1912 Chicago White Sox

BR Team Page

Record: 78-76, Finished 4th in American League (1912 AL)

Managed by Nixey Callahan

Coach: Kid Gleason

Ballpark: Comiskey Park

History, Comments, Contributions

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

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
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

Morrie Rath, 2b

Harry Lord, 3b

Nixey Callahan, lf

Ping Bodie, cf

Wally Mattick, rf

Rollie Zeider, 1b

Buck Weaver, ss

Billy Sullivan, c

Ed Walsh, p