1914 Philadelphia Athletics season
{{Short description|Major League Baseball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}
{{Infobox baseball team season
| name = Philadelphia Athletics
| season = 1914
| misc = American League Champions
| league = American League
| ballpark = Shibe Park
| city = Philadelphia
| owners = Connie Mack, Benjamin Shibe, Tom Shibe and John Shibe
| managers = Connie Mack
| television =
| radio =
|}}
The 1914 Philadelphia Athletics season was a season in American baseball. It involved the A's finishing first in the American League with a record of 99 wins and 53 losses.
The team went on to face the Boston Braves in the 1914 World Series, which they lost in four straight games.
After the season, Connie Mack sold the contracts of his best players to other teams due to his frustration with the Federal League. The A's subsequently posted seven consecutive last-place finishes in the American League and did not win another pennant until 1929.
Regular season
The franchise took a downturn in 1914. The heavily favored Athletics lost the 1914 World Series to the "Miracle" Boston Braves in a four-game sweep. Miracles often have two sides, and for a few years this "miracle" wrought disaster on the A's. Mack traded, sold or released most of the team's star players soon after, and the team fell into a lengthy slump.
=Season standings=
{{1914 American League standings|highlight=Philadelphia Athletics}}
= Record vs. opponents =
{{1914 AL Record vs. opponents|team=PHI}}
=Roster=
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| colspan="10" style="background-color: #4169e1; color: white; text-align: center;" | 1914 Philadelphia Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| colspan="10" style="background-color: #4169e1; color: white; text-align: center;" | Roster | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| valign="top" | Pitchers
{{MLBplayer | Chief Bender}}
{{MLBplayer | Charlie Boardman}}
{{MLBplayer | Rube Bressler}}
{{MLBplayer | Boardwalk Brown}}
{{MLBplayer | Joe Bush}}
{{MLBplayer | Jack Coombs}}
{{MLBplayer | Byron Houck}}
{{MLBplayer | Willie Jensen}}
{{MLBplayer | Herb Pennock}}
{{MLBplayer | Eddie Plank}}
{{MLBplayer | Bob Shawkey}}
{{MLBplayer | Fred Worden}}
{{MLBplayer | Weldon Wyckoff}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Catchers {{MLBplayer | Jack Lapp}}
{{MLBplayer | Wickey McAvoy}}
{{MLBplayer | Wally Schang}}
{{MLBplayer | Dean Sturgis}}
{{MLBplayer | Ira Thomas}}
Infielders {{MLBplayer | Frank Baker}}
{{MLBplayer | Jack Barry}}
{{MLBplayer | Eddie Collins}}
{{MLBplayer | Toots Coyne}}
{{MLBplayer | Sam Crane}}
{{MLBplayer | Press Cruthers}}
{{MLBplayer | Harry Davis}}
{{MLBplayer | Larry Kopf}}
{{MLBplayer | Earle Mack}}
{{MLBplayer | Stuffy McInnis}}
{{MLBplayer | Ferdie Moore}}
{{MLBplayer | Billy Orr}}
{{MLBplayer | Ben Rochefort}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Outfielders {{MLBplayer | Tom Daley}}
{{MLBplayer | Chick Davies}}
{{MLBplayer | Eddie Murphy}}
{{MLBplayer | Rube Oldring}}
{{MLBplayer | Amos Strunk}}
{{MLBplayer | Buck Sweeney}}
{{MLBplayer | Shag Thompson}}
{{MLBplayer | Jimmy Walsh}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Manager {{MLBplayer | Connie Mack}} |
Player stats
= Batting =
== Starters by position ==
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
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| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Pos
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| C | {{sortname|Wally|Schang}} | 107 | 307 | 88 | .287 | 3 | 45 |
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| 1B | {{sortname|Stuffy|McInnis}} | 149 | 576 | 181 | .314 | 1 | 95 |
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| 2B | {{sortname|Eddie|Collins}} | 152 | 526 | 181 | .344 | 2 | 85 |
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| SS | {{sortname|Jack|Barry|Jack Barry (baseball)}} | 140 | 467 | 113 | .242 | 0 | 42 |
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| 3B | {{sortname|Frank|Baker|Home Run Baker}} | 150 | 570 | 182 | .319 | 9 | 89 |
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| OF | {{sortname|Rube|Oldring}} | 119 | 466 | 129 | .277 | 3 | 49 |
| align="center"
| OF | {{sortname|Amos|Strunk}} | 122 | 404 | 111 | .275 | 2 | 45 |
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| OF | {{sortname|Eddie|Murphy|Eddie Murphy (baseball)}} | 148 | 573 | 156 | .272 | 3 | 43 |
== Other batters ==
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
