1912 in sports

See also: 1911 in sports, other events of 1912, 1913 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.

Baseball

• April 20: The Boston Red Sox open in the new Fenway Park with a 7–6, 11-inning win over the New York Highlanders before 27,000. Minutes later, the Detroit Tigers opens remodeled Navin Park (later renamed Tiger Stadium), and beats the Cleveland Indians 6–5 in 11 innings before 24,384.
• The Winnipeg Maroons win the Northern League Championship.

Cricket

• Triangular Test tournament played between England, Australia, and South Africa in England. England won, Australia second.

Football (Australian Rules)

• Victorian Football League – Essendon wins the 16th VFL Premiership (Essendon 5.17 (47) d South Melbourne 4.9 (33))

Football (soccer)

• England – FA Cup: Barnsley beat West Bromwich Albion 1–0 (aet) in a replay. The first match finished 0–0 (aet).

General sporting events

• 1912 Summer Olympics takes place in Stockholm, Sweden
  • First usage of electronic timing and public address systems.
  • Sweden wins the most medals (65), and United States wins the most gold medals (25).

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