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1914 Boston Braves

94-59 • .614 Win% • 1st in NL

The 1914 Boston Braves went 94-59 (.614) finishing 1st in the NL. They won the World Series that season. The club scored 657 runs, allowed 548, and played home games at South End Grounds III. Team leaders included Joe Connolly (9 HR, 65 RBI) and Bill James (26-7, 1.90 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

94 Wins
59 Losses
.614 Win %
1st Rank
657 R 548 RA
Diff +109

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⚡ Quick Stats

657 Runs Scored
548 Runs Allowed
+109 Run Diff
240K Attendance

📈 vs. 1914 NL Average

Batting Avg .251 equal to the 1914 league average (.251)
OBP .322 2% above the 1914 league average (.316)
SLG .335 equal to the 1914 league average (.334)
Team ERA 2.74 2% better than the 1914 league average (2.79)
Runs Scored 657 10% above the 1914 league average (600 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSouth End Grounds III
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Home Games 29
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Total Attendance 240,562
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Avg per Game 8,295

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1914

Batting Avg

1 Red Smith 0.314 2 Joe Connolly 0.306 3 Ted Cather 0.297 4 Charles Schmidt 0.285 5 Johnny Evers 0.279

Home Runs

1 Joe Connolly 9 2 Larry Gilbert 5 3 Les Mann 4 4 Rabbit Maranville 4 5 Hank Gowdy 3

RBI

1 Rabbit Maranville 78 2 Charles Schmidt 71 3 Joe Connolly 65 4 Hank Gowdy 46 5 Johnny Evers 40
1914 Boston Braves — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Rabbit Maranville 156 586 74 144 23 6 4 78 45 56 28 0.246
Charles Schmidt 147 537 67 153 17 9 1 71 43 55 14 0.285
Johnny Evers 139 491 81 137 20 3 1 40 87 26 12 0.279
Joe Connolly 120 399 64 122 28 10 9 65 49 36 12 0.306
Les Mann 126 389 44 96 16 11 4 40 24 50 9 0.247
Hank Gowdy 128 366 42 89 17 6 3 46 48 40 14 0.243
Charlie Deal 79 257 17 54 13 2 0 23 20 23 4 0.210
Larry Gilbert 72 224 32 60 6 1 5 25 26 34 3 0.268
George Whitted 66 218 36 57 11 4 2 31 18 18 10 0.261
Red Smith 60 207 30 65 17 1 3 37 28 24 4 0.314
Bert Whaling 60 172 18 36 7 0 0 12 21 28 2 0.209
Herbie Moran 41 154 24 41 3 1 0 4 17 11 4 0.266
Ted Cather 50 145 19 43 11 2 0 27 7 28 7 0.297
Bill James 49 129 9 33 3 0 0 9 0 20 0 0.256
Josh Devore 51 128 22 29 4 0 1 5 18 14 2 0.227
Dick Rudolph 43 120 10 15 4 1 0 8 11 19 1 0.125
Jim Murray 39 112 10 26 4 2 0 12 6 24 2 0.232
Oscar Dugey 58 109 17 21 2 0 1 10 10 15 10 0.193
Lefty Tyler 38 94 6 19 1 0 0 4 4 20 0 0.202
Jack Martin 33 85 10 18 2 0 0 5 6 7 0 0.212
Dick Crutcher 33 54 5 8 1 0 0 3 4 15 1 0.148
Tommy Griffith 16 48 3 5 0 0 0 1 2 6 0 0.104
Otto Hess 31 47 5 11 1 0 1 6 1 11 0 0.234
Wilson Collins 27 35 5 9 0 0 0 1 2 8 0 0.257
Paul Strand 18 24 2 8 2 0 0 3 0 2 0 0.333
Fred Tyler 6 19 2 2 0 0 0 2 1 5 0 0.105
George Davis 9 18 1 3 0 0 0 2 2 6 0 0.167
Hub Perdue 9 14 2 1 0 1 0 2 1 5 0 0.071
Gene Cocreham 15 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0.100
Tom Hughes 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Clarence Kraft 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Billy Martin 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dolf Luque 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ensign Cottrell 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1914

ERA

1 Bill James 1.90 2 Dick Rudolph 2.35 3 Paul Strand 2.44 4 Lefty Tyler 2.69 5 Otto Hess 3.03

Wins

1 Bill James 26 2 Dick Rudolph 26 3 Lefty Tyler 16 4 Paul Strand 6 5 Dick Crutcher 5

Strikeouts

1 Bill James 156 2 Lefty Tyler 140 3 Dick Rudolph 138 4 Dick Crutcher 48 5 Paul Strand 33
1914 Boston Braves — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Dick Rudolph 26 10 2.35 42 36 0 336.1 288 88 61 138
Bill James 26 7 1.90 46 37 2 332.1 261 70 118 156
Lefty Tyler 16 13 2.69 38 34 2 271.1 247 81 101 140
Dick Crutcher 5 7 3.46 33 15 0 158.2 169 61 66 48
Otto Hess 5 6 3.03 14 11 1 89.0 89 30 33 24
George Davis 3 3 3.40 9 6 0 55.2 42 21 26 26
Paul Strand 6 2 2.44 16 3 1 55.1 47 15 23 33
Hub Perdue 2 5 5.82 9 9 0 51.0 60 33 11 13
Gene Cocreham 3 4 4.84 15 3 0 44.2 48 24 27 15
Tom Hughes 2 0 2.65 2 2 0 17.0 14 5 4 11
Dolf Luque 0 1 4.15 2 1 0 8.2 5 4 4 1
Ensign Cottrell 0 1 9.00 1 1 0 1.0 2 1 3 1

🏆 Postseason Results

World Series
BSN def. PHA 4-0

👥 Roster (34)

Ted Cather Gene Cocreham Wilson Collins Joe Connolly Ensign Cottrell Dick Crutcher George Davis Charlie Deal Josh Devore Oscar Dugey Johnny Evers Larry Gilbert +22 more

34 players

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The 1914 Boston Braves in brief

The 1914 Boston Braves won 94 games and lost 59, ending up 1st in the NL. In 1914 the franchise won the World Series. With 657 runs scored and 548 given up, the 1914 differential was +109. The Boston Braves staff finished with a 2.74 ERA; the league as a whole was at 2.79. Measured against the 600-run league average, the offense was 10% ahead.

Home games were played at South End Grounds III, where 240,562 fans came through the gates. Joe Connolly topped the Boston Braves with 9 home runs. The RBI leader was Rabbit Maranville, with 78. The hits leader was Charles Schmidt with 153. On the mound, Bill James won 26 games to lead the staff. In the World Series, the Boston Braves beat PHA 4-0.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1914 Boston Braves

What was the 1914 Boston Braves record?
The 1914 Boston Braves finished 94-59 (.614 win pct).
Did the 1914 Boston Braves win the World Series?
Yes. The 1914 Boston Braves won the World Series.
Who led the 1914 Boston Braves in home runs?
Joe Connolly led the 1914 Boston Braves with 9 home runs.
What was the 1914 Boston Braves team ERA?
The 1914 Boston Braves posted a team ERA of 2.74.
Where did the 1914 Boston Braves play?
The 1914 Boston Braves played home games at South End Grounds III.
Who led the 1914 Boston Braves in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Joe Connolly (9 HR, 65 RBI) and Bill James (26-7, 1.90 ERA).
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