# 1914 Major League Baseball season

The 1914 major league baseball season began on April 13, 1914, with the first game of the inaugural major league season of the Federal League (having previously existed as a minor league the year before). The league declared itself as a "third major league", with its own eight teams, in competition with the established National and American Leagues.
The National League regular season ended on October 6 with the Boston Braves as champions, and the American League regular season concluded the next day with the Philadelphia Athletics as champions. The Federal League season ended on October 10, and saw the Indianapolis Hoosiers winning the Federal League pennant. The postseason between the National and American Leagues began with Game 1 of the 11th World Series on October 9 and ended with Game 4 on October 13. The Braves swept the Athletics in four games, capturing their first championship in franchise history. Both the National and American Leagues rejected offers by the Federal League for a postseason matchup. Going into the season, the defending World Series champions were the Philadelphia Athletics from the 1913 season.
This was the last of four seasons that the Chalmers Award, a precursor to the Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award (introduced in 1931), was given to a player in each of the established National and American Leagues.
The Brooklyn Dodgers renamed as the Brooklyn Robins.
The major-league status of the Federal League was confirmed by the Special Baseball Records Committee (as convened by then-Commissioner of Baseball William Eckert) in 1969.

## Schedule

The 1914 schedule consisted of 154 games for all teams in the American League, National League, and Federal League, each of which had eight teams. Each team was scheduled to play 22 games against the other seven teams of their respective league. This continued the format first put in place for the 1904 season, and which lasted until the 140-game schedule of 1919. Most teams played more than 154 games, due to tie games (called on account of darkness or weather) that had to be replayed; tie games are excluded from team standings, but the statistics of individual players are included in their season totals.
The Federal League had its Opening Day on April 13, with a game between Buffalo and Baltimore. Opening Day for the American and National Leagues was on April 14, and featured all 16 teams of those leagues, only the third time those two leagues started their season on the same day (the 1912 season had been the second). The National League had its final day of the regular season on October 6, while the American League's final day of the regular season was October 7. The World Series between AL and NL champions took place between October 9 and October 13. The Federal League had the final day of its regular season on October 10.

## Teams

An asterisk (*) denotes the ballpark a team played the minority of their home games at
| League | Team | City | Stadium | Capacity | Manager |
| American League | Boston Red Sox | Boston, Massachusetts | Fenway Park | 35,000 | Bill Carrigan |
| American League | Chicago White Sox | Chicago, Illinois | Comiskey Park | 28,000 | Jimmy Callahan |
| American League | Cleveland Naps | Cleveland, Ohio | League Park | 21,414 | Joe Birmingham |
| American League | Detroit Tigers | Detroit, Michigan | Navin Field | 23,000 | Hughie Jennings |
| American League | New York Yankees | New York, New York | Brush Stadium | 34,000 | Frank Chance |
| American League | New York Yankees | New York, New York | Brush Stadium | 34,000 | Roger Peckinpaugh |
| American League | Philadelphia Athletics | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Shibe Park | 23,000 | Connie Mack |
| American League | St. Louis Browns | St. Louis, Missouri | Sportsman's Park | 18,000 | Branch Rickey |
| American League | Washington Senators | Washington, D.C. | Griffith Stadium | 27,000 | Clark Griffith |
| National League | Boston Braves | Boston, Massachusetts | South End Grounds | 11,000 | George Stallings |
| National League | Boston Braves | Boston, Massachusetts | Fenway Park* | 35,000* | George Stallings |
| National League | Brooklyn Robins | New York, New York | Ebbets Field | 30,000 | Wilbert Robinson |
| National League | Chicago Cubs | Chicago, Illinois | West Side Park | 16,000 | Hank O'Day |
| National League | Cincinnati Reds | Cincinnati, Ohio | Redland Field | 20,696 | Buck Herzog |
| National League | New York Giants | New York, New York | Brush Stadium | 34,000 | John McGraw |
| National League | Philadelphia Phillies | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | National League Park | 18,000 | Red Dooin |
| National League | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Forbes Field | 23,000 | Fred Clarke |
| National League | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis, Missouri | Robison Field | 21,000 | Miller Huggins |
| Federal League | Baltimore Terrapins | Baltimore, Maryland | Terrapin Park | 16,000 | Otto Knabe |
| Federal League | Brooklyn Tip-Tops | New York, New York | Washington Park | 18,800 | Bill Bradley |
| Federal League | Buffalo Buffeds | Buffalo, New York | Federal League Park | 20,000 | Larry Schlafly |
| Federal League | Chicago Federals | Chicago, Illinois | Weeghman Park | 14,000 | Joe Tinker |
| Federal League | Indianapolis Hoosiers | Indianapolis, Indiana | Federal League Park | 23,000 | Bill Phillips |
| Federal League | Kansas City Packers | Kansas City, Missouri | Gordon and Koppel Field | 12,000 | George Stovall |
| Federal League | Pittsburgh Rebels | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Exposition Park | 16,000 | Doc Gessler |
| Federal League | Pittsburgh Rebels | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Exposition Park | 16,000 | Rebel Oakes |
| Federal League | St. Louis Terriers | St. Louis, Missouri | Handlan's Park | 15,000 | Mordecai Brown |
| Federal League | St. Louis Terriers | St. Louis, Missouri | Handlan's Park | 15,000 | Fielder Jones |

