# 1912 Detroit Tigers season

The 1912 Detroit Tigers season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Tigers finishing sixth in the American League. It was the team's first season in Tiger Stadium (then known as Navin Field).

## Regular season

On April 20, 1912, Navin Field opened the same day as Fenway Park. It was supposed to be opened on April 18 (like Fenway Park) but it rained in both cities on that day. Ty Cobb scored the first run in Tiger Stadium by stealing home.
On May 18, 1912, the Tigers players went on strike to protest the suspension of star center fielder Ty Cobb, who had gone into the stands on May 15 to attack a disabled fan who had been abusing him. Rather than forfeit the next game, the Tigers sent out a team of replacement players, mostly local college and sandlot players but also including Tigers coaches Joe Sugden and 48-year-old Deacon McGuire. Manager Hughie Jennings also entered the game as a pinch hitter. Starting pitcher Allan Travers gave up 24 runs on 26 hits in a complete game loss, both American League records.
On July 4, 1912, George Mullin threw the first no-hitter in Detroit Tigers history. The Tigers beat the St. Louis Browns by a score of 7–0. It was also Mullin's 32nd birthday.

### Season standings

vteAmerican League :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Boston Red Sox | 105 | 47 | .691 | — | 57‍–‍20 | 48‍–‍27 |
| Washington Senators | 91 | 61 | .599 | 14 | 45‍–‍32 | 46‍–‍29 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 90 | 62 | .592 | 15 | 45‍–‍31 | 45‍–‍31 |
| Chicago White Sox | 78 | 76 | .506 | 28 | 34‍–‍43 | 44‍–‍33 |
| Cleveland Naps | 75 | 78 | .490 | 30½ | 41‍–‍35 | 34‍–‍43 |
| Detroit Tigers | 69 | 84 | .451 | 36½ | 37‍–‍39 | 32‍–‍45 |
| St. Louis Browns | 53 | 101 | .344 | 53 | 27‍–‍50 | 26‍–‍51 |
| New York Highlanders | 50 | 102 | .329 | 55 | 31‍–‍44 | 19‍–‍58 |

### Record vs. opponents

1912 American League recordvte Sources: :
| Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYH | PHA | SLB | WSH |
| Boston | — | 16–6–1 | 11–11–1 | 15–6 | 19–2 | 15–7 | 17–5 | 12–10 |
| Chicago | 6–16–1 | — | 11–11 | 14–8–1 | 13–9 | 12–10 | 13–9–2 | 9–13 |
| Cleveland | 11–11–1 | 11–11 | — | 13–9 | 13–8–1 | 8–14 | 15–7 | 4–18 |
| Detroit | 6–15 | 8–14–1 | 9–13 | — | 16–6 | 9–13 | 13–9 | 8–14 |
| New York | 2–19 | 9–13 | 8–13–1 | 6–16 | — | 5–17 | 13–9 | 7–15 |
| Philadelphia | 7–15 | 10–12 | 14–8 | 13–9 | 17–5 | — | 16–6 | 13–7–1 |
| St. Louis | 5–17 | 9–13–2 | 7–15 | 9–13 | 9–13 | 6–16 | — | 8–14–1 |
| Washington | 10–12 | 13–9 | 18–4 | 14–8 | 15–7 | 7–13–1 | 14–8–1 | — |

### Notable transactions

* August 26, 1912: Willie Jensen was purchased by the Tigers from the New Haven Murlins.

### Roster
## 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 | Oscar Stanage | 121 | 394 | 103 | .261 | 0 | 41 |
| 1B | George Moriarty | 105 | 375 | 93 | .248 | 0 | 54 |
| 2B | Baldy Louden | 122 | 403 | 97 | .241 | 1 | 36 |
| SS | Donie Bush | 144 | 511 | 118 | .231 | 2 | 38 |
| 3B | Charlie Deal | 42 | 142 | 32 | .225 | 0 | 11 |
| OF | Sam Crawford | 149 | 581 | 189 | .325 | 4 | 109 |
| OF | Ty Cobb | 140 | 553 | 226 | .409 | 7 | 83 |
| OF | Davy Jones | 99 | 316 | 93 | .294 | 0 | 24 |

#### 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 |
| Ossie Vitt | 76 | 273 | 67 | .245 | 0 | 19 |
| Jim Delahanty | 79 | 266 | 76 | .286 | 0 | 41 |
| Del Gainer | 52 | 179 | 43 | .240 | 0 | 20 |
| Red Corriden | 38 | 138 | 28 | .203 | 0 | 5 |
| Eddie Onslow | 36 | 128 | 29 | .227 | 1 | 13 |
| Bobby Veach | 23 | 79 | 27 | .342 | 0 | 15 |
| Jack Onslow | 36 | 69 | 11 | .159 | 0 | 4 |
| Brad Kocher | 29 | 63 | 13 | .206 | 0 | 9 |
| Paddy Baumann | 16 | 42 | 11 | .262 | 0 | 7 |
| Hank Perry | 13 | 36 | 6 | .167 | 0 | 0 |
| Red McDermott | 5 | 15 | 4 | .267 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Donovan | 6 | 13 | 1 | .077 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Bashang | 6 | 12 | 1 | .083 | 0 | 0 |
| Charley O'Leary | 3 | 10 | 2 | .200 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Leinhauser | 1 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Ollie O'Mara | 1 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim McGarr | 1 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Sugden | 1 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan McGarvey | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Irvin | 1 | 3 | 2 | .667 | 0 | 0 |
| Deacon McGuire | 1 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 0 |
| Vincent Maney | 1 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Hap Ward | 1 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Maharg | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Hughie Jennings | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 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 |
| Ed Willett | 37 | 284.1 | 17 | 15 | 3.29 | 89 |
| Jean Dubuc | 37 | 250.0 | 17 | 10 | 2.77 | 97 |
| George Mullin | 30 | 226.0 | 12 | 17 | 3.54 | 88 |
| Bill Burns | 6 | 38.2 | 1 | 4 | 5.35 | 6 |
| Charlie Wheatley | 5 | 35.0 | 1 | 4 | 6.17 | 14 |
| Willie Jensen | 5 | 33.0 | 1 | 2 | 4.09 | 8 |
| George Boehler | 5 | 32.0 | 0 | 2 | 6.47 | 15 |
| Hooks Dauss | 2 | 17.0 | 1 | 1 | 3.18 | 7 |
| Ed Summers | 3 | 16.2 | 1 | 1 | 4.86 | 5 |
| Allan Travers | 1 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 15.75 | 1 |
| Bun Troy | 1 | 6.2 | 0 | 1 | 5.40 | 1 |
| Pat McGehee | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 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 |
| Joe Lake | 26 | 162.2 | 9 | 11 | 3.10 | 86 |
| Ralph Works | 27 | 157.0 | 5 | 10 | 4.24 | 64 |
| Tex Covington | 14 | 63.1 | 3 | 4 | 4.12 | 19 |
| Harry Moran | 5 | 14.2 | 0 | 1 | 4.91 | 3 |
| Bill Donovan | 3 | 10.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.90 | 6 |

#### 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 |
| Hub Pernoll | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 3 |
| Ed Lafitte | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.20 | 0 |
| Alex Remneas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 0 |