1912 Cincinnati Reds
[edit] Summary
The 1912 Cincinnati Reds finished with a record of 75-78. They scored 656 runs and belted 21 home runs to go along with a .256 batting average. Bob Bescher and Mike Mitchell were tied for the team lead in home runs with 4. The offense was powered by Dick Hoblitzell, who led the team with 85 RBI and 164 hits. Bob Bescher had a great year on the basepaths with 67 stolen bases.
The team allowed 724 runs and had a team ERA of 3.42. George Suggs led the team with 19 wins. Rube Benton led the team with 162 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Rafael Almeida | 3B | 16 | 59 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .281 | .390 | .671 | .220 |
| Dick Egan | 2B | 149 | 507 | 69 | 125 | 0 | 52 | 24 | .324 | .294 | .618 | .247 |
| Jimmy Esmond | SS | 82 | 231 | 24 | 45 | 1 | 40 | 11 | .259 | .255 | .514 | .195 |
| Eddie Grant | SS | 96 | 255 | 37 | 61 | 2 | 20 | 11 | .292 | .294 | .586 | .239 |
| Dick Hoblitzell | 1B | 148 | 558 | 73 | 164 | 2 | 85 | 23 | .352 | .405 | .757 | .294 |
| Tex McDonald | SS | 61 | 140 | 16 | 36 | 1 | 15 | 5 | .329 | .357 | .686 | .257 |
| Art Phelan | 3B | 130 | 461 | 56 | 112 | 3 | 54 | 25 | .314 | .330 | .644 | .243 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Johnny Bates | OF | 81 | 239 | 45 | 69 | 1 | 29 | 10 | .406 | .410 | .816 | .289 |
| Bob Bescher | OF | 145 | 548 | 120 | 154 | 4 | 38 | 67 | .381 | .396 | .777 | .281 |
| Pete Knisely | OF | 21 | 67 | 10 | 22 | 0 | 7 | 3 | .375 | .522 | .897 | .328 |
| Andy Kyle | OF | 9 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .440 | .381 | .821 | .333 |
| Armando Marsans | OF | 110 | 416 | 59 | 132 | 1 | 38 | 35 | .353 | .404 | .757 | .317 |
| Mike Mitchell | OF | 147 | 552 | 60 | 156 | 4 | 78 | 23 | .333 | .377 | .710 | .283 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Earl Blackburn | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .000 | 1.000 | .000 |
| Tommy Clarke | C | 72 | 146 | 19 | 41 | 0 | 22 | 9 | .400 | .356 | .756 | .281 |
| Larry McLean | C | 102 | 333 | 17 | 81 | 1 | 27 | 1 | .284 | .303 | .587 | .243 |
| Hank Severeid | C | 50 | 114 | 10 | 27 | 0 | 13 | 0 | .287 | .289 | .576 | .237 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5115 | 656 | 1310 | 21 | 565 | 248 | .313 | .339 | .652 | .256 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Jim Bagby | 5 | 1 | 17.3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 3.12 | 1.503 | |||
| Rube Benton | 50 | 39 | 302 | 18 | 20 | .474 | 2 | 162 | 118 | 3.10 | 1.437 | |||
| Bill Cramer | 1 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .00 | 2.609 | |||
| Dixie Davis | 7 | 0 | 26.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 2.70 | 1.536 | |||
| Bill Doak | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.50 | 2.500 | |||
| Ed Donalds | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.50 | 1.750 | |||
| Sam Fletcher | 2 | 0 | 9.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 12.10 | 2.680 | |||
| John Frill | 3 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6.00 | 1.333 | |||
| Art Fromme | 43 | 37 | 296 | 16 | 18 | .471 | 0 | 120 | 88 | 2.74 | 1.260 | |||
| Harry Gaspar | 7 | 6 | 36.7 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 4.17 | 1.471 | |||
| Frank Gregory | 4 | 2 | 15.7 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 4.60 | 1.656 | |||
| Frank Harter | 6 | 3 | 29.3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 3.07 | 1.229 | |||
| Hanson Horsey | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22.50 | 4.250 | |||
| Bert Humphries | 30 | 15 | 158.7 | 9 | 11 | .450 | 2 | 58 | 36 | 3.23 | 1.248 | |||
| Bobby Keefe | 17 | 6 | 68.7 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 2 | 29 | 33 | 5.24 | 1.616 | |||
| Howard McGraner | 4 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 7.11 | 1.526 | |||
| Gene Moore | 5 | 2 | 14.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 4.91 | 1.905 | |||
| Gene Packard | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3.00 | 1.222 | |||
| Bill Prough | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.00 | 2.667 | |||
| Frank Smith | 7 | 3 | 22.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 6.35 | 2.159 | |||
| George Suggs | 42 | 36 | 303 | 19 | 16 | .543 | 3 | 104 | 56 | 2.94 | 1.241 | |||
| Ben Taylor | 2 | 0 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3.18 | 2.105 | |||
| Chuck Tompkins | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .00 | 1.667 | |||
| Ralph Works | 3 | 1 | 9.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2.79 | 0.928 | |||
| Team Totals | 244 | 155 | 1377.9 | 75 | 78 | .490 | 10 | 560 | 452 | 3.42 | 1.384 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Dick Egan | 149 |
| At Bats | Dick Hoblitzell | 558 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Bob Bescher | 646 |
| Batting Average | Dick Hoblitzell | .294 |
| On-Base % | Bob Bescher | .381 |
| Slugging % | Dick Hoblitzell | .405 |
| OPS | Bob Bescher | .777 |
| Runs | Bob Bescher | 120 |
| Hits | Dick Hoblitzell | 164 |
| Total Bases | Dick Hoblitzell | 226 |
| Doubles | Dick Hoblitzell | 32 |
| Triples | Mike Mitchell | 13 |
| Home Runs | Bob Bescher and Mike Mitchell | 4 |
| RBI | Dick Hoblitzell | 85 |
| Walks | Bob Bescher | 83 |
| Strikeouts | Bob Bescher | 61 |
| Stolen Bases | Bob Bescher | 67 |
| Caught Stealing | Bob Bescher | 10 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Dick Egan | 29 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | George Suggs | 19 |
| Losses | Rube Benton | 20 |
| Saves | George Suggs | 3 |
| Won-Loss % | George Suggs | .543 |
| ERA | Art Fromme | 2.74 |
| WHIP | George Suggs | 1.241 |
| Innings Pitched | George Suggs | 303 |
| Games | Rube Benton | 50 |
| Games Started | Rube Benton | 39 |
| Strikeouts | Rube Benton | 162 |
| Complete Games | George Suggs | 25 |
| Shutouts | George Suggs | 5 |
| Batters Faced | Rube Benton | 1302 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Rube Benton | 104 |
| Hits Allowed | George Suggs | 320 |
| Walks Allowed | Rube Benton | 118 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Art Fromme | 7 |
| Wild Pitches | Rube Benton | 12 |
| Hit Batsmen | Rube Benton | 18 |
