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1914 Philadelphia Athletics

99-53 • .651 Win% • 1st in AL

The 1914 Philadelphia Athletics went 99-53 (.651) finishing 1st in the AL. They won the pennant but did not win the World Series. The club scored 749 runs, allowed 529, and played home games at Shibe Park. Team leaders included Home Run Baker (9 HR, 89 RBI) and Charles Bender (17-3, 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

99 Wins
53 Losses
.651 Win %
1st Rank
749 R 529 RA
Diff +220

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749 Runs Scored
529 Runs Allowed
+220 Run Diff
375K Attendance

📈 vs. 1914 AL Average

Batting Avg .271 10% above the 1914 league average (.247)
OBP .347 9% above the 1914 league average (.318)
SLG .351 9% above the 1914 league average (.323)
Team ERA 2.78 2% worse than the 1914 league average (2.74)
Runs Scored 749 30% above the 1914 league average (576 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumShibe Park
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 375,800
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Avg per Game 4,817

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1914

Batting Avg

1 Eddie Collins 0.344 2 Home Run Baker 0.319 3 Stuffy McInnis 0.314 4 Wally Schang 0.287 5 Rube Oldring 0.277

Home Runs

1 Home Run Baker 9 2 Eddie Murphy 3 3 Rube Oldring 3 4 Wally Schang 3 5 Jimmy Walsh 3

RBI

1 Stuffy McInnis 95 2 Home Run Baker 89 3 Eddie Collins 85 4 Rube Oldring 49 5 Wally Schang 45
1914 Philadelphia Athletics — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Stuffy McInnis 149 576 74 181 12 8 1 95 19 27 25 0.314
Eddie Murphy 148 573 101 156 12 9 3 43 87 46 36 0.272
Home Run Baker 150 570 84 182 23 10 9 89 53 37 19 0.319
Eddie Collins 152 526 122 181 23 14 2 85 97 31 58 0.344
Jack Barry 140 467 57 113 12 0 0 42 53 34 22 0.242
Rube Oldring 119 466 68 129 21 7 3 49 18 35 14 0.277
Amos Strunk 122 404 58 111 15 3 2 45 57 38 25 0.275
Wally Schang 107 307 44 88 11 8 3 45 32 33 7 0.287
Jimmy Walsh 68 216 35 51 11 6 3 36 30 27 6 0.236
Jack Lapp 69 199 22 46 7 2 0 19 31 14 1 0.231
Tom Daley 28 86 17 22 1 3 0 7 12 14 4 0.256
Bob Shawkey 38 83 6 17 2 0 0 5 4 22 0 0.205
Weldon Wyckoff 34 75 7 11 0 0 1 6 4 15 3 0.147
Bullet Joe Bush 38 74 6 14 4 0 1 8 2 25 0 0.189
Larry Kopf 37 69 8 13 2 2 0 12 8 14 6 0.188
Charles Bender 28 62 4 9 1 0 1 8 4 13 0 0.145
Eddie Plank 34 60 6 9 2 0 0 5 4 14 1 0.150
Herb Pennock 28 56 7 12 0 2 0 9 2 11 0 0.214
Rube Bressler 29 51 6 11 1 1 0 4 6 7 0 0.216
Chick Davies 19 46 6 11 3 1 0 5 5 13 1 0.239
Shag Thompson 16 29 3 5 0 1 0 2 7 8 1 0.172
Billy Orr 10 24 3 4 1 1 0 1 2 5 1 0.167
Carroll Brown 15 20 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 9 0 0.000
Wickey McAvoy 8 16 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0.125
Press Cruthers 4 15 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0.200
Jack Coombs 5 11 0 3 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0.273
Earle Mack 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.000
Harry Davis 5 7 0 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0.429
Sam Crane 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0.000
Ferdie Moore 2 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.500
Dean Sturgis 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.250
Byron Houck 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Ira Thomas 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Charlie Boardman 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Toots Coyne 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Willie Jensen 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Ben Rochefort 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
Buck Sweeney 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Fred Worden 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1914

ERA

1 Rube Bressler 1.77 2 Charles Bender 2.26 3 Bob Shawkey 2.73 4 Herb Pennock 2.79 5 Eddie Plank 2.87

Wins

1 Charles Bender 17 2 Bullet Joe Bush 16 3 Bob Shawkey 16 4 Eddie Plank 15 5 Herb Pennock 11

Strikeouts

1 Eddie Plank 110 2 Bullet Joe Bush 109 3 Charles Bender 107 4 Rube Bressler 96 5 Herb Pennock 90
1914 Philadelphia Athletics — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bob Shawkey 16 8 2.73 38 31 2 237.0 223 72 75 89
Bullet Joe Bush 16 12 3.06 38 22 3 206.0 184 70 81 109
Eddie Plank 15 7 2.87 34 22 3 185.1 178 59 42 110
Weldon Wyckoff 11 7 3.02 32 20 2 185.0 153 62 103 86
Charles Bender 17 3 2.26 28 23 2 179.0 159 45 55 107
Herb Pennock 11 4 2.79 28 14 3 151.2 136 47 65 90
Rube Bressler 10 4 1.77 29 10 2 147.2 112 29 56 96
Carroll Brown 1 6 4.09 15 8 0 66.0 64 30 26 20
Byron Houck 0 0 3.27 3 3 0 11.0 14 4 6 4
Chick Davies 1 0 1.00 1 1 0 9.0 8 1 3 4
Willie Jensen 0 1 2.00 1 1 0 9.0 7 2 2 1
Jack Coombs 0 1 4.50 2 2 0 8.0 8 4 3 1
Charlie Boardman 0 0 4.91 2 0 0 7.1 10 4 4 2
Fred Worden 0 0 18.00 1 0 0 2.0 8 4 0 1

🏆 Postseason Results

World Series
Lost to BSN 4-0

👥 Roster (39)

Home Run Baker Jack Barry Charles Bender Charlie Boardman Rube Bressler Carroll Brown Bullet Joe Bush Eddie Collins Jack Coombs Toots Coyne Sam Crane Press Cruthers +27 more

39 players

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The 1914 Philadelphia Athletics in brief

The 1914 Philadelphia Athletics finished 99-53, a .651 winning percentage, placing 1st in the AL. That season the Philadelphia Athletics won the pennant. The run column shows 749 for and 529 against. The team batting average of .271 was 10% above the 1914 league mark of .247. The Philadelphia Athletics staff finished with a 2.78 ERA; the league as a whole was at 2.74.

Home games were played at Shibe Park, where 375,800 fans came through the gates. Home Run Baker topped the Philadelphia Athletics with 9 home runs. The RBI leader was Stuffy McInnis, with 95. On the mound, Charles Bender won 17 games to lead the staff. The strikeout leader was Eddie Plank with 110. In the World Series, the Philadelphia Athletics lost to BSN 4-0.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1914 Philadelphia Athletics

What was the 1914 Philadelphia Athletics record?
The 1914 Philadelphia Athletics finished 99-53 (.651 win pct).
How did the 1914 Philadelphia Athletics finish?
The 1914 Philadelphia Athletics finished first in the league standings.
Who led the 1914 Philadelphia Athletics in home runs?
Home Run Baker led the 1914 Philadelphia Athletics with 9 home runs.
What was the 1914 Philadelphia Athletics team ERA?
The 1914 Philadelphia Athletics posted a team ERA of 2.78.
Did the 1914 Philadelphia Athletics win the World Series?
No. The 1914 Philadelphia Athletics did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1914 Philadelphia Athletics play?
The 1914 Philadelphia Athletics played home games at Shibe Park.
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