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{{MLB yearly infobox-pre1969
{{Infobox baseball team season
| name = Boston Braves
| name = Boston Braves
| season = 1912
| season = 1912
| misc =
| misc =
| league = National League
| logo =
| current league = National League
| y1 = 1876
| Uniform logo =
| ballpark = [[South End Grounds]]
| ballpark = [[South End Grounds]]
| y4 = 1871
| city = [[Boston, Massachusetts]]
| city = [[Boston, Massachusetts]]
| record = 52–101 (.340)
| y5 = 1871
| league_place = 8th
| owners = [[James E. Gaffney|James Gaffney]], [[John Montgomery Ward]]
| owners = [[James E. Gaffney|James Gaffney]], [[John Montgomery Ward]]
| managers = [[Johnny Kling]]
| managers = [[Johnny Kling]]
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Team owner [[William Hepburn Russell]] died after the [[1911 Boston Rustlers season|1911]] season and his stock was bought up by a group including [[James E. Gaffney|James Gaffney]] and former baseball manager [[John Montgomery Ward]]. The team was re-named the '''[[Atlanta Braves|Boston Braves]]''' after the Tammany Hall Braves.
The '''1912 [[History of the Boston Braves|Boston Braves]] season''' was the 42nd season of the franchise. Team owner [[William Hepburn Russell]] died after the [[1911 Boston Rustlers season|1911]] season and his stock was bought up by a group including [[Tammany Hall]] alderman [[James E. Gaffney|James Gaffney]] and former baseball manager [[John Montgomery Ward]]. The team was renamed the '''[[Boston Braves (baseball)|Boston Braves]]''' after the [[Grand Sachem|Sachems]], also known as "Braves", of Tammany Hall.<ref name="bgbraves">{{cite news | title=Ward Wants His Team to be Called the "Boston Braves" | url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24553764/ | first1=T.H.|last1=Murnane| newspaper=[[Boston Globe]]|date=December 21, 1911 |access-date=February 21, 2020 }}</ref>


== Regular season ==
== Regular season ==


=== Season standings ===
=== Season standings ===
{{1912 National League standings}}
{{1912 National League standings|highlight=Boston Braves}}

=== Record vs. opponents ===
{{1912 NL Record vs. opponents|team=BOS}}


=== Notable transactions ===
=== Notable transactions ===
* June 21, 1912: [[Doc Miller]] was traded by the Braves to the [[Philadelphia Phillies]] for [[John Titus (baseball)|John Titus]].<ref>[http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/milledo03.shtml Doc Miller page at Baseball Reference]</ref>
* June 21, 1912: [[Doc Miller]] was traded by the Braves to the [[Philadelphia Phillies]] for [[John Titus (baseball)|John Titus]].<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/milledo03.shtml Doc Miller page at Baseball Reference]</ref>


