1914 Chicago White Sox

70-84 • .455 Win% • 6th in AL

The 1914 Chicago White Sox went 70-84 (.455) finishing 6th in the AL. The club scored 487 runs, allowed 560, and played home games at Comiskey Park. Team leaders included Jack Fournier (6 HR, 44 RBI) and Joe Benz (14-19, 2.26 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

70 Wins
84 Losses
.455 Win %
6th Rank
487 R 560 RA
Diff -73

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487 Runs Scored
560 Runs Allowed
-73 Run Diff
313K Attendance

📈 vs. 1914 AL Average

Batting Avg .239 3% below the 1914 league average (.247)
OBP .301 5% below the 1914 league average (.318)
SLG .310 4% below the 1914 league average (.323)
Team ERA 2.48 9% better than the 1914 league average (2.74)
Runs Scored 487 15% below the 1914 league average (576 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumComiskey Park
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 313,400
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Avg per Game 3,869

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1914

Batting Avg

1 Jack Fournier 0.311 2 Braggo Roth 0.294 3 Shano Collins 0.274 4 Ray Schalk 0.270 5 Hal Chase 0.267

Home Runs

1 Jack Fournier 6 2 Ping Bodie 3 3 Shano Collins 3 4 Ray Demmitt 2 5 Buck Weaver 2

RBI

1 Shano Collins 65 2 Ray Demmitt 46 3 Jack Fournier 44 4 Ray Schalk 36 5 Lena Blackburne 35
1914 Chicago White Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Shano Collins 154 598 61 164 34 9 3 65 27 49 30 0.274
Buck Weaver 136 541 64 133 20 9 2 28 20 40 14 0.246
Ray Demmitt 146 515 63 133 13 12 2 46 61 48 12 0.258
Lena Blackburne 144 474 52 105 10 5 1 35 66 58 25 0.222
Ray Schalk 136 392 30 106 13 2 0 36 38 24 24 0.270
Jack Fournier 109 379 44 118 14 9 6 44 31 44 10 0.311
Ping Bodie 107 327 21 75 9 5 3 29 21 35 12 0.229
Jim Breton 81 231 21 49 7 2 0 24 24 42 9 0.212
Hal Chase 58 206 27 55 10 5 0 20 23 19 9 0.267
Scotty Alcock 54 156 12 27 4 2 0 7 7 14 4 0.173
Joe Berger 48 148 11 23 3 1 0 3 13 9 2 0.155
Tom Daly 62 133 13 31 2 0 0 8 7 13 3 0.233
Braggo Roth 34 126 14 37 4 6 1 10 8 25 3 0.294
Joe Benz 48 92 5 12 3 0 0 1 1 29 1 0.130
Eddie Cicotte 45 86 5 14 2 0 0 4 3 18 0 0.163
Jim Scott 43 86 3 14 3 0 0 2 3 19 0 0.163
Wally Mayer 40 85 7 14 3 1 0 5 14 23 1 0.165
Harry Lord 21 69 8 13 1 1 1 3 5 3 2 0.188
Reb Russell 46 64 6 17 1 1 0 7 1 14 0 0.266
Red Faber 40 55 3 8 1 0 0 1 10 16 0 0.145
Howard Baker 15 47 4 13 1 1 0 5 3 8 2 0.277
Walt Kuhn 17 40 4 11 1 0 0 0 8 11 2 0.275
Mellie Wolfgang 24 40 2 7 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 0.175
Larry Chappell 21 39 3 9 0 0 0 1 4 11 0 0.231
Polly Wolfe 8 28 0 6 0 0 0 0 3 6 1 0.214
Cecil Coombs 7 23 1 4 1 0 0 1 1 7 0 0.174
Ed Walsh 10 16 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.062
Carl Manda 9 15 2 4 0 0 0 1 3 3 1 0.267
Bill Lathrop 19 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Hi Jasper 16 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0.000
Charlie Kavanagh 6 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.200
Irv Porter 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.250
Hank Schreiber 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Delos Brown 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Billy Sullivan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1914

ERA

1 Mellie Wolfgang 1.89 2 Eddie Cicotte 2.04 3 Joe Benz 2.26 4 Bill Lathrop 2.64 5 Red Faber 2.68

Wins

1 Joe Benz 14 2 Jim Scott 14 3 Eddie Cicotte 11 4 Red Faber 10 5 Mellie Wolfgang 9

Strikeouts

1 Joe Benz 142 2 Jim Scott 138 3 Eddie Cicotte 122 4 Red Faber 88 5 Reb Russell 79
1914 Chicago White Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Joe Benz 14 19 2.26 48 35 2 283.1 245 71 66 142
Eddie Cicotte 11 16 2.04 45 30 3 269.1 220 61 72 122
Jim Scott 14 18 2.84 43 33 1 253.1 228 80 75 138
Red Faber 10 9 2.68 40 19 4 181.1 154 54 64 88
Reb Russell 8 12 2.90 38 23 1 167.1 168 54 33 79
Mellie Wolfgang 9 5 1.89 24 11 0 119.1 96 25 32 50
Bill Lathrop 1 2 2.64 19 1 0 47.2 41 14 19 7
Ed Walsh 2 3 2.82 8 5 0 44.2 33 14 20 15
Hi Jasper 1 0 3.34 16 0 0 32.1 22 12 20 19

👥 Roster (35)

Scotty Alcock Howard Baker Joe Benz Joe Berger Lena Blackburne Ping Bodie Jim Breton Delos Brown Larry Chappell Hal Chase Eddie Cicotte Shano Collins +23 more

35 players

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The 1914 Chicago White Sox in brief

In 1914 the Chicago White Sox posted a 70-84 mark (.455) and finished 6th in the AL. Runs came in at 487 scored against 560 allowed (-73). Against a league average of .247, the 1914 Chicago White Sox batted .239. The staff ERA of 2.48 was 9% better than the league average of 2.74. League clubs averaged 576 runs that year, so the Chicago White Sox scored 15% fewer.

Home games were played at Comiskey Park, where 313,400 fans came through the gates. Jack Fournier topped the Chicago White Sox with 6 home runs. The RBI leader was Shano Collins, with 65. The pitching staff's wins leader was Jim Scott (14). Joe Benz struck out 142, the most on the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1914 Chicago White Sox

What was the 1914 Chicago White Sox record?
The 1914 Chicago White Sox finished 70-84 (.455 win pct).
Who led the 1914 Chicago White Sox in home runs?
Jack Fournier led the 1914 Chicago White Sox with 6 home runs.
What was the 1914 Chicago White Sox team ERA?
The 1914 Chicago White Sox posted a team ERA of 2.48.
Did the 1914 Chicago White Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1914 Chicago White Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1914 Chicago White Sox play?
The 1914 Chicago White Sox played home games at Comiskey Park.
Who led the 1914 Chicago White Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Jack Fournier (6 HR, 44 RBI) and Joe Benz (14-19, 2.26 ERA).
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