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1914 Indianapolis Hoosiers

88-65 • .575 Win% • 1st in FL

The 1914 Indianapolis Hoosiers went 88-65 (.575) finishing 1st in the FL. They won the pennant but did not win the World Series. The club scored 762 runs, allowed 622, and played home games at Federal League Park. Team leaders included Benny Kauff (8 HR, 95 RBI) and Cy Falkenberg (25-16, 2.22 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

88 Wins
65 Losses
.575 Win %
1st Rank
762 R 622 RA
Diff +140

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⚡ Quick Stats

762 Runs Scored
622 Runs Allowed
+140 Run Diff
90K Attendance

📈 vs. 1914 FL Average

Batting Avg .284 8% above the 1914 league average (.263)
OBP .348 6% above the 1914 league average (.327)
SLG .383 8% above the 1914 league average (.354)
Team ERA 3.06 5% better than the 1914 league average (3.21)
Runs Scored 762 19% above the 1914 league average (640 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumHarrison Field
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Home Games 80
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Total Attendance 90,475
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Avg per Game 1,130

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1914

Batting Avg

1 Benny Kauff 0.370 2 Edd Roush 0.325 3 Vin Campbell 0.318 4 George Mullin 0.312 5 Frank LaPorte 0.311

Home Runs

1 Benny Kauff 8 2 Vin Campbell 7 3 Frank LaPorte 4 4 Charlie Carr 3 5 Al Scheer 3

RBI

1 Frank LaPorte 107 2 Benny Kauff 95 3 Charlie Carr 69 4 Jimmy Esmond 49 5 Bill Rariden 47
1914 Indianapolis Hoosiers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Benny Kauff 154 571 120 211 44 13 8 95 72 55 75 0.370
Bill McKechnie 149 570 107 173 24 6 2 38 53 36 47 0.304
Vin Campbell 134 544 92 173 23 11 7 44 37 47 26 0.318
Jimmy Esmond 151 542 74 160 23 15 2 49 40 48 25 0.295
Frank LaPorte 133 505 86 157 27 12 4 107 36 36 15 0.311
Charlie Carr 115 441 44 129 11 10 3 69 26 47 19 0.293
Bill Rariden 131 396 44 93 15 5 0 47 61 43 12 0.235
Al Scheer 120 363 63 111 23 6 3 45 49 39 9 0.306
Al Kaiser 59 187 22 43 10 0 1 16 17 41 6 0.230
Edd Roush 74 166 26 54 8 4 1 30 6 20 12 0.325
Carl Vandagrift 43 136 25 34 4 0 0 9 9 15 7 0.250
Cy Falkenberg 49 125 5 21 2 0 0 11 11 38 0 0.168
Earl Moseley 43 109 9 12 0 1 0 5 7 57 5 0.110
Biddy Dolan 32 103 13 23 4 2 1 15 12 13 5 0.223
George Kaiserling 37 98 7 11 2 1 0 3 6 55 1 0.112
George Mullin 43 77 11 24 5 3 0 21 11 15 0 0.312
George Textor 22 57 2 10 0 0 0 4 2 9 0 0.175
Bill Warren 26 50 5 12 2 0 0 5 5 7 2 0.240
Harry Billiard 32 38 1 7 1 0 0 1 2 14 1 0.184
Frank Rooney 12 35 1 7 0 1 1 8 1 0 2 0.200
Everett Booe 20 31 5 7 1 0 0 6 7 6 4 0.226
Frank Harter 6 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ralph McConnaughey 7 8 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.125
Charlie Whitehouse 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ed Henderson 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Katsy Keifer 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.333
Fred Ostendorf 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Clarence Woods 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1914

ERA

1 Cy Falkenberg 2.22 2 George Mullin 2.70 3 George Kaiserling 3.11 4 Earl Moseley 3.47 5 Harry Billiard 3.72

Wins

1 Cy Falkenberg 25 2 Earl Moseley 19 3 George Kaiserling 17 4 George Mullin 14 5 Harry Billiard 8

Strikeouts

1 Cy Falkenberg 236 2 Earl Moseley 205 3 George Kaiserling 75 4 George Mullin 74 5 Harry Billiard 45
1914 Indianapolis Hoosiers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Cy Falkenberg 25 16 2.22 49 43 3 377.1 332 93 89 236
Earl Moseley 19 18 3.47 43 38 1 316.2 303 122 123 205
George Kaiserling 17 10 3.11 37 33 0 275.1 288 95 72 75
George Mullin 14 10 2.70 36 20 2 203.0 202 61 91 74
Harry Billiard 8 7 3.72 32 16 2 125.2 117 52 63 45
Ralph McConnaughey 0 2 4.85 7 2 0 26.0 23 14 16 7
Charlie Whitehouse 2 0 4.85 8 2 0 26.0 34 14 5 10
Frank Harter 1 2 4.01 6 1 0 24.2 33 11 7 8
Ed Henderson 1 0 4.50 2 1 0 10.0 8 5 4 1
Katsy Keifer 1 0 2.00 1 1 0 9.0 6 2 2 2
Fred Ostendorf 0 0 22.50 1 0 0 2.0 5 5 2 0
Clarence Woods 0 0 4.50 2 0 1 2.0 1 1 2 1

👥 Roster (28)

Harry Billiard Everett Booe Vin Campbell Charlie Carr Biddy Dolan Jimmy Esmond Cy Falkenberg Frank Harter Ed Henderson Al Kaiser George Kaiserling Benny Kauff +16 more

28 players

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The 1914 Indianapolis Hoosiers in brief

The 1914 Indianapolis Hoosiers finished 88-65, a .575 winning percentage, placing 1st in the FL. That season the Indianapolis Hoosiers won the pennant. With 762 runs scored and 622 given up, the 1914 differential was +140. At the plate the Indianapolis Hoosiers hit .284, 8% better than the league's .263. The staff ERA of 3.06 was 5% better than the league average of 3.21.

The 1914 Indianapolis Hoosiers outscored the average club by 19% (762 against 640). Home games were played at Federal League Park, where 90,475 fans came through the gates. Benny Kauff led the club in home runs with 8. Frank LaPorte led in RBI with 107. On the mound, Cy Falkenberg won 25 games to lead the staff. The 1914 roster runs to 28 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1914 Indianapolis Hoosiers

What was the 1914 Indianapolis Hoosiers record?
The 1914 Indianapolis Hoosiers finished 88-65 (.575 win pct).
How did the 1914 Indianapolis Hoosiers finish?
The 1914 Indianapolis Hoosiers finished first in the league standings.
Who led the 1914 Indianapolis Hoosiers in home runs?
Benny Kauff led the 1914 Indianapolis Hoosiers with 8 home runs.
What was the 1914 Indianapolis Hoosiers team ERA?
The 1914 Indianapolis Hoosiers posted a team ERA of 3.06.
Did the 1914 Indianapolis Hoosiers win the World Series?
No. The 1914 Indianapolis Hoosiers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1914 Indianapolis Hoosiers play?
The 1914 Indianapolis Hoosiers played home games at Federal League Park.
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