louis 22 56 .282
STANDING OF CLUBS ON AUGUST 1.
Boston 67 31 .684 Washington 61 37 .622 Athletics 55 41 .573 Chicago 49 36 .516 Detroit 48 42 .485 Cleveland 45 43 .464 New York 31 53 .333 St. Louis 30 56 .312
STANDING OF CLUBS ON AUGUST 15.
Boston 76 34 .691 Athletics 66 43 .606 Washington 67 44 .604 Chicago 54 55 .495 Detroit 55 58 .487 Cleveland 51 59 .464 New York 36 73 .327 St. Louis 36 74 .321
STANDING OF CLUBS ON SEPTEMBER 1.
Boston 87 37 .702 Washington 77 49 .611 Athletics 73 50 .593 Chicago 62 61 .504 Detroit 57 70 .449 Cleveland 54 71 .432 New York 45 78 .366 St. Louis 43 82 .344
STANDING OF CLUBS ON SEPTEMBER 15.
Boston 97 39 .713 Athletics 81 56 .591 Washington 82 57 .590 Chicago 67 69 .493 Detroit 64 75 .461 Cleveland 62 75 .453 New York 48 88 .353 St. Louis 47 89 .346
STANDING OF CLUBS ON OCTOBER 1.
Boston 103 48 .691 Washington 89 60 .567 Athletics 89 60 .567 Chicago 74 76 .493 Cleveland 72 77 .483 Detroit 69 80 .463 St. Louis 52 98 .347 New York 49 100 .329
STANDING OF CLUBS AT CLOSE OF SEASON
Bos. Wash. Ath. Chic. Clev. Det. S.L. N.Y. Won PC Boston -- 12 15 16 11 15 17 19 105 .691 Washington 10 -- 7 13 18 14 14 15 91 .599 Athletics 7 18 -- 10 14 13 16 17 99 .592 Chicago 6 9 12 -- 11 14 13 13 78 .506 Cleveland 11 4 8 11 -- 13 15 13 75 .490 Detroit 6 8 9 8 9 -- 13 16 69 .451 St. Louis 5 8 6 9 7 9 -- 9 58 .344 New York 3 7 5 9 8 6 13 -- 50 .329 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Lost 47 61 62 76 78 84 101 102
NATIONAL LEAGUE
STANDING OF CLUBS AT CLOSE OF SEASON.
N.Y. Pitts.Chi. Cin. Phil.St.L. Bkln. Bos. Won. PC.
New York -- 12 9 16 17 15 16 18 103 .682 Pittsburgh 8 -- 13 11 14 15 14 18 93 .616 Chicago 13 8 -- 11 10 15 17 17 91 .607 Cincinnati 6 11 10 -- 8 13 16 11 75 .498 Philadelphia 5 8 10 14 -- 11 13 12 73 .480 St. Louis 7 7 7 9 11 -- 10 12 63 .412 Brooklyn 6 8 5 6 9 11 -- 13 58 .379 Boston 3 4 6 11 10 10 9 -- 52 .340 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ---- Lost 48 58 59 78 79 90 95 101
The Chicago-Pittsburgh game at Chicago, October 2, was protested by the Pittsburgh club and thrown out of the records, taking a victory from the Chicago club and a defeat from the Pittsburgh club.
CHAMPIONSHIP WINNERS IN PREVIOUS YEARS.
1871- Athletics .759 | 1885- Chicago .770 | 1899- Brooklyn .682 1872- Boston .830 | 1886- Chicago .726 | 1900- Brooklyn .603 1873- Boston .729 | 1887- Detroit .637 | 1901- Pittsburgh .647 1874- Boston .717 | 1888- New York .641 | 1902- Pittsburgh .741 1875- Boston .899 | 1889- New York .659 | 1903- Pittsburgh .650 1876- Chicago .788 | 1890- Brooklyn .667 | 1904- New York .693 1877- Boston .646 | 1891- Boston .630 | 1905- New York .668 1878- Boston .683 | 1892- Boston .680 | 1906- Chicago .765 1879- Providence .702 | 1893- Boston .667 | 1907- Chicago .704 1880- Chicago .798 | 1894- Baltimore .695 | 1908- Chicago .643 1881- Chicago .667 | 1895- Baltimore .669 | 1909- Pittsburgh .724 1882- Chicago .655 | 1896- Baltimore .698 | 1910- Chicago .676 1883- Boston .643 | 1897- Boston .795 | 1911- New York .647 1884- Providence .750 | 1898- Boston .685 |
INDIVIDUAL BATTING.
Following are the Official Batting Averages of National League players who participated in any manner in at least fifteen championship games during the season of 1912:
Name and Club G. A.B. R. H. T.B. 2B 3B HR SH SB PC Zimmerman, Chicago 145 557 95 207 318 41 14 14 18 23 .372 Meyers, New York 126 371 60 133 177 16 5 6 9 8 .358 Sweeney, Boston 153 593 84 204 264 81 13 1 33 27 .344 Evers, Chicago 143 478 73 163 211 23 11 1 14 16 .341 Bresnaban, St. Louis 48 108 8 36 50 7 2 1 -- 4 .333 McCormick, New York 42 39 4 13 19 4 1 -- -- 1 .333 Doyle, New York 143 558 98 184 263 33 8 10 13 36 .330 Kuisely, Cincinnati 21 67 10 22 35 7 8 -- 1 3 .328 Lobert, Philadelphia 65 257 37 84 112 12 5 2 10 13 .327 Wiltse, New York 28 46 5 15 17 2 -- -- 1 1 .326 Wagner, Pittsburgh 145 558 91 181 277 36 20 7 11 26 .324 Hendrix, Pittsburgh 46 121 25 39 64 10 6 1 2 1 .322 Kirke, Boston 103 359 53 115 146 11 4 4 9 7 .320 Kelly, Pittsburgh 48 132 20 42 52 3 2 1 7 8 .318 Marsans, Cincinnati 110 416 59 132 168 19 7 1 9 35 .317 Kling, Boston 81 252 26 80 102 10 3 2 7 8 .317 Donlin, Pittsburgh 77 244 27 77 108 9 8 2 10 8 .316 Stengel, Brooklyn 17 57 9 38 22 1 -- 1 1 5 .316 Paskert, Philadelphia 145 540 102 170 221 38 5 1 11 35 .315 Konetchy, St. Louis 143 538 81 169 245 26 13 8 17 35 .314 Crandall, New York 50 80 9 25 25 6 2 -- 3 -- .313 Titus, Philadelphia-Boston 141 502 99 155 224 32 11 5 15 11 .309 Merkle, New York 129 479 82 148 215 22 6 11 8 37 .309 Daubert, Brooklyn 145 559 81 173 232 19 16 3 14 39 .308
W. Miller, Chicago 86 241 45 74 93 11 4 -- 8 11 .307 S. Magee, Phila 132 464 79 142 203 25 9 6 29 30 .306 Wheat, Brooklyn 123 453 70 138 204 28 7 8 7 16 .305 Huggins, St. Louis 120 431 82 131 154 15 4 -- 11 35 .304 Carey, Pittsburgh 150 587 114 177 231 23 8 5 37 45 .302 Edington, Pittsburgh 15 53 4 16 20 -- 2 -- 3 -- .302 Simon, Pittsburgh 42 113 10 34 38 2 1 -- -- 1 .301