1914 Cleveland Naps season

March 2026 November 2013 Cleveland Naps 1914 American League League Park II Cleveland, Ohio 51 102 y 8th Charles Somers Joe Birmingham 1915 Cleveland Indians season The 1914 Cleveland Naps season was a season in the history of American baseball. The team finished eighth in the eight-team American League with a record of 51–102, 48½ games behind the Philadelphia Athletics. This was their final season with the nickname "Naps", as they changed their name to the Indians from the following season, a name they kept for the next 107 years. Regular season Season standings Cleveland Naps Record vs. opponents CLE Roster 1914 Cleveland Naps Roster Pitchers George Beck Henry Benn Lloyd Bishop Fred Blanding Abe Bowman Paul Carter Allan Collamore Fritz Coumbe Nick Cullop Harley Dillinger Vean Gregg Rip Hagerman Lefty James Sam Jones George Kahler Willie Mitchell Guy Morton Bill Steen Al Tedrow Catchers Johnny Bassler Josh Billings Fred Carisch Ben Egan Frank Mills Steve O'Neill Infielders Walter Barbare Rivington Bisland Ray Chapman Al Cypert George Dunlop Bruce Hartford Doc Johnston Nap Lajoie Ivy Olson Larry Pezold Terry Turner Bill Wambsganss Outfielders Joe Birmingham Tinsley Ginn Jack Graney Joe Jackson Jay Kirke Nemo Leibold Jack Lelivelt Elmer Smith Roy Wood Other positions Tom Reilly Manager Joe Birmingham 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 Steve O'Neill 87 269 68 .253 0 20 1B Doc Johnston 104 340 83 .244 0 23 2B Nap Lajoie 121 419 108 .258 0 50 SS Ray Chapman 106 375 103 .275 2 42 3B Terry Turner 121 428 105 .245 1 33 OF Joe Jackson Shoeless Joe Jackson 122 453 143 .338 3 53 OF Jack Graney 130 460 122 .265 1 39 OF Nemo Leibold 115 402 106 .264 0 32 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 Ivy Olson 89 310 75 .242 1 20 Jay Kirke 67 242 66 .273 1 25 Roy Wood 72 220 52 .236 1 15 Bill Wambsganss 43 143 31 .217 0 12 Fred Carisch 40 102 22 .216 0 5 Ben Egan 29 88 20 .227 0 11 Johnny Bassler 43 77 14 .182 0 6 Larry Pezold 23 71 16 .225 0 5 Jack Lelivelt 34 64 21 .328 0 13 Rivington Bisland 18 57 6 .105 0 2 Elmer Smith Elmer Smith (20th century outfielder) 13 53 17 .321 0 8 Walter Barbare 15 52 16 .308 0 5 Joe Birmingham 19 47 6 .128 0 4 Bruce Hartford 8 22 4 .182 0 0 Frank Mills 4 8 1 .125 0 0 Josh Billings 11 8 2 .250 0 0 George Dunlop George Dunlop (baseball) 1 3 0 .000 0 0 Tom Reilly 1 1 0 .000 0 0 Tinsley Ginn 2 1 0 .000 0 0 Al Cypert 1 1 0 .000 0 0 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 Willie Mitchell 39 257.0 11 17 3.19 179 Bill Steen 30 200.2 9 14 2.60 97 Rip Hagerman 37 198.0 9 15 3.09 112 Vean Gregg 17 96.2 9 3 3.07 56 Paul Carter 5 24.2 1 3 2.92 9 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 Guy Morton 25 128.0 1 13 3.02 80 Fred Blanding 29 116.0 4 9 3.96 35 Allan Collamore 27 105.1 3 7 3.25 32 Abe Bowman 22 72.2 2 7 4.46 27 Fritz Coumbe 14 55.1 1 5 3.25 22 Lefty James 17 50.2 0 3 3.20 16 Harley Dillinger 11 33.2 0 1 4.54 11 Al Tedrow 4 22.1 1 2 1.21 4 George Kahler 2 14.0 0 1 3.86 3 Lloyd Bishop 3 8.0 0 1 5.63 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 Nick Cullop Nick Cullop (pitcher) 1 0 1 0 2.70 3 Sam Jones Sad Sam Jones 1 0 0 0 2.70 0 Henry Benn 1 0 0 0 0.00 1 George Beck George Beck (baseball) 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 References 1914 Cleveland Naps season at Baseball Reference Category:Cleveland Guardians seasons Cleveland Naps season Category:1914 in sports in Ohio