1914 Cincinnati Reds season

March 2026 November 2013 Cincinnati Reds 1914 National League Redland Field Cincinnati, Ohio Garry Herrmann Buck Herzog The 1914 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball. The Cincinnati Reds finished last in the National League. Offseason After the 1913 season, Reds owner Garry Herrmann, unhappy with the poor performance of the club, challenged his manager Joe Tinker on his managerial style and sought his resignation. Eventually, Herrmann and Tinker conferred, and in October, Tinker signed a contract to manage the team in 1914. Herrmann then fired Tinker in November, as Tinker complained that Herrmann did not seek his input on player transactions, while Herrmann charged the Tinker did not accept his authority. On December 12, the Reds acquired Buck Herzog and Grover Hartley from the New York Giants in exchange for Bob Bescher. Herzog, a shortstop, hit .286 with three home runs and 31 RBI in 96 games in 1913, while Hartley saw limited time as a backup catcher with the Giants in 1913, batting .316 in 23 games. The Reds then named Herzog as player-manager of the club, as this would be his first managerial job. With the Federal League beginning play in the 1914 season, a number of Reds players jumped to the new league. Notable players that left Cincinnati were Dave Davenport, Mordecai Brown, Harry Chapman, and Armando Marsans to the St. Louis Terriers, Chief Johnson to the Kansas City Packers and George Suggs to the Baltimore Terrapins. Regular season Dick Hoblitzell, the Reds starting first baseman since 1909, struggled badly in the 1914 season, and was eventually placed on waivers, as the Boston Red Sox picked him up on July 16. Hoblitzell was hitting only .210 with no home runs and 26 RBI in 78 games, well below his career numbers. Offensively, the Reds struggled during the 1914 season, batting only .236, seventh in the National League. The club had a league low 142 doubles and 16 home runs. Heinie Groh led the team with a .288 batting average, and had two home runs and 32 RBI in 139 games. Player-manager Buck Herzog batted .281 with one home run and 40 RBI with a team high 46 stolen bases in 138 games in his first season in Cincinnati. Bert Niehoff led the Reds with four home runs and 49 RBI, while batting .242. The pitching staff was led by Red Ames, who had a 15-21 record with a 2.64 ERA in 47 games. He pitched a team high 297 innings and had 128 strikeouts and 18 complete games. Rube Benton led the club in wins, as he had a 16-18 record with a 2.96 ERA in 41 games. Phil Douglas, in his first full season as a starting pitcher, had a team best 2.56 ERA in 45 games, starting 25 of them. Douglas had a record of 11-18 and pitched 239.1 innings. thumb|200px|right|The 1914 Cincinnati Reds Season summary Cincinnati was an early season surprise, as many expected the club to struggle after losing some top players to the Federal League, and by losing player-manager Joe Tinker. An early season six game winning streak lifted the Reds to a 16-11 record, which put them in second place in the National League, only one game behind the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Reds continued to play excellent baseball, and on June 1, after winning their eighth straight game, the Reds were tied with the New York Giants for first place in the league with a 26-15 record. The club would then struggle badly, going 14-33 in their next 47 games to fall out of the pennant race. The Reds continued to struggle, and won only six of their last 40 games, to close the season with a 60-94 record, last place in the National League and 34.5 games behind the first place Boston Braves. The 60 wins and .390 winning percentage was the lowest by the club since the 1901 season. The total attendance of 100,791 was the lowest total since the 1891 season. Season standings Cincinnati Reds Record vs. opponents CIN Notable transactions April 20, 1914: Chief Johnson jumped from the Reds to the Kansas City Packers.Chief Johnson page at Baseball Reference Roster 1914 Cincinnati Reds Roster Pitchers Karl Adams Red Ames Rube Benton Dave Davenport Phil Douglas Pete Fahrer Paul Fittery Pat Griffin Bob Ingersoll Chief Johnson Elmer Koestner King Lear Jack Rowan Pete Schneider Earl Yingling Catchers Tommy Clarke Tex Erwin Norm Glockson Mike González Infielders Marty Berghammer Claud Derrick Tiny Graham Heinie Groh Buck Herzog Bill Kellogg Fritz Mollwitz Bert Niehoff Johnny Rawlings Fritz Von Kolnitz Outfielders Johnny Bates Bert Daniels Bill Holden Red Killefer Ed Kippert Harry LaRoss Howard Lohr Armando Marsans Kid McLaughlin Doc Miller Herbie Moran George Twombly Maury Uhler Manager Buck Herzog 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 Tommy Clarke 113 313 82 .262 2 25 1B Dick Hoblitzell 78 248 52 .210 0 26 2B Heinie Groh 139 455 131 .288 2 32 SS Buck Herzog 138 498 140 .281 1 40 3B Bert Niehoff 142 484 117 .242 4 49 OF George Twombley 68 240 56 .233 0 19 OF Herbie Moran 107 395 93 .235 1 35 OF Bert Daniels 71 269 59 .219 0 19 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 Doc Miller 93 192 49 .255 0 33 Mike González Mike González (catcher) 95 176 41 .233 0 10 Johnny Bates Johnny Bates (baseball) 58 155 39 .252 2 15 Red Killefer 42 141 39 .277 0 12 Bill Kellogg 71 126 22 .175 0 7 Armando Marsans 36 124 37 .298 0 22 Marty Berghammer 77 112 25 .223 0 6 Fritz Mollwitz 32 111 18 .162 0 5 Fritz Von Kolnitz 41 104 23 .221 0 6 Tiny Graham 25 61 14 .230 0 3 Johnny Rawlings 33 60 13 .217 0 8 Maury Uhler 46 56 12 .214 0 3 Harry LaRoss 22 48 11 .229 0 5 Howard Lohr 18 47 10 .213 0 7 Tex Erwin 12 35 11 .314 1 7 Bill Holden 11 28 6 .214 0 1 Norm Glockson 7 12 0 .000 0 0 Claud Derrick 3 6 2 .333 0 1 Ed Kippert 2 2 0 .000 0 0 Kid McLaughlin 3 2 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 Red Ames 47 297.0 15 23 2.64 128 Rube Benton 41 271.0 16 18 2.96 121 Earl Yingling 34 198.0 9 13 3.45 80 Chief Johnson 1 4.0 0 0 6.75 1 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 Phil Douglas Phil Douglas (baseball) 45 239.1 11 18 2.56 121 Pete Schneider 29 144.1 5 13 2.81 62 King Lear King Lear (baseball) 17 55.2 1 2 3.07 20 Dave Davenport 10 54.0 2 2 2.50 22 Paul Fittery 8 43.2 0 2 3.09 21 Elmer Koestner 5 18.1 0 0 4.42 6 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 Jack Rowan Jack Rowan (baseball) 12 1 3 2 3.46 16 Pete Fahrer 5 0 0 0 1.13 2 Karl Adams Karl Adams (baseball) 4 0 0 0 9.00 5 Bob Ingersoll Bob Ingersoll (baseball) 4 0 0 0 3.00 2 Pat Griffin 1 0 0 0 9.00 0 Notes References 1914 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference Category:Cincinnati Reds seasons Cincinnati Reds season Cincinnati Reds