1914 Season

30 teams competing in 2 leagues

The 1914 Major League Baseball season was played by 30 teams. The Boston Braves won the World Series, defeating the Philadelphia Athletics. Gavvy Cravath led with 19 home runs, Frank LaPorte led with 107 RBI, and Benny Kauff led with 211 hits. This page carries the 1914 standings, league leaders, postseason results, and a link to every team's season.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
Win% (Winning Percentage):
Wins divided by games decided.
GB (Games Back):
How far a team trailed the division or league leader.

Data updated

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1914 Bracket
World Series BSN def. PHA (4-0)

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1914 Home Run Leaders

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Batting average and OPS list qualified hitters only: 3.1 plate appearances per team game — 486 plate appearances at 157 team games. Home runs, RBI, hits, runs and stolen bases are counting totals and list every player.

Batting Average qualified

1 Benny Kauff .370 2 Steve Evans .348 3 Eddie Collins .344 4 Tris Speaker .338 5 Shoeless Joe Jackson .338

OPS qualified

1 Benny Kauff .981 2 Steve Evans .973 3 Tris Speaker .926 4 Ed Lennox .907 5 Eddie Collins .904

Home Runs all players

1 Gavvy Cravath 19 2 Vic Saier 18 3 Dutch Zwilling 16 4 Duke Kenworthy 15 5 Sherry Magee 15

RBI all players

1 Frank LaPorte 107 2 Sam Crawford 104 3 Sherry Magee 103 4 Gavvy Cravath 100 5 Steve Evans 96

Hits all players

1 Benny Kauff 211 2 Tris Speaker 193 3 Dutch Zwilling 185 4 Sam Crawford 183 5 Home Run Baker 182

Runs all players

1 Eddie Collins 122 2 Benny Kauff 120 3 Bill McKechnie 107 4 Eddie Murphy 101 5 Tris Speaker 101

Stolen Bases all players

1 Benny Kauff 75 2 Fritz Maisel 74 3 George Burns 62 4 Eddie Collins 58 5 Bill McKechnie 47
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🎯 Pitching Leaders

1914 Strikeout Leaders

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ERA and WHIP list qualified pitchers only: 1 inning pitched per team game — 157 innings at 157 team games. Wins, strikeouts and saves are counting totals and list every pitcher.

ERA qualified

1 Dutch Leonard 0.96 2 Claude Hendrix 1.69 3 Rube Foster 1.70 4 Walter Johnson 1.72 5 Bill Doak 1.72

WHIP qualified

1 Dutch Leonard 0.89 2 Russ Ford 0.93 3 Claude Hendrix 0.94 4 Ray Caldwell 0.96 5 Walter Johnson 0.97

Wins all pitchers

1 Claude Hendrix 29 2 Walter Johnson 28 3 Pete Alexander 27 4 Bill James 26 5 Jack Quinn 26

Strikeouts all pitchers

1 Cy Falkenberg 236 2 Walter Johnson 225 3 Pete Alexander 214 4 Earl Moseley 205 5 Claude Hendrix 189

Saves all pitchers

1 Red Ames 6 2 Dave Davenport 6 3 Russ Ford 6 4 Slim Sallee 6 5 Larry Cheney 5
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📋 Standings

WES

Chicago American Giants ★ 43-14 Indianapolis ABCs 40-29 Cuban Stars of Havana 23-20

FL

Indianapolis Hoosiers ★ 88-65 Chicago Chi-Feds 87-67 Baltimore Terrapins 84-70 Buffalo Buffeds 80-71 Brooklyn Tip-Tops 77-77 Kansas City Packers 67-84 Pittsburgh Rebels 64-86 St. Louis Terriers 62-89

American League

Philadelphia Athletics ★ 99-53 Boston Red Sox 91-62 Washington Senators 81-73 Detroit Tigers 80-73 St. Louis Browns 71-82 Chicago White Sox 70-84 New York Yankees 70-84 Cleveland Naps 51-102

EAS

New York Lincoln Stars ★ 7-0 New York Lincoln Giants 17-14 Brooklyn Royal Giants 14-19

National League

Boston Braves ★ 94-59 New York Giants 84-70 St. Louis Cardinals 81-72 Chicago Cubs 78-76 Brooklyn Robins 75-79 Philadelphia Phillies 74-80 Pittsburgh Pirates 69-85 Cincinnati Reds 60-94

The 1914 season in brief

The best record in the 1914 standings belonged to the New York Lincoln Stars, who finished 7-0. At the other end, the Cleveland Naps went 51-102. Across the races, the Indianapolis Hoosiers (88-65) held off the Chicago Chi-Feds (87-67) in the Federal League, the New York Lincoln Stars (7-0) held off the New York Lincoln Giants (17-14) in the EAS group, the Philadelphia Athletics owned the American League with a 99-53 mark, the Boston Red Sox next at 91-62, and the Indianapolis ABCs (40-29) finished a distant second to the Chicago American Giants (43-14) in the WES group. 1914's champions were the Boston Braves, World Series winners against the Philadelphia Athletics, 4 games to 0. On the home run tile, Gavvy Cravath sat first with 19, ahead of Vic Saier with 18. Among qualified hitters, Benny Kauff had the top batting average, .370, with Steve Evans next at .348. That 1914 rate board needs 486 plate appearances (157 team games times the per-game rule). Benny Kauff topped several batting tiles at once: batting average, OPS, hits, and stolen bases. Dutch Leonard's 0.96 ERA led the qualified pitchers; Claude Hendrix followed at 1.69. First place on the remaining pitching boards: Claude Hendrix in wins (29) and Cy Falkenberg in strikeouts (236). Benny Kauff had the most stolen bases, 75. Beyond the top five in each tile, the 1914 leaders page ranks the whole 1914 field.

1914 MLB Season: Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the World Series in 1914?
The Boston Braves won the 1914 World Series, beating the Philadelphia Athletics.
How many teams played in 1914?
30 teams played in the 1914 major league season.
Who led MLB in home runs in 1914?
Gavvy Cravath led with 19 home runs in 1914.
Who led MLB in RBI in 1914?
Frank LaPorte led with 107 RBI in 1914.
Who led MLB in hits in 1914?
Benny Kauff led with 211 hits in 1914.
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