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{{Year in baseball |
  
{{Year in baseball |
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==Champions==
  
==Champions==
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*[[1915 World Series|World Series]]: [[Boston Red Sox]] over [[Philadelphia Phillies]] (4-1)
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*[[1914 World Series|World Series]]: [[Atlanta Braves|Boston Braves]] over [[Oakland Athletics|Philadelphia Athletics]] (4-0)
   
 
==Awards and honors==
  
==Awards and honors==
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*[[MLB Most Valuable Player Award]]
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*[[MLB Most Valuable Player Award|Chalmers Award]]
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** [[Eddie Collins]], [[Oakland Athletics|Philadelphia Athletics]], 2B
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** None
  
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** [[Johnny Evers]], [[Atlanta Braves|Boston Braves]], 2B
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==Statistical Leaders==
  
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==MLB Statistical Leaders==
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|-
   
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| [[Batting Average|AVG]] || [[Ty Cobb]] DET || .369 || [[Larry Doyle (baseball player)|Larry Doyle]] NYG || .320 || [[Benny Kauff]] IND || .342
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| [[Batting Average|AVG]] || [[Ty Cobb]] DET || .368 || [[Jake Daubert]] BRO || .329 || [[Benny Kauff]] IND || .370
 
|-
  
|-
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| [[Home Run|HR]] || [[Braggo Roth]] BOS || 7 || [[Gavvy Cravath]] PHI || 24 || [[Hal Chase]] BUF || 17
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| [[Home Run|HR]] || [[Frank Baker]] PHA || 9 || [[Gavvy Cravath]] PHI || 19 || [[Dutch Zwilling]] CHI || 16
 
|-
  
|-
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| [[RBI]]s || [[Sam Crawford]] DET & <BR> [[Bobby Veach]] || 112 || [[Gavvy Cravath]] PHI || 115 || [[Dutch Zwilling]] CHI || 94
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| [[RBI]]s || [[Sam Crawford]] DET || 104 || [[Sherry Magee]] PHI || 103 || [[Frank LaPorte]] IND || 107
 
|-
  
|-
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| [[Wins]] || [[Walter Johnson]] WSH || 27 || [[Grover Cleveland Alexander|Grover Alexander]] PHI || 31 || [[George McConnell]] CHI || 25
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| [[Wins]] || [[Walter Johnson]] WSH || 28 || [[Grover Cleveland Alexander|Grover Alexander]] PHI || 27 || [[Claude Hendrix]] CHI || 29
 
|-
  
|-
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| [[Earned run average|ERA]] || [[Smoky Joe Wood|Joe Wood]] BOS || 1.49|| [[Grover Cleveland Alexander|Grover Alexander]] PHI || 1.22 || [[Earl Moseley]] NEW || 1.91
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| [[Earned run average|ERA]] || [[Dutch Leonard (left-handed pitcher)|Dutch Leonard]] WSH || 0.96 || [[Bill Doak]] STL || 1.72 || [[Claude Hendrix]] CHI || 1.69
 
|-
  
|-
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| [[Strikeout|Ks]] || [[Walter Johnson]] WSH || 203 || [[Grover Cleveland Alexander|Grover Alexander]] PHI || 241 || [[Dave Davenport]] SLM || 229
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| [[Strikeout|Ks]] || [[Walter Johnson]] WSH || 225 || [[Grover Cleveland Alexander|Grover Alexander]] PHI || 214 || [[Cy Falkenberg]] SD || 236
 
|}
  
|}
   
 
==Major League Baseball final standings==
  
==Major League Baseball final standings==
 
===American League final standings===
  
===American League final standings===
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|-
  
|-
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| [[Oakland Athletics|Philadelphia Athletics]]
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| 99
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| 53
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| .651
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| --
 
|-
  
|-
 
| [[Boston Red Sox]]
  
| [[Boston Red Sox]]
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| 101
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| 91
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| 50
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| 62
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| .669
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| .595
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| --
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| 8.5
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|-
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| [[Minnesota Twins|Washington Senators]]
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| 81
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| 73
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| .526
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| 19
 
|-
  
|-
 
| [[Detroit Tigers]]
  
| [[Detroit Tigers]]
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| 100
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| 80
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| 54
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| 73
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| .649
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| .523
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| 2.5
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| 19.5
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|-
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| [[Baltimore Orioles|St. Louis Browns]]
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| 71
  ⚫
| 82
  ⚫
| .464
  ⚫
| 28.5
 
|-
  
|-
 
| [[Chicago White Sox]]
  
| [[Chicago White Sox]]
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| 93
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| 70
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| 61
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| 84
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| .604
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| .455
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| 9.5
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| 30
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|-
  
