1914 Brooklyn Tip-Tops
[edit] Summary
The 1914 Brooklyn Tip-Tops finished with a record of 77-77. They scored 662 runs and belted 42 home runs to go along with a .269 batting average. The offense was powered by Steve Evans, who led the team with 12 home runs, 96 RBI, and 179 hits. Hap Myers had a great year on the basepaths with 43 stolen bases.
The team allowed 677 runs and had a team ERA of 3.33. Tom Seaton led the pitching staff with 25 wins and 172 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Jim Delahanty | 2B | 74 | 214 | 28 | 62 | 0 | 15 | 4 | .372 | .397 | .769 | .290 |
| Ed Gagnier | SS | 94 | 337 | 22 | 63 | 0 | 25 | 8 | .219 | .234 | .453 | .187 |
| Art Griggs | 1B | 40 | 112 | 10 | 32 | 1 | 15 | 1 | .328 | .384 | .712 | .286 |
| Al Halt | SS | 80 | 261 | 26 | 61 | 3 | 25 | 11 | .270 | .307 | .577 | .234 |
| Solly Hofman | 2B | 147 | 515 | 65 | 148 | 5 | 83 | 34 | .357 | .412 | .769 | .287 |
| Hap Myers | 1B | 92 | 305 | 61 | 67 | 1 | 29 | 43 | .322 | .295 | .617 | .220 |
| Rinaldo Williams | 3B | 4 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .400 | .667 | .267 |
| Tex Wisterzil | 3B | 149 | 534 | 54 | 137 | 0 | 66 | 17 | .314 | .328 | .642 | .257 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| George Anderson | OF | 98 | 364 | 58 | 115 | 3 | 24 | 16 | .376 | .393 | .769 | .316 |
| Felix Chouinard | OF | 32 | 79 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 3 | .289 | .316 | .605 | .253 |
| Claude Cooper | OF | 113 | 399 | 56 | 96 | 2 | 25 | 25 | .294 | .346 | .640 | .241 |
| Steve Evans | OF | 145 | 514 | 93 | 179 | 12 | 96 | 18 | .416 | .556 | .972 | .348 |
| Danny Murphy | OF | 52 | 161 | 16 | 49 | 4 | 32 | 4 | .374 | .435 | .809 | .304 |
| Al Shaw | OF | 112 | 376 | 81 | 122 | 5 | 49 | 24 | .395 | .473 | .868 | .324 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Grover Land | C | 102 | 335 | 24 | 92 | 0 | 29 | 7 | .306 | .304 | .610 | .275 |
| Yip Owens | C | 58 | 184 | 15 | 51 | 2 | 20 | 2 | .314 | .380 | .694 | .277 |
| Art Watson | C | 22 | 46 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .298 | .478 | .776 | .283 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Bill Bradley | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .500 | .667 | 1.167 | .500 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5221 | 662 | 1402 | 42 | 573 | 220 | .319 | .368 | .687 | .269 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Jim Bluejacket | 17 | 7 | 67 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 1 | 29 | 19 | 3.76 | 1.433 | |||
| Mordecai Brown | 9 | 8 | 57.7 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 0 | 32 | 18 | 4.21 | 1.404 | |||
| Esty Chaney | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6.75 | 2.250 | |||
| Bill Chappelle | 16 | 6 | 74.3 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 0 | 31 | 29 | 3.15 | 1.346 | |||
| Happy Finneran | 27 | 23 | 175.3 | 12 | 11 | .522 | 1 | 54 | 60 | 3.18 | 1.215 | |||
| Byron Houck | 17 | 9 | 92 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 0 | 45 | 43 | 3.13 | 1.500 | |||
| Herold Juul | 9 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 16 | 31 | 6.21 | 1.966 | |||
| Ed Lafitte | 42 | 33 | 290.7 | 18 | 15 | .545 | 2 | 137 | 127 | 2.63 | 1.331 | |||
| Dan Marion | 17 | 9 | 89.3 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 0 | 41 | 38 | 3.93 | 1.512 | |||
| Bert Maxwell | 12 | 8 | 71.3 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 1 | 19 | 24 | 3.28 | 1.403 | |||
| John McGraw | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .00 | 0.000 | |||
| Rube Peters | 11 | 3 | 37.7 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 3.82 | 1.804 | |||
| Tom Seaton | 44 | 38 | 302.7 | 25 | 14 | .641 | 2 | 172 | 102 | 3.03 | 1.325 | |||
| Rudy Sommers | 23 | 8 | 82 | 2 | 7 | .222 | 2 | 40 | 34 | 4.06 | 1.488 | |||
| Joe Vernon | 1 | 1 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.80 | 2.727 | |||
| Fin Wilson | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 7.71 | 2.571 | |||
| Team Totals | 249 | 157 | 1385.3 | 77 | 77 | .500 | 9 | 636 | 559 | 3.33 | 1.396 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Tex Wisterzil | 149 |
| At Bats | Tex Wisterzil | 534 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Tex Wisterzil | 595 |
| Batting Average | Steve Evans | .348 |
| On-Base % | Steve Evans | .416 |
| Slugging % | Steve Evans | .556 |
| OPS | Steve Evans | .972 |
| Runs | Steve Evans | 93 |
| Hits | Steve Evans | 179 |
| Total Bases | Steve Evans | 286 |
| Doubles | Steve Evans | 41 |
| Triples | Steve Evans | 15 |
| Home Runs | Steve Evans | 12 |
| RBI | Steve Evans | 96 |
| Walks | Solly Hofman | 54 |
| Strikeouts | Claude Cooper | 60 |
| Stolen Bases | Hap Myers | 43 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Tex Wisterzil | 16 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Tom Seaton | 25 |
| Losses | Ed Lafitte | 15 |
| Saves | Ed Lafitte, Tom Seaton, and Rudy Sommers | 2 |
| Won-Loss % | Tom Seaton | .641 |
| ERA | Ed Lafitte | 2.63 |
| WHIP | Happy Finneran | 1.215 |
| Innings Pitched | Tom Seaton | 302.7 |
| Games | Tom Seaton | 44 |
| Games Started | Tom Seaton | 38 |
| Strikeouts | Tom Seaton | 172 |
| Complete Games | Tom Seaton | 26 |
| Shutouts | Tom Seaton | 7 |
| Batters Faced | Tom Seaton | 1270 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Tom Seaton | 102 |
| Hits Allowed | Tom Seaton | 299 |
| Walks Allowed | Ed Lafitte | 127 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Ed Lafitte | 7 |
| Wild Pitches | Ed Lafitte | 8 |
| Hit Batsmen | Ed Lafitte | 16 |
