1914 in baseball
The following are the baseball events of the year 1914 throughout the world.
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Champions
- World Series: Boston Braves over Philadelphia Athletics (4-0)
Awards and honors
MLB Statistical Leaders
American League | National League | Federal League | ||||
AVG | Ty Cobb DET | .368 | Jake Daubert BRO | .329 | Benny Kauff IND | .370 |
HR | Frank Baker PHA | 9 | Gavvy Cravath PHI | 19 | Dutch Zwilling CHI | 16 |
RBIs | Sam Crawford DET | 104 | Sherry Magee PHI | 103 | Frank LaPorte IND | 107 |
Wins | Walter Johnson WSH | 28 | Grover Alexander PHI | 27 | Claude Hendrix CHI | 29 |
ERA | Dutch Leonard WSH | 0.96 | Bill Doak STL | 1.72 | Claude Hendrix CHI | 1.69 |
Ks | Walter Johnson WSH | 225 | Grover Alexander PHI | 214 | Cy Falkenberg SD | 236 |
Major League Baseball final standings
American League final standings
American League | ||||
Club | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
Philadelphia Athletics | 99 | 53 | .651 | -- |
Boston Red Sox | 91 | 62 | .595 | 8.5 |
Washington Senators | 81 | 73 | .526 | 19 |
Detroit Tigers | 80 | 73 | .523 | 19.5 |
St. Louis Browns | 71 | 82 | .464 | 28.5 |
Chicago White Sox | 70 | 84 | .455 | 30 |
New York Yankees | 70 | 84 | .455 | 30 |
Cleveland Naps | 51 | 102 | .333 | 48.5 |
National League final standings
National League | ||||
Club | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
Boston Braves | 94 | 59 | .614 | -- |
New York Giants | 84 | 70 | .545 | 10.5 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 81 | 72 | .529 | 13 |
Chicago Cubs | 78 | 76 | .506 | 16.5 |
Brooklyn Robins | 75 | 79 | .487 | 19.5 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 74 | 80 | .481 | 20.5 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 69 | 85 | .448 | 25.5 |
Cincinnati Reds | 60 | 94 | .390 | 34.5 |
Federal League final standings
Federal League | ||||
Club | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
Indianapolis Hoosiers | 88 | 65 | .575 | -- |
Chicago Whales | 87 | 67 | .565 | 1.5 |
Baltimore Terrapins | 84 | 70 | .562 | 4.5 |
Buffalo Buffeds | 80 | 71 | .530 | 7 |
Brooklyn Tip-Tops | 77 | 77 | .500 | 11.5 |
Kansas City Packers | 67 | 84 | .444 | 20 |
Pittsburgh Rebels | 64 | 86 | .427 | 22.5 |
St. Louis Terriers | 62 | 89 | .411 | 25 |
Events
- June 9 - Honus Wagner of the Pittsburgh Pirates becomes the second member of the 3000 hit club.
- September 27 - Nap Lajoie of the Cleveland Naps becomes the third member of the 3000 hit club.
Births
- February 9 - Bill Veeck
- February 17 - Rod Dedeaux
- March 1 - Harry Caray
- May 20 - Stan Benjamin
- June 12 - Pete Naktenis
- July 26 - Ellis Kinder
- August 5 - Bob Daughters
- August 6 - Tommy Reis
- August 22 - Augie Donatelli
- August 26 - Al Cuccinello
- August 30 - Buddy Hancken
- October 13 - Frankie Hayes
- October 14 - Harry Brecheen
- November 2 - Johnny Vander Meer
- November 4 - Les McCrabb
- November 19 - Eddie Morgan
- November 22 - Alex Pitko
- November 23 - Emmett Ashford
- November 25 - Joe DiMaggio
- November 25 - Gene Handley
- December 11 - Bill Nicholson
- December 12 - Buzzie Bavasi
Deaths
- 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 lefthander with 1500 innings; 2316 strikeouts ranked third in history upon retirement, 50 shutouts ranked fifth; first major leaguer to strike out side on nine pitches. According to Lee Allen, in The American League Story (1961), there were those who considered it appropriate that Rube should pass away on April Fool's Day.
- July 9 - Ossee Schreckengost, 39, catcher, most notably with the Athletics, who pioneered one-handed style; batted .300 twice
- August 17 - Harry Steinfeldt, 36, third baseman for the Reds and Cubs who led NL in hits, doubles and RBI once each, batted .300 twice; hit .471 in 1907 World Series to lead Cubs to title
- 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; 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