At Philadelphia, Pirates outfielder Max Carey scores five runs against the Phils without a hit, reaching first on an error and four walks, as the Bucs win, 12 – 2. He also steals four bases and advances twice on wild pitches. A student at St. Louis Theological Seminary, he will lead the National League in runs this season; he’ll lead in stolen bases as well, the first of 10 such seasons.
On October 6, 1912, Owen Wilson of the Pittsburgh Pirates hits his 36th triple of the season, establishing a major league record. Wilson actually tries to stretch the triple into an inside-the-park home run, but is thrown out the plate. Vintage Baseball HOT ON EBAYCard Collections ENDING SOON ON EBAYMOST WANTED ROOKIE CARDSVINTAGE…
1912 – Charlie—aka Casey—Stengel makes an impressive major league debut, leading seventh-place Brooklyn to a surprising 7 – 3 win over the streaking Pirates. The likable outfielder from Kansas City collects four hits, a walk, a pair of stolen bases and two tie-breaking RBI (the second putting Brooklyn ahead to stay and saddling 24-game winner Claude Hendrix with his ninth and final defeat of 1912).
At Forbes Field, Owen Wilson hits three triples in the doubleheader against the Braves. The Pirates center fielder’s third triple, his second in the nightcap, establishes a new major league record for three-baggers with 32, breaking the mark he shared with Dave Orr (1886 Metropolitans/AA) and Heinie Reitz (1894 Orioles/NL).
1912 – Fred Merkle’s 3-run homer off Babe Adams in the 7th gives the Giants a 3 – 2 lead over Pittsburgh, and Christy Mathewson pitches the last three innings to preserve Hooks Wiltse’s win over the Bucs.
1912 – Before a sellout crowd of 27,000 at Forbes Field, the Pirates sweep two from the Giants, winning 3 – 2 and 8 – 6. Howie Camnitz outpitches Christy Mathewson in the opener, and Rube Marquard taking the loss in the nitecap. The Bucs are led by Honus Wagner who goes 3 for 4 in the first game, and hits for the cycle in the nitecap. Honus’ seven hits total 14 bases, he scores five runs, drives in four and swipes two bases. Wagner will hit seven homers this season, with three coming off Rube.
1912 – A day after the Braves went 14 innings to beat St. Louis, they go 19 innings with the Pirates. Lefty Otto Hess goes all the way for Boston. The Pirates score three in the 19th, and the Braves come back with 2, losing, 7 – 6. Honus Wagner, who earlier stole home, drives in the final run for Pittsburgh. Wagner, at 38, is the oldest player in the National League.
On June 20 1912, In a doubleheader at Cincinnati, Pittsburgh’s Owen Wilson hits two triples in the opener, including one in the 10th with a man on, then hits another in the nitecap. It’s his fifth straight game with a three-bagger. Wilson will hit an incredible 36 triples this season, a major league record.
On March 9, 1912, future Hall of Famer Joseph “Arky” Vaughan is born in Clifty, Arkansas. Vaughan, a hard-hitting shortstop, will make his major league debut in 1932 and will go on to hit .318 during a 14-year career with the Pittsburgh Pirates and Brooklyn Dodgers. Vaughan will be elected to the Hall of Fame by…
On this date in 1912 the. Both players were great hitters, but neither were loyal to baseball. Campbell was a businessman and Donlin a vaudeville actor. Both would leave baseball for periods of time, or hold out for more money, because they knew they could make better money elsewhere. Donlin would’ve likely been a Hall…
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