[Matt from TN]

1914 Postseason

World Series Champs - St. Louis Cardinals 2nd NL Pennant, 1st WS Title

AL Champs - Cleveland Broncos 3rd AL Pennant


Batters of the Year:

AL - Tee Carver, RF, Cleveland Broncos - .354, 6 HR, 89 RBI, 86 R, 41 K, 70 BB, 3 SB, .920 OPS

NL - Woody Woodson, 2B, St. Louis Cardinals - .444, 10 HR, 100 RBI, 126 R, 15 K, 82 BB, 12 SB, 1.186 OPS... This is the 5th BOTY Award in Woodson's 12-year career... He also won his 9th consecutive batting title dating back to his first in 1906... He set a new record with a .444 average, obliterating his own previous record of .398 from 1912... He bacame the 2nd player in history to hit .400 or better... He also set new NL records in RBI and runs scored...

(FYI: In the real MLB, the highest average in history was .440 by Hugh Duffy in 1894... The highest single-season average from this era was Rogers Hornsby's .424 in 1924... The all-time highest career average is Ty Cobb's .366, but Woodson currently has a .375 average at age 32... wow!)


Pitchers of the Year:

AL - Andrew Murphy, SP, Chicago White Sox - 24-10, 1.25 ERA, 35 GS, 33 CG, 11 SHO, 309.1 IP, 54 BB, 139 K, 0.91 WHIP... At age 29, he has now won 3 consecutive POTY Awards in just his 4th season... In his first season (the only one without a POTY) he was the ROTY... This year, he set a new ML record with his 1.25 ERA...

NL - Tim "Presto" Lopresto, St. Louis Cardinals - 33-5, 1.78 ERA, 38 GS, 36 CG, 4 SHO, 338 IP, 80 BB, 113 K, 0.90 WHIP... He set a new record with 33 wins, becoming the first pitcher to ever win 30 or more...


Rookies of the Year:

AL - Andrew Peterson, RF, Chicago White Sox - .300, 4 HR, 91 RBI, 42 R, 27 K, 17 BB, .688 OPS

NL - Jeffrey Roland, SP, St. Louis Cardinals - 17-15, 3.54 ERA, 33 GS, 29 CG, 1 SHO, 292.2 IP, 101 BB, 119 K, 1.24 WHIP


Batting Title:

AL - .375 - Jed Burke, Chicago White Sox

NL - .444 - Woody Woodson, St. Louis Cardinals... This is his 9th consecutive batting title!


ERA Title:

AL - 1.25 - Andrew Murphy, Chicago White Sox... This is a new major league record!

NL - 1.72 - Cecil Tan, Cincinnati Reds


Records/Milestones

This should be called the year of the milestone... wow, some big records were broken this season!!

AL - 215 Hits - Jed Burke, Chicago White Sox
AL - 160 Rookie Hits - David Cellini, Washington Senators
AL - 8 Rookie Home Runs - John Priddy, Detroit Tigers
AL - 91 Rookie RBI - Andrew Peterson, Chicago White Sox
AL - 1.25 ERA - Andrew Murphy, Chicago White Sox

NL - .444 Average - Woody Woodson, St. Louis Cardinals
NL - 231 Hits - Woody Woodson, St. Louis Cardinals
NL - 46 Doubles - Jared Jarry, New York Giants
NL - 100 RBI - Woody Woodson, St. Louis Cardinals
NL - 126 Runs Scored - Woody Woodson, St. Louis Cardinals
NL - 33 Wins - Tim "Presto" Lopresto, St. Louis Cardinals... He became the first pitcher to win 30 or more games, but in all fairness, I should also mention Cincinnati's Cecil Tan who won 31...
NL - 30 Losses - Leonard Matthews, New York Giants

30+ Wins (33) - "Presto" Lopresto, St. Louis Cardinals... He became the first pitcher to ever win 30 or more games...
30+ Wins (31) - Cecil Tan, Cincinnati Reds

2000 Hits - "Razor" Lawley, Washington Senators
2000 Hits - Woody Woodson, St. Louis Cardinals
2000 Hits - Ralph Nida, New York Yankees

1000 Runs Scored - Whiskey Allen, Cleveland Broncos... He became the first player in history to top this milestone...
1000 Runs Scored - Terrence Bakula, Philadelphia Athletics... He finished the season with exactly 1000, scoring the milestone run on 9/21...

