1914 in baseball

none 1914 Major League Baseball season 1914 1914 baseball sports thumb|300px|Ty Cobb and Sam Crawford, 1914 Champions World Series: Boston Braves over Philadelphia Athletics (4–0)1914 World Series - Boston Braves over Philadelphia Athletics (4-0) https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1914_WS.shtml live https://web.archive.org/web/20250729090856/https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1914_WS.shtml October 28, 2025 July 29, 2025 Baseball Reference Awards and honors Chalmers AwardMLB Most Valuable Player MVP Award Winners https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/mvp.shtml live https://web.archive.org/web/20251012070312/https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/mvp.shtml October 28, 2025 October 12, 2025 Baseball Reference AL — Eddie Collins, Philadelphia Athletics, 2B NL — Johnny Evers, Boston Braves, 2B Statistical leaders American League1914 American League Batting Leaders https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/AL/1914-batting-leaders.shtml live https://web.archive.org/web/20250617062159/https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/AL/1914-batting-leaders.shtml October 28, 2025 June 17, 2025 Baseball Reference1914 American League Pitching Leaders https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/AL/1914-pitching-leaders.shtml live https://web.archive.org/web/20250126121725/https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/AL/1914-pitching-leaders.shtml October 28, 2025 January 26, 2025 Baseball Reference National League1914 National League Batting Leaders https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/NL/1914-batting-leaders.shtml live https://web.archive.org/web/20250927001358/https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/NL/1914-batting-leaders.shtml October 28, 2025 September 27, 2025 Baseball Reference1914 National League Pitching Leaders https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/NL/1914-pitching-leaders.shtml live https://web.archive.org/web/20250126121721/https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/NL/1914-pitching-leaders.shtml October 28, 2025 January 26, 2025 Baseball Reference Federal League1914 Federal League Batting Leaders https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/FL/1914-batting-leaders.shtml live https://web.archive.org/web/20241213174209/https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/FL/1914-batting-leaders.shtml October 28, 2025 December 13, 2024 Baseball Reference1914 Federal League Pitching Leaders https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/FL/1914-pitching-leaders.shtml live https://web.archive.org/web/20250120210848/https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/FL/1914-pitching-leaders.shtml October 28, 2025 January 20, 2025 Baseball Reference Stat Player Total Player Total Player Total AVG Ty Cobb (DET) .368 Jake Daubert (BRO) .329 Benny Kauff (IND) .370 HR Home Run Baker (PHA) 9 Gavvy Cravath (PHI) 19 Dutch Zwilling (CWH) 16 RBI Sam Crawford (DET) 104 Sherry Magee (PHI) 103 Frank LaPorte (IND) 107 W Walter Johnson (WSH) 28 Grover Alexander (PHI) 27 Claude Hendrix (CWH) 29 ERA Dutch Leonard (BOS) 0.96 Bill Doak (STL) 1.72 Claude Hendrix (CWH) 1.69 K Walter Johnson (WSH) 225 Grover Alexander (PHI) 214 Cy Falkenberg (IND) 236 Major league baseball final standings American League Philadelphia Athletics National League Boston Braves Federal League Indianapolis Hoosiers Events February February 11 – The Chicago Cubs trade Johnny Evers, part of the legendary Tinkers to Evers to Chance infield, to the Boston Braves for Bill Sweeney.Johnny Evers Trades and Transactions by Baseball Almanac https://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/trades.php?p=eversjo01 live https://web.archive.org/web/20251029082914/https://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/trades.php?p=eversjo01 October 29, 2025 October 29, 2025 Baseball Almanac February 19 – Solly Hofman jumped from the Pittsburgh Pirates to Brooklyn Tip-Tops of the Federal League.Solly Hofman Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hofmaso01.shtml live https://web.archive.org/web/20251010203328/https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hofmaso01.shtml October 29, 2025 October 10, 2025 Baseball Reference February 27 – Jack Quinn, a pitcher for the Boston Braves, jumped