1914 Cleveland Naps

51-102 • .333 Win% • 8th in AL

The 1914 Cleveland Naps went 51-102 (.333) finishing 8th in the AL. The club scored 538 runs, allowed 709, and played home games at League Park II. Team leaders included Shoeless Joe Jackson (3 HR, 53 RBI) and Willie Mitchell (12-17, 3.19 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

51 Wins
102 Losses
.333 Win %
8th Rank
538 R 709 RA
Diff -171

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⚡ Quick Stats

538 Runs Scored
709 Runs Allowed
-171 Run Diff
228K Attendance

📈 vs. 1914 AL Average

Batting Avg .244 1% below the 1914 league average (.247)
OBP .310 3% below the 1914 league average (.318)
SLG .312 3% below the 1914 league average (.323)
Team ERA 3.21 17% worse than the 1914 league average (2.74)
Runs Scored 538 7% below the 1914 league average (576 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumLeague Park II
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Home Games 79
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Total Attendance 228,866
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Avg per Game 2,897

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1914

Batting Avg

1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 0.338 2 Jack Lelivelt 0.328 3 Elmer Smith 0.321 4 Walter Barbare 0.308 5 Ray Chapman 0.275

Home Runs

1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 3 2 Ray Chapman 2 3 Jack Graney 1 4 Jay Kirke 1 5 Ivy Olson 1

RBI

1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 53 2 Nap Lajoie 50 3 Ray Chapman 42 4 Jack Graney 39 5 Terry Turner 33
1914 Cleveland Naps — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Jack Graney 130 460 63 122 17 10 1 39 67 46 20 0.265
Shoeless Joe Jackson 122 453 61 153 22 13 3 53 41 34 22 0.338
Terry Turner 121 428 43 105 14 9 1 33 44 36 17 0.245
Nap Lajoie 121 419 37 108 14 3 0 50 32 15 14 0.258
Nemo Leibold 115 402 46 106 13 3 0 32 54 56 12 0.264
Ray Chapman 106 375 59 103 16 10 2 42 48 48 24 0.275
Doc Johnston 103 340 43 83 15 1 0 23 28 46 14 0.244
Ivy Olson 89 310 22 75 6 2 1 20 13 24 15 0.242
Steve O'Neill 87 269 28 68 12 2 0 20 15 35 1 0.253
Jay Kirke 67 242 18 66 10 2 1 25 7 30 5 0.273
Roy Wood 72 220 24 52 6 3 1 15 13 26 6 0.236
Bill Wambsganss 43 143 12 31 6 2 0 12 8 24 2 0.217
Fred Carisch 40 102 8 22 3 2 0 5 12 18 2 0.216
Ben Egan 29 88 7 20 2 1 0 11 3 20 0 0.227
Willie Mitchell 39 81 5 7 1 0 0 4 8 22 0 0.086
Johnny Bassler 43 77 5 14 1 1 0 6 15 8 3 0.182
Larry Pezold 23 71 4 16 0 1 0 5 9 6 2 0.225
Bill Steen 30 70 4 14 2 0 0 5 2 26 0 0.200
Jack Lelivelt 34 64 6 21 5 1 0 13 2 10 2 0.328
Rip Hagerman 37 61 2 1 1 0 0 0 4 41 0 0.016
Rivington Bisland 18 57 9 6 1 0 0 2 6 2 2 0.105
Elmer Smith 13 53 5 17 3 0 0 8 2 11 1 0.321
Walter Barbare 15 52 6 16 2 2 0 5 2 5 1 0.308
Joe Birmingham 19 47 2 6 0 0 0 4 2 5 0 0.128
Fred Blanding 30 39 2 4 0 1 0 1 0 10 0 0.103
Guy Morton 25 35 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0.029
Vean Gregg 17 34 5 6 2 0 0 1 3 12 0 0.176
Allan Collamore 27 32 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.094
Fritz Coumbe 14 23 1 6 0 1 0 3 0 6 1 0.261
Bruce Hartford 8 22 5 4 1 0 0 0 4 9 0 0.182
Abe Bowman 22 21 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0.048
Lefty James 17 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 0 0.000
Harley Dillinger 11 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.000
Josh Billings 11 8 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0.250
Frank Mills 4 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.125
Paul Carter 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Al Tedrow 4 6 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.167
George Kahler 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.000
George Dunlop 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Lloyd Bishop 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Sad Sam Jones 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
Nick Cullop 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Al Cypert 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Tinsley Ginn 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Reilly 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
George Beck 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Henry Benn 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1914

