1912 Major League Baseball season
# 1912 Major League Baseball season

The 1912 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 11 to October 16, 1912. The New York Giants and Boston Red Sox were the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The Red Sox then defeated the Giants in the World Series, four games to three (with one tie).

This was the second of four seasons that the Chalmers Award, a precursor to the Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award (introduced in 1931), was given to a player in each league.

During the season, Harper's Weekly conducted a detailed accounting of the expenses of major league clubs, reaching a figure of approximately $175,000 to $200,000.

## Awards and honors

* Chalmers Award
   * Tris Speaker, Boston Red Sox, OF
   * Larry Doyle, New York Giants, 2B

## Statistical leaders

| | American League | American League | National League |
| - | - | - | - |
| Type | Name | Stat | Name | Stat |
| AVG | Ty Cobb DET | .409 | Heinie Zimmerman CHC | .372 |
| HR | Home Run Baker PHA Tris Speaker BSR | 10 | Heinie Zimmerman CHC | 14 |
| RBIs | Home Run Baker PHA | 130 | Honus Wagner PIT | 102 |
| Wins | Smoky Joe Wood BSR | 34 | Larry Cheney CHC Rube Marquard NYG | 26 |
| ERA | Walter Johnson WSH | 1.39 | Jeff Tesreau NYG | 1.96 |
| SO | Walter Johnson WSH | 303 | Grover Cleveland Alexander PHP | 195 |
| SV | Ed Walsh CHW | 10 | Slim Sallee SLC | 6 |
| SB | Clyde Milan WSH | 88 | Bob Bescher CIN | 67 |

## Postseason

### Bracket

| World Series | World Series | World Series |
| - | - | - |
| AL | Boston Red Sox | 4 |
| NL | New York Giants | 3 |

## Managers

### American League

| Team | Manager | Comments |
| - | - | - |
| Boston Red Sox | Jake Stahl | Won World Series |
| Chicago White Sox | Nixey Callahan | |
| Cleveland Naps | Harry Davis and Joe Birmingham | |
| Detroit Tigers | Hughie Jennings | |
| New York Highlanders | Harry Wolverton | |
| Philadelphia Athletics | Connie Mack | Finished 3rd |
| St. Louis Browns | Bobby Wallace and George Stovall | |
| Washington Senators | Clark Griffith | Finished 2nd |

### National League

| Team | Manager | Comments |
| - | - | - |
| Boston Braves | Johnny Kling | |
| Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers | Bill Dahlen | |
| Chicago Cubs | Frank Chance | Finished 3rd |
| Cincinnati Reds | Hank O'Day | |
| New York Giants | John McGraw | Won 2nd straight NL pennant |
| Philadelphia Phillies | Red Dooin | |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | Fred Clarke | Finished 2nd |
| St. Louis Cardinals | Roger Bresnahan | |
