1912 Philadelphia Athletics season explained

Philadelphia Athletics
Season:	1912
League:	American League
Ballpark:	Shibe Park
City:	Philadelphia
Owners:	Benjamin Shibe, Tom Shibe, John Shibe, Connie Mack, Sam Jones, Frank Hough
Managers:	Connie Mack

The 1912 Philadelphia Athletics season involved the A's finishing third in the American League with a record of 90 wins and 62 losses.

Regular season

Notable transactions

• August 20, 1912: Roy Crabb was purchased by the Athletics from the Chicago White Sox.^[1]
• September 16, 1912: Billy Orr was drafted by the Athletics from the Sacramento Sacts in the 1912 rule 5 draft.^[2]

Roster

1912 Philadelphia Athletics
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		OutfieldersOther batters		Manager

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		91	281	82	.292	1	35
1B		153	568	186	.327	3	101
2B		153	543	189	.348	0	64
SS		140	483	126	.261	0	55
3B		149	577	200	.347	10	130
OF		97	378	90	.238	0	25
OF		99	395	119	.301	1	24
OF		122	412	119	.289	3	63

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
	74	242	62	.256	1	13
	33	142	45	.317	0	6
	48	139	30	.216	1	13
	49	138	24	.174	0	13
	36	130	42	.323	2	20
	31	107	27	.252	0	15
	21	58	14	.241	0	7
	4	14	2	.143	0	0
	6	8	0	.000	0	0
	1	1	0	.000	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
	40	262.1	21	10	3.29	120
	37	259.2	26	6	2.22	110
	34	199.0	13	11	3.66	64
	30	180.2	8	8	2.94	75
	27	171.0	13	8	2.74	90
	16	93.2	3	8	3.75	47
	7	43.1	2	4	3.74	12
	1	8.0	0	0	7.88	3

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
	5	21.0	2	1	3.43	9
	5	17.1	0	2	7.27	9
	4	5.1	0	2	13.50	3
	2	5.0	1	0	9.00	5

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
	17	1	2	2	4.50	38
	3	0	0	0	7.62	3
	3	0	0	0	3.98	8
	2	0	0	0	10.38	4
	1	0	0	0	0.00	1

External links

• 1912 Philadelphia Athletics team page at Baseball Reference
• 1912 Philadelphia Athletics team page at www.baseball-almanac.com

Notes and References

1. https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/crabbro01.shtml Roy Crabb page at Baseball Reference
2. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/o/orrbi01.shtml Billy Orr page at Baseball Reference