1914 Indianapolis ABCs

40-29 • .580 Win% • 2nd in WES

The 1914 Indianapolis ABCs went 40-29 (.580) finishing 2nd in the WES. The club scored 341 runs, allowed 331, and played home games at Northwestern Park. Team leaders included Candy Jim Taylor (7 HR, 43 RBI) and Dicta Johnson (12-7, 3.50 ERA).

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.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

40 Wins
29 Losses
.580 Win %
2nd Rank
341 R 331 RA
Diff +10

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⚡ Quick Stats

341 Runs Scored
331 Runs Allowed
+10 Run Diff
29 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1914 WES Average

Batting Avg .271 equal to the 1914 league average (.272)
OBP .345 3% above the 1914 league average (.337)
SLG .405 8% above the 1914 league average (.374)
Team ERA 3.93 24% worse than the 1914 league average (3.17)
Runs Scored 341 31% above the 1914 league average (259 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumNorthwestern Park
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Home Games (est.) 35 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1914

Batting Avg

1 Ben Taylor 0.366 2 George Shively 0.343 3 Candy Jim Taylor 0.290 4 George Brown 0.278 5 Eugene Moore 0.277

Home Runs

1 Candy Jim Taylor 7 2 Fred Hutchinson 6 3 Ben Taylor 4 4 Joe Scotland 3 5 George Shively 3

RBI

1 Ben Taylor 53 2 Candy Jim Taylor 43 3 Fred Hutchinson 34 4 Joe Scotland 27 5 George Shively 25
1914 Indianapolis ABCs — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Candy Jim Taylor 60 221 45 64 8 7 7 43 24 0 29 0.290
George Shively 54 216 46 74 16 3 3 25 20 0 25 0.343
Ben Taylor 60 216 50 79 23 8 4 53 33 0 27 0.366
George Brown 53 212 37 59 8 1 1 24 16 0 17 0.278
Fred Hutchinson 57 207 36 54 9 1 6 34 20 0 7 0.261
Joe Scotland 56 190 32 48 6 4 3 27 21 0 15 0.253
Russell Powell 54 186 20 43 6 2 1 22 13 0 1 0.231
Eugene Moore 28 101 13 28 8 3 0 20 9 0 9 0.277
String Bean Williams 28 68 9 18 3 2 2 11 2 0 2 0.265
Wallace Gordon 17 64 13 17 4 0 2 8 7 0 4 0.266
Dicta Johnson 23 60 4 10 1 3 0 6 4 0 1 0.167
Steel Arm Johnny Taylor 17 44 5 9 3 0 0 6 3 0 0 0.205
Aggie Turner 12 39 7 9 3 0 0 5 6 0 2 0.231
Bill Kindle 10 36 3 8 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 0.222
Lawrence Simpson 16 32 2 4 1 0 0 2 3 0 1 0.125
Luther O'Neal 11 21 1 5 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0.238
Edgar Burch 8 18 1 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.222
Bee Selden 6 16 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.062
C. I. Taylor 11 16 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0.188
Lorenza Cobb 6 12 3 1 0 1 0 1 4 0 0 0.083
Sapho Bartlett 5 10 3 3 1 1 0 6 3 0 0 0.300
R. E. Leach 3 10 2 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0.200
Quack Davis 2 7 2 3 1 0 0 3 1 0 2 0.429
Jim Jeffries 2 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Ernest Burke 1 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0.250
Frank Warfield 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.333

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1914

ERA

1 Ben Taylor 1.53 2 Dicta Johnson 3.50 3 Edgar Burch 3.75 4 Steel Arm Johnny Taylor 4.36 5 String Bean Williams 4.93

Wins

1 Dicta Johnson 12 2 String Bean Williams 10 3 Ben Taylor 4 4 Edgar Burch 3 5 Lawrence Simpson 3

Strikeouts

1 Dicta Johnson 105 2 String Bean Williams 65 3 Ben Taylor 38 4 Steel Arm Johnny Taylor 28 5 Lawrence Simpson 19
1914 Indianapolis ABCs — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Dicta Johnson 12 7 3.50 22 19 1 162.0 139 63 45 105
String Bean Williams 10 7 4.93 22 13 1 126.0 119 69 46 65
Steel Arm Johnny Taylor 3 6 4.36 11 8 0 76.1 80 37 27 28
Ben Taylor 4 0 1.53 7 4 0 59.0 45 10 11 38
Edgar Burch 3 1 3.75 8 5 0 50.1 53 21 16 16
Lawrence Simpson 3 2 5.18 8 8 0 48.2 60 28 14 19
Sapho Bartlett 1 1 3.60 4 3 1 20.0 16 8 13 12
Bee Selden 0 1 9.00 1 1 0 1.0 3 1 1 0

👥 Roster (26)

Sapho Bartlett George Brown Edgar Burch Ernest Burke Lorenza Cobb Quack Davis Wallace Gordon Fred Hutchinson Jim Jeffries Dicta Johnson Bill Kindle R. E. Leach +14 more

26 players

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The 1914 Indianapolis ABCs in brief

A 40-29 record (.580) put the 1914 Indianapolis ABCs 2nd in the WES. The Indianapolis ABCs scored 341 runs and allowed 331, a run differential of +10. The staff ERA of 3.93 was 24% worse than the league average of 3.17. The 1914 Indianapolis ABCs outscored the average club by 31% (341 against 259).

Home games were played at Northwestern Park. Candy Jim Taylor topped the Indianapolis ABCs with 7 home runs. Ben Taylor drove in a team-high 53 runs. Dicta Johnson led the pitchers with 12 wins. In all, the roster shows 26 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1914 Indianapolis ABCs

What was the 1914 Indianapolis ABCs record?
The 1914 Indianapolis ABCs finished 40-29 (.580 win pct).
Who led the 1914 Indianapolis ABCs in home runs?
Candy Jim Taylor led the 1914 Indianapolis ABCs with 7 home runs.
What was the 1914 Indianapolis ABCs team ERA?
The 1914 Indianapolis ABCs posted a team ERA of 3.93.
Did the 1914 Indianapolis ABCs win the World Series?
No. The 1914 Indianapolis ABCs did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1914 Indianapolis ABCs play?
The 1914 Indianapolis ABCs played home games at Northwestern Park.
Who led the 1914 Indianapolis ABCs in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Candy Jim Taylor (7 HR, 43 RBI) and Dicta Johnson (12-7, 3.50 ERA).
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