1912 Appalachian League
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Overview
The 1912 season was the second year for the Appalachian League. Six teams competed, starting on May 16 and closed the regular season out on September 17. The towns the teams played in didn't change, but the Knoxville team reverted to the name of Reds.
1912 Final Standings
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | total games | Manager | Manager 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol Boosters | 57 | 43 | 0.570 | 0 | 100 | Clarence "Red" Munson | |
| Knoxville Reds | 56 | 46 | 0.549 | 2 | 102 | Frank Moffett | |
| Johnson City Soldiers | 54 | 48 | 0.529 | 4 | 102 | James Duffy | |
| Cleveland Counts | 51 | 51 | 0.500 | 7 | 102 | Count Zimeski | |
| Asheville Moonshiners | 47 | 58 | 0.448 | 12.5 | 105 | Rudy King | Bert Kite |
| Morristown Jobbers | 41 | 60 | 0.406 | 16.5 | 101 | Apey Mills |
Statistics
1912 Team Batting
| Team | G | AB | R | H | SB | SH | SF | PT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson City | 104 | 3289 | 398 | 837 | 171 | 116 | 13 | .254 |
| Knoxville | 102 | 3131 | 357 | 772 | 133 | 103 | 17 | .246 |
| Asheville | 106 | 3317 | 320 | 817 | 128 | 103 | 13 | .246 |
| Cleveland | 102 | 3182 | 373 | 765 | 146 | 121 | 11 | .240 |
| Morristown | 102 | 3127 | 323 | 740 | 129 | 115 | 21 | .237 |
| Bristol | 101 | 3093 | 361 | 721 | 144 | 70 | 30 | .233 |
1912 Individual Batting
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1912 Team Fielding
| Team | G | PO | A | E | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson City | 104 | 2607 | 1232 | 149 | .963 |
| Knoxville | 102 | 2548 | 1127 | 180 | .958 |
| Morristown | 102 | 1613 | 1259 | 177 | .956 |
| Asheville | 106 | 2685 | 1222 | 208 | .952 |
| Bristol | 101 | 2521 | 1114 | 205 | .947 |
| Cleveland | 102 | 2573 | 1180 | 220 | .945 |
1912 Individual Fielding
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1912 Individual Pitching
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Sources / References
- 1913 Spalding's Official Base Ball Guide - pages 224-225 at archive.org
- Spalding’s Official Base Ball Record - pages 224-228 at archive.org
- 1913 The Reach Official American League Base Ball Guide - pages 469-474 at archive.org
- The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3d edition - page 238
- The Appalachian League Black Book (First Edition, 1949), compiled and edited by Karl Kingler (Damascus, Virginia)
- 1912 Appalachian League page at Baseball-Reference.com
Methods
Source materials, mostly the Spalding and Reach guides, were transcribed. The guides were the best available info at the time, but they weren't always accurate. Typos and name variations were not unusual. Names listed here are in line with those at bbref.com.
Credit
This page was assembled and presented by Mark D. Aubrey.
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