## Standings
### American League

vteAmerican League :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 99 | 53 | .651 | — | 51‍–‍24 | 48‍–‍29 |
| Boston Red Sox | 91 | 62 | .595 | 8½ | 44‍–‍31 | 47‍–‍31 |
| Washington Senators | 81 | 73 | .526 | 19 | 40‍–‍33 | 41‍–‍40 |
| Detroit Tigers | 80 | 73 | .523 | 19½ | 42‍–‍35 | 38‍–‍38 |
| St. Louis Browns | 71 | 82 | .464 | 28½ | 42‍–‍36 | 29‍–‍46 |
| Chicago White Sox | 70 | 84 | .455 | 30 | 43‍–‍37 | 27‍–‍47 |
| New York Yankees | 70 | 84 | .455 | 30 | 36‍–‍40 | 34‍–‍44 |
| Cleveland Naps | 51 | 102 | .333 | 48½ | 32‍–‍47 | 19‍–‍55 |

### National League

vteNational League :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Boston Braves | 94 | 59 | .614 | — | 51‍–‍25 | 43‍–‍34 |
| New York Giants | 84 | 70 | .545 | 10½ | 43‍–‍36 | 41‍–‍34 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 81 | 72 | .529 | 13 | 42‍–‍34 | 39‍–‍38 |
| Chicago Cubs | 78 | 76 | .506 | 16½ | 46‍–‍30 | 32‍–‍46 |
| Brooklyn Robins | 75 | 79 | .487 | 19½ | 45‍–‍34 | 30‍–‍45 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 74 | 80 | .481 | 20½ | 48‍–‍30 | 26‍–‍50 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 69 | 85 | .448 | 25½ | 39‍–‍36 | 30‍–‍49 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 60 | 94 | .390 | 34½ | 34‍–‍42 | 26‍–‍52 |

### Federal League

vteFederal League :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Indianapolis Hoosiers | 88 | 65 | .575 | — | 53‍–‍23 | 35‍–‍42 |
| Chicago Federals | 87 | 67 | .565 | 1½ | 43‍–‍34 | 44‍–‍33 |
| Baltimore Terrapins | 84 | 70 | .545 | 4½ | 53‍–‍26 | 31‍–‍44 |
| Buffalo Buffeds | 80 | 71 | .530 | 7 | 47‍–‍29 | 33‍–‍42 |
| Brooklyn Tip-Tops | 77 | 77 | .500 | 11½ | 47‍–‍32 | 30‍–‍45 |
| Kansas City Packers | 67 | 84 | .444 | 20 | 37‍–‍36 | 30‍–‍48 |
| Pittsburgh Rebels | 64 | 86 | .427 | 22½ | 37‍–‍37 | 27‍–‍49 |
| St. Louis Terriers | 62 | 89 | .411 | 25 | 32‍–‍43 | 30‍–‍46 |

## Postseason
### Bracket

| World Series | World Series | World Series |
| AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 0 |
| NL | Boston Braves | 4 |

## Managerial changes
### Off-season

| Team | Former Manager | New Manager |
| Brooklyn Robins | Bill Dahlen | Wilbert Robinson |
| Chicago Cubs | Johnny Evers | Hank O'Day |
| Cincinnati Reds | Joe Tinker | Buck Herzog |

### In-season

| Team | Former Manager | New Manager |
| New York Yankees | Frank Chance | Roger Peckinpaugh |