from the National League to the Baltimore Terrapins of the Federal League.Jack Quinn Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/q/quinnja01.shtml live https://web.archive.org/web/20250729040651/https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/q/quinnja01.shtml October 29, 2025 July 29, 2025 Baseball Reference April April 17 – Pitcher Red Faber makes his MLB debut for the Chicago White Sox in their 6–5 victory over the winless Cleveland Naps.Harrigan Thomas April 17, 2020 Today is the greatest debut date in MLB history https://www.mlb.com/news/greatest-debut-dates-for-baseball-hall-of-famers live https://web.archive.org/web/20251030084050/https://www.mlb.com/news/greatest-debut-dates-for-baseball-hall-of-famers October 30, 2025 October 30, 2025 MLB April 21 – Future Hall of Famer Frank Chance plays his final game, entering as a defensive replacement for the New York Yankees in the bottom of the 9th inning.Frank Chance Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/chancfr01.shtml live https://web.archive.org/web/20251030090833/https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/chancfr01.shtml October 30, 2025 October 30, 2025 Baseball Reference April 30 – Nick Cullop jumps from the Cleveland Naps to the Kansas City Packers.Nick Cullop Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/culloni01.shtml live https://web.archive.org/web/20251030091411/https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/culloni01.shtml October 30, 2025 October 30, 2025 Baseball Reference May May 31 – Joe Benz pitches a no hitter in a 6–1 Chicago White Sox victory over the Cleveland Naps.Cleveland Naps vs Chicago White Sox Box Score: May 31, 1914 https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA191405310.shtml live https://web.archive.org/web/20251101004826/https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA191405310.shtml November 1, 2025 November 1, 2025 Baseball Reference June June 3 – The Baltimore Terrapins trade Happy Finneran to the Brooklyn Tip-Tops in exchange for Felix Chouinard.Joseph Finneran Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/finneha01.shtml live https://web.archive.org/web/20251101194926/https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/finneha01.shtml November 1, 2025 November 1, 2025 Baseball Reference June 9 – Honus Wagner of the Pittsburgh Pirates becomes the second member of the 3000 hit club.Adler David September 29, 2025 Every member of the 3,000-hit club https://www.mlb.com/news/3-000-hit-club-baseball-s-rare-feats-c273059328 live https://web.archive.org/web/20251101195341/https://www.mlb.com/news/3-000-hit-club-baseball-s-rare-feats-c273059328 November 1, 2025 November 1, 2025 MLB July July 1 – Harry Kingman pinch-hits for the New York Yankees in their 7–4 loss to the Washington Senators, becoming the first Chinese-born major league baseball player.Harry Kingman 1914 Batting Game Logs https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=kingmha01&t=b&year=1914 live https://web.archive.org/web/20251101200803/https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=kingmha01&t=b&year=1914 November 1, 2025 November 1, 2025 Baseball ReferenceProvenzano Matt March 15, 2016 The Yankees once employed the only player born in China https://www.pinstripealley.com/2016/3/14/11217104/yankees-china-harry-kingman-history-xu-guiyan live https://web.archive.org/web/20251101201214/https://www.pinstripealley.com/2016/3/14/11217104/yankees-china-harry-kingman-history-xu-guiyan November 1, 2025 November 1, 2025 Pinstripe Alley July 9 – The Boston Red Sox purchase the contracts of Ernie Shore, Ben Egan and Babe Ruth from the Baltimore Orioles of the International League for $25,000.July 10, 1914 3 More Orioles Sold https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-3-more-orioles-sold/164254440/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20251101201456/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-3-more-orioles-sold/164254440/ November 1, 2025 November 1, 2025 The Baltimore Sun 5 Newspapers.com August August 27 – Fred McMullin makes his major league debut for the Detroit Tigers in their 9–2 loss to the Boston Red Sox.Fred McMullin 1914 Batting Game Logs https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=mcmulfr01&t=b&year=1914 live https://web.archive.org/web/20251101205417/https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=mcmulfr01&t=b&year=1914 