STANDING OF CLUBS ON MAY 1.Club. Won. Lost. PC.Chicago 11 4 .733Boston 9 5 .643Washington 8 6 .615Cleveland 7 6 .538Athletics 7 7 .600Detroit 6 10 .375St. Louis 5 9 .357New York 3 10 .231STANDING OF CLUBS ON MAY 15.Chicago 21 6 .778Boston 16 8 .667Washington 12 12 .500Cleveland 11 11 .500Detroit 13 14 .481Athletics 10 12 .466New York 6 15 .286St. Louis 6 17 .261STANDING OF CLUBS ON JUNE 1.Chicago 29 12 .707Boston 25 14 .641Detroit 21 20 .512Athletics 17 17 .500Cleveland 18 19 .486Washington 19 21 .476New York 12 23 .343St. Louis 12 27 .308STANDING OF CLUBS ON JUNE 15.Boston 33 19 .635Chicago 33 21 .611Washington 33 21 .611Athletics 27 21 .563Detroit 26 29 .473Cleveland 23 28 .451New York 17 31 .364St. Louis 15 37 .288STANDING OF CLUBS ON JULY 1.Boston 47 21 .691Athletics 39 25 .609Chicago 38 28 .576Washington 37 31 .551Cleveland 33 38 .492Detroit 33 36 .478New York 18 44 .290St. Louis 18 45 .288STANDING OF CLUBS ON JULY 15.Boston 56 26 .683Washington 60 33 .602Athletics 46 36 .668Chicago 44 35 .567Cleveland 42 42 .500Detroit 40 43 .488New York 22 53 .298St. Louis 22 56 .282STANDING OF CLUBS ON AUGUST 1.Boston 67 31 .684Washington 61 37 .622Athletics 55 41 .573Chicago 49 36 .516Detroit 48 42 .485Cleveland 45 43 .464New York 31 53 .333St. Louis 30 56 .312STANDING OF CLUBS ON AUGUST 15.Boston 76 34 .691Athletics 66 43 .606Washington 67 44 .604Chicago 54 55 .495Detroit 55 58 .487Cleveland 51 59 .464New York 36 73 .327St. Louis 36 74 .321STANDING OF CLUBS ON SEPTEMBER 1.Boston 87 37 .702Washington 77 49 .611Athletics 73 50 .593Chicago 62 61 .504Detroit 57 70 .449Cleveland 54 71 .432New York 45 78 .366St. Louis 43 82 .344STANDING OF CLUBS ON SEPTEMBER 15.Boston 97 39 .713Athletics 81 56 .591Washington 82 57 .590Chicago 67 69 .493Detroit 64 75 .461Cleveland 62 75 .453New York 48 88 .353St. Louis 47 89 .346STANDING OF CLUBS ON OCTOBER 1.Boston 103 48 .691Washington 89 60 .567Athletics 89 60 .567Chicago 74 76 .493Cleveland 72 77 .483Detroit 69 80 .463St. Louis 52 98 .347New York 49 100 .329STANDING OF CLUBS AT CLOSE OF SEASONBos. Wash. Ath. Chic. Clev. Det. S.L. N.Y. Won PCBoston -- 12 15 16 11 15 17 19 105 .691Washington 10 -- 7 13 18 14 14 15 91 .599Athletics 7 18 -- 10 14 13 16 17 99 .592Chicago 6 9 12 -- 11 14 13 13 78 .506Cleveland 11 4 8 11 -- 13 15 13 75 .490Detroit 6 8 9 8 9 -- 13 16 69 .451St. Louis 5 8 6 9 7 9 -- 9 58 .344New York 3 7 5 9 8 6 13 -- 50 .329-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --Lost 47 61 62 76 78 84 101 102NATIONAL LEAGUESTANDING OF CLUBS AT CLOSE OF SEASON.N.Y. Pitts.Chi. Cin. Phil.St.L. Bkln. Bos. Won. PC.New York -- 12 9 16 17 15 16 18 103 .682Pittsburgh 8 -- 13 11 14 15 14 18 93 .616Chicago 13 8 -- 11 10 15 17 17 91 .607Cincinnati 6 11 10 -- 8 13 16 11 75 .498Philadelphia 5 8 10 14 -- 11 13 12 73 .480St. Louis 7 7 7 9 11 -- 10 12 63 .412Brooklyn 6 8 5 6 9 11 -- 13 58 .379Boston 3 4 6 11 10 10 9 -- 52 .340-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ----Lost 48 58 59 78 79 90 95 101
The Chicago-Pittsburgh game at Chicago, October 2, was protested by the Pittsburgh club and thrown out of the records, taking a victory from the Chicago club and a defeat from the Pittsburgh club.
