| 1912 Final Standings Western League |
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| Name | W | L | % | GB |
| Denver Grizzlies | 99 | 63 | .610 | |
| St. Joseph Drummers | 94 | 72 | .566 | 7 |
| Omaha Rourkes | 92 | 71 | .564 | 7 1/2 |
| Des Moines Boosters | 82 | 80 | .506 | 17 |
| Lincoln Railsplitters | 83 | 81 | .506 | 17 |
| Sioux City Packers | 74 | 85 | .466 | 23 1/2 |
| Wichita Jobbers | 75 | 89 | .458 | 25 | Topeka Jayhawks | 51 | 109 | .318 | 47 |
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| BA: Babe Borton, St. Joseph, .364 | ||||
| Runs: Ray Powell, St. Joseph, 139 | ||||
| Hits:Hy Myers, Sioux City, 224 | ||||
| HRs:John Beall, Denver, 18 | ||||
| Wins:Mark Hall, Omaha, 25 | ||||
| SO's:Joe Hagerman, Lincoln, 315 | ||||
| Pct:Harry Hicks, Omaha, .783, 18-5 | ||||
Z.Z. "Rip" Hagerman was considered to be the leading pitcher for Lincoln in 1912. Zerah Zequiel was a twenty four year old from Lyndon Kansas. He had a brief stint in the majors in 1909 and stuck for three years starting in 1914. The 6' 2" right handed pitcher played in 51 games for Lincoln. He was 23 and 18 for the year and had 315 strikeouts to lead the league.
Omaha Bee September 29, 1912
Arthur Thomason , who swats the flies in W.A. Rourke's
center garden during
the balmy months, will polish up his musket after the last contest with
St. Joseph today and will journey to Liberty, Mo., where after a brief
visit with relatives he intends journeying to the outskirts of Liberty in
pursuit of chickens and ducks. There has been a great deal of joshing on
the Omaha team this summer as to who is the best hunter - Skipper Bill
Schipke or Tommy, and each one swears he will show the other up on the
first fall trip.
While Skipper has spent about half of his time in the Ozarks, Tommy has
also had considerable experience with the shot-filled shells, having
hunted for the market for a number of seasons.
Art led the club in 1912 with a .344 average. He had a 20 game stint with
Cleveland in 1910.
Pitchers:
Harry Hicks was 18-5 for the year.
Mark Hall was 25-9 leading the league. He was 5th in
strikeouts and second in walks.