1914 Chicago Federals season

1914 Chicago Federals
2nd place, Federal League
Major League affiliations
Federal League (since 1914)
Location
Weeghman Park (since 1914)
Chicago, Illinois (since 1914)
Other information
Owner(s)	Charles Weeghman
Manager(s)	Joe Tinker
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The 1914 Chicago Federals season was a season in American baseball. Chicago finished 87–67, good for 2nd place in the Federal League, just 1½ games behind the Indianapolis Hoosiers.

Regular season

The 1914 Chicago Federals

Season standings

Federal League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Indianapolis Hoosiers	88	65	0.575	—	53–23	35–42
Chicago Federals	87	67	0.565	1½	43–34	44–33
Baltimore Terrapins	84	70	0.545	4½	53–26	31–44
Buffalo Buffeds	80	71	0.530	7	47–29	33–42
Brooklyn Tip-Tops	77	77	0.500	11½	47–32	30–45
Kansas City Packers	67	84	0.444	20	37–36	30–48
Pittsburgh Rebels	64	86	0.427	22½	37–37	27–49
St. Louis Terriers	62	89	0.411	25	32–43	30–46

Record vs. opponents

1914 Federal League Records Sources:
Team	BAL	BR	BUF	CHI	IND	KC	PIT	STL
Baltimore	—	9–13	14–8–1	12–10	10–12–1	12–10	10–12–2	17–5–1
Brooklyn	13–9	—	11–11–1	9–13	3–19	11–11–1	17–5–1	13–9
Buffalo	8–14–1	11–11–1	—	10–12–1	11–10	12–10–1	13–7	15–7
Chicago	10–12	13–9	12–10–1	—	13–9–1	14–8	12–10	13–9–1
Indianapolis	12–10–2	19–3	10–11	9–13–1	—	13–9–1	12–10	13–9
Kansas City	10–12	11–11	10–12–1	8–14	9–13–1	—	11–10	8–12
Pittsburgh	12–10–2	5–17	7–13–1	10–12	10–12	10–11	—	10–11–1
St. Louis	5–17–1	9–13	7–15	9–13–1	9–13	12–8	11–10	—

Roster

1914 Chicago Federals
Roster
Pitchers Dave Black Ad Brennan Max Fiske Claude Hendrix Rankin Johnson Erv Lange Tom McGuire Mike Prendergast Dan Sherman Doc Watson		Catchers Bruno Block Clem Clemens Art Wilson Infielders Fred Beck Jack Farrell Harry Fritz Leo Kavanagh Jimmy Smith Jim Stanley Joe Tinker Rollie Zeider		Outfielders Max Flack Bill Jackson Austin Walsh Al Wickland Dutch Zwilling Other batters Jack Kading Skipper Roberts		Manager Joe Tinker

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

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
2B	Farrell, JackJack Farrell	156	524	123	.235	0	35
SS	Tinker, JoeJoe Tinker	126	438	112	.256	2	46

Other batters

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
Smith, JimmyJimmy Smith	3	6	3	.500	0	1

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Johnson, RankinRankin Johnson	16	120	9	5	1.58	60

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Fiske, MaxMax Fiske	38	198	12	12	3.14	87
Brennan, AdAd Brennan	16	85.2	5	5	3.57	31

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Black, DaveDave Black	8	1	0	0	6.12	19

References

• 1914 Chicago Federals at Baseball Reference