=== Roster ===
=== Roster ===
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|-
|-
| valign="top" | '''Pitchers'''
| valign="top" | '''Pitchers'''
*{{MLBplayer||[[Bill Brady (baseball)|Bill Brady]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Bill Brady (baseball)|Bill Brady]]}}
*{{MLBplayer||[[King Brady]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[King Brady]]}}
*{{MLBplayer||[[Buster Brown (baseball)|Buster Brown]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Buster Brown (baseball)|Buster Brown]]}}
*{{MLBplayer||[[Walt Dickson]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Walt Dickson]]}}
*{{MLBplayer||[[Ed Donnelly]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Ed Donnelly (1910s pitcher)|Ed Donnelly]]}}
*{{MLBplayer||[[Hank Griffin]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Hank Griffin (baseball)|Hank Griffin]]}}
*{{MLBplayer||[[Otto Hess]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Otto Hess]]}}
*{{MLBplayer||[[Brad Hogg (baseball)|Brad Hogg]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Brad Hogg (baseball)|Brad Hogg]]}}
*{{MLBplayer||[[Rube Kroh]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Rube Kroh]]}}
*{{MLBplayer||[[Al Mattern]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Al Mattern]]}}
*{{MLBplayer||[[Bill McTigue]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Bill McTigue]]}}
*{{MLBplayer||[[Hub Perdue]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Hub Perdue]]}}
*{{MLBplayer||[[Lefty Tyler]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Lefty Tyler]]}}
*{{MLBplayer||[[Steve White (baseball)|Steve White]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Steve White (baseball)|Steve White]]}}
| width="25px" |
| width="25px" |
| valign="top" | '''Catchers'''
| valign="top" | '''Catchers'''
*{{MLBplayer||[[Mike González (catcher)|Mike González]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Mike González (catcher)|Mike González]]}}
*{{MLBplayer||[[Hank Gowdy]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Hank Gowdy]]}}
*{{MLBplayer||[[Johnny Kling]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Johnny Kling]]}}
*{{MLBplayer||[[Bill Rariden]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Bill Rariden]]}}
*{{MLBplayer||[[Gil Whitehouse]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Gil Whitehouse]]}}
'''Infielders'''
'''Infielders'''
*{{MLBplayer||[[Al Bridwell]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Al Bridwell]]}}
*{{MLBplayer||[[Art Devlin (baseball)|Art Devlin]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Art Devlin (baseball)|Art Devlin]]}}
*{{MLBplayer||[[Ben Houser]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Ben Houser]]}}
*{{MLBplayer||[[Rabbit Maranville]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Rabbit Maranville]]}}
*{{MLBplayer||[[Ed McDonald (baseball)|Ed McDonald]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Ed McDonald (baseball)|Ed McDonald]]}}
*{{MLBplayer||[[Frank O'Rourke (baseball)|Frank O'Rourke]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Frank O'Rourke (baseball)|Frank O'Rourke]]}}
*{{MLBplayer||[[Joe Schultz (outfielder)|Joe Schultz]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Joe Schultz (outfielder)|Joe Schultz]]}}
*{{MLBplayer||[[Art Schwind]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Art Schwind]]}}
*{{MLBplayer||[[Dave Shean]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Dave Shean]]}}
*{{MLBplayer||[[Harry Spratt]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Harry Spratt]]}}
*{{MLBplayer||[[Bill Sweeney (infielder)|Bill Sweeney]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Bill Sweeney (infielder)|Bill Sweeney]]}}
| width="25px" |
| width="25px" |
| valign="top" | '''Outfielders'''
| valign="top" | '''Outfielders'''
*{{MLBplayer||[[Vin Campbell]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Vin Campbell]]}}
*{{MLBplayer||[[George Jackson (baseball)|George Jackson]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[George Jackson (baseball)|George Jackson]]}}
*{{MLBplayer||[[Al Kaiser]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Al Kaiser]]}}
*{{MLBplayer||[[Jay Kirke]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Jay Kirke]]}}
*{{MLBplayer||[[Doc Miller]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Doc Miller]]}}
*{{MLBplayer||[[John Titus (baseball)|John Titus]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[John Titus (baseball)|John Titus]]}}
'''Other batters'''
'''Other batters'''
*{{MLBplayer||[[Bill Jones (outfielder)|Bill Jones]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Bill Jones (outfielder)|Bill Jones]]}}
| width="25px" |
| width="25px" |
| valign="top" | '''Manager'''
| valign="top" | '''Manager'''
*{{MLBplayer||[[Johnny Kling]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Johnny Kling]]}}

|}
|}


== Player stats ==
== Player stats ==

=== Batting ===
=== Batting ===

==== Starters by position ====
==== Starters by position ====
''Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''
''Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Pos
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Pos
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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| C || {{sortname|Johnny|Kling}} || 81 || 252 || 80 || .317 || 2 || 30
| C || {{sortname|Bill|Rariden}} || 79 || 247 || 55|| .223 || 1 || 16
|- align=center
| 1B || [[Ben Houser]] || 108 || 332 || 95 || .286 || 8 || 59
|- align=center
| 2B || [[Bill Sweeney (infielder)|Bill Sweeney]] || 153 || 593 || 204 || .344 || 1 || 99
|- align=center
| SS || [[Frank O'Rourke (baseball)|Frank O'Rourke]] || 61 || 196 || 24 || .122 || 0 || 15
|- align=center
| 3B || [[Ed McDonald (baseball)|Ed McDonald]] || 121 || 459 || 119 || .259 || 2 || 33
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| OF || {{sortname|John|Titus|John Titus (baseball)}} || 96 || 345 || 112 || .325 || 2 || 48
| OF || {{sortname|John|Titus|John Titus (baseball)}} || 96 || 345 || 112 || .325 || 2 || 48
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| OF || [[Vin Campbell]] || 145 || 624 || 185 || .296 || 3 || 52
|- align=center
| OF || [[George Jackson (baseball)|George Jackson]] || 110 || 397 || 104 || .262 || 4 || 51
|}
|}