November 1, 2025 November 1, 2025 Baseball Reference August 28 - One day after being released by the Boston Red Sox, infielder Steve Yerkes jumps to the Federal League, signing with the Pittsburgh Rebels.Steve Yerkes Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/y/yerkest02.shtml live https://web.archive.org/web/20251101205653/https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/y/yerkest02.shtml November 1, 2025 November 1, 2025 Baseball Reference September September 9 – In the second game of a doubleheader, George Davis of the Boston Braves pitches a no-hitter against the Philadelphia Phillies in a 7–0 win.Philadelphia Phillies vs Boston Braves Box Score: September 9, 1914 https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BSN/BSN191409092.shtml live https://web.archive.org/web/20251101210850/https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BSN/BSN191409092.shtml November 1, 2025 November 1, 2025 Baseball Reference September 19 – Ed Lafitte pitches a no-hitter for the Brooklyn Tip-Tops of the Federal League in a 6–2 win over the Kansas City Packers.Kansas City Packers vs Brooklyn Tip-Tops Box Score: September 19, 1914 https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BRF/BRF191409191.shtml live https://web.archive.org/web/20251101211056/https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BRF/BRF191409191.shtml November 1, 2025 November 1, 2025 Baseball Reference September 21 – Walter Johnson of the Washington Senators has four wild pitches in an inning.Pellowski Michael J The Little Giant Book of Baseball Facts 2007 Sterling Publishing Co United States 9781402742736 352 registration https://archive.org/details/littlegiantbooko0000pell/page/352 September 27 – Nap Lajoie of the Cleveland Naps becomes the third member of the 3,000 hit club. October October 13 – The Boston Braves defeat the Philadelphia Athletics 3–1 in Game 4 of the 1914 World Series to win their first World Series, four games to none, for the first four-game sweep in World Series history.1914 World Series - Boston Braves over Philadelphia Athletics (4–0) https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1914_WS.shtml live https://web.archive.org/web/20251101212038/https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1914_WS.shtml November 1, 2025 November 1, 2025 Baseball Reference October 18 – Pitcher Hugh Bedient of the Boston Red Sox jumps to the Buffalo Blues of the Federal League.Hugh Bedient Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bediehu01.shtml live https://web.archive.org/web/20251101212339/https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bediehu01.shtml November 1, 2025 November 1, 2025 Baseball Reference November November 16 – Eddie Plank reportedly jumps from the Philadelphia Athletics of the American League to the Federal League's Chicago Federals after Athletics owner Connie Mack instigates a fire sale, asking waivers for Plank, Jack Coombs, and Chief Bender.November 16, 1914 DAY'S NEWS CONDENSED — SPORTING https://idnc.library.illinois.edu/?a=d&d=CLW19141116.2.26&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN---------- live https://web.archive.org/web/20251101214039/https://idnc.library.illinois.edu/?a=d&d=CLW19141116.2.26&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN---------- Chicago Livestock World Chicago, Illinois November 1, 2025 November 1, 2025 The University of Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections December December 2 – Pitcher Eddie Plank officially jumps to the Federal League, signing a contract with the St. Louis Terriers.December 3, 1914 PITCHER PLANK JUMPS TO FEDERALS; Veteran Left-Hander of Athletics Goes to St. Louis "Outlaw" Team https://www.nytimes.com/1914/12/03/archives/pitcher-plank-jumps-to-federals-veteran-lefthander-of-athletics.