1914 Major League Baseball season

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1914 MLB season
League
SportBaseball
DurationRegular season:
  • April 14 – October 7, 1914 (AL)
  • April 14 – October 6, 1914 (NL)
  • April 13 – October 10, 1914 (FL)
World Series (AL vs. NL):
  • October 9–13, 1914
Games154
Teams24 (8 per league)
Regular Season
Season MVP
AL championsPhiladelphia Athletics
  AL runners-upBoston Red Sox
NL championsBoston Braves
  NL runners-upNew York Giants
FL championsIndianapolis Hoosiers
  FL runners-upChicago Federals
World Series
ChampionsBoston Braves (NL)
  Runners-upPhiladelphia Athletics (AL)
Locations of teams for the 1913–1914 American League seasons
American League
Locations of teams for the 1914 National League season
National League
Locations of teams for the 1914 Federal League season
Federal League

The 1914 major league baseball season began on April 13, 1914, with the first game of the inaugural major league season of the Federal League (having previously existed as a minor league the year before). The league declared itself as a "third major league", with its own eight teams, in competition with the established National and American Leagues.

The National League regular season ended on October 6 with the Boston Braves as champions, and the American League regular season concluded the next day with the Philadelphia Athletics as champions. The Federal League season ended on October 10, and saw the Indianapolis Hoosiers winning the Federal League pennant. The postseason between the National and American Leagues began with Game 1 of the 11th World Series on October 9 and ended with Game 4 on October 13. The Braves swept the Athletics in four games, capturing their first championship in franchise history. Both the National and American Leagues rejected offers by the Federal League for a postseason matchup. Going into the season, the defending World Series champions were the Philadelphia Athletics from the 1913 season.

This was the last of four seasons that the Chalmers Award, a precursor to the Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award (introduced in 1931), was given to a player in each of the established National and American Leagues.

The Brooklyn Dodgers renamed as the Brooklyn Robins.

The major-league status of the Federal League was confirmed by the Special Baseball Records Committee (as convened by then-Commissioner of Baseball William Eckert) in 1969.[1]

Schedule

See also: Major League Baseball schedule

The 1914 schedule consisted of 154 games for all teams in the American League, National League, and Federal League, each of which had eight teams. Each team was scheduled to play 22 games against the other seven teams of their respective league. This continued the format first put in place for the 1904 season, and which lasted until the 140-game schedule of 1919. Most teams played more than 154 games, due to tie games (called on account of darkness or weather) that had to be replayed;[2] tie games are excluded from team standings, but the statistics of individual players are included in their season totals.

The Federal League had its Opening Day on April 13, with a game between Buffalo and Baltimore.[3] Opening Day for the American and National Leagues was on April 14, and featured all 16 teams of those leagues,[4] only the third time those two leagues started their season on the same day (the 1912 season had been the second). The National League had its final day of the regular season on October 6,[5] while the American League's final day of the regular season was October 7.[6] The World Series between AL and NL champions took place between October 9 and October 13.[7] The Federal League had the final day of its regular season on October 10.[8]

Teams

An asterisk (*) denotes the ballpark a team played the minority of their home games at

League Team City Ballpark Capacity Manager[9]
American League Boston Red Sox Boston, Massachusetts Fenway Park 27,000 Bill Carrigan
Chicago White Sox Chicago, Illinois Comiskey Park 28,000 Jimmy Callahan
Cleveland Naps Cleveland, Ohio League Park 21,414 Joe Birmingham
Detroit Tigers Detroit, Michigan Navin Field 23,000 Hughie Jennings
New York Yankees New York, New York Brush Stadium 34,000 Frank Chance
Roger Peckinpaugh
Philadelphia Athletics Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Shibe Park 23,000 Connie Mack
St. Louis Browns St. Louis, Missouri Sportsman's Park 18,000 Branch Rickey
Washington Senators Washington, D.C. National Park 27,000 Clark Griffith
National League Boston Braves Boston, Massachusetts South End Grounds 11,000 George Stallings
Fenway Park* 27,000*
Brooklyn Robins New York, New York Ebbets Field 30,000 Wilbert Robinson
Chicago Cubs Chicago, Illinois West Side Park 16,000 Hank O'Day
Cincinnati Reds Cincinnati, Ohio Redland Field 20,696 Buck Herzog
New York Giants New York, New York Brush Stadium 34,000 John McGraw
Philadelphia Phillies Philadelphia, Pennsylvania National League Park 18,000 Red Dooin
Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Forbes Field 23,000 Fred Clarke
St. Louis Cardinals St. Louis, Missouri Robison Field 21,000 Miller Huggins
Federal League Baltimore Terrapins Baltimore, Maryland Terrapin Park 16,000 Otto Knabe
Brooklyn Tip-Tops New York, New York Washington Park 18,800 Bill Bradley
Buffalo Buffeds Buffalo, New York Federal League Park 20,000 Larry Schlafly
Chicago Federals Chicago, Illinois Weeghman Park 14,000 Joe Tinker
Indianapolis Hoosiers Indianapolis, Indiana Federal League Park 23,000 Bill Phillips
Kansas City Packers Kansas City, Missouri Gordon and Koppel Field 12,000 George Stovall
Pittsburgh Rebels Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Exposition Park 16,000 Doc Gessler
Rebel Oakes
St. Louis Terriers St. Louis, Missouri Handlan's Park 15,000 Mordecai Brown
Fielder Jones