## League leaders
### American League

Hitting leaders :
| Stat | Player | Total |
| AVG | Ty Cobb (DET) | .368 |
| OPS | Ty Cobb (DET) | .979 |
| HR | Home Run Baker (PHA) | 9 |
| RBI | Sam Crawford (DET) | 104 |
| R | Eddie Collins (PHA) | 122 |
| H | Tris Speaker (BRS) | 193 |
| SB | Fritz Maisel (NYY) | 74 |
Pitching leaders :
| Stat | Player | Total |
| W | Walter Johnson (WSH) | 28 |
| L | Joe Benz (CWS) | 19 |
| ERA | Dutch Leonard (BRS) | 0.96 |
| K | Walter Johnson (WSH) | 225 |
| IP | Walter Johnson (WSH) | 371.2 |
| SV | Jack Bentley (WSH) Red Faber (CWS) Roy Mitchell (SLB) Jim Shaw (WSH) | 4 |
| WHIP | Dutch Leonard (BRS) | 0.886 |

### National League

Hitting leaders :
| Stat | Player | Total |
| AVG | Jake Daubert (BKR) | .329 |
| OPS | Gavvy Cravath (PHP) | .901 |
| HR | Gavvy Cravath (PHP) | 19 |
| RBI | Sherry Magee (PHP) | 103 |
| R | George Burns (NYG) | 100 |
| H | Sherry Magee (PHP) | 171 |
| SB | George Burns (NYG) | 62 |
Pitching leaders :
| Stat | Player | Total |
| W | Grover Alexander (PHP) | 27 |
| L | Red Ames (CIN) | 23 |
| ERA | Bill Doak (SLC) | 1.72 |
| K | Grover Alexander (PHP) | 214 |
| IP | Grover Alexander (PHP) | 355.0 |
| SV | Red Ames (CIN) Slim Sallee (SLC) | 6 |
| WHIP | Babe Adams (PIT) | 1.032 |

### Federal League

Hitting leaders :
| Stat | Player | Total |
| AVG | Benny Kauff (IND) | .370 |
| OPS | Benny Kauff (IND) | .981 |
| HR | Dutch Zwilling (CHF) | 16 |
| RBI | Frank LaPorte (IND) | 107 |
| R | Benny Kauff (IND) | 120 |
| H | Benny Kauff (IND) | 211 |
| SB | Benny Kauff (IND) | 75 |
Pitching leaders :
| Stat | Player | Total |
| W | Claude Hendrix (CHF) | 29 |
| L | Bob Groom (SLT) Henry Keupper (SLT) | 20 |
| ERA | Claude Hendrix (CHF) | 1.69 |
| K | Cy Falkenberg (IND) | 236 |
| IP | Cy Falkenberg (IND) | 377.1 |
| SV | Russ Ford (BUF) | 6 |
| WHIP | Russ Ford (BUF) | 0.934 |

## Awards and honors

* Chalmers Award: Johnny Evers (BSB, National); Eddie Collins (PHA, American)

## Home field attendance

| Team name | Wins | %± | Home attendance | %± | Per game |
| Boston Red Sox | 91 | 15.2% | 481,359 | 10.1% | 6,093 |
| Chicago White Sox | 70 | −10.3% | 469,290 | −27.2% | 5,794 |
| Detroit Tigers | 80 | 21.2% | 416,225 | 4.4% | 5,336 |
| Boston Braves | 94 | 36.2% | 382,913 | 84.1% | 4,847 |
| New York Giants | 84 | −16.8% | 364,313 | −42.2% | 4,554 |
| New York Yankees | 70 | 22.8% | 359,477 | 0.5% | 4,609 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 99 | 3.1% | 346,641 | −39.4% | 4,444 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 81 | 58.8% | 256,099 | 25.8% | 3,242 |
| St. Louis Browns | 71 | 24.6% | 244,714 | −2.2% | 3,021 |
| Washington Senators | 81 | −10.0% | 243,888 | −25.1% | 3,167 |
| Chicago Cubs | 78 | −11.4% | 202,516 | −51.7% | 2,665 |
| Cleveland Naps | 51 | −40.7% | 185,997 | −65.6% | 2,354 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 69 | −11.5% | 139,620 | −52.8% | 1,813 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 74 | −15.9% | 138,474 | −70.5% | 1,775 |
| Brooklyn Robins | 75 | 15.4% | 122,671 | −64.6% | 1,553 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 60 | −6.3% | 100,791 | −60.9% | 1,309 |
Note: Attendance data for Federal League teams is unavailable.

## Events

* September 21 – Walter Johnson of the Washington Senators has four wild pitches in an inning.