1912 Chicago Cubs season

1912 Chicago Cubs
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Owner(s) Charles Murphy
Manager(s) Frank Chance
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The 1912 Chicago Cubs season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Cubs finishing third in the National League.

Third baseman Heinie Zimmerman led the circuit in home runs, batting average, and slugging percentage.

Contents

Regular season

Season standings

National League W L GB Pct.
New York Giants 103 48 -- .682
Pittsburgh Pirates 93 58 10 .616
Chicago Cubs 91 59 11.5 .607
Cincinnati Reds 75 78 29 .490
Philadelphia Phillies 73 79 30.5 .480
St. Louis Cardinals 63 90 41 .412
Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers 58 95 46 .379
Boston Braves 52 101 52 .340

Roster

1912 Chicago Cubs
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders 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 Archer, JimmyJimmy Archer 120 385 109 .283 5 58
1B Saier, VicVic Saier 122 451 130 .288 2 61
2B Evers, JohnnyJohnny Evers 143 478 163 .341 1 63
3B Zimmerman, HeinieHeinie Zimmerman 145 557 207 .372 14 99
SS Tinker, JoeJoe Tinker 142 550 155 .282 0 75
LF Sheckard, JimmyJimmy Sheckard 146 523 128 .245 3 47
CF Leach, TommyTommy Leach 82 265 64 .242 2 32
RF Schulte, FrankFrank Schulte 139 553 146 .264 12 64

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
Miller, WardWard Miller 86 241 74 .307 0 22
Cotter, DickDick Cotter 26 54 15 .278 0 10
Chance, FrankFrank Chance 2 5 1 .200 0 0
Chapman, HarryHarry Chapman 1 4 1 .250 0 1
Yantz, GeorgeGeorge Yantz 1 1 1 1.000 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
Cheney, LarryLarry Cheney 42 303.1 26 10 2.85 140
Lavender, JimmyJimmy Lavender 42 251.2 16 13 3.04 109
Richie, LewLew Richie 39 238 16 8 2.95 69

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
Smith, CharlieCharlie Smith 20 94 7 4 4.21 47
Brown, MordecaiMordecai Brown 15 88.2 5 6 2.64 34
Leifield, LeftyLefty Leifield 13 70.2 7 2 2.42 23
Cole, KingKing Cole 8 19 1 2 10.89 9
Lowdermilk, GroverGrover Lowdermilk 2 13 0 1 9.69 8

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
Cottrell, EnsignEnsign Cottrell 1 0 0 0 9.00 1
Powell, BillBill Powell 1 0 0 0 9.00 0

Awards and honors

League top five finishers

Larry Cheney

Johnny Evers

Frank Schulte

Heinie Zimmerman

References

American League
National League
Boston • Brooklyn • Chicago • Cincinnati • New York • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • St. Louis
Formerly the Chicago White Stockings, Chicago Colts and the Chicago Orphans • Based in Chicago, Illinois
Franchise
Ballparks
Lore
Culture
Steve Bartman • Curse of the Billy Goat • Ex-Cubs Factor • Tinker to Evers to Chance • Rookie of the Year • This Old Cub • Ronnie Woo Woo • Grant DePorter • Wrigley Rooftops • Cubby Bear • Wrigleyville • Wayne Messmer • Yosh Kawano • Mike Royko • Holy Cow! • Wrigley Company • Old Style Beer • Hey Hey Holy Mackerel • Bill Holden • Bleacher Bums • The Heckler • Arne Harris • Voice of Chicago • Billy Sianis • "Go, Cubs, Go" • The Natural • Pat and Ron Show • "All the Way" • Cubs Win Flag • Brant Brown • JDRF • Addison Red Line Station • Sheridan Red Line Station • Taking Care of Business • Billy Goat Tavern • Heel Click • Winter Classic • Clark Street • Addison Street • Radio Network • "Let's Play Two!" • Mr. Cub • A League of Their Own • Take Me Out to the Ball Game • I.O. • The Cubs Fan's Guide To Happiness • Pat Pieper • The Cubby Bear • Great Chicago Fire • Harry Caray's Italian Steakhouse • Bohemian National Cemetery Columbarium
Rivalries
Retired numbers
10 • 14 • 23 • 26 • 31 • 31 • 42 • Hey Hey!
Key personnel
Owner: Family of Joe Ricketts; operated by Tom Ricketts • President of Baseball Operations: Theo Epstein • General Manager: Jed Hoyer • Manager: Dale Sveum
World Series
Championships (4)
1882 • 1885 • 1907 • 1908
National League
Championships (16)
1876 • 1880 • 1881 • 1882 • 1885 • 1886 • 1906 • 1907 • 1908 • 1910 • 1918 • 1929 • 1932 • 1935 • 1938 • 1945
Division
Championships
Eastern
Central
2003 • 2007 • 2008
Wild Card
Minor league
affiliates
Iowa Cubs (AAA) • Tennessee Smokies (AA) • Daytona Cubs (A) • Peoria Chiefs (A) • Boise Hawks (A) • Arizona League Cubs (Rookie) • DSL Cubs1 (Rookie) • DSL Cubs2 (Rookie)
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