1914 Chicago White Sox
[edit] Summary
The 1914 Chicago White Sox finished with a record of 70-84. They scored 487 runs and belted 19 home runs to go along with a .239 batting average. Jack Fournier led the team in home runs with 6. The offense was powered by Shano Collins, who led the team with 65 RBI and 164 hits.
The team allowed 568 runs and had a team ERA of 2.48. Joe Benz and Jim Scott were tied for the team lead in wins with 14. Joe Benz led the team with 142 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Scotty Alcock | 3B | 54 | 156 | 12 | 27 | 0 | 7 | 4 | .213 | .224 | .437 | .173 |
| Howard Baker | 3B | 15 | 47 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 2 | .320 | .340 | .660 | .277 |
| Joe Berger | SS | 48 | 148 | 11 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .224 | .189 | .413 | .155 |
| Lena Blackburne | 2B | 144 | 474 | 52 | 105 | 1 | 35 | 25 | .324 | .270 | .594 | .222 |
| Jim Breton | 3B | 81 | 231 | 21 | 49 | 0 | 24 | 9 | .292 | .260 | .552 | .212 |
| Hal Chase | 1B | 58 | 206 | 27 | 55 | 0 | 20 | 9 | .343 | .364 | .707 | .267 |
| Jack Fournier | 1B | 109 | 379 | 44 | 118 | 6 | 44 | 10 | .368 | .443 | .811 | .311 |
| Harry Lord | 3B | 21 | 69 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .243 | .275 | .518 | .188 |
| Carl Manda | 2B | 9 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .389 | .267 | .656 | .267 |
| Buck Weaver | SS | 136 | 541 | 64 | 133 | 2 | 28 | 14 | .279 | .327 | .606 | .246 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Ping Bodie | OF | 107 | 327 | 21 | 75 | 3 | 29 | 12 | .278 | .315 | .593 | .229 |
| Larry Chappell | OF | 21 | 39 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .302 | .231 | .533 | .231 |
| Shano Collins | OF | 154 | 598 | 61 | 164 | 3 | 65 | 30 | .312 | .376 | .688 | .274 |
| Cecil Coombs | OF | 7 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .208 | .217 | .425 | .174 |
| Tom Daly | OF | 62 | 133 | 13 | 31 | 0 | 8 | 3 | .271 | .248 | .519 | .233 |
| Ray Demmitt | OF | 146 | 515 | 63 | 133 | 2 | 46 | 12 | .344 | .342 | .686 | .258 |
| Irv Porter | OF | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .250 |
| Braggo Roth | OF | 34 | 126 | 14 | 37 | 1 | 10 | 3 | .355 | .444 | .799 | .294 |
| Hank Schreiber | OF | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Polly Wolfe | OF | 8 | 28 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .290 | .214 | .504 | .214 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Walt Kuhn | C | 17 | 40 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .396 | .300 | .696 | .275 |
| Wally Mayer | C | 40 | 85 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 1 | .290 | .224 | .514 | .165 |
| Ray Schalk | C | 136 | 392 | 30 | 106 | 0 | 36 | 24 | .347 | .314 | .661 | .270 |
| Billy Sullivan | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Delos Brown | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Charlie Kavanagh | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .200 | .533 | .200 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5040 | 487 | 1205 | 19 | 390 | 167 | .291 | .311 | .602 | .239 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Joe Benz | 48 | 35 | 283.3 | 14 | 19 | .424 | 2 | 142 | 66 | 2.26 | 1.098 | |||
| Eddie Cicotte | 45 | 30 | 269.3 | 11 | 16 | .407 | 3 | 122 | 72 | 2.04 | 1.084 | |||
| Red Faber | 40 | 19 | 181.3 | 10 | 9 | .526 | 4 | 88 | 64 | 2.68 | 1.202 | |||
| Hi Jasper | 16 | 0 | 32.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 19 | 20 | 3.34 | 1.300 | |||
| Bill Lathrop | 19 | 1 | 47.7 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 7 | 19 | 2.64 | 1.258 | |||
| Reb Russell | 38 | 23 | 167.3 | 8 | 12 | .400 | 1 | 79 | 33 | 2.90 | 1.201 | |||
| Jim Scott | 43 | 33 | 253.3 | 14 | 18 | .438 | 1 | 138 | 75 | 2.84 | 1.196 | |||
| Ed Walsh | 8 | 5 | 44.7 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 0 | 15 | 20 | 2.82 | 1.186 | |||
| Mellie Wolfgang | 24 | 11 | 119.3 | 9 | 5 | .643 | 0 | 50 | 32 | 1.89 | 1.073 | |||
| Team Totals | 281 | 157 | 1398.5 | 70 | 84 | .455 | 11 | 660 | 401 | 2.48 | 1.150 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Shano Collins | 154 |
| At Bats | Shano Collins | 598 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Shano Collins | 652 |
| Batting Average | Shano Collins | .274 |
| On-Base % | Ray Demmitt | .344 |
| Slugging % | Shano Collins | .376 |
| OPS | Shano Collins | .688 |
| Runs | Buck Weaver | 64 |
| Hits | Shano Collins | 164 |
| Total Bases | Shano Collins | 225 |
| Doubles | Shano Collins | 34 |
| Triples | Ray Demmitt | 12 |
| Home Runs | Jack Fournier | 6 |
| RBI | Shano Collins | 65 |
| Walks | Lena Blackburne | 66 |
| Strikeouts | Lena Blackburne | 58 |
| Stolen Bases | Shano Collins | 30 |
| Caught Stealing | Shano Collins | 24 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Ping Bodie | 34 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Joe Benz and Jim Scott | 14 |
| Losses | Joe Benz | 19 |
| Saves | Red Faber | 4 |
| Won-Loss % | Mellie Wolfgang | .643 |
| ERA | Eddie Cicotte | 2.04 |
| WHIP | Eddie Cicotte | 1.084 |
| Innings Pitched | Joe Benz | 283.3 |
| Games | Joe Benz | 48 |
| Games Started | Joe Benz | 35 |
| Strikeouts | Joe Benz | 142 |
| Complete Games | Joe Benz | 16 |
| Shutouts | Joe Benz and Eddie Cicotte | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Joe Benz | 1108 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Jim Scott | 80 |
| Hits Allowed | Joe Benz | 245 |
| Walks Allowed | Jim Scott | 75 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Jim Scott | 5 |
| Wild Pitches | Red Faber | 8 |
| Hit Batsmen | Red Faber | 12 |
