1912 Philadelphia Athletics
[edit] Summary
The 1912 Philadelphia Athletics finished with a record of 90-62. They scored 779 runs and belted 22 home runs to go along with a .282 batting average. The offense was powered by Home Run Baker, who led the team with 10 home runs, 130 RBI, and 200 hits. Eddie Collins had a great year on the basepaths with 63 stolen bases.
The team allowed 656 runs and had a team ERA of 3.32. Eddie Plank led the team with 26 wins. Jack Coombs struck out 120 batters to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Home Run Baker | 3B | 149 | 577 | 116 | 200 | 10 | 130 | 40 | .404 | .541 | .945 | .347 |
| Jack Barry | SS | 140 | 483 | 75 | 126 | 0 | 55 | 22 | .335 | .337 | .672 | .261 |
| Eddie Collins | 2B | 153 | 543 | 137 | 189 | 0 | 64 | 63 | .450 | .435 | .885 | .348 |
| Claud Derrick | SS | 21 | 58 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 1 | .313 | .276 | .589 | .241 |
| Howard Fahey | 3B | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Joe Mathes | 3B | 4 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .143 | .343 | .143 |
| Stuffy McInnis | 1B | 153 | 568 | 83 | 186 | 3 | 101 | 27 | .384 | .433 | .817 | .327 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Bris Lord | OF | 97 | 378 | 63 | 90 | 0 | 25 | 15 | .309 | .317 | .626 | .238 |
| Harl Maggert | OF | 74 | 242 | 39 | 62 | 1 | 13 | 10 | .357 | .351 | .708 | .256 |
| Danny Murphy | OF | 36 | 130 | 27 | 42 | 2 | 20 | 8 | .401 | .446 | .847 | .323 |
| Eddie Murphy | OF | 33 | 142 | 24 | 45 | 0 | 6 | 7 | .370 | .359 | .729 | .317 |
| Rube Oldring | OF | 99 | 395 | 61 | 119 | 1 | 24 | 17 | .324 | .370 | .694 | .301 |
| Amos Strunk | OF | 122 | 412 | 58 | 119 | 3 | 63 | 29 | .366 | .400 | .766 | .289 |
| Jimmy Walsh | OF | 31 | 107 | 11 | 27 | 0 | 15 | 7 | .328 | .364 | .692 | .252 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Ben Egan | C | 49 | 138 | 9 | 24 | 0 | 13 | 3 | .208 | .254 | .462 | .174 |
| Jack Lapp | C | 91 | 281 | 26 | 82 | 1 | 35 | 3 | .337 | .399 | .736 | .292 |
| Ira Thomas | C | 48 | 139 | 14 | 30 | 1 | 13 | 3 | .268 | .295 | .563 | .216 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Chester Emerson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5111 | 779 | 1442 | 22 | 620 | 258 | .337 | .377 | .714 | .282 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Hardin Barry | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7.62 | 1.692 | |||
| Chief Bender | 27 | 19 | 171 | 13 | 8 | .619 | 2 | 90 | 33 | 2.74 | 1.181 | |||
| Boardwalk Brown | 34 | 24 | 199 | 13 | 11 | .542 | 0 | 64 | 87 | 3.66 | 1.462 | |||
| Bullet Joe Bush | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7.88 | 2.250 | |||
| Jack Coombs | 40 | 32 | 262.3 | 21 | 10 | .677 | 2 | 120 | 94 | 3.29 | 1.224 | |||
| Stan Coveleski | 5 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 3.43 | 1.048 | |||
| Roy Crabb | 7 | 7 | 43.3 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 0 | 12 | 17 | 3.74 | 1.501 | |||
| Dave Danforth | 3 | 0 | 20.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 3.98 | 1.872 | |||
| Slim Harrell | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .00 | 1.333 | |||
| Byron Houck | 30 | 17 | 180.7 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 1 | 75 | 74 | 2.94 | 1.229 | |||
| Harry Krause | 4 | 2 | 5.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13.50 | 2.264 | |||
| Doc Martin | 2 | 0 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1.38 | 2.326 | |||
| Cy Morgan | 16 | 14 | 93.7 | 3 | 8 | .273 | 0 | 47 | 51 | 3.75 | 1.345 | |||
| Herb Pennock | 17 | 2 | 50 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 2 | 38 | 30 | 4.50 | 1.560 | |||
| Eddie Plank | 37 | 30 | 259.7 | 26 | 6 | .813 | 2 | 110 | 83 | 2.22 | 1.221 | |||
| Lefty Russell | 5 | 2 | 17.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 7.27 | 1.850 | |||
| Roger Salmon | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9.00 | 2.200 | |||
| Team Totals | 234 | 153 | 1356.9 | 90 | 62 | .592 | 9 | 601 | 518 | 3.32 | 1.320 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Eddie Collins and Stuffy McInnis | 153 |
| At Bats | Home Run Baker | 577 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Eddie Collins | 673 |
| Batting Average | Eddie Collins | .348 |
| On-Base % | Eddie Collins | .450 |
| Slugging % | Home Run Baker | .541 |
| OPS | Home Run Baker | .945 |
| Runs | Eddie Collins | 137 |
| Hits | Home Run Baker | 200 |
| Total Bases | Home Run Baker | 312 |
| Doubles | Home Run Baker | 40 |
| Triples | Home Run Baker | 21 |
| Home Runs | Home Run Baker | 10 |
| RBI | Home Run Baker | 130 |
| Walks | Eddie Collins | 101 |
| Stolen Bases | Eddie Collins | 63 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Eddie Collins and Stuffy McInnis | 29 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Eddie Plank | 26 |
| Losses | Boardwalk Brown | 11 |
| Saves | Chief Bender, Jack Coombs, Herb Pennock, and Eddie Plank | 2 |
| Won-Loss % | Eddie Plank | .813 |
| ERA | Eddie Plank | 2.22 |
| WHIP | Chief Bender | 1.181 |
| Innings Pitched | Jack Coombs | 262.3 |
| Games | Jack Coombs | 40 |
| Games Started | Jack Coombs | 32 |
| Strikeouts | Jack Coombs | 120 |
| Complete Games | Jack Coombs and Eddie Plank | 23 |
| Shutouts | Eddie Plank | 5 |
| Batters Faced | Eddie Plank | 1073 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Jack Coombs | 96 |
| Hits Allowed | Eddie Plank | 234 |
| Walks Allowed | Jack Coombs | 94 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Jack Coombs | 5 |
| Wild Pitches | Byron Houck | 7 |
| Hit Batsmen | Byron Houck | 12 |