500 Stolen Bases - Whiskey Allen, Cleveland Broncos

2000 Strikeouts - Mark Krosser, Philadelphia Phillies... He became the first pitcher to ever reach this mark...





Franchise Histories

Boston Red Sox - 0 Pennants, 0-0 in WS
Most Wins 79 (1905), Most Losses 89 (1904, 1907, 1910)
Winning Seasons 2, Losing Seasons 11
Last 10 Seasons 1-9
Last 5 Seasons 0-5

Chicago White Sox - 1 Pennant, 0-1 in WS, Last Pennant (1903)
Most Wins 85 (1914), Most Losses 91 (1910)
Winning Seasons 3, Losing Seasons 11
Last 10 Seasons 2-8
Last 5 Seasons 2-3

Cleveland Broncos - 3 Pennants, 0-3 in WS, Last Pennant (1914)
Most Wins 107 (1910), Most Losses 94 (1905)
Winning Seasons 10, Losing Seasons 4
Last 10 Seasons 9-1
Last 5 Seasons 5-0

Detroit Tigers - 0 Pennants, 0-0 in WS
Most Wins 89 (1904), Most Losses 94 (1906)
Winning Seasons 7, Losing Seasons 7
Last 10 Seasons 2-8
Last 5 Seasons 1-4

New York Yankees - 5 Pennants, 3-2 in WS, Last Pennant (1912), Last WS Win (1912)
Most Wins 102 (1908), Most Losses 87 (1904)
Winning Seasons 9, Losing Seasons 4
Last 10 Seasons 9-1
Last 5 Seasons 4-1

Philadelphia Athletics - 1 Pennant, 1-0 in WS, Last Pennant (1906), Last WS Title (1906)
Most Wins 89 (1906, 1907), Most Losses 90 (1913)
Winning Seasons 9, Losing Seasons 5
Last 10 Seasons 6-4
Last 5 Seasons 2-3

St. Louis Browns - 3 Pennants, 0-0 in WS, Last Pennant (1904)
Most Wins 89 (1904), Most Losses 92 (1908)
Winning Seasons 5, Losing Seasons 9
Last 10 Seasons 2-8
Last 5 Seasons 0-5

Washington Senators - 1 Pennant, 1-0 in WS, Last Pennant (1913), Last WS Title (1913)
Most Wins 85 (1913), Most Losses 88 (1907)
Winning Seasons 6, Losing Seasons 7, .500 Seasons 1
Last 10 Seasons 5-5
Last 5 Seasons 3-2



Boston Braves - 2 Pennants, 1-0 in WS, Last Pennant (1910), Last WS Title (1910)
Most Wins 94 (1904), Most Losses 91 (1914)
Winning Seasons 7, Losing Seasons 7
Last 10 Seasons 4-6
Last 5 Seasons 2-5

Brooklyn Robins - 0 Pennants, 0-0 in WS
Most Wins 81 (1912), Most Losses 89 (1904)
Winning Seasons 6, Losing Seasons 8
Last 10 Seasons 5-5
Last 5 Seasons 3-2

Chicago Cubs - 2 Pennants, 1-1 in WS, Last Pennant (1913), Last WS Title (1905)
Most Wins 93 (1913), Most Losses 76 (1904, 1910)
Winning Seasons 14, Losing Seasons 0
Last 10 Seasons 10-0
Last 5 Seasons 5-0

Cincinnati Reds - 0 Pennants, 0-0 in WS
Most Wins 88 (1911, 1914), Most Losses 95 (1906)
Winning Seasons 8, Losing Seasons 6
Last 10 Seasons 7-3
Last 5 Seasons 4-1

New York Giants - 1 Pennant, 1-0 in WS, Last Pennant (1907), Last WS Title (1907)
Most Wins 85 (1907), Most Losses 94 (1913)
Winning Seasons 1, Losing Seasons 12, .500 Seasons 1
Last 10 Seasons 1-9
Last 5 Seasons 0-5

Philadelphia Phillies - 3 Pennants, 1-0 in WS, Last Pennant (1903), Last WS Title (1903)
Most Wins 85 (1905, 1910), Most Losses 87 (1912)
Winning Seasons 8, Losing Seasons 4, .500 Seasons 1
Last 10 Seasons 4-5-1
Last 5 Seasons 2-3

Pittsburgh Pirates - 4 Pennants, 1-3 in WS, Last Pennant (1912), Last WS Win (1909)
Most Wins 92 (1908), Most Losses 90 (1905, 1907)
Winning Seasons 6, Losing Seasons 8
Last 10 Seasons 6-4
Last 5 Seasons 3-2

St. Louis Cardinals - 2 Pennants, 1-1 in WS, Last Pennant (1914), Last WS Win (1914)
Most Wins 92 (1914), Most Losses 95 (1910)
Winning Seasons 5, Losing Seasons 7, .500 Seasons 2
Last 10 Seasons 4-4-2
Last 5 Seasons 2-2-1