1914 Philadelphia Athletics
[edit] Summary
The 1914 Philadelphia Athletics finished with a record of 98-53. They scored 749 runs and belted 29 home runs to go along with a .272 batting average. The offense was powered by Home Run Baker, who led the team with 9 home runs and 182 hits. Stuffy McInnis knocked in 95 runs. Eddie Collins had a great year on the basepaths with 58 stolen bases.
The team allowed 529 runs and had a team ERA of 2.78. Chief Bender and Bullet Joe Bush were tied for the team lead in wins with 17. Eddie Plank racked up 110 strkeouts to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Home Run Baker | 3B | 150 | 570 | 84 | 182 | 9 | 89 | 19 | .380 | .442 | .822 | .319 |
| Jack Barry | SS | 140 | 467 | 57 | 113 | 0 | 42 | 22 | .324 | .268 | .592 | .242 |
| Eddie Collins | 2B | 152 | 526 | 122 | 181 | 2 | 85 | 58 | .452 | .452 | .904 | .344 |
| Toots Coyne | 3B | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Sam Crane | SS | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
| Press Cruthers | 2B | 4 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .333 | .533 | .200 |
| Harry Davis | 1B | 5 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .556 | .429 | .985 | .429 |
| Larry Kopf | SS | 37 | 69 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 12 | 6 | .300 | .275 | .575 | .188 |
| Earle Mack | 1B | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Stuffy McInnis | 1B | 149 | 576 | 74 | 181 | 1 | 95 | 25 | .341 | .368 | .709 | .314 |
| Ferdie Moore | 1B | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | .500 |
| Billy Orr | SS | 10 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .231 | .292 | .523 | .167 |
| Ben Rochefort | 1B | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | .500 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Jack Coombs | OF | 5 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .333 | .364 | .697 | .273 |
| Tom Daley | OF | 28 | 86 | 17 | 22 | 0 | 7 | 4 | .347 | .337 | .684 | .256 |
| Chick Davies | OF | 19 | 46 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 1 | .314 | .348 | .662 | .239 |
| Eddie Murphy | OF | 148 | 573 | 101 | 156 | 3 | 43 | 36 | .379 | .340 | .719 | .272 |
| Rube Oldring | OF | 119 | 466 | 68 | 129 | 3 | 49 | 14 | .308 | .371 | .679 | .277 |
| Amos Strunk | OF | 122 | 404 | 58 | 111 | 2 | 45 | 25 | .364 | .342 | .706 | .275 |
| Buck Sweeney | OF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Shag Thompson | OF | 16 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .351 | .241 | .592 | .172 |
| Jimmy Walsh | OF | 68 | 216 | 35 | 51 | 3 | 36 | 6 | .340 | .384 | .724 | .236 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Jack Lapp | C | 69 | 199 | 22 | 46 | 0 | 19 | 1 | .338 | .286 | .624 | .231 |
| Wickey McAvoy | C | 8 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .250 | .375 | .125 |
| Wally Schang | C | 107 | 307 | 44 | 88 | 3 | 45 | 7 | .371 | .404 | .775 | .287 |
| Dean Sturgis | C | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .250 | .650 | .250 |
| Ira Thomas | C | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5126 | 749 | 1392 | 29 | 627 | 231 | .335 | .352 | .687 | .272 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Chief Bender | 28 | 23 | 179 | 17 | 3 | .850 | 2 | 107 | 55 | 2.26 | 1.196 | |||
| Charlie Boardman | 2 | 0 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4.91 | 1.918 | |||
| Rube Bressler | 29 | 10 | 147.7 | 10 | 4 | .714 | 2 | 96 | 56 | 1.77 | 1.137 | |||
| Boardwalk Brown | 15 | 7 | 66 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 0 | 20 | 26 | 4.09 | 1.364 | |||
| Bullet Joe Bush | 38 | 23 | 206 | 17 | 13 | .567 | 3 | 109 | 81 | 3.06 | 1.286 | |||
| Jack Coombs | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4.50 | 1.375 | |||
| Chick Davies | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1.00 | 1.222 | |||
| Byron Houck | 3 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3.27 | 1.818 | |||
| Willie Jensen | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 1.000 | |||
| Herb Pennock | 28 | 14 | 151.7 | 11 | 4 | .733 | 3 | 90 | 65 | 2.79 | 1.325 | |||
| Eddie Plank | 34 | 22 | 185.3 | 15 | 7 | .682 | 3 | 110 | 42 | 2.87 | 1.187 | |||
| Bob Shawkey | 38 | 31 | 237 | 15 | 8 | .652 | 2 | 89 | 75 | 2.73 | 1.257 | |||
| Fred Worden | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18.00 | 4.000 | |||
| Weldon Wyckoff | 32 | 20 | 185 | 11 | 7 | .611 | 2 | 86 | 103 | 3.02 | 1.384 | |||
| Team Totals | 252 | 157 | 1404 | 98 | 53 | .649 | 17 | 720 | 521 | 2.78 | 1.271 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Eddie Collins | 152 |
| At Bats | Stuffy McInnis | 576 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Eddie Murphy | 682 |
| Batting Average | Eddie Collins | .344 |
| On-Base % | Eddie Collins | .452 |
| Slugging % | Eddie Collins | .452 |
| OPS | Eddie Collins | .904 |
| Runs | Eddie Collins | 122 |
| Hits | Home Run Baker | 182 |
| Total Bases | Home Run Baker | 252 |
| Doubles | Home Run Baker and Eddie Collins | 23 |
| Triples | Eddie Collins | 14 |
| Home Runs | Home Run Baker | 9 |
| RBI | Stuffy McInnis | 95 |
| Walks | Eddie Collins | 97 |
| Strikeouts | Eddie Murphy | 46 |
| Stolen Bases | Eddie Collins | 58 |
| Caught Stealing | Eddie Murphy | 32 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Jack Barry | 31 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Chief Bender and Bullet Joe Bush | 17 |
| Losses | Bullet Joe Bush | 13 |
| Saves | Bullet Joe Bush, Herb Pennock, and Eddie Plank | 3 |
| Won-Loss % | Chief Bender | .850 |
| ERA | Chief Bender | 2.26 |
| WHIP | Eddie Plank | 1.187 |
| Innings Pitched | Bob Shawkey | 237 |
| Games | Bullet Joe Bush and Bob Shawkey | 38 |
| Games Started | Bob Shawkey | 31 |
| Strikeouts | Eddie Plank | 110 |
| Complete Games | Bob Shawkey | 18 |
| Shutouts | Chief Bender | 7 |
| Batters Faced | Bob Shawkey | 925 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Bob Shawkey | 72 |
| Hits Allowed | Bob Shawkey | 223 |
| Walks Allowed | Weldon Wyckoff | 103 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Chief Bender and Bob Shawkey | 4 |
| Wild Pitches | Weldon Wyckoff | 14 |
| Hit Batsmen | Bullet Joe Bush | 8 |