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20251101215037/https://www.nytimes.com/1914/12/03/archives/pitcher-plank-jumps-to-federals-veteran-lefthander-of-athletics.html November 1, 2025 November 1, 2025 New York Times December 5 – Pitcher Chief Bender jumps to the Federal League, signing a contract with the Baltimore Terrapins.December 6, 1914 "CHIEF" BENDER SIGNS FED LEAGUE CONTRACT https://newspapers.library.in.gov/?a=d&d=DT19141206.1.13&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- live https://web.archive.org/web/20251101215650/https://newspapers.library.in.gov/?a=d&d=DT19141206.1.13&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- November 1, 2025 November 1, 2025 Terre Haute Tribune Hoosier State Chronicles Births January January 4 – Herman Franks January 5 – Joe Grace January 5 – Jack Salveson January 10 – Carrenza Howard January 13 – Roberto Olivo January 19 – Benny Culp January 19 – Al Piechota January 21 – Blix Donnelly January 23 – Merv Connors January 28 – Alf Anderson January 31 – Mel Mazzera January 31 – Charlie Wiedemeyer February February 5 – John Gaddy February 8 – Mel Bosser February 8 – Bert Haas February 9 – Bill Veeck February 17 – Rod Dedeaux February 19 – John Bissant February 19 – Stan Sperry February 21 – Milt Gray February 23 – Lynn Myers February 23 – Pedro Pagés February 23 – Mike Tresh March March 1 – Harry Caray March 4 – Art Rebel March 7 – Joe Gallagher March 12 – Otto Huber March 14 – Red Marion March 21 – Boyd Perry March 26 – Hal Epps April April 1 – George Bradley April 1 – Moe Franklin April 6 – Dee Moore April 8 – Andy Karl April 14 – Earl Bumpus April 17 – Lefty Smoll April 27 – George Archie April 27 – Larry Crawford April 27 – Jug Thesenga April 29 – Marv Breuer May May 4 – Harl Maggert May 9 – Culley Rikard May 10 – Russ Bauers May 11 – Al Williams May 14 – Jim Shilling May 14 – Albert Zachary May 15 – Jimmy Wasdell May 20 – Stan Benjamin May 27 – Johnny Welaj June June 6 – Eddie Silber June 12 – Pete Naktenis June 14 – George Myatt June 16 – Johnnie Wittig June 22 – Jim Asbell June 22 – Maury Newlin June 24 – Hal Kelleher June 27 – Irv Bartling July July 2 – Bob Allen July 3 – Buddy Rosar July 8 – George Fallon July 11 – George Binks July 11 – Gentry Jessup July 12 – Al Glossop July 14 – José Pérez Colmenares July 16 – Don Ross July 17 – Charlie Frye July 18 – Andy Gilbert July 18 – Ben Huffman July 19 – Marius Russo July 23 – Frank Croucher July 26 – Ellis Kinder July 30 – Steve Peek July 31 – Elmer Riddle August August 5 – Bob Daughters August 5 – Bob Loane August 6 – Tommy Reis August 22 – Augie Donatelli August 24 – George Turbeville August 26 – Al Cuccinello August 30 – Buddy Hancken September September 7 – Hermina Franks September 11 – Clay Smith September 18 – Bill Sodd September 23 – Mack Stewart September 27 – Bill Jackowski September 28 – Dick Midkiff September 29 – Johnny Johnson October October 3 – Woody Wheaton October 4 – Bruce Sloan October 6 – George Washburn October 10 – Italo Chelini October 10 – Tommy Fine October 13 – Frankie Hayes October 14 – Harry Brecheen October 28 – Johnny Rigney October 30 – Lefty Wilkie November November 2 – Jesse Flores November 2 – Tom McBride November 2 – Johnny Vander Meer November 4 – Sig Gryska November 4 – Les McCrabb November 5 – Mark Mauldin November 10 – Angel Fleitas November 12 – Emerson Dickman November 13 – Jack Hallett November 15 – Mickey Livingston November 15 – Maurice Van Robays November 19 – Eddie Morgan November 21 – Pinky Jorgensen November 21 – George Scharein November 22 – Alex Pitko November 23 – Emmett Ashford November 23 – Mel Preibisch November 25 – Joe DiMaggio November 25 – Gene Handley November 26 – Ed Weiland November 29 – Joe Orengo December December 6 – Turkey Tyson December 9 – Hank Camelli December 11 – Bill Nicholson December 12 – Buzzie Bavasi December 14 – Rusty Peters December 17 – Dave Smith Deaths January–April January 11 – Walt Goldsby, 52, outfielder who hit .236 for five teams in two different leagues between 1884 and 1888. January 13 – Aaron Clapp, 57, first baseman for the 1879 Troy Trojans of the National League. January 20 – Pat Lyons, 53, Canadian second baseman who played for the Cleveland Spiders of the National League in 1890. February 1 – Sam Weaver, 58, pitcher who posted a 68–80 record and a 3.21 ERA with five teams in four different leagues from 1875 to 1886. February 9 – Buster Brown, 32, National League pitcher who had a 51–103 record and a 3.21 ERA for the St. Louis Cardinals (1905–'07), Philadelphia Phillies (1907–'09) and Boston Doves/Braves (1909–13). February 9 – Jack Farrell, 56, second baseman for 11 seasons (1879–1889), who played bulk of his career with the Providence Grays. February 21 – Farmer Vaughn, 49, catcher who hit .274 with 21 home runs and 525 RBI in 925 games for five teams from 1886 to 1899. February 23 – Nat Jewett, 69, catcher for the 1872 Brooklyn Eckfords of the National Association. February 28 – Art Sladen, 