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1914 Chicago American Giants

43-14 • .754 Win% • 1st in WES

The 1914 Chicago American Giants went 43-14 (.754) finishing 1st in the WES. The club scored 274 runs, allowed 152, and played home games at Schorling Park. Team leaders included Rube Foster (3 HR, 11 RBI) and Horace Jenkins (7-1, 3.12 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

43 Wins
14 Losses
.754 Win %
1st Rank
274 R 152 RA
Diff +122

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⚡ Quick Stats

274 Runs Scored
152 Runs Allowed
+122 Run Diff
10 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1914 WES Average

Batting Avg .280 3% above the 1914 league average (.272)
OBP .333 1% below the 1914 league average (.337)
SLG .357 4% below the 1914 league average (.374)
Team ERA 2.27 28% better than the 1914 league average (3.17)
Runs Scored 274 6% above the 1914 league average (259 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSchorling Park
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Home Games (est.) 28 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1914

Batting Avg

1 Jesse Barber 0.330 2 Pete Hill 0.308 3 John Henry Lloyd 0.303 4 Bill Francis 0.291 5 Bill Monroe 0.272

Home Runs

1 Rube Foster 3 2 Jesse Barber 2 3 Pete Hill 2 4 Sam Bennett 1 5 Judy Gans 1

RBI

1 John Henry Lloyd 30 2 Pete Hill 29 3 Bill Monroe 24 4 Frank Duncan 22 5 Jesse Barber 21
1914 Chicago American Giants — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
John Henry Lloyd 48 188 36 57 12 5 0 30 19 0 7 0.303
Jesse Barber 43 179 38 59 9 0 2 21 12 0 6 0.330
Pete Hill 44 172 35 53 12 4 2 29 14 0 2 0.308
Judy Gans 45 169 22 41 8 1 1 18 13 0 2 0.243
Frank Duncan 42 165 27 42 9 0 0 22 15 0 0 0.255
Bill Monroe 43 162 16 44 3 0 0 24 12 0 0 0.272
Bill Francis 45 148 30 43 6 1 0 18 15 0 0 0.291
Pete Booker 30 86 9 21 2 0 0 10 5 0 0 0.244
Jack Watts 20 67 8 15 3 0 0 5 3 0 0 0.224
Horace Jenkins 22 64 11 17 1 1 0 7 1 0 0 0.266
Rube Foster 13 45 9 19 2 0 3 11 1 0 1 0.422
Bruce Petway 13 39 8 9 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 0.231
Lee Wade 11 35 5 10 1 0 1 6 1 0 0 0.286
Bill Lindsay 8 20 7 10 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 0.500
Frank Wickware 5 18 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.056
Bingo DeMoss 3 14 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.143
Sam Bennett 3 13 5 5 3 0 1 4 1 0 0 0.385
Jesse Briscoe 3 12 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.167
Jim Norman 3 12 3 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0.250
Arthur Gilliard 3 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Charles Dougherty 4 7 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.429
Tom Johnson 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dan Kennard 1 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.400
Champ Cooper 1 4 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.750
Sam Crawford 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Charley Hill 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Maxwell 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bookman 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1914

ERA

1 Frank Wickware 0.98 2 Bill Lindsay 1.09 3 Lee Wade 2.36 4 Rube Foster 2.48 5 Horace Jenkins 3.12

Wins

1 Horace Jenkins 7 2 Lee Wade 7 3 Rube Foster 5 4 Frank Wickware 5 5 Bill Lindsay 4

Strikeouts

1 Lee Wade 49 2 Frank Wickware 44 3 Horace Jenkins 42 4 Rube Foster 32 5 Arthur Gilliard 14
1914 Chicago American Giants — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Lee Wade 7 2 2.36 11 9 0 91.1 71 24 22 49
Horace Jenkins 7 1 3.12 12 7 0 78.0 82 27 18 42
Rube Foster 5 4 2.48 10 9 0 72.2 57 20 25 32
Frank Wickware 5 0 0.98 5 5 0 46.0 22 5 11 44
Bill Lindsay 4 0 1.09 5 5 0 41.1 29 5 9 14
Arthur Gilliard 2 1 3.00 3 3 0 27.0 35 9 6 14
Judy Gans 2 1 2.05 6 2 1 26.1 23 6 6 7
Tom Johnson 2 0 1.00 2 2 0 18.0 12 2 3 7
Charles Dougherty 2 1 3.63 3 3 0 17.1 12 7 8 6
Charley Hill 1 0 0.00 1 1 0 9.0 5 0 0 3
Sam Crawford 0 1 3.38 1 1 0 8.0 6 3 4 1
Bookman 0 0 27.00 1 1 0 0.2 3 2 0 0

👥 Roster (28)

Jesse Barber Sam Bennett Pete Booker Bookman Jesse Briscoe Champ Cooper Sam Crawford Bingo DeMoss Charles Dougherty Frank Duncan Rube Foster Bill Francis +16 more

28 players

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The 1914 Chicago American Giants in brief

A 43-14 record (.754) put the 1914 Chicago American Giants 1st in the WES. The run column shows 274 for and 152 against. Against a league average of .272, the 1914 Chicago American Giants batted .280. The Chicago American Giants staff finished with a 2.27 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.17. The 274 runs scored compare with a league average of 259 per club, 6% more. The club's home park in 1914 was Schorling Park.

For power, Rube Foster led the way with 3 homers. John Henry Lloyd led in RBI with 30. Jesse Barber collected the most hits, 59. Horace Jenkins was the top winner, with 7 victories. The strikeout leader was Lee Wade with 49. The 1914 roster runs to 28 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1914 Chicago American Giants

What was the 1914 Chicago American Giants record?
The 1914 Chicago American Giants finished 43-14 (.754 win pct).
How did the 1914 Chicago American Giants finish?
The 1914 Chicago American Giants finished first in the league standings.
Who led the 1914 Chicago American Giants in home runs?
Rube Foster led the 1914 Chicago American Giants with 3 home runs.
What was the 1914 Chicago American Giants team ERA?
The 1914 Chicago American Giants posted a team ERA of 2.27.
Did the 1914 Chicago American Giants win the World Series?
No. The 1914 Chicago American Giants did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1914 Chicago American Giants play?
The 1914 Chicago American Giants played home games at Schorling Park.
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