1912 Boston Braves season

March 2026 November 2013 Boston Braves 1912 National League South End Grounds Boston, Massachusetts 52–101 (.340) 8th James Gaffney, John Montgomery Ward Johnny Kling 1911 Boston Rustlers season The 1912 Boston Braves season was the 42nd season of the franchise. Team owner William Hepburn Russell died after the 1911 season and his stock was bought up by a group including Tammany Hall alderman James Gaffney and former baseball manager John Montgomery Ward. The team was renamed the Boston Braves after the Sachems, also known as "Braves", of Tammany Hall.Ward Wants His Team to be Called the "Boston Braves" https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24553764/ T.H. Murnane Boston Globe December 21, 1911 February 21, 2020 Regular season Season standings Boston Braves Record vs. opponents BSN Notable transactions June 21, 1912: Doc Miller was traded by the Braves to the Philadelphia Phillies for John Titus.Doc Miller page at Baseball Reference Roster 1912 Boston Braves Roster Pitchers Bill Brady King Brady Buster Brown Walt Dickson Ed Donnelly Hank Griffin Otto Hess Brad Hogg Rube Kroh Al Mattern Bill McTigue Hub Perdue Lefty Tyler Steve White Catchers Mike González Hank Gowdy Johnny Kling Bill Rariden Gil Whitehouse Infielders Al Bridwell Art Devlin Ben Houser Rabbit Maranville Ed McDonald Frank O'Rourke Joe Schultz Art Schwind Dave Shean Harry Spratt Bill Sweeney Outfielders Vin Campbell George Jackson Al Kaiser Jay Kirke Doc Miller John Titus Other batters Bill Jones Manager Johnny Kling 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 Bill Rariden 79 247 55 .223 1 16 1B Ben Houser 108 332 95 .286 8 59 2B Bill Sweeney 153 593 204 .344 1 99 SS Frank O'Rourke 61 196 24 .122 0 15 3B Ed McDonald 121 459 119 .259 2 33 OF John Titus John Titus (baseball) 96 345 112 .325 2 48 OF Vin Campbell 145 624 185 .296 3 52 OF George Jackson 110 397 104 .262 4 51 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 Art Devlin 124 436 126 .289 0 57 Jay Kirke 103 359 115 .320 4 62 Johnny Kling 81 252 80 .317 2 29 Doc Miller 51 201 47 .234 2 24 Al Bridwell 31 106 25 .236 0 16 Hank Gowdy 44 96 26 .271 3 9 Harry Spratt 27 89 23 .258 3 12 Rabbit Maranville 26 86 18 .209 0 8 Al Kaiser 4 13 0 .000 0 0 Joe Schultz 4 12 3 .250 0 3 Dave Shean 4 10 3 .300 0 3 Gil Whitehouse 2 3 0 .000 0 0 Mike González 1 2 0 .000 0 0 Bill Jones 3 2 1 .500 0 0 Art Schwind 1 2 1 .500 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 Lefty Tyler 42 256.1 12 22 4.18 144 Otto Hess 33 254.0 12 17 3.76 80 Hub Perdue 37 249.0 13 16 3.80 101 Buster Brown 31 168.1 4 15 4.01 68 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 Walt Dickson 36 189.0 3 19 3.86 47 Ed Donnelly 37 184.1 5 10 4.35 67 Rube Kroh 3 6.1 0 0 5.68 1 Al Mattern 2 6.1 0 1 7.11 3 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 Brad Hogg 10 1 1 1 6.97 12 Bill McTigue 10 2 0 0 5.45 17 Steve White 3 0 0 0 6.00 2 Hank Griffin 3 0 0 0 27.00 0 King Brady 1 0 0 0 20.25 0 Bill Brady Bill Brady (baseball) 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 References 2 External links 1912 Boston Braves season at Baseball Reference Category:Boston Braves seasons Boston Braves Boston Braves Category:1910s in Boston Category:Tammany Hall