53, outfielder for the Boston Reds of the Union Association in 1884. March 24 – Jack Brennan, 50, catcher/infielder who played from 1884 to 1890 with four teams in four different leagues. April 1 – Rube Waddell, 37, pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics who led AL in strikeouts six consecutive years, including modern record of 349 in 1904; four-time 20-game winner led AL in ERA twice with career 2.16 mark, best ever by left-hander with 1500 innings; 2316 strikeouts ranked third in history upon retirement, 50 shutouts ranked fifth; first major leaguer to strike out a side on nine pitches. According to Lee Allen, in The American League Story (1961), there were those who considered it appropriate that Waddell should die on April Fool's Day. April 7 – Charlie Ganzel, 51, catcher for four different teams during fourteen seasons, and a member of the 1887 Detroit Wolverines National League champion team that won the first ever World Series, beating the St. Louis Browns ten games to five. April 16 – Podge Weihe, 51, American Association outfielder who hit .254 in two seasons with the Indianapolis Hoosiers (1883) and Cincinnati RedStockings (1884). April 27 – Herb Worth, 66, outfielder for the 1872 Brooklyn Atlantics of the National Association . May–August May 8 – George Fox, 45, first baseman for the Louisville Colonels of the American Association (1891) and the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League (1899). May 20 – Chub Collins, 56, shortstop for the National League Buffalo Bisons in 1884, on a talented team featuring the all-star infield known as the "Big Four": Dan Brouthers, Hardy Richardson, Deacon White and later Jack Rowe. May 26 – Jumbo Latham, 61, first baseman who hit .247 in 334 games for five different teams from 1875 to 1884, while managing two of them (1875, 1882). June 16 – Bert Dorr, 52, pitcher for the 1882 St. Louis Browns. July 5 – Wee Willie Mills, 36, pitcher for the National League New York Giants in 1901. July 9 – Ossee Schreckengost, 39, catcher for eleven seasons, most notably with the Philadelphia Athletics from 1902 to 1908, who pioneered one-handed style and batted .300 twice. August 1 – Gid Gardner, 55, outfielder/pitcher from 1879 to 1888, who hit a .233 average and had a 2–10 record for eight teams in three different leagues. August 1 – Con Murphy, 50, pitcher who posted a 4–13 record with the Philadelphia Quakers (1884) and Brooklyn Ward's Wonders (1890). August 17 – Harry Steinfeldt, 36, third baseman for the Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs who led National League in hits, doubles and RBI once each, batting .300 twice, and hit .471 in the 1907 World Series to lead the Cubs to the championship. September–December September 2 – Al Metcalf, 61, appeared in eight games for the 1875 New York Mutuals. September 9 – Willie Garoni, 37, pitcher for the 1899 New York Giants of the National League. September 14 – Jim McDonald, 54, third baseman who played from 1884 to 1885 for three teams in three different leagues. November 2 – Jack Sheridan, 52, American League umpire since the league's 1901 formation, previously in the Players' League and National League, who officiated in four of the first seven World Series, and introduced the practice of crouching behind the catcher when calling balls and strikes. November 9 – Danny Green, 38, outfielder for the Orphans and White Sox Chicago teams and a four-time .300 hitter who died following complications related to a beaning. November 10 – Jack Heinzman, 51, first baseman for the 1886 Louisville Colonels of the American Association. November 10 – Heinie Reitz, 47, National League second baseman for the Orioles, Senators and Pirates from 1893 to 1899, who hit .292 in 724 games and led the league with 31 triples in 1894. November 28 – Tug Wilson, 54, outfielder and catcher for the 1884 Brooklyn Atlantics. December 11 – Harry Burrell, 47, pitcher who posted a 4–2 record and a 4.81 ERA with the 1891 St. Louis Browns of the American Association. December 22 – Phil Powers, 60, catcher who played from 1878 to 1885 for five different teams in the National League and American Association. December 31 – John Farrow, 61, National Association catcher for the Elizabeth Resolutes (1873) and Brooklyn Atlantics (1874, 1884). December 31 – John O'Brien, 63, outfielder for the 1884 Baltimore Monumentals of the Union Association. References 1914