Indianapolis Hoosiers | |
Season: | 1914 |
Misc: | Federal League Champions |
League: | Federal League |
Ballpark: | Federal League Park |
City: | Indianapolis, Indiana |
Owners: | Harry F. Sinclair |
Managers: | Bill Phillips |
Next Season: | 1915 Newark Peppers season |
The 1914 Indianapolis Hoosiers season was a season in American baseball. The Hoosiers won the inaugural Federal League championship, finishing 88–65, 1½ games ahead of the Chicago Federals.
The offensive star of the team was outfielder Benny Kauff, who led the league in batting average (.370), runs scored (120), and stolen bases (75). Future Hall of Famers Edd Roush and Bill McKechnie also saw significant playing time, and Indianapolis scored a league-high 762 runs. Their rotation ace, Cy Falkenberg, went 25–16 with a 2.22 earned run average; he topped the circuit with 236 strikeouts.
1914 Indianapolis Hoosiers | |||||||||
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Roster | |||||||||
Pitchers | CatchersInfielders | Outfielders | Manager |
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | 131 | 396 | 93 | .235 | 0 | 47 | |
1B | 115 | 441 | 129 | .293 | 3 | 69 | |
2B | 133 | 505 | 157 | .311 | 4 | 107 | |
SS | 151 | 542 | 160 | .295 | 2 | 49 | |
3B | 149 | 570 | 173 | .304 | 2 | 38 | |
OF | 120 | 363 | 111 | .306 | 3 | 45 | |
OF | 134 | 544 | 173 | .318 | 7 | 44 | |
OF | 154 | 571 | 211 | .370 | 8 | 95 | |
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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59 | 187 | 43 | .230 | 1 | 16 | |
74 | 166 | 54 | .325 | 1 | 30 | |
43 | 136 | 34 | .250 | 0 | 9 | |
32 | 103 | 23 | .223 | 1 | 15 | |
22 | 57 | 10 | .175 | 0 | 4 | |
26 | 50 | 12 | .240 | 0 | 5 | |
12 | 35 | 7 | .200 | 1 | 8 | |
20 | 31 | 7 | .226 | 0 | 6 | |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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49 | 377.1 | 25 | 16 | 2.22 | 236 | |
43 | 316.2 | 19 | 18 | 3.47 | 205 | |
37 | 275.1 | 17 | 10 | 3.11 | 75 | |
1 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 | 2 | |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO | |
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36 | 203.0 | 14 | 10 | 2.70 | 74 | ||
32 | 125.2 | 8 | 7 | 3.72 | 45 | ||
7 | 26.0 | 0 | 2 | 4.85 | 7 | ||
8 | 26.0 | 2 | 0 | 4.85 | 10 | ||
6 | 24.2 | 1 | 2 | 4.01 | 8 | ||
2 | 10.0 | 1 | 0 | 4.50 | 1 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO | |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.50 | 1 | ||
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.50 | 0 |