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1912 Boston Red SoxHome Field: Fenway Park
World ChampionsHit: #1 R; #2 BA
W - 105 L - 47Pitch: #1 OR; #2 ERA
Manager: Jake StahlDef: #2 FA

The Boston Red Sox haven't won a World Series title in 80 years, but they were one of baseball's dominating teams in the early days of the 1900s. Beginning in 1912, the Red Sox won four World Championships in seven years. The 1912 edition of the club won 105 games and rates as one of the best teams of all time.

The Red Sox began the season in a new home, Fenway Park. Boston was managed by first baseman Jake Stahl, who had been a backup catcher on the first World Series championship team ever back in 1903. Boston pulled away and won the pennant by 14 games over the Washington Senators.

Pitcher Smokey Joe Wood had one of the best seasons any pitcher has ever had, going 34-5 with a 1.91 ERA. The Chalmers Award, given to the league's MVP, went to center fielder Tris Speaker, who had a breakthrough season, batting .383 and scoring 136 runs. They weren't alone. Third baseman Larry Gardner hit .315, outfielder Duffy Lewis led the club with 109 RBIs, and rookie hurler Hugh Bedient was 20-9.

The 1912 World Series was one of the best ever. The best of seven World Series against the New York Giants went eight games because the second game ended in a tie before being called by darkness. Boston eventually gained a 3-1 lead in games, before the Giants rallied to tie the series and set up the decisive eighth game.

Game 8 was tied 1-1 heading into extra innings. New York scored a run in the top of the tenth off Wood, who had entered in relief of Bedient in the eighth. To win, all the Giants had to do was get three outs. With Christy Mathewson on the mound, New York was confident of victory. Pinch hitter Clyde Engle led off and lifted a fly ball to center. Giant center fielder Fred Snodgrass dropped the ball and Engle wound up on second. On the next play, Snodgrass redeemed himself by robbing Harry Hooper with a remarkable catch on a ball headed for extra bases. Next, second baseman Steve Yerkes walked and was followed by Speaker, who ripped a game tying single which sent Yerkes to third. Gardner then came up and delivered a sacrifice fly which scored Yerkes with the winning run.



Pos Player Bats AB H R HR RBI BA    AL Rank
C Bill Carrigan R 266 70 34 0 24 .263  
1B Jake Stahl R 326 98 40 3 60 .301  
2B Steve Yerkes R 523 132 73 0 42 .252  
SS Heinie Wagner R 504 138 75 2 68 .274  
3B Larry Gardner L 517 163 88 3 86 .315  
LF Duffy Lewis R 581 165 85 6 109 .284    #2t RBI; #4t HR
CF Tris Speaker L 580 222 136 10 98 .383    #1t HR; #2 R; #3 BA
RF Harry Hooper L 590 143 98 2 53 .242  
                   
1B-2B-3B Clyde Engle R 171 40 32 0 18 .234  
C Hick Cady R 135 35 19 0 9 .259  
1B Hugh Bradley R 137 26 16 1 19 .190  
C Les Nunamaker R 103 26 15 0 6 .252  
OF Olaf Henricksen L 56 18 20 0 8 .321  
                   
Total: Team   5071 1404 800 29 654 .277  
  League Average   40888 10826 5492 154 4486 .265  


Pitcher Throw G IP W L ERA PCT    AL Rank
  Smokey Joe Wood R 43 344 34 5 1.91 .872    #1 W; #2 ERA, K
  Hugh Bedient R 41 231 20 9 2.92 .690  
  Buck O'Brien R 37 276 19 13 2.57 .594  
  Ray Collins L 27 199 14 8 2.54 .636  
  Charley Hall R 34 191 15 8 3.02 .652  
                   
Total: Team       105 47 2.76    
  League Average           3.34    

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