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| [[Minnesota Twins|Washington Senators]]
  
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| 85
  
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| 68
  
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| .556
  
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| 17
  
 
|-
  
|-
 
| [[New York Yankees]]
  
| [[New York Yankees]]
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| 69
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| 70
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| 83
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| 84
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| .454
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| .455
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| 32.5
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| 30
 
|-
  
|-
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| [[Cleveland Indians|Cleveland Naps]]
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| [[Baltimore Orioles|St. Louis Browns]]
  
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| 63
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| 51
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| 91
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| 102
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| .409
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| .333
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| 39.5
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| 48.5
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|-
  
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| [[Cleveland Indians]]
  
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| 57
  
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| 95
  
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| .375
  
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| 44.5
  
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|-
  
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| [[Oakland Athletics|Philadelphia Athletics]]
  
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| 43
  
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| 109
  
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| .283
  
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| 58.5
  
 
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|- align="center" style="vertical-align: middle;" style="background:lightblue;"
 
|- align="center" style="vertical-align: middle;" style="background:lightblue;"
 
|-
  
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| [[Atlanta Braves|Boston Braves]]
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| [[Philadelphia Phillies]]
  
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| 90
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| 94
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| 62
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| 59
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| .592
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| .614
 
| --
  
| --
 
|-
  
|-
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| [[San Francisco Giants|New York Giants]]
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| [[Atlanta Braves|Boston Braves]]
  
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| 83
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| 84
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| 69
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| 70
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| .546
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| .545
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| 7
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| 10.5
 
|-
  
|-
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| [[St. Louis Cardinals]]
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| [[Los Angeles Dodgers|Brooklyn Robins]]
  
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| 80
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| 81
 
| 72
  
| 72
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| .526
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| .529
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| 10
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| 13
 
|-
  
|-
 
| [[Chicago Cubs]]
  
| [[Chicago Cubs]]
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| 73
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| 78
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| 76
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| .506
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| 16.5
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|-
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| [[Los Angeles Dodgers|Brooklyn Robins]]
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| 75
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| 79
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| .487
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| 19.5
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| [[Philadelphia Phillies]]
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| 74
 
| 80
  
| 80
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| .477
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| .481
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| 17.5
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| 20.5
 
|-
  
|-
 
| [[Pittsburgh Pirates]]
  
| [[Pittsburgh Pirates]]
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| 73
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| 69
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| 81
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| 85
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| .474
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| .448
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| 18
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| 25.5
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|-
  
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| [[St. Louis Cardinals]]
  
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| 72
  
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| 81
  
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| .471
  
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| 18.5
  
 
|-
  
|-
 
| [[Cincinnati Reds]]
  
| [[Cincinnati Reds]]
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| 71
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| 60
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| 83
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| 94
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| .461
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| .390
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| 20
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| 34.5
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|-
  
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| [[San Francisco Giants|New York Giants]]
  
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| 69
  
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| 83
  
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| .454
  
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| 21
  
 
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|- align="center" style="vertical-align: middle;" style="background:lightblue;"
 
|-
  
|-
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| [[Chicago Whales]] || 86 || 66 || .566 || --
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| [[Indianapolis Hoosiers]] || 88 || 65 || .575 || --
 
|-
  
|-
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| [[St. Louis Terriers]] || 87 || 67 || .565 || --
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| [[Chicago Whales]] || 87 || 67 || .565 || 1.5
 
|-
  
|-
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| [[Pittsburgh Rebels]] || 86 || 67 || .562 || .5
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| [[Baltimore Terrapins]] || 84 || 70 || .562 || 4.5
 
