| 1914 MLB season | |
|---|---|
| League |
|
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | Regular season:
|
| Games | 154 |
| Teams | 24 (8 per league) |
| Regular Season | |
| SeasonMVP |
|
| AL champions | Philadelphia Athletics |
| AL runners-up | Boston Red Sox |
| NL champions | Boston Braves |
| NL runners-up | New York Giants |
| FL champions | Indianapolis Hoosiers |
| FL runners-up | Chicago Federals |
| World Series | |
| Champions | Boston Braves (NL) |
| Runners-up | Philadelphia Athletics (AL) |
| MLB seasons | |
The1914 major league baseball season began on April 13, 1914, with the first game of the inaugural major league season of theFederal 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 establishedNational andAmerican Leagues.
The National League regular season ended on October 6 with theBoston Braves as champions, and the American League regular season concluded the next day with thePhiladelphia Athletics as champions. TheFederal League season ended on October 10, and saw theIndianapolis Hoosiers winning the Federal League pennant. The postseason between the National and American Leagues began with Game 1 of the11th 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 defendingWorld Series champions were thePhiladelphia Athletics from the1913 season.
This was the last of four seasons that the Chalmers Award, a precursor to theMajor 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 theBrooklyn Robins.
The major-league status of the Federal League was confirmed by the Special Baseball Records Committee (as convened by then-Commissioner of BaseballWilliam Eckert) in 1969.[1]
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 the1904 season, and which lasted until the 140-game schedule of1919. 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 (the1912 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] TheWorld 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]
An asterisk (*) denotes the ballpark a team played the minority of their home games at
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
The postseason began on October 9 and ended on October 13 with theBoston Braves sweeping thePhiladelphia Athletics in the1914 World Series in four games. TheNational andAmerican Leagues refused a postseason against theFederal League.
| World Series | ||||
| AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 0 | ||
| NL | Boston Braves | 4 | ||
| Team | Former Manager | New Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn Robins | Bill Dahlen | Wilbert Robinson |
| Chicago Cubs | Johnny Evers | Hank O'Day |
| Cincinnati Reds | Joe Tinker | Buck Herzog |
| Team | Former Manager | New Manager |
|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | Frank Chance | Roger Peckinpaugh |
Across two leagues,Dave Davenport tied as a leader insaves at 6 (2 with theCincinnati Reds of the NL and 4 with theSt. Louis Terriers of the FL).[10]
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Team name | Wins | %± | Home attendance | %± | Per game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Red Sox[17] | 91 | 15.2% | 481,359 | 10.1% | 6,093 |
| Chicago White Sox[18] | 70 | −10.3% | 469,290 | −27.2% | 5,794 |
| Detroit Tigers[19] | 80 | 21.2% | 416,225 | 4.4% | 5,336 |
| Boston Braves[20] | 94 | 36.2% | 382,913 | 84.1% | 4,847 |
| New York Giants[21] | 84 | −16.8% | 364,313 | −42.2% | 4,554 |
| New York Yankees[22] | 70 | 22.8% | 359,477 | 0.5% | 4,609 |
| Philadelphia Athletics[23] | 99 | 3.1% | 346,641 | −39.4% | 4,444 |
| St. Louis Cardinals[24] | 81 | 58.8% | 256,099 | 25.8% | 3,242 |
| St. Louis Browns[25] | 71 | 24.6% | 244,714 | −2.2% | 3,021 |
| Washington Senators[26] | 81 | −10.0% | 243,888 | −25.1% | 3,167 |
| Chicago Cubs[27] | 78 | −11.4% | 202,516 | −51.7% | 2,665 |
| Cleveland Naps[28] | 51 | −40.7% | 185,997 | −65.6% | 2,354 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates[29] | 69 | −11.5% | 139,620 | −52.8% | 1,813 |
| Philadelphia Phillies[30] | 74 | −15.9% | 138,474 | −70.5% | 1,775 |
| Brooklyn Robins[31] | 75 | 15.4% | 122,671 | −64.6% | 1,553 |
| Cincinnati Reds[32] | 60 | −6.3% | 100,791 | −60.9% | 1,309 |
Note: Attendance data for Federal League teams is unavailable.