CHAMPIONSHIP WINNERS IN PREVIOUS YEARS.
1871- Athletics .759 | 1885- Chicago .770 | 1899- Brooklyn .6821872- Boston .830 | 1886- Chicago .726 | 1900- Brooklyn .6031873- Boston .729 | 1887- Detroit .637 | 1901- Pittsburgh .6471874- Boston .717 | 1888- New York .641 | 1902- Pittsburgh .7411875- Boston .899 | 1889- New York .659 | 1903- Pittsburgh .6501876- Chicago .788 | 1890- Brooklyn .667 | 1904- New York .6931877- Boston .646 | 1891- Boston .630 | 1905- New York .6681878- Boston .683 | 1892- Boston .680 | 1906- Chicago .7651879- Providence .702 | 1893- Boston .667 | 1907- Chicago .7041880- Chicago .798 | 1894- Baltimore .695 | 1908- Chicago .6431881- Chicago .667 | 1895- Baltimore .669 | 1909- Pittsburgh .7241882- Chicago .655 | 1896- Baltimore .698 | 1910- Chicago .6761883- Boston .643 | 1897- Boston .795 | 1911- New York .6471884- Providence .750 | 1898- Boston .685 |
INDIVIDUAL BATTING.
Following are the Official Batting Averages of National League players who participated in any manner in at least fifteen championship games during the season of 1912:
Name and Club G. A.B. R. H. T.B. 2B 3B HR SH SB PCZimmerman, Chicago 145 557 95 207 318 41 14 14 18 23 .372Meyers, New York 126 371 60 133 177 16 5 6 9 8 .358Sweeney, Boston 153 593 84 204 264 81 13 1 33 27 .344Evers, Chicago 143 478 73 163 211 23 11 1 14 16 .341Bresnaban, St. Louis 48 108 8 36 50 7 2 1 -- 4 .333McCormick, New York 42 39 4 13 19 4 1 -- -- 1 .333Doyle, New York 143 558 98 184 263 33 8 10 13 36 .330Kuisely, Cincinnati 21 67 10 22 35 7 8 -- 1 3 .328Lobert, Philadelphia 65 257 37 84 112 12 5 2 10 13 .327Wiltse, New York 28 46 5 15 17 2 -- -- 1 1 .326Wagner, Pittsburgh 145 558 91 181 277 36 20 7 11 26 .324Hendrix, Pittsburgh 46 121 25 39 64 10 6 1 2 1 .322Kirke, Boston 103 359 53 115 146 11 4 4 9 7 .320Kelly, Pittsburgh 48 132 20 42 52 3 2 1 7 8 .318Marsans, Cincinnati 110 416 59 132 168 19 7 1 9 35 .317Kling, Boston 81 252 26 80 102 10 3 2 7 8 .317Donlin, Pittsburgh 77 244 27 77 108 9 8 2 10 8 .316Stengel, Brooklyn 17 57 9 38 22 1 -- 1 1 5 .316Paskert, Philadelphia 145 540 102 170 221 38 5 1 11 35 .315Konetchy, St. Louis 143 538 81 169 245 26 13 8 17 35 .314Crandall, New York 50 80 9 25 25 6 2 -- 3 -- .313Titus,Philadelphia-Boston 141 502 99 155 224 32 11 5 15 11 .309Merkle, New York 129 479 82 148 215 22 6 11 8 37 .309Daubert, Brooklyn 145 559 81 173 232 19 16 3 14 39 .308W. Miller, Chicago 86 241 45 74 93 11 4 -- 8 11 .307S. Magee, Phila 132 464 79 142 203 25 9 6 29 30 .306Wheat, Brooklyn 123 453 70 138 204 28 7 8 7 16 .305Huggins, St. Louis 120 431 82 131 154 15 4 -- 11 35 .304Carey, Pittsburgh 150 587 114 177 231 23 8 5 37 45 .302Edington, Pittsburgh 15 53 4 16 20 -- 2 -- 3 -- .302Simon, Pittsburgh 42 113 10 34 38 2 1 -- -- 1 .301