ERA

1 Bill Steen 2.60 2 Guy Morton 3.02 3 Vean Gregg 3.07 4 Rip Hagerman 3.09 5 Willie Mitchell 3.19

Wins

1 Willie Mitchell 12 2 Vean Gregg 9 3 Rip Hagerman 9 4 Bill Steen 9 5 Fred Blanding 3

Strikeouts

1 Willie Mitchell 179 2 Rip Hagerman 112 3 Bill Steen 97 4 Guy Morton 80 5 Vean Gregg 56
1914 Cleveland Naps — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Willie Mitchell 12 17 3.19 39 32 1 257.0 228 91 124 179
Bill Steen 9 14 2.60 30 22 0 200.2 201 58 68 97
Rip Hagerman 9 15 3.09 37 26 0 198.0 189 68 118 112
Guy Morton 1 13 3.02 25 13 1 128.0 116 43 55 80
Fred Blanding 3 9 3.96 29 12 1 116.0 133 51 54 35
Allan Collamore 3 7 3.25 27 8 0 105.1 100 38 49 32
Vean Gregg 9 3 3.07 17 12 0 96.2 88 33 48 56
Abe Bowman 2 7 4.46 22 10 0 72.2 74 36 45 27
Fritz Coumbe 1 5 3.25 14 5 0 55.1 59 20 16 22
Lefty James 0 3 3.20 17 6 0 50.2 44 18 32 16
Harley Dillinger 0 1 4.54 11 2 0 33.2 41 17 25 11
Paul Carter 1 3 2.92 5 4 0 24.2 35 8 5 9
Al Tedrow 1 2 1.21 4 3 0 22.1 19 3 14 4
George Kahler 0 1 3.86 2 1 0 14.0 17 6 7 3
Lloyd Bishop 0 1 5.63 3 1 0 8.0 14 5 3 1
Nick Cullop 0 1 2.70 1 0 0 3.1 4 1 1 3
Sad Sam Jones 0 0 2.70 1 0 0 3.1 2 1 2 0
George Beck 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0
Henry Benn 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 1

👥 Roster (47)

Walter Barbare Johnny Bassler George Beck Henry Benn Josh Billings Joe Birmingham Lloyd Bishop Rivington Bisland Fred Blanding Abe Bowman Fred Carisch Paul Carter +35 more

47 players

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The 1914 Cleveland Naps in brief

The 1914 Cleveland Naps won 51 games and lost 102, ending up 8th in the AL. Runs came in at 538 scored against 709 allowed (-171). At the plate the Cleveland Naps hit .244, 1% worse than the league's .247. Pitchers allowed 3.21 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 2.74. The 538 runs scored compare with a league average of 576 per club, 7% fewer.

League Park II was home in 1914, drawing a total attendance of 228,866. For power, Shoeless Joe Jackson led the way with 3 homers. Willie Mitchell was the top winner, with 12 victories. The roster section lists 47 players who appeared for the club. For the seasons either side, see the 1913 season and the 1915 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1914 Cleveland Naps

What was the 1914 Cleveland Naps record?
The 1914 Cleveland Naps finished 51-102 (.333 win pct).
Who led the 1914 Cleveland Naps in home runs?
Shoeless Joe Jackson led the 1914 Cleveland Naps with 3 home runs.
What was the 1914 Cleveland Naps team ERA?
The 1914 Cleveland Naps posted a team ERA of 3.21.
Did the 1914 Cleveland Naps win the World Series?
No. The 1914 Cleveland Naps did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1914 Cleveland Naps play?
The 1914 Cleveland Naps played home games at League Park II.
Who led the 1914 Cleveland Naps in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Shoeless Joe Jackson (3 HR, 53 RBI) and Willie Mitchell (12-17, 3.19 ERA).
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