Standings

American League

American League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Philadelphia Athletics 99 53 .651 — 51‍–‍24 48‍–‍29
Boston Red Sox 91 62 .595 8½ 44‍–‍31 47‍–‍31
Washington Senators 81 73 .526 19 40‍–‍33 41‍–‍40
Detroit Tigers 80 73 .523 19½ 42‍–‍35 38‍–‍38
St. Louis Browns 71 82 .464 28½ 42‍–‍36 29‍–‍46
Chicago White Sox 70 84 .455 30 43‍–‍37 27‍–‍47
New York Yankees 70 84 .455 30 36‍–‍40 34‍–‍44
Cleveland Naps 51 102 .333 48½ 32‍–‍47 19‍–‍55

National League

National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Boston Braves 94 59 .614 — 51‍–‍25 43‍–‍34
New York Giants 84 70 .545 10½ 43‍–‍36 41‍–‍34
St. Louis Cardinals 81 72 .529 13 42‍–‍34 39‍–‍38
Chicago Cubs 78 76 .506 16½ 46‍–‍30 32‍–‍46
Brooklyn Robins 75 79 .487 19½ 45‍–‍34 30‍–‍45
Philadelphia Phillies 74 80 .481 20½ 48‍–‍30 26‍–‍50
Pittsburgh Pirates 69 85 .448 25½ 39‍–‍36 30‍–‍49
Cincinnati Reds 60 94 .390 34½ 34‍–‍42 26‍–‍52

Federal League

Federal League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Indianapolis Hoosiers 88 65 .575 — 53‍–‍23 35‍–‍42
Chicago Federals 87 67 .565 1½ 43‍–‍34 44‍–‍33
Baltimore Terrapins 84 70 .545 4½ 53‍–‍26 31‍–‍44
Buffalo Buffeds 80 71 .530 7 47‍–‍29 33‍–‍42
Brooklyn Tip-Tops 77 77 .500 11½ 47‍–‍32 30‍–‍45
Kansas City Packers 67 84 .444 20 37‍–‍36 30‍–‍48
Pittsburgh Rebels 64 86 .427 22½ 37‍–‍37 27‍–‍49
St. Louis Terriers 62 89 .411 25 32‍–‍43 30‍–‍46

Tie games

43 tie games (18 in AL, 10 in NL, 15 in FL), which are not factored into winning percentage or games behind (and were often replayed again) occurred throughout the season.

American League

  • Boston Red Sox, 6
  • Chicago White Sox, 3
  • Cleveland Naps, 4
  • Detroit Tigers, 4
  • New York Yankees, 3
  • Philadelphia Athletics, 6
  • St. Louis Browns, 6
  • Washington Senators, 4

National League

  • Boston Braves, 5
  • Chicago Cubs, 2
  • Cincinnati Reds, 3
  • New York Giants, 2
  • Pittsburgh Pirates, 4
  • St. Louis Cardinals, 4

Federal League

  • Baltimore Terrapins, 6
  • Brooklyn Tip-Tops, 3
  • Buffalo Buffeds, 4
  • Chicago Federals, 3
  • Indianapolis Hoosiers, 4
  • Kansas City Packers, 3
  • Pittsburgh Rebels, 4
  • St. Louis Terriers, 3

Postseason

The postseason began on October 9 and ended on October 13 with the Boston Braves sweeping the Philadelphia Athletics in the 1914 World Series in four games. The National and American Leagues refused a postseason against the Federal League.

Bracket

World Series
   
AL Philadelphia Athletics 0
NL Boston Braves 4

Managerial changes

Off-season

Team Former Manager New Manager
Brooklyn Robins Bill Dahlen Wilbert Robinson
Chicago Cubs Johnny Evers Hank O'Day
Cincinnati Reds Joe Tinker Buck Herzog

In-season

Team Former Manager New Manager
New York Yankees Frank Chance Roger Peckinpaugh

League leaders

Across two leagues, Dave Davenport tied as a leader in saves at 6 (2 with the Cincinnati Reds of the NL and 4 with the St. Louis Terriers of the FL).[10]

