1912 in Sports - Baseball

Baseball

World Series

  • 8–16 October — The Boston Red Sox (AL) defeat the New York Giants (NL) to win the 1912 World Series by 4 games to 3 with one tie

Events

  • 20 April — The Boston Red Sox open the new Fenway Park with a 7–6 11-inning win over New York Yankees before 27,000. Minutes later, the Detroit Tigers open the remodelled Navin Park (later named Tiger Stadium) with a 6–5 11-inning win over Cleveland Indians before 24,384.
  • The Winnipeg Maroons win the Northern League championship

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