1914 Indianapolis Hoosiers season

February 2026 Indianapolis Hoosiers 1914 Federal League champions Federal League Federal League Park Indianapolis, Indiana 88 65 y 1st Harry F. Sinclair Bill Phillips 1915 Newark Peppers season The 1914 Indianapolis Hoosiers season was a season in American baseball. The Hoosiers won the inaugural Federal League championship, finishing 88–65, 1½ games ahead of the Chicago Federals. Offseason Prior to 1914 season: Frank Harter jumped to the Hoosiers from the Cincinnati Reds.Frank Harter page at Baseball Reference Regular season The offensive star of the team was outfielder Benny Kauff, who led the league in batting average (.370), runs scored (120), and stolen bases (75). Future Hall of Famers Edd Roush and Bill McKechnie also saw significant playing time, and Indianapolis scored a league-high 762 runs. Their rotation ace, Cy Falkenberg, went 25–16 with a 2.22 earned run average; he topped the circuit with 236 strikeouts. Season standings Indianapolis Hoosiers Record vs. opponents IND Roster 1914 Indianapolis Hoosiers Roster Pitchers Harry Billiard Cy Falkenberg Frank Harter Ed Henderson George Kaiserling Katsy Keifer Ralph McConnaughey Earl Moseley George Mullin Fred Ostendorf Charlie Whitehouse Clarence Woods Catchers Bill Rariden George Textor Bill Warren Infielders Charlie Carr Biddy Dolan Jimmy Esmond Frank LaPorte Bill McKechnie Frank Rooney Carl Vandagrift Outfielders Everitt Booe Vin Campbell Al Kaiser Benny Kauff Edd Roush Al Scheer Manager Bill Phillips 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 C Bill Rariden 131 396 93 .235 0 47 1B Charlie Carr 115 441 129 .293 3 69 2B Frank LaPorte 133 505 157 .311 4 107 SS Jimmy Esmond 151 542 160 .295 2 49 3B Bill McKechnie 149 570 173 .304 2 38 OF Al Scheer 120 363 111 .306 3 45 OF Vin Campbell 134 544 173 .318 7 44 OF Benny Kauff 154 571 211 .370 8 95 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 Al Kaiser 59 187 43 .230 1 16 Edd Roush 74 166 54 .325 1 30 Carl Vandagrift 43 136 34 .250 0 9 Biddy Dolan 32 103 23 .223 1 15 George Textor 22 57 10 .175 0 4 Bill Warren Bill Warren (baseball) 26 50 12 .240 0 5 Frank Rooney 12 35 7 .200 1 8 Everitt Booe 20 31 7 .226 0 6 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 Cy Falkenberg 49 377.1 25 16 2.22 236 Earl Moseley 43 316.2 19 18 3.47 205 George Kaiserling 37 275.1 17 10 3.11 75 Katsy Keifer 1 9.0 1 0 2.00 2 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 George Mullin George Mullin (baseball) 36 203.0 14 10 2.70 74 Harry Billiard 32 125.2 8 7 3.72 45 Ralph McConnaughey 7 26.0 0 2 4.85 7 Charlie Whitehouse 8 26.0 2 0 4.85 10 Frank Harter 6 24.2 1 2 4.01 8 Ed Henderson 2 10.0 1 0 4.50 1 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 Clarence Woods Clarence Woods (baseball) 2 0 0 1 4.50 1 Fred Ostendorf 1 0 0 0 22.50 0 Notes 2 References 1914 Indianapolis Hoosiers at Baseball Reference Federal League Championship Season 1914 First Season Chicago Whales 1915 Indianapolis Hoosiers season Category:1914 in Indiana