1914 Brooklyn Robins season
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| Owner(s) | Charles Ebbets, Ed McKeever, Stephen McKeever |
| Manager(s) | Wilbert Robinson |
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With Wilbert Robinson taking over as the new manager, the team name was changed to the Brooklyn Robins for the 1914 season. The Robins finished in 5th place, just missing finishing with a .500 record.
Offseason
- December 20, 1913: Dick Egan was purchased by the Robins from the Cincinnati Reds.[1]
Regular season
Season standings
| National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Boston Braves | 94 | 59 | 0.614 | — | 51–25 | 43–34 |
| New York Giants | 84 | 70 | 0.545 | 10½ | 43–36 | 41–34 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 81 | 72 | 0.529 | 13 | 42–34 | 39–38 |
| Chicago Cubs | 78 | 76 | 0.506 | 16½ | 46–30 | 32–46 |
| Brooklyn Robins | 75 | 79 | 0.487 | 19½ | 45–34 | 30–45 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 74 | 80 | 0.481 | 20½ | 48–30 | 26–50 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 69 | 85 | 0.448 | 25½ | 39–36 | 30–49 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 60 | 94 | 0.390 | 34½ | 34–42 | 26–52 |
Record vs. opponents
1914 National League Records Sources: | |||||||||||||
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| Team | BOS | BR | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
| Boston | — | 9–13 | 16–6 | 14–8–2 | 11–11–1 | 12–10 | 17–5–1 | 15–6–1 | |||||
| Brooklyn | 13–9 | — | 10–12 | 11–11 | 9–13 | 11–11 | 16–6 | 5–17 | |||||
| Chicago | 6–16 | 12–10 | — | 17–5 | 9–13 | 12–10 | 12–10 | 10–12–2 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 8–14–2 | 11–11 | 5–17 | — | 9–13 | 9–13 | 8–14–1 | 10–12 | |||||
| New York | 11–11–1 | 13–9 | 13–9 | 13–9 | — | 12–10 | 13–9–1 | 9–13 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 10–12 | 11–11 | 10–12 | 13–9 | 10–12 | — | 12–10 | 8–14 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 5–17–1 | 6–16 | 10–12 | 14–8–1 | 9–13–1 | 10–12 | — | 15–7–1 | |||||
| St. Louis | 6–15–1 | 17–5 | 12–10–2 | 12–10 | 13–9 | 14–8 | 7–15–1 | — | |||||
Notable transactions
- June 27, 1914: Joe Riggert was purchased from the Robins by the St. Louis Cardinals.[2]
- July 6, 1914: Casey Hageman was purchased from the Robins by the Chicago Cubs.[3]
- August 7, 1914: Bill Steele was purchased by the Robins from the St. Louis Cardinals.[4]
- August 10, 1914: Red Smith was purchased from the Robins by the Boston Braves.[5]
Roster
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| Pitchers | Catchers
Infielders |
Outfielders | Manager | ||||||
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
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 |
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| C | McCarty, LewLew McCarty | 90 | 284 | 72 | .254 | 1 | 30 |
| 1B | Daubert, JakeJake Daubert | 126 | 474 | 156 | .329 | 6 | 45 |
| 2B | Cutshaw, GeorgeGeorge Cutshaw | ||||||
| 3B | Smith, RedRed Smith | ||||||
| SS | Egan, DickDick Egan | 106 | 337 | 76 | .226 | 1 | 21 |
| OF | Stengel, CaseyCasey Stengel | ||||||
| OF | Wheat, ZackZack Wheat | ||||||
| OF | Dalton, JackJack Dalton |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| O'Mara, OllieOllie O'Mara | ||||||
| Myers, HyHy Myers | ||||||
| Getz, GusGus Getz | ||||||
| Hummel, JohnJohn Hummel | ||||||
| Miller, OttoOtto Miller | ||||||
| Fischer, WilliamWilliam Fischer | ||||||
| Riggert, JoeJoe Riggert | 27 | 83 | 16 | .193 | 2 | 6 |
| Elberfeld, KidKid Elberfeld | ||||||
| Erwin, TexTex Erwin |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Pfeffer, JeffJeff Pfeffer | ||||||
| Reulbach, EdEd Reulbach | ||||||
| Ragan, PatPat Ragan | ||||||
| Rucker, NapNap Rucker |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Aitchison, RaleighRaleigh Aitchison | 26 | 172.1 | 12 | 7 | 2.66 | 87 |
| Allen, FrankFrank Allen | 36 | 171.1 | 8 | 14 | 3.10 | 68 |
| Schmutz, CharlieCharlie Schmutz | ||||||
| Brown, ElmerElmer Brown | ||||||
| Steele, BillBill Steele | ||||||
| Enzmann, JohnnyJohnny Enzmann |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Wagner, BullBull Wagner |