|-
  
|-
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| [[Kansas City Packers]] || 81 || 72 || .529|| 5.5
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| [[Buffalo Buffeds]] || 80 || 71 || .530 || 7
 
|-
  
|-
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| [[Newark Peppers]] || 80 || 72 || .526 || 6
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| [[Brooklyn Tip-Tops]] || 77 || 77 || .500 || 11.5
 
|-
  
|-
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| [[Buffalo Buffeds]] || 74 || 78 || .487 || 12
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| [[Kansas City Packers]] || 67 || 84 || .444 || 20
 
|-
  
|-
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| [[Brooklyn Tip-Tops]] || 70 || 82 || .461 || 16
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| [[Pittsburgh Rebels]] || 64 || 86 || .427 || 22.5
 
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|-
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| [[Baltimore Terrapins]] || 47 || 107 || .305 || 40
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| [[St. Louis Terriers]] || 62 || 89 || .411 || 25
 
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==Events==
  
==Events==
 
==Births==
  
==Births==
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*[[January 8]] - [[Walker Cooper]]
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*[[February 9]] - [[Bill Veeck]] (d. 1986)
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*[[February 18]] - [[Joe Gordon (baseball player)|Joe Gordon]]
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*[[February 17]] - [[Rod Dedeaux]] (coach) (d. 2006)
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*[[February 26]] - [[Preacher Roe]]
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*[[March 1]] - [[Harry Caray]] (announcer) (d. 1998)
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*[[March 20]] - [[Stan Spence]]
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*[[July 26]] - [[Ellis Kinder]] (d. 1968)
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*[[April 1]] - [[Jeff Heath]]
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*[[August 22]] - [[Augie Donatelli]] (umpire) (d. 1990)
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*[[April 2]] - [[Al Barlick]]
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*[[October 13]] - [[Frankie Hayes]] (d. 1955)
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*[[June 26]] - [[Willard Brown]]
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*[[October 14]] - [[Harry Brecheen]] (d. 2004)
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*[[June 29]] - [[Dizzy Trout]]
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*[[November 2]] - [[Johnny Vander Meer]] (d. 1997)
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*[[August 4]] - [[Luke Easter (baseball player)|Luke Easter]]
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*[[November 23]] - [[Emmett Ashford]] (umpire) (d. 1980)
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*[[August 27]] - [[Emil Verban]]
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*[[November 25]] - [[Joe DiMaggio]] (d. 1999)
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*[[December 11]] - [[Bill Nicholson (baseball)|Bill Nicholson]] (d. 1996)
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*[[October 12]] - [[Lou Novikoff]]
  
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*[[November 11]] - [[George Case]]
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*[[December 12]] - [[Buzzie Bavasi]] (executive) (d. 2008)
   
 
==Deaths==
  
==Deaths==
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*[[April 1]] - [[Rube Waddell]], 37, pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics who led AL in strikeouts six consecutive years, including modern record of 349 in 1904; four-time 20-game winner led AL in ERA twice with career 2.16 mark, best ever by lefthander with 1500 innings; 2316 strikeouts ranked third in history upon retirement, 50 shutouts ranked fifth; first major leaguer to strike out side on nine pitches
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*[[February 5]] - [[Ross Barnes]], 64, star second baseman of the 1870s who batted .359 lifetime, winning first NL batting title with .429 mark, also leading league in runs, hits, doubles, triples and walks
  
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*[[February 24]] - [[Adonis Terry]], 50, pitcher for Brooklyn, Pittsburgh and Chicago who won 197 games, including two no-hitters
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*[[July 9]] - [[Ossee Schreckengost]], 39, catcher, most notably with the Athletics, who pioneered one-handed style; batted .300 twice
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*[[August 17]] - [[Harry Steinfeldt]], 36, third baseman for the Reds and Cubs who led NL in hits, doubles and RBI once each, batted .300 twice; hit .471 in 1907 World Series to lead Cubs to title
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*[[June 4]] - [[Tim Hurst]], 49, umpire for nine NL seasons between 1891 and 1903, and in the AL from 1905-09; officiated in Temple Cup series of 1894-95, managed 1898 Browns; colorful figure known for his combative relations with players
  