==== Other batters ====
==== Other batters ====
''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''
''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[Art Devlin (baseball)|Art Devlin]] || 124 || 436 || 126 || .289 || 0 || 57
|- align=center
| [[Jay Kirke]] || 103 || 359 || 115 || .320 || 4 || 62
|- align=center
| [[Johnny Kling]] || 81 || 252 || 80 || .317 || 2 || 29
|- align=center
| {{sortname|Doc|Miller}} || 51 || 201 || 47 || .234 || 2 || 24
| {{sortname|Doc|Miller}} || 51 || 201 || 47 || .234 || 2 || 24
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[Al Bridwell]] || 31 || 106 || 25 || .236 || 0 || 16
|- align=center
| [[Hank Gowdy]] || 44 || 96 || 26 || .271 || 3 || 9
|- align=center
| [[Harry Spratt]] || 27 || 89 || 23 || .258 || 3 || 12
|- align=center
| [[Rabbit Maranville]] || 26 || 86 || 18 || .209 || 0 || 8
|- align=center
| [[Al Kaiser]] || 4 || 13 || 0 || .000 || 0 || 0
|- align=center
| [[Joe Schultz (outfielder)|Joe Schultz]] || 4 || 12 || 3 || .250 || 0 || 3
|- align=center
| [[Dave Shean]] || 4 || 10 || 3 || .300 || 0 || 3
|- align=center
| [[Gil Whitehouse]] || 2 || 3 || 0 || .000 || 0 || 0
|- align=center
| [[Mike González (catcher)|Mike González]] || 1 || 2 || 0 || .000 || 0 || 0
|- align=center
| [[Bill Jones (outfielder)|Bill Jones]] || 3 || 2 || 1 || .500 || 0 || 0
|- align=center
| [[Art Schwind]] || 1 || 2 || 1 || .500 || 0 || 0
|}
|}


=== Pitching ===
=== Pitching ===

==== Starting pitchers ====
==== Starting pitchers ====
''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''
''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Otto|Hess}} || 33 || 254 || 12 || 17 || 3.76 || 80
| [[Lefty Tyler]] || 42 || 256.1 || 12 || 22 || 4.18 || 144
|- align=center
| {{sortname|Otto|Hess}} || 33 || 254.0 || 12 || 17 || 3.76 || 80
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[Hub Perdue]] || 37 || 249.0 || 13 || 16 || 3.80 || 101
|- align=center
| [[Buster Brown (baseball)|Buster Brown]] || 31 || 168.1 || 4 || 15 || 4.01 || 68
|}
|}


==== Other pitchers ====
==== Other pitchers ====
''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''
''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[Walt Dickson]] || 36 || 189.0 || 3 || 19 || 3.86 || 47
|- align=center
| [[Ed Donnelly (1910s pitcher)|Ed Donnelly]] || 37 || 184.1 || 5 || 10 || 4.35 || 67
|- align=center
| [[Rube Kroh]] || 3 || 6.1 || 0 || 0 || 5.68 || 1
|- align=center
| [[Al Mattern]] || 2 || 6.1 || 0 || 1 || 7.11 || 3
|}
|}


==== Relief pitchers ====
==== Relief pitchers ====
''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''
''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[Brad Hogg (baseball)|Brad Hogg]] || 10 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 6.97 || 12
|- align=center
| [[Bill McTigue]] || 10 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 5.45 || 17
|- align=center
| [[Steve White (baseball)|Steve White]] || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 6.00 || 2
|- align=center
| [[Hank Griffin (baseball)|Hank Griffin]] || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 27.00 || 0
|- align=center
| {{sortname|King|Brady}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 20.25 || 0
| {{sortname|King|Brady}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 20.25 || 0
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
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|}
|}


== Notes ==
==References==
{{Reflist|2}}
{{Reflist|2}}


== References ==
==External links==
*[http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BSN/1912.shtml 1912 Boston Braves season at Baseball Reference]
*[https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BSN/1912.shtml 1912 Boston Braves season at Baseball Reference]


{{1912 MLB season by team}}
{{1912 MLB season by team}}
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[[Category:1912 Major League Baseball season|Boston Braves season]]
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[[Category:1912 in sports in Massachusetts|Boston Braves]]
[[Category:1910s in Boston]]
[[Category:Tammany Hall]]



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Latest revision as of 10:31, 19 May 2024