American League

Hitting leaders[11]
Stat Player Total
AVG Ty Cobb (DET) .368
OPS Ty Cobb (DET) .979
HR Home Run Baker (PHA) 9
RBI Sam Crawford (DET) 104
R Eddie Collins (PHA) 122
H Tris Speaker (BOS) 193
SB Fritz Maisel (NYY) 74
Pitching leaders[12]
Stat Player Total
W Walter Johnson (WSH) 28
L Joe Benz (CWS) 19
ERA Dutch Leonard (BOS) 0.96
K Walter Johnson (WSH) 225
IP Walter Johnson (WSH) 371.2
SV Jack Bentley (WSH)
Red Faber (CWS)
Roy Mitchell (SLB)
Jim Shaw (WSH) 		4
WHIP Dutch Leonard (BOS) 0.886

National League

Hitting leaders[13]
Stat Player Total
AVG Jake Daubert (BRO) .329
OPS Gavvy Cravath (PHI) .901
HR Gavvy Cravath (PHI) 19
RBI Sherry Magee (PHI) 103
R George Burns (NYG) 100
H Sherry Magee (PHI) 171
SB George Burns (NYG) 62
Pitching leaders[14]
Stat Player Total
W Grover Alexander (PHI) 27
L Red Ames (CIN) 23
ERA Bill Doak (STL) 1.72
K Grover Alexander (PHI) 214
IP Grover Alexander (PHI) 355.0
SV Red Ames (CIN)
Slim Sallee (STL) 		6
WHIP Babe Adams (PIT) 1.032

Federal League

Hitting leaders[15]
Stat Player Total
AVG Benny Kauff (IND) .370
OPS Benny Kauff (IND) .981
HR Dutch Zwilling (CWH) 16
RBI Frank LaPorte (IND) 107
R Benny Kauff (IND) 120
H Benny Kauff (IND) 211
SB Benny Kauff (IND) 75
Pitching leaders[16]
Stat Player Total
W Claude Hendrix (CWH) 29
L Bob Groom (SLT)
Henry Keupper (SLT) 		20
ERA Claude Hendrix (CWH) 1.69
K Cy Falkenberg (IND) 236
IP Cy Falkenberg (IND) 377.1
SV Russ Ford (BUF) 6
WHIP Russ Ford (BUF) 0.934

Milestones

Batters

Cycles

See also: List of Major League Baseball players to hit for the cycle

Other batting accomplishments

Pitchers

No-hitters

See also: List of Major League Baseball no-hitters
  • Joe Benz (CWS):
    • Benz threw his first career no-hitter and fifth no-hitter in franchise history, by defeating the Cleveland Naps 6–1 on May 31. Benz walked two and struck out three.[20][21]
  • Iron Davis (BSN):
    • Davis threw his first career no-hitter and fourth no-hitter in franchise history, by defeating the Philadelphia Phillies 7–0 in game 2 of a doubleheader on September 9. Davis walked five and struck out four.[22][23]
  • Ed Lafitte (BKF):
    • Lafitte threw his first career no-hitter and first no-hitter in franchise history, by defeating the Kansas City Packers 6–2 in game 1 of a doubleheader on September 19. Lafitte walked seven, hit one by pitch, and struck out one.[24][25]

Awards and honors

Home field attendance

Team name Wins %± Home attendance %± Per game
Boston Red Sox[26] 91 15.2% 481,359 10.1% 6,093
Chicago White Sox[27] 70 −10.3% 469,290 −27.2% 5,794
Detroit Tigers[28] 80 21.2% 416,225 4.4% 5,336
Boston Braves[29] 94 36.2% 382,913 84.1% 4,847
New York Giants[30] 84 −16.8% 364,313 −42.2% 4,554
New York Yankees[31] 70 22.8% 359,477 0.5% 4,609
Philadelphia Athletics[32] 99 3.1% 346,641 −39.4% 4,444
St. Louis Cardinals[33] 81 58.8% 256,099 25.8% 3,242
St. Louis Browns[34] 71 24.6% 244,714 −2.2% 3,021
Washington Senators[35] 81 −10.0% 243,888 −25.1% 3,167
Chicago Cubs[36] 78 −11.4% 202,516 −51.7% 2,665
Cleveland Naps[37] 51 −40.7% 185,997 −65.6% 2,354
Pittsburgh Pirates[38] 69 −11.5% 139,620 −52.8% 1,813
Philadelphia Phillies[39] 74 −15.9% 138,474 −70.5% 1,775
Brooklyn Robins[40] 75 15.4% 122,671 −64.6% 1,553
Cincinnati Reds[41] 60 −6.3% 100,791 −60.9% 1,309

Note: Attendance data for Federal League teams is unavailable.

Venues

The 1914 season saw the two-year Federal League form, and with it, eight new teams in eight new venues:

The Boston Braves would play their last game at their inaugural home at the South End Grounds site on August 11, having played 39 seasons as a Major League team and five seasons as a member of the National Association, back to 1876 and 1871 respectively, and moved into the Boston Red Sox home of Fenway Park on September 7 to accommodate crowds larger than their South End Grounds capacity and the Braves' eventually successful run at the World Series. They previously played their on August 1 and August 8. In all, 29 of their 79 home games were played at Fenway Park. The team would only play at Fenway through July of the following season.

See also

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