1914 Newark Peppers
[edit] Summary
The 1914 Newark Peppers finished with a record of 88-65. They scored 762 runs and belted 33 home runs to go along with a .285 batting average. The offense was powered by Benny Kauff, who led the team with 8 home runs and 211 hits. Frank LaPorte was the best run producer with 107 RBI. Benny Kauff had a great year on the basepaths with 75 stolen bases.
The team allowed 622 runs and had a team ERA of 3.06. Cy Falkenberg led the pitching staff with 25 wins and 236 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Charlie Carr | 1B | 115 | 441 | 44 | 129 | 3 | 69 | 19 | .333 | .383 | .716 | .293 |
| Biddy Dolan | 1B | 32 | 103 | 13 | 23 | 1 | 15 | 5 | .316 | .330 | .646 | .223 |
| Jimmy Esmond | SS | 151 | 542 | 74 | 160 | 2 | 49 | 25 | .344 | .404 | .748 | .295 |
| Frank LaPorte | 2B | 133 | 505 | 86 | 157 | 4 | 107 | 15 | .361 | .436 | .797 | .311 |
| Bill McKechnie | 3B | 149 | 570 | 107 | 173 | 2 | 38 | 47 | .368 | .377 | .745 | .304 |
| Frank Rooney | 1B | 12 | 35 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2 | .222 | .343 | .565 | .200 |
| Carl Vandagrift | 2B | 43 | 136 | 25 | 34 | 0 | 9 | 7 | .301 | .279 | .580 | .250 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Everitt Booe | OF | 20 | 31 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 4 | .368 | .258 | .626 | .226 |
| Vin Campbell | OF | 134 | 544 | 92 | 173 | 7 | 44 | 26 | .368 | .439 | .807 | .318 |
| Al Kaiser | OF | 59 | 187 | 22 | 43 | 1 | 16 | 6 | .301 | .299 | .600 | .230 |
| Benny Kauff | OF | 154 | 571 | 120 | 211 | 8 | 95 | 75 | .447 | .534 | .981 | .370 |
| Edd Roush | OF | 74 | 166 | 26 | 54 | 1 | 30 | 12 | .353 | .440 | .793 | .325 |
| Al Scheer | OF | 120 | 363 | 63 | 111 | 3 | 45 | 9 | .396 | .427 | .823 | .306 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Bill Rariden | C | 131 | 396 | 44 | 93 | 0 | 47 | 12 | .337 | .298 | .635 | .235 |
| George Textor | C | 22 | 57 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .230 | .175 | .405 | .175 |
| Bill Warren | C | 26 | 50 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 2 | .309 | .280 | .589 | .240 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5176 | 762 | 1474 | 33 | 629 | 273 | .336 | .383 | .719 | .285 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Harry Billiard | 32 | 16 | 125.7 | 8 | 7 | .533 | 2 | 45 | 63 | 3.72 | 1.432 | |||
| Cy Falkenberg | 49 | 43 | 377.3 | 25 | 16 | .610 | 3 | 236 | 89 | 2.22 | 1.116 | |||
| Frank Harter | 6 | 1 | 24.7 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 4.01 | 1.619 | |||
| Ed Henderson | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4.50 | 1.200 | |||
| George Kaiserling | 37 | 33 | 275.3 | 17 | 10 | .630 | 0 | 75 | 72 | 3.11 | 1.308 | |||
| Katie Keifer | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 | 0.889 | |||
| Ralph McConnaughey | 7 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 4.85 | 1.500 | |||
| Earl Moseley | 43 | 38 | 316.7 | 19 | 18 | .514 | 1 | 205 | 123 | 3.47 | 1.345 | |||
| George Mullin | 36 | 20 | 203 | 14 | 10 | .583 | 2 | 74 | 91 | 2.70 | 1.443 | |||
| Fred Ostendorf | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22.50 | 3.500 | |||
| Charlie Whitehouse | 8 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 4.85 | 1.500 | |||
| Clarence Woods | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4.50 | 1.500 | |||
| Team Totals | 224 | 157 | 1397.7 | 88 | 65 | .575 | 9 | 664 | 476 | 3.06 | 1.308 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Benny Kauff | 154 |
| At Bats | Benny Kauff | 571 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Benny Kauff | 667 |
| Batting Average | Benny Kauff | .370 |
| On-Base % | Benny Kauff | .447 |
| Slugging % | Benny Kauff | .534 |
| OPS | Benny Kauff | .981 |
| Runs | Benny Kauff | 120 |
| Hits | Benny Kauff | 211 |
| Total Bases | Benny Kauff | 305 |
| Doubles | Benny Kauff | 44 |
| Triples | Jimmy Esmond | 15 |
| Home Runs | Benny Kauff | 8 |
| RBI | Frank LaPorte | 107 |
| Walks | Benny Kauff | 72 |
| Strikeouts | Earl Moseley | 57 |
| Stolen Bases | Benny Kauff | 75 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Bill McKechnie | 36 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Cy Falkenberg | 25 |
| Losses | Earl Moseley | 18 |
| Saves | Cy Falkenberg | 3 |
| Won-Loss % | George Kaiserling | .630 |
| ERA | Cy Falkenberg | 2.22 |
| WHIP | Cy Falkenberg | 1.116 |
| Innings Pitched | Cy Falkenberg | 377.3 |
| Games | Cy Falkenberg | 49 |
| Games Started | Cy Falkenberg | 43 |
| Strikeouts | Cy Falkenberg | 236 |
| Complete Games | Cy Falkenberg | 33 |
| Shutouts | Cy Falkenberg | 9 |
| Batters Faced | Cy Falkenberg | 1502 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Earl Moseley | 122 |
| Hits Allowed | Cy Falkenberg | 332 |
| Walks Allowed | Earl Moseley | 123 |
| Home Runs Allowed | George Kaiserling | 8 |
| Wild Pitches | Cy Falkenberg | 9 |
| Hit Batsmen | George Kaiserling | 17 |