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| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Jimmy|Walsh|Jimmy Walsh (outfielder)}} | 68 | 216 | 51 | .236 | 3 | 36 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Jack|Lapp}} | 69 | 199 | 46 | .231 | 0 | 19 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Tom|Daley|Tom Daley (baseball) }} | 28 | 86 | 22 | .256 | 0 | 7 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Larry|Kopf}} | 37 | 69 | 13 | .188 | 0 | 12 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Chick|Davies}} | 19 | 46 | 11 | .239 | 0 | 5 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Shag|Thompson}} | 16 | 29 | 5 | .172 | 0 | 2 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Billy|Orr|Billy Orr (baseball)}} | 10 | 24 | 4 | .167 | 0 | 1 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Wickey|McAvoy}} | 8 | 16 | 2 | .125 | 0 | 0 |
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| {{sortname|Press|Cruthers}} | 4 | 15 | 3 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
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| {{sortname|Jack|Coombs}} | 5 | 11 | 3 | .273 | 0 | 2 |
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| {{sortname|Earle|Mack}} | 2 | 8 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 |
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| {{sortname|Harry|Davis|Harry Davis (1900s first baseman)}} | 5 | 7 | 3 | .429 | 0 | 2 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Sam|Crane|Sam Crane (shortstop)}} | 2 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Dean|Sturgis}} | 4 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Ferdie|Moore}} | 2 | 4 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 1 |
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| {{sortname|Ira|Thomas}} | 2 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
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| {{sortname|Toots|Coyne}} | 1 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Ben|Rochefort}} | 1 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 0 |
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| {{sortname|Buck|Sweeney}} | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
= Pitching =
== Starting pitchers ==
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Bob|Shawkey}} | 38 | 237.0 | 15 | 8 | 2.73 | 89 |
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| {{sortname|Eddie|Plank}} | 34 | 185.1 | 15 | 7 | 2.87 | 110 |
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| {{sortname|Weldon|Wyckoff}} | 32 | 185.0 | 11 | 7 | 3.02 | 86 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Chief|Bender}} | 28 | 179.0 | 17 | 3 | 2.26 | 107 |
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| {{sortname|Byron|Houck}} | 3 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | 3.27 | 4 |
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| {{sortname|Willie|Jensen}} | 1 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 2.00 | 1 |
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| {{sortname|Chick|Davies}} | 1 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | 4 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Jack|Coombs}} | 2 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 4.50 | 1 |
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== Other pitchers ==
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Joe|Bush|Bullet Joe Bush}} | 38 | 206.0 | 16 | 12 | 3.06 | 109 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Herb|Pennock}} | 28 | 151.2 | 11 | 4 | 2.79 | 90 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Rube|Bressler}} | 29 | 147.2 | 10 | 4 | 1.77 | 96 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Boardwalk|Brown}} | 15 | 66.0 | 1 | 5 | 4.09 | 20 |
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== Relief pitchers ==
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SV ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| {{sortname|Charlie|Boardman}} | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.91 | 2 |
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| {{sortname|Fred|Worden|Fred Worden (baseball)}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 1 |
1914 World Series
{{main|1914 World Series}}
Boston Braves (4) vs Philadelphia Athletics (0)
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!|Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
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| 1 | Braves – 7, Athletics – 1 | October 9 | Shibe Park | 20,562 |
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|2 | Braves – 1, Athletics – 0 | October 10 | Shibe Park | 20,562 |
| 3 | Athletics – 4, Braves – 5 (12 innings) | October 12 | Fenway Park | 35,520 |
| style="background: #e3e3e3;"
|4 | Athletics – 1, Braves – 3 | October 13 | Fenway Park | 34,365 |
External links
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PHA/1914.shtml 1914 Philadelphia Athletics team page at Baseball Reference]
- [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1914&t=PHA 1914 Philadelphia Athletics team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]
{{American League champions}}
{{1914 MLB season by team}}
{{Athletics (baseball)}}
Category:Philadelphia Athletics seasons