1914
Changes- Retire random ranked - Jack Coombs (Brooklyn), the #11 pitcher in baseball, retires at the age of 31.
- Change rotation size (smaller) - Rotations will now return to being their historical size.
- Random expansion - I used the Census List of Population of the 100 Largest Urban Places in the US in 1910. I picked at random one city from the top 25, and one city in the top 100. The Rochester Red Wings and the Philadelphia Quakers will join the American League before the start of next season.
American League
Providence Angels (85-55)
Cleveland Indians (84-56)
Chicago White Sox (82-58)
Philadelphia Athletics (71-69)
Milwaukee Brewers (70-70)
Boston Red Sox (69-71)
Washington Senators (66-74)
Minnesota Twins (65-75)
New York Yankees (65-75)
St. Louis Browns (65-75)
Detroit Tigers (61-79)
Baltimore Orioles (57-83)
AL MVP: Ty Cobb (Providence) (2nd award)
AL CYA: Harry Krause (Providence) (3rd award)
AL ROY: Johnny Bassler (New York)
National League
Brooklyn Dodgers (83-57)
Pittsburgh Pirates (79-61)
Chicago Cubs (76-64)
New York Giants (76-64)
Boston Braves (75-65)
New Jersey Nationals (70-70)
Louisville Colonels (69-71)
Buffalo Bisons (67-73)
Cincinnati Reds (64-76)
Philadelphia Phillies (64-76)
Kansas City Packers (62-78)
St. Louis Cardinals (55-85)
NL MVP: Tris Speaker (New York) (2nd award)
NL MOP: Jeff Pfeffer (Pittsburgh)
NL ROY: Guy Morton (Kansas City)
Statistical Leaders
Batting Average: Ty Cobb (Providence) .332, Tris Speaker (New York) .362
Home Runs: Jack Fournier (St. Louis) 9, John Wilson (New York) 9
Runs Batted In: Vic Saier (Baltimore) 70, Hub Northen (New York) 75
Stolen Bases: Donie Bush (Cleveland) 39, Eddie Collins (Boston) 47
WAR: Art Fletcher (Providence) 7.5, Tris Speaker (New York) 7.5
Wins: George Suggs (Cleveland) 24, Jeff Pfeffer (Pittsburgh) 21
ERA: Walter Johnson (Washington) 1.77, Jeff Pfeffer (Pittsburgh) 1.82
Strikeouts: Walter Johnson (Washington) 197, Orval Overall (Chicago) 199
Saves: King Brady (New York) 35, Bob Dresser (Minnesota) 30
WAR: Dutch Leonard (Baltimore) 7.3, Orval Overall (Chicago) 7.3
Notes
- Providence made the postseason for the third straight year, though star outfielder Ty Cobb will miss October play with a broken elbow.
- The Senators led the AL in run prevention, but had a losing record anyway, as they scored the fewest runs.
- The Dodgers made the postseason for the first time since 1909, in spite of one of their best pitchers retiring.
- Fred Snodgrass (Athletics) led the American League in OPS, batting .315/.428/.425.
- Babe Ruth (Buffalo) struggled in his rookie season, batting only .196 and leading the league in strikeouts. George Ruth (Phillies) spent most of the year in AAA, going 4-3 with a 2.55 ERA in nine big league appearances.
- The Tigers traded starter Joe Lake to the White Sox for third baseman Simon Nicholls.
- Tim Hendryx (Boston Red Sox) had six hits in a game against the Twins.
- Vean Gregg (Kansas City), Ray Fisher (Minnesota), Marty O'Toole (Braves) and Rube Manning (White Sox) all threw no-hitters.
- Zack Wheat (Louisville) had a 33-game hitting streak.
- Gene DeMontreville (Cardinals), Elmer Flick (Phillies), and Bill Bradley (Cleveland) all reached 2000 hits.
- Red Ames (Braves) became the first pitcher to strike out 2000 men.
- Eddie Plank retired. He had a 172-151 career record, and a 2.65 ERA, pitching for the Athletics, White Sox, and briefly the Cardinals. He was the 1909 AL Most Outstanding Pitcher.
- Emmet Heidrick (Cardinals) retired. He was a seven-time Gold Glover in center field, a five-time All-Star, and the 1903 World Series MVP. He was a career .302 hitter, who led the NL in batting average, hits, and WAR in 1904.
ALCS
- Providence defeated Cleveland, 3 games to 1.
- Red Smith was series MVP, batting 6-14.
- The Angels bounced back after losing Game One.
- Ray Schalk (Cleveland) struggled, going 1-14, as did star teammate Donie Bush, who batted 3-18.
NLCS
- Brooklyn defeated Pittsburgh, 3 games to 1.
- Outfielder Steve Evans was MVP, batting 7-16 with 6 RBI and a Game Four homer.
- Solly Hofman batted .500 for the Dodgers.
- Joe Wood (Brooklyn) hit the winning walk-off single in Game Two. He would also take the win in Game Four.
World Series
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Providence defeated Brooklyn, 5 games to 4.
- The MVP was Harry Krause. Providence's ace won Games Four and Seven, with two shutouts, and only allowed two runs in his Game One complete game loss.
- Larry Doyle went 11-32, and Fred Beck batted 10-29.
- The Angels were held scoreless by the Dodgers in the first two games, before shutting out Brooklyn in Games Three and Four and Seven, as pitching and defense dominated.
- Doyle scored twice in the 5-3 Game Nine win.
- Providence became the first expansion team to win the World Series.
Off-Season
- The Quakers chose Vin Campbell (Cubs) with the first pick in the expansion draft. Rochester chose Danny Moeller (Brooklyn) with their initial selection.
- Rochester chose shortstop Rogers Hornsby at #1 in the regular draft.
- Ken Williams went second to the Quakers.
- The Cardinals opted for George Sisler at three.
- Dave Bancroft was the fourth pick for Baltimore.
- The Tigers picked Bob O'Farrell fifth.
- The Giants traded starter Hank Robinson to the Philadelphia Athletics for third baseman Morrie Rath and an outfield prospect.
Tris Speaker was the National League MVP.
Orval Overall lead the NL in strikeouts for the third straight year.