1912 Boston Braves
LeagueNational League
BallparkSouth End Grounds
CityBoston, Massachusetts
Record52–101 (.340)
League place8th
OwnersJames Gaffney, John Montgomery Ward
ManagersJohnny Kling
← 1911
1913 →

The 1912 Boston Braves season was the 42nd season of the franchise. Team owner William Hepburn Russell died after the 1911 season and his stock was bought up by a group including Tammany Hall alderman James Gaffney and former baseball manager John Montgomery Ward. The team was renamed the Boston Braves after the Sachems, also known as "Braves", of Tammany Hall.[1]

Regular season

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Season standings

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National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Giants 103 48 .682 49‍–‍25 54‍–‍23
Pittsburgh Pirates 93 58 .616 10 44‍–‍31 49‍–‍27
Chicago Cubs 91 59 .607 11½ 46‍–‍30 45‍–‍29
Cincinnati Reds 75 78 .490 29 45‍–‍32 30‍–‍46
Philadelphia Phillies 73 79 .480 30½ 34‍–‍41 39‍–‍38
St. Louis Cardinals 63 90 .412 41 37‍–‍40 26‍–‍50
Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers 58 95 .379 46 33‍–‍43 25‍–‍52
Boston Braves 52 101 .340 52 31‍–‍47 21‍–‍54

Record vs. opponents

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Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team BOS BR CHC CIN NYG PHI PIT STL
Boston 9–13 5–17 11–11 3–18–1 10–12 4–18–1 10–12
Brooklyn 13–9 5–17 6–16 6–16 9–13 8–14 11–10
Chicago 17–5 17–5 11–10–1 13–9–1 10–10 8–13 15–7
Cincinnati 11–11 16–6 10–11–1 6–16–1 8–14 11–11 13–9
New York 18–3–1 16–6 9–13–1 16–6–1 17–5 12–8 15–7
Philadelphia 12–10 13–9 10–10 14–8 5–17 8–14 11–11
Pittsburgh 18–4–1 14–8 13–8 11–11 8–12 14–8 15–7
St. Louis 12–10 10–11 7–15 9–13 7–15 11–11 7–15


Notable transactions

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Roster

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1912 Boston Braves
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Player stats

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Batting

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Starters by position

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Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
C Bill Rariden 79 247 55 .223 1 16
1B Ben Houser 108 332 95 .286 8 59
2B Bill Sweeney 153 593 204 .344 1 99
SS Frank O'Rourke 61 196 24 .122 0 15
3B Ed McDonald 121 459 119 .259 2 33
OF John Titus 96 345 112 .325 2 48
OF Vin Campbell 145 624 185 .296 3 52
OF George Jackson 110 397 104 .262 4 51

Other batters

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Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
Art Devlin 124 436 126 .289 0 57
Jay Kirke 103 359 115 .320 4 62
Johnny Kling 81 252 80 .317 2 29
Doc Miller 51 201 47 .234 2 24
Al Bridwell 31 106 25 .236 0 16
Hank Gowdy 44 96 26 .271 3 9
Harry Spratt 27 89 23 .258 3 12
Rabbit Maranville 26 86 18 .209 0 8
Al Kaiser 4 13 0 .000 0 0
Joe Schultz 4 12 3 .250 0 3
Dave Shean 4 10 3 .300 0 3
Gil Whitehouse 2 3 0 .000 0 0
Mike González 1 2 0 .000 0 0
Bill Jones 3 2 1 .500 0 0
Art Schwind 1 2 1 .500 0 0

Pitching

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Starting pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Lefty Tyler 42 256.1 12 22 4.18 144
Otto Hess 33 254.0 12 17 3.76 80
Hub Perdue 37 249.0 13 16 3.80 101
Buster Brown 31 168.1 4 15 4.01 68

Other pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Walt Dickson 36 189.0 3 19 3.86 47
Ed Donnelly 37 184.1 5 10 4.35 67
Rube Kroh 3 6.1 0 0 5.68 1
Al Mattern 2 6.1 0 1 7.11 3

Relief pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Brad Hogg 10 1 1 1 6.97 12
Bill McTigue 10 2 0 0 5.45 17
Steve White 3 0 0 0 6.00 2
Hank Griffin 3 0 0 0 27.00 0
King Brady 1 0 0 0 20.25 0
Bill Brady 1 0 0 0 0.00 0

References

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  1. ^ Murnane, T.H. (December 21, 1911). "Ward Wants His Team to be Called the "Boston Braves"". Boston Globe. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  2. ^ Doc Miller page at Baseball Reference
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