The 1912 New York Giants season was the franchise's 30th season. It involved the Giants winning the National League pennant. They were beaten by the Boston Red Sox in the World Series. Fred Snodgrass took most of the blame, as he dropped a fly ball in the deciding contest.

Led by manager John McGraw, the Giants dominated the NL, opening the season 54–11 and building a 16 1/2-game lead by July 3. On the offensive side, they led the league in runs scored. Larry Doyle finished fourth in the batting race and was voted league MVP. Chief Meyers had one of the greatest offensive seasons ever for a catcher and was second in batting.

They also had a successful pitching staff. Jeff Tesreau, Hall of Famer Christy Mathewson, and Red Ames finished 1–2–5 in league ERA. Rube Marquard's 18-game winning streak was the top story in baseball.

Taken together with the 1911 and 1913 pennant winners, this team is considered one of the greatest of all-time.Neyer, Rob and Eddie Epstein. Baseball Dynasties. It also makes up a good portion of the 1966 book The Glory of Their Times, as Marquard, Meyers, and Snodgrass were three of the players interviewed.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Roster 1912 New York Giants Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

Coaches

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 126 371 133 .358 6 54 1B 129 479 148 .309 11 84 2B 143 558 184 .330 10 90 3B 140 482 127 .263 2 47 SS 129 419 118 .282 1 57 OF 146 535 144 .269 3 69 OF 143 549 152 .277 3 92 OF 125 402 106 .264 6 58

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 106 327 90 .275 2 37 78 163 47 .288 0 24 65 121 35 .289 3 20 29 51 15 .294 0 5 27 48 13 .271 0 3 42 39 13 .333 0 7 25 34 8 .235 0 7 3 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 43 310.0 23 12 2.12 134 43 294.2 26 11 2.57 175 36 243.0 17 7 1.96 119 33 179.0 11 5 2.46 83 1 7.0 0 0 6.43 6

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 37 162.0 13 7 3.61 60 28 134.0 9 6 3.16 58 2 16.0 1 0 1.69 11 3 11.0 1 0 5.73 2 2 10.0 2 0 0.90 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 1 0 0 1 13.50 0 1 0 0 1 27.00 1

Awards and honors

League top five finishers Rube Marquard NL leader in wins (26) #3 in NL in strikeouts (175)

Christy Mathewson #2 in NL in ERA (2.12) #2 in NL in complete games (27) #4 in NL in wins (23)

Chief Meyers NL leader in on-base percentage (.441) #2 in NL in batting average (.358) #4 in NL in slugging percentage (.477)

Red Murray #4 in NL in stolen bases (38)

Fred Snodgrass #3 in NL in stolen bases (43)

Jeff Tesreau NL leader in ERA (1.96)

1912 World Series

AL Boston Red Sox (4) vs. NL New York Giants (3) GameScoreDateLocationAttendance1Boston Red Sox – 4, New York Giants – 3, October 8Polo Grounds35,7302New York Giants – 6, Boston Red Sox – 6October 9Fenway Park30,1483New York Giants – 2, Boston Red Sox – 1October 10Fenway Park34,6244Boston Red Sox – 3, New York Giants – 1October 11Polo Grounds36,5025New York Giants – 1, Boston Red Sox – 2October 12Fenway Park34,6836Boston Red Sox – 2, New York Giants – 5October 14Polo Grounds30,6227 New York Giants – 11, Boston Red Sox – 4October 15Fenway Park32,6948New York Giants – 2, Boston Red Sox – 3October 16Fenway Park17,034

References

External links 1912 New York Giants season at Baseball Reference