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The Pittsburgh Pirates

Pittsburgh Pirates

The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They play in the Central Division of the National League, and are five-time World Series Champions...

 season was a season in American baseball, the 31st in franchise history. The team finished second in the National League

National League

The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League , is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball, and the world's oldest extant professional team sports league. Founded on February 2, 1876, to replace the National Association of Professional...

 with a record of 93-58, 10 games behind the New York Giants

1912 New York Giants season

The New York Giants season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Giants winning the National League pennant. However, they were beaten by the Boston Red Sox in the World Series...

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During the season, Chief Wilson

Chief Wilson

John Owen "Chief" Wilson was a Major League Baseball player for the Pittsburgh Pirates and the St. Louis Cardinals .Born in Austin, Texas, Wilson was an outfielder with a strong throwing arm...

 set a major league record by hitting 36 triples

Triple (baseball)

In baseball, a triple is the act of a batter safely reaching third base after hitting the ball, with neither the benefit of a fielder's misplay nor another runner being put out on a fielder's choice....

 in a single season. After 118 games, Chief Wilson already had 33 triples and was on pace to get 43 triples.

Notable transactions

• September 16, 1912: Everitt Booe
  Everitt Booe
  Everitt Little Booe was a professional baseball player. He played in two seasons in Major League Baseball, primarily as an outfielder. He played part of 1913 for the Pittsburgh Pirates, then jumped to the Federal League in 1914...
  
   was drafted by the Pirates from the Fort Wayne Railroaders in the 1912 rule 5 draft
  Rule 5 draft
  The Rule 5 draft is a Major League Baseball player draft that occurs each year in December, at the annual Winter Meeting of general managers. The Rule 5 draft aims to prevent teams from stockpiling too many young players on their minor league affiliate teams when other teams would be willing to...
  
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Roster

1912 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders Other batters		Manager

Starters by position

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		95	300	72	.240	2	35
2B		111	401	111	.277	1	41
3B		130	528	152	.288	3	35
SS		145	558	181	.324	7	102
OF		152	583	175	.300	11	95

Other batters

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
	1	1	0	.000	0	0

Starting pitchers

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
	41	276.2	22	12	2.83	121
	28	170.1	11	8	2.91	63

Other pitchers

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
	12	49	2	2	6.43	11
	11	39	2	0	3.00	10
	6	38	3	0	1.66	30

Relief pitchers

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

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

Chief Wilson's 36 triples

Triple	Game	Date	Inning	Location	Opposing Pitcher	Team
1	2	04-13-1912	2nd	St. Louis	Bill Steele	Cardinals
2	6	04-18-1912	9th	Pittsburgh	Slim Sallee	Cardinals
3	9	04-23-1912	6th	Chicago	Mordecai Browns	Cubs
4	11	04-27-1912	1st	Pittsburgh	Art Fromme	Reds
5	11	04-27-1912	8th	Pittsburgh	Hanson Horsey	Reds
6	15	05-03-1912	3rd	Pittsburgh	Larry Cheney	Cubs
7	16	05-04-1912	4th	Pittsburgh	Ed Reulbach	Cubs
8	25	05-21-1912	7th	Pittsburgh	Bill McTigue	Braves
9	29	05-25-1912	4th	Pittsburgh	Jimmy Lavender	Cubs
10	29	05-25-1912	6th	Pittsburgh	Jimmy Lavender	Cubs
11	29	05-30-1912	3rd	Pittsburgh	Slim Sallee	Cardinals
12	48	06-17-1912	8th	New York	Rube Marquard	Giants
13	49	06-18-1912	9th	New York	Doc Crandall	Giants
14	50	06-19-1912	4th	Pittsburgh	Joe Willis	Cardinals
15	51	06-20-1912	2nd	Cincinnati	Bobby Keefe	Reds
16	51	06-20-1912	10th	Cincinnati	Harry Gaspar	Reds
17	52	06-20-1912	6th	Cincinnati	Art Fromme	Reds
18	64	07-02-1912	8th	Pittsburgh	Larry Cheeney	Cubs
19	65	07-04-1912	4th	Pittsburgh	Ben Taylor	Reds
20	70	07-08-1912	8th	Pittsburgh	Toots Schultz	Phillies
21	77	07-16-1912	4th	Pittsburgh	Earl Yingling	Dodgers
22	78	07-17-1912	9th	Pittsburgh	Christy Mathewson	Giants
23	79	07-19-1912	3rd	Pittsburgh	Rube Marquard	Giants
24	82	07-22-1912	3rd	Pittsburgh	Buster Brown	Braves
25	84	07-25-1912	1st	Pittsburgh	Eddie Stack	Dodgers
26	85	07-26-1912	1st	Philadelphia	Earl Moore	Phillies
27	99	08-10-1912	6th	Brooklyn	Cliff Curtis	Dodgers
28	106	08-16-1912	7th	Pittsburgh	Grover Alexander	Phillies
29	114	08-23-1912	9th	Pittsburgh	Jeff Tesreau	Giants
30	116	08-26-1912	6th	Pittsburgh	Otto Hess	Braves
31	117	08-26-1912	6th	Pittsburgh	Ed Donnelly	Braves
32	117	08-26-1912	8th	Pittsburgh	Ed Donnelly	Braves
33	118	08-27-1912	4th	Pittsburgh	Walt Dickson	Braves
34	129	09-07-1912	6th	St.Louis	Pol Perritt	Cardinals
35	148	09-29-1912	8th	Chicago	Ed Reulbach	Cubs
36	152	10-06-1912	9th	Cincinnati	Frank Gregory	Reds