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*[[November 2]] - [[Jack Sheridan]], 52, American League umpire since the league's 1901 formation, previously in the Players League and National League, who officiated in four of the first seven World Series; introduced the practice of crouching behind the catcher when calling balls and strikes
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*[[September 9]] - [[Albert Spalding|Albert Goodwill Spalding]], 65, pitcher who led league in wins every season from 1871-1876, retiring at age 27 with 253 victories; also batted .313 lifetime, managed Chicago to 1876 pennant in NL's first season and guided team to three pennants as team president from 1882-1891; staged sport's first world tour in 1888
  
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*[[September 23]] - [[Brickyard Kennedy]], 47, pitcher who won 20 games four times for Brooklyn, pitched in 1903 World Series for Pirates
  
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*[[December 31]] - [[Tip O'Neill (baseball player)|Tip O'Neill]], 57, Canadian left fielder for the St. Louis Browns who batted .326 lifetime, winning batting titles in 1887 and 1888
  

Latest revision as of 20:55, 24 September 2009

The following are the baseball events of the year 1914 throughout the world.  

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See also
Sources

Champions

Awards and honors

MLB Statistical Leaders

American League National League Federal League
AVG Ty Cobb DET .368 Jake Daubert BRO .329 Benny Kauff IND .370
HR Frank Baker PHA 9 Gavvy Cravath PHI 19 Dutch Zwilling CHI 16
RBIs Sam Crawford DET 104 Sherry Magee PHI 103 Frank LaPorte IND 107
Wins Walter Johnson WSH 28 Grover Alexander PHI 27 Claude Hendrix CHI 29
ERA Dutch Leonard WSH 0.96 Bill Doak STL 1.72 Claude Hendrix CHI 1.69
Ks Walter Johnson WSH 225 Grover Alexander PHI 214 Cy Falkenberg SD 236

Major League Baseball final standings

American League final standings

American League
Club Wins Losses Win %   GB
Philadelphia Athletics 99 53 .651 --
Boston Red Sox 91 62 .595 8.5
Washington Senators 81 73 .526 19
Detroit Tigers 80 73 .523 19.5
St. Louis Browns 71 82 .464 28.5
Chicago White Sox 70 84 .455 30
New York Yankees 70 84 .455 30
Cleveland Naps 51 102 .333 48.5

National League final standings

National League
Club Wins Losses Win %   GB
Boston Braves 94 59 .614 --
New York Giants 84 70 .545 10.5
St. Louis Cardinals 81 72 .529 13
Chicago Cubs 78 76 .506 16.5
Brooklyn Robins 75 79 .487 19.5
Philadelphia Phillies 74 80 .481 20.5
Pittsburgh Pirates 69 85 .448 25.5
Cincinnati Reds 60 94 .390 34.5

Federal League final standings

Federal League
Club Wins Losses Win %   GB
Indianapolis Hoosiers 88 65 .575 --
Chicago Whales 87 67 .565 1.5
Baltimore Terrapins 84 70 .562 4.5
Buffalo Buffeds 80 71 .530 7
Brooklyn Tip-Tops 77 77 .500 11.5
Kansas City Packers 67 84 .444 20
Pittsburgh Rebels 64 86 .427 22.5
St. Louis Terriers 62 89 .411 25

Events

Births

Deaths

  • April 1 - Rube Waddell, 37, pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics who led AL in strikeouts six consecutive years, including modern record of 349 in 1904; four-time 20-game winner led AL in ERA twice with career 2.16 mark, best ever by lefthander with 1500 innings; 2316 strikeouts ranked third in history upon retirement, 50 shutouts ranked fifth; first major leaguer to strike out side on nine pitches
  • July 9 - Ossee Schreckengost, 39, catcher, most notably with the Athletics, who pioneered one-handed style; batted .300 twice
  • August 17 - Harry Steinfeldt, 36, third baseman for the Reds and Cubs who led NL in hits, doubles and RBI once each, batted .300 twice; hit .471 in 1907 World Series to lead Cubs to title
  • November 2 - Jack Sheridan, 52, American League umpire since the league's 1901 formation, previously in the Players League and National League, who officiated in four of the first seven World Series; introduced the practice of crouching behind the catcher when calling balls and strikes
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