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1912 Detroit Tigers season

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Owner(s)
  
Frank Navin

Manager(s)
  
Hughie Jennings

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.

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Regular season

  • 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.
  • May 18, 1912: 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. 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.
  • 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.

    • Notable transactions

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

    • Starters by position

    Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

    Other batters

    Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

    Starting pitchers

    Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Other pitchers

    Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Relief pitchers

    Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    References

    1912 Detroit Tigers season Wikipedia
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