1912 Boston Braves season
The 1912 Boston Braves season was the 42nd season of the franchise. Team owner William Hepburn Russell died after the 1911 [Boston Rustlers season|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.
Regular season
Notable transactions
- June 21, 1912: Doc Miller was traded by the Braves to the Philadelphia Phillies for John Titus.
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 | 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 | 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 |
| 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 (outfielder)|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 |
| 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 (baseball)|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 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.25 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |