1914
American League Champions: Indianapolis White Sox (94-60)
Standings: Indianapolis, Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Columbus, New York, Cleveland, Detroit
AL MVP: Ty Cobb (Indianapolis) (7th award)
AL MOP: Smoky Joe Wood (Boston) (4th award)
AL ROY: George Burns (Cleveland)
National League Champions: Philadelphia Phillies (85-69)
Standings: Philadelphia, St. Louis, Milwaukee, Kansas City, Brooklyn, Toronto, Providence, New York
NL MVP: Cy Williams (Toronto) (2nd award)
NL MOP: Ray Collins (Milwaukee) (3rd award)
NL ROY: Braggo Roth (St. Louis)
Statistical Leaders
Batting Average: Ty Cobb (Indianapolis) .342, Jack Fournier (Pittsburgh) .341
Home Runs: Jim Doyle (New York) / Wally Schang (Baltimore) 8, Cy Williams (Toronto) 31
Runs Batted In: Fred Merkle (Colorado) 90, Cy Williams (Toronto) 110
Stolen Bases: Fritz Maisel (Boston) 77, Clyde Milan (Milwaukee) 62
Wins: Smoky Joe Wood (Boston) 27, Buttons Briggs (Brooklyn) 25
ERA: Smoky Joe Wood (Boston) 1.65, Glenn Liebhardt (St. Louis)
Strikeouts: Smoky Joe Wood (Boston) 226, Lefty Tyler (Kansas City) 194
Notes:
- The White Sox cruised to a 5 game lead in the AL.
- The Phillies finished just one game ahead of St. Louis, and two ahead of Milwaukee.
- Smoky Joe Wood won the AL Triple Crown, the first pitcher to do so.
- Jack Fournier and Cy Williams were the only two NL hitters to bat better than .300.
- Cy Williams hit 21 more home runs than any other big leaguer.
- Babe Ruth didn't hit a homer in his 53 major league at-bats. George Ruth spent the season in the minors.
- Shoeless Joe Jackson (Baltimore) hit for the cycle.
- Noodles Hahn (Toronto) won his 300th game, joining Cy Young, Kid Nichols, and Jack Powell.
- Harry Howell (Milwaukee) recorded victory #250.
- George Mullin (Detroit), Buttons Briggs (Brooklyn), Earl Moore (Indianapolis), and Cy Falkenberg (NY Yankees) all reached 200 wins.
- Ty Cobb and Jimmy Williams (Baltimore) crossed the 2000 hit barrier.
- Bob Wicker (St. Louis) retired with a 208-201 career record.
- Nap Lajoie retired, totaling 3052 hits, 644 doubles, and a lifetime .352 average.
World Series:
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Indianapolis defeated Philadelphia, 4 games to 0.
- Ed Summers won MVP, after pitching a shutout against Eddie Plank in Game Three.
- Dutch Leonard won Games One and Four, but allowed almost one hit per inning.
- Ty Cobb went 5-14 with 4 RBI. Ed Doyle batted 6-16.
- Indianapolis outplayed Philadelphia's rotation of Tom Hughes, Christy Mathewson, and Eddie Plank.
- First time consecutive World Series have had the same teams.
- First sweep in World Series history.
- Indianapolis are the first back-to-back champions since the 06-07 Pirates.
- Indianapolis' third World Series. (1908, 1913)
Off-Season:
- The worst record belonged to the
Detroit Tigers (57-97). The Tigers won the 1903 and 1905 World Series in Detroit.
- The Tigers moved to
Richmond, Virginia.
- Richmond chose Rogers Hornsby with the first pick.
- Ken Williams went second to Cleveland.
- George Sisler was selected third by the Giants.
- The Pirates picked Baby Doll Jacobson fourth.
- High Pockets Kelly was Columbus' pick at #6.
- Brooklyn chose Dazzy Vance eighth.
Cities that have lost teams: Boston (1903), Chicago (1904), Washington (1905), Chicago (1906), St. Louis (1907), Buffalo (1908), Cincinnati (1909), Louisville (1910), Pittsburgh (1911), Rochester (1912), Minnesota (1913), Detroit (1914)
Smoky Joe Wood won the American League Pitching Triple Crown.
Nap Lajoie retired with a .352 career batting average.