The 1914 Philadelphia Athletics season was a season in American baseball . It involved the A's finishing first in the American League with a record of 99 wins and 53 losses. They went on to face the Boston Braves in the 1914 World Series , which they lost in four straight games.
After the season, Connie Mack sold his best players off to other teams due to his frustration with the Federal League . The A's would then post seven consecutive last place finishes in the American League and would not win another pennant until 1929 .
Regular season [ edit ] The franchise took a downturn in 1914. The heavily favored Athletics lost the 1914 World Series to the "Miracle" Boston Braves in a four-game sweep. Miracles often have two sides, and for a few years this "miracle" wrought disaster on the A's. Mack traded, sold or released most of the team's star players soon after, and the team fell into a lengthy slump.
Season standings [ edit ]
Record vs. opponents [ edit ]
1914 American League Records
Sources:
[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team
BOS
CWS
CLE
DET
NYY
PHI
STL
WSH
Boston —
13–9
16–6
15–7–1
11–11
12–9–3
13–9–2
11–11
Chicago 9–13
—
13–9
6–16
12–10–1
5–17
13–9–1
12–10–1
Cleveland 6–16
9–13
—
6–16
8–14–1
3–19
8–13–2
11–11–1
Detroit 7–15–1
16–6
16–6
—
13–9–1
9–12–1
9–13
10–12–1
New York 11–11
10–12–1
14–8–1
9–13–1
—
8–14
11–11
7–15
Philadelphia 9–12–3
17–5
19–3
12–9–1
14–8
—
15–7–1
13–9–1
St. Louis 9–13–2
9–13–1
13–8–2
13–9
11–11
7–15–1
—
9–13
Washington 11–11
10–12–1
11–11–1
12–10–1
15–7
9–13–1
13–9
—
1914 Philadelphia Athletics
Roster
Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Manager
Player stats [ edit ] Batting [ edit ] Starters by position [ edit ] Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos
Player
G
AB
H
Avg.
HR
RBI
3B
Baker, Frank Frank Baker 150
570
182
.319
9
89
Other batters [ edit ] Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pitching [ edit ] Starting pitchers [ edit ] Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Other pitchers [ edit ] Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Relief pitchers [ edit ] Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
1914 World Series [ edit ] Boston Braves (4) vs Philadelphia Athletics (0)
Game
Score
Date
Location
Attendance
1
Braves – 7, Athletics – 1October 9
Shibe Park 20,562
2
Braves – 1, Athletics – 0October 10
Shibe Park 20,562
3
Athletics – 4, Braves – 5 (12 innings)
October 12
Fenway Park 35,520
4
Athletics – 1, Braves – 3
October 13
Fenway Park 34,365
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