1912 Chicago White Sox
Record: 78-76, Finished 4th in American League (1912 AL)
Managed by Nixey Callahan
Coach: Kid Gleason
History, Comments, Contributions[edit]
The 1912 Chicago White Sox got off to an excellent start, with a record of 23-6 in their first 29 games. On May 19th, they were in first place in the American League with a 5 1/2 game lead over their nearest rivals, the Boston Red Sox, but they played poorly after that. Typical of this collapse were pitchers Joe Benz and Frank Lange, who had combined for 12 wins over the opening stretch, but went 12-26 the rest of the year. One pitcher who did not falter was Ed Walsh, who had the last great season of his Hall of Fame career, going 27-17 with a 2.15 ERA. He would never again win in double figures after that.
Standings[edit]
American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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Boston Red Sox | 105 | 47 | .691 | -- |
Washington Senators | 91 | 61 | .599 | 14 |
Philadelphia Athletics | 90 | 62 | .592 | 15 |
Chicago White Sox | 78 | 76 | .506 | 28 |
Cleveland Naps | 75 | 78 | .490 | 30½ |
Detroit Tigers | 69 | 84 | .451 | 36½ |
St. Louis Browns | 53 | 101 | .344 | 53 |
New York Highlanders | 50 | 102 | .329 | 55 |
1912 Opening Day Lineup[edit]
Morrie Rath, 2b
Harry Lord, 3b
Nixey Callahan, lf
Ping Bodie, cf
Wally Mattick, rf
Rollie Zeider, 1b
Buck Weaver, ss
Ed Walsh, p
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