1914 Philadelphia Athletics Roster
American League (AL)
Team Record: 99-53
Finished 1st in the AL
Attendance: 346,641, Avg. 6,263
Ballpark: Shibe Park
Won League Championship Series
World Series - Lost to Boston Braves 4-0
Manager: Connie Mack (99-53)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1914 Philadelphia Athletics StatisticsTeam Record: 99-53
Finished 1st in the AL
Attendance: 346,641, Avg. 6,263
Ballpark: Shibe Park
Won League Championship Series
World Series - Lost to Boston Braves 4-0
Manager: Connie Mack (99-53)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1914 Philadelphia Athletics Results
The Philadelphia Athletics of the American League ended the 1914 season with a record of 99 wins and 53 losses, finishing first in the AL.
The Athletics plated 749 runs, tops in the circuit. Philadelphia gave up 529 runs. Stuffy McInnis accounted for 95 RBI. Eddie Collins led all regular hitters with a .344 average. Charles Bender topped the team with 17 wins, while Eddie Plank, Bob Shawkey and Bullet Joe Bush each also added 15 or more wins also Rube Bressler recorded a 1.77 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.
Connie Mack coached the team. The 1914 Philadelphia Athletics won the League Championship Series.
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| Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home Run Baker | 3B | L | R | March 13, 1886 | 5'11" | 173 | Trappe, MD USA |
| Jack Barry | SS | R | R | April 26, 1887 | 5'9" | 158 | Meriden, CT USA |
| Charles Bender | P | R | R | May 5, 1884 | 6'2" | 185 | Crow Wing County, MN USA |
| Charlie Boardman | P | L | R | March 27, 1893 | 6'2" | 194 | Seneca Falls, NY USA |
| Rube Bressler | P | R | L | October 23, 1894 | 6'0" | 187 | Coder, PA USA |
| Carroll Brown | P | R | R | February 20, 1889 | 6'1" | 178 | Woodbury, NJ USA |
| Bullet Joe Bush | P | R | R | November 27, 1892 | 5'9" | 173 | Ehime, MN USA |
| Eddie Collins | 2B | L | R | May 2, 1887 | 5'9" | 175 | Millerton, NY USA |
| Jack Coombs | P | B | R | November 18, 1882 | 6'0" | 185 | Le Grand, IA USA |
| Toots Coyne | 3B | R | October 20, 1894 | 0'0" | 0 | St. Louis, MO USA | |
| Sam Crane | SS | R | R | September 13, 1894 | 5'11" | 154 | Harrisburg, PA USA |
| Press Cruthers | 2B | R | R | September 8, 1890 | 5'9" | 152 | Marshallton, DE USA |
| Tom Daley | LF | L | R | November 13, 1884 | 5'5" | 168 | Du Bois, PA USA |
| Chick Davies | LF | L | L | March 6, 1892 | 5'8" | 145 | Peabody, MA USA |
| Harry Davis | 1B | R | R | July 18, 1873 | 5'10" | 180 | Philadelphia, PA USA |
| Byron Houck | P | R | R | August 28, 1891 | 6'0" | 175 | Prosper, MN USA |
| Willie Jensen | P | L | R | November 17, 1889 | 5'11" | 170 | Philadelphia, PA USA |
| Larry Kopf | SS | B | R | November 3, 1890 | 5'9" | 160 | Bristol, CT USA |
| Jack Lapp | C | L | R | September 10, 1884 | 5'8" | 160 | Frazer, PA USA |
| Earle Mack | 1B | L | R | February 1, 1890 | 5'8" | 140 | Spencer, MA USA |
| Wickey McAvoy | C | R | R | October 20, 1894 | 5'11" | 172 | Rochester, NY USA |
| Stuffy McInnis | 1B | R | R | September 19, 1890 | 5'9" | 162 | Gloucester, MA USA |
| Ferdie Moore | 1B | February 22, 1896 | 6'0" | 212 | Camden, NJ USA | ||
| Eddie Murphy | RF | L | R | October 2, 1891 | 5'9" | 155 | Hancock, NY USA |
| Rube Oldring | LF | R | R | May 30, 1884 | 5'10" | 186 | New York, NY USA |
| Billy Orr | SS | R | R | April 22, 1891 | 5'11" | 168 | San Francisco, CA USA |
| Herb Pennock | P | B | L | February 10, 1894 | 6'0" | 160 | Kennett Square, PA USA |
| Eddie Plank | P | L | L | August 31, 1875 | 5'11" | 175 | Gettysburg, PA USA |
| Ben Rochefort | 1B | L | R | August 15, 1896 | 6'2" | 185 | Camden, NJ USA |
| Wally Schang | C | B | R | August 22, 1889 | 5'10" | 180 | South Wales, NY USA |
| Bob Shawkey | P | R | R | December 4, 1890 | 5'11" | 168 | Sigel, PA USA |
| Amos Strunk | CF | L | L | January 22, 1889 | 5'11" | 175 | Philadelphia, PA USA |
| Dean Sturgis | C | R | R | December 1, 1892 | 6'1" | 180 | Beloit, KS USA |
| Buck Sweeney | LF | April 15, 1890 | 5'8" | 165 | Pittsburgh, PA USA | ||
| Ira Thomas | C | R | R | January 22, 1881 | 6'2" | 200 | Ballston Spa, NY USA |
| Shag Thompson | CF | L | R | April 29, 1893 | 5'8" | 165 | Haw River, NC USA |
| Jimmy Walsh | OF | R | R | August 24, 1887 | 5'10" | 170 | Rathroe, Tipperary Ireland |
| Fred Worden | P | R | R | September 4, 1894 | 0'0" | 0 | St. Louis, MO USA |
| Weldon Wyckoff | P | R | R | February 19, 1891 | 6'1" | 175 | Williamsport, PA USA |
