| 1914 Boston Red Sox | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | American League | |||
| Ballpark | Fenway Park | |||
| City | Boston,Massachusetts | |||
| Record | 91–62 (.595) | |||
| League place | 2nd | |||
| Owners | John I. Taylor Joseph Lannin | |||
| Managers | Bill Carrigan | |||
| Stats | ESPN.com Baseball Reference | |||
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The1914 Boston Red Sox season was the 14th season in the franchise'sMajor League Baseball history. TheRed Sox finished second in theAmerican League (AL) with a record of 91 wins and 62 losses,8+1⁄2games behind thePhiladelphia Athletics. The team played its home games atFenway Park.
August 14, 1913: The Red Sox purchase outfielderWally Rehg from theSt. Paul Saints for $10,000.[1]
| 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 |
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| Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYH | PHA | SLB | WSH | |||||
| Boston | — | 13–9 | 16–6 | 15–7–1 | 11–11 | 12–9–3 | 13–9–2 | 11–11 | |||||
| Chicago | 9–13 | — | 13–9 | 6–16 | 12–10–1 | 5–17 | 13–9–1 | 12–10–1 | |||||
| Cleveland | 6–16 | 9–13 | — | 6–16 | 8–14–1 | 3–19 | 8–13–2 | 11–11–1 | |||||
| Detroit | 7–15–1 | 16–6 | 16–6 | — | 13–9–1 | 9–12–1 | 9–13 | 10–12–1 | |||||
| New York | 11–11 | 10–12–1 | 14–8–1 | 9–13–1 | — | 8–14 | 11–11 | 7–15 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 9–12–3 | 17–5 | 19–3 | 12–9–1 | 14–8 | — | 15–7–1 | 13–9–1 | |||||
| St. Louis | 9–13–2 | 9–13–1 | 13–8–2 | 13–9 | 11–11 | 7–15–1 | — | 9–13 | |||||
| Washington | 11–11 | 10–12–1 | 11–11–1 | 12–10–1 | 15–7 | 9–13–1 | 13–9 | — | |||||
| Harry Hooper | RF |
| Clyde Engle | 1B |
| Tris Speaker | CF |
| Duffy Lewis | LF |
| Larry Gardner | 3B |
| Steve Yerkes | 2B |
| Everett Scott | SS |
| Bill Carrigan | C |
| Ray Collins | P |
Source:[2]
| 1914 Boston Red Sox | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders | Manager | ||||||
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Bill Carrigan | 82 | 178 | 45 | .253 | 1 | 22 |
| 1B | Dick Hoblitzell | 69 | 229 | 73 | .319 | 0 | 33 |
| 2B | Steve Yerkes | 92 | 293 | 64 | .218 | 1 | 23 |
| SS | Everett Scott | 144 | 539 | 129 | .239 | 2 | 37 |
| 3B | Larry Gardner | 155 | 553 | 143 | .259 | 3 | 68 |
| OF | Tris Speaker | 158 | 571 | 193 | .338 | 4 | 90 |
| OF | Duffy Lewis | 146 | 510 | 142 | .278 | 2 | 79 |
| OF | Harry Hooper | 142 | 530 | 137 | .258 | 1 | 41 |
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hal Janvrin | 145 | 492 | 117 | .238 | 1 | 51 |
| Hick Cady | 61 | 159 | 41 | .258 | 0 | 8 |
| Wally Rehg | 88 | 151 | 33 | .219 | 0 | 11 |
| Clyde Engle | 59 | 134 | 26 | .194 | 0 | 9 |
| Pinch Thomas | 66 | 130 | 25 | .192 | 0 | 5 |
| Olaf Henriksen | 63 | 95 | 25 | .263 | 1 | 5 |
| Del Gainer | 38 | 84 | 20 | .238 | 2 | 13 |
| Bill Swanson | 11 | 20 | 4 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
| Les Nunamaker | 5 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Pratt | 5 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| George F. Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Collins | 39 | 272.1 | 20 | 13 | 2.51 | 72 |
| Dutch Leonard | 36 | 224.2 | 19 | 5 | 0.96 | 176 |
| Rube Foster | 32 | 211.2 | 14 | 8 | 1.70 | 89 |
| Ernie Shore | 20 | 139.2 | 10 | 5 | 2.00 | 51 |
| Smoky Joe Wood | 18 | 113.1 | 10 | 3 | 2.62 | 67 |
| Rankin Johnson Sr. | 16 | 99.1 | 3 | 9 | 3.08 | 24 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugh Bedient | 42 | 177.1 | 8 | 12 | 3.60 | 70 |
| Vean Gregg | 12 | 68.1 | 3 | 4 | 3.95 | 24 |
| Fritz Coumbe | 17 | 62.1 | 1 | 2 | 1.44 | 17 |
| Babe Ruth | 4 | 23.0 | 2 | 1 | 3.91 | 3 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guy Cooper | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.32 | 5 |
| Ed Kelly | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 |
| Matt Zieser | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.80 | 0 |
| Tris Speaker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 |