| 1912 St. Louis Cardinals | ||
|---|---|---|
| League | National League | |
| Ballpark | Robison Field | |
| City | St. Louis, Missouri | |
| Record | 63–90 (.412) | |
| League place | 6th | |
| Owners | Helene Hathaway Britton | |
| Managers | Roger Bresnahan | |
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The 1912 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 31st season in St. Louis, Missouri and its 21st season in the National League. The Cardinals went 63–90 during the season and finished sixth out of eight teams in the National League.
Regular season
Season standings
| National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | 103 | 48 | 0.682 | — | 49–25 | 54–23 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 93 | 58 | 0.616 | 10 | 44–31 | 49–27 |
| Chicago Cubs | 91 | 59 | 0.607 | 11½ | 46–30 | 45–29 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 75 | 78 | 0.490 | 29 | 45–32 | 30–46 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 73 | 79 | 0.480 | 30½ | 34–41 | 39–38 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 63 | 90 | 0.412 | 41 | 37–40 | 26–50 |
| Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers | 58 | 95 | 0.379 | 46 | 33–43 | 25–52 |
| Boston Braves | 52 | 101 | 0.340 | 52 | 31–47 | 21–54 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BOS | BR | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
| Boston | — | 9–13 | 5–17 | 11–11 | 3–18–1 | 10–12 | 4–18–1 | 10–12 | |||||
| Brooklyn | 13–9 | — | 5–17 | 6–16 | 6–16 | 9–13 | 8–14 | 11–10 | |||||
| Chicago | 17–5 | 17–5 | — | 11–10–1 | 13–9–1 | 10–10 | 8–13 | 15–7 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 11–11 | 16–6 | 10–11–1 | — | 6–16–1 | 8–14 | 11–11 | 13–9 | |||||
| New York | 18–3–1 | 16–6 | 9–13–1 | 16–6–1 | — | 17–5 | 12–8 | 15–7 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 12–10 | 13–9 | 10–10 | 14–8 | 5–17 | — | 8–14 | 11–11 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 18–4–1 | 14–8 | 13–8 | 11–11 | 8–12 | 14–8 | — | 15–7 | |||||
| St. Louis | 12–10 | 10–11 | 7–15 | 9–13 | 7–15 | 11–11 | 7–15 | — | |||||
Notable transactions
- September 16, 1912: Jimmy Whelan was drafted by the Cardinals from the Ogden Canners in the 1912 rule 5 draft.[1]
Roster
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| Pitchers | Catchers
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Outfielders
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Ivey Wingo | 100 | 310 | 82 | .265 | 2 | 44 |
| 1B | Ed Konetchy | 143 | 538 | 169 | .314 | 8 | 82 |
| 2B | Miller Huggins | 120 | 431 | 131 | .304 | 0 | 29 |
| SS | Arnold Hauser | 133 | 479 | 124 | .259 | 1 | 42 |
| 3B | Mike Mowrey | 114 | 408 | 104 | .255 | 2 | 50 |
| OF | Steve Evans | 135 | 491 | 139 | .283 | 6 | 72 |
| OF | Rebel Oakes | 136 | 495 | 139 | .281 | 3 | 58 |
| OF | Lee Magee | 128 | 458 | 133 | .290 | 0 | 40 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rube Ellis | 109 | 305 | 82 | .269 | 4 | 33 |
| Wally Smith | 75 | 219 | 56 | .256 | 0 | 26 |
| Jack Bliss | 49 | 114 | 28 | .246 | 0 | 18 |
| Roger Bresnahan | 48 | 108 | 36 | .333 | 1 | 15 |
| Jim Galloway | 21 | 54 | 10 | .185 | 0 | 4 |
| Frank Gilhooley | 13 | 49 | 11 | .224 | 0 | 2 |
| Denney Wilie | 30 | 48 | 11 | .229 | 0 | 6 |
| Possum Whitted | 12 | 46 | 12 | .261 | 0 | 7 |
| Elmer Miller | 12 | 37 | 7 | .189 | 0 | 3 |
| Ted Cather | 5 | 19 | 8 | .421 | 0 | 2 |
| Frank Snyder | 11 | 18 | 2 | .111 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Rolling | 5 | 15 | 3 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
| John Kelleher | 8 | 12 | 4 | .333 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Clark | 2 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| John Mercer | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Burns | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Murphy | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slim Sallee | 48 | 294.0 | 16 | 17 | 2.60 | 108 |
| Bob Harmon | 43 | 268.0 | 18 | 18 | 3.93 | 73 |
| Phil Redding | 3 | 25.1 | 2 | 1 | 4.97 | 9 |
| Bob Ewing | 1 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Steele | 40 | 194.0 | 9 | 13 | 4.69 | 67 |
| Rube Geyer | 41 | 181.0 | 7 | 14 | 3.28 | 61 |
| Joe Willis | 31 | 129.2 | 4 | 9 | 4.44 | 55 |
| Dan Griner | 12 | 54.0 | 3 | 4 | 3.17 | 20 |
| Gene Woodburn | 20 | 48.1 | 1 | 4 | 5.59 | 25 |
| Sandy Burk | 12 | 44.2 | 1 | 3 | 2.42 | 17 |
| Pol Perritt | 6 | 31.0 | 1 | 1 | 3.19 | 13 |
| Lou Lowdermilk | 4 | 15.0 | 1 | 1 | 3.00 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gene Dale | 19 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6.57 | 37 |
| Wheezer Dell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.57 | 0 |
| Roland Howell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 0 |
| George Zackert | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 0 |
References
External links
- 1912 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Reference
- 1912 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com