1914 Portland Beavers season
The 1914 Portland Beavers season was the 12th season in the history of the Portland Beavers baseball team. Under the leadership of manager Walt McCredie, the team compiled a 113–84 record and won the Pacific Coast League (PCL) pennant. The Beavers won five PCL pennants between 1906 and 1914.
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Record | 113–84 |
League place | 1st |
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Owner(s) | William Wallace McCredie |
Manager(s) | Walt McCredie |
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Second baseman Bill Rodgers was the team captain and led the team with 227 hits. Outfielder Ty Lober led the PCL with nine home runs, and shortstop Art Kores led the league with 54 doubles and 21 triples.[1]
1914 PCL standings
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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Portland Beavers | 113 | 84 | .574 | -- |
Los Angeles Angels | 116 | 94 | .552 | |
San Francisco Seals | 115 | 96 | .545 | |
Venice Tigers | 113 | 98 | .536 | |
Sacramento Sacts | 90 | 121 | .427 | |
Oakland Oaks | 79 | 133 | .373 |
Statistics
Batting
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; SLG = Slugging percentage; SB = Stolen bases
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | SLG | SB |
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C | Gus Fisher | 139 | 440 | 156 | .355 | 1 | .455 | |
1B, RF | Fred Derrick | 144 | 520 | 155 | .298 | 4 | .385 | |
3B, 1B | Art Kores | 187 | 692 | 205 | .296 | 5 | .457 | |
CF | Buddy Ryan | 150 | 530 | 156 | .294 | 3 | .394 | |
RF | Walt Doan | 172 | 639 | 187 | .293 | 3 | .374 | |
2B | Bill Rodgers | 200 | 773 | 226 | .292 | 2 | .349 | |
SS | Dave Bancroft | 177 | 668 | 185 | .277 | 2 | .380 | |
3B, SS | Bobby Davis | 124 | 366 | 91 | .249 | 0 | .306 | |
LF | Ty Lober | 177 | 582 | 143 | .246 | 9 | .368 | |
LF, CF | Billy Speas | 125 | 416 | 115 | .276 | 1 | .358 | |
C | George Yantz | 65 | 164 | 34 | .207 | 0 | .268 |
Pitching
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; PCT = Win percentage; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | PCT | ERA | SO |
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Irv Higginbotham | 60 | 417.2 | 31 | 20 | .608 | 2.28 | |
Harry Krause | 46 | 356.1 | 22 | 18 | .550 | 2.22 | |
Elmer Rieger | 37 | 195.1 | 12 | 11 | .522 | 2.72 | |
Elmer Martinoni | 33 | 176.1 | 11 | 2 | .846 | 2.19 | |
Rube Evans | 33 | 158.1 | 11 | 10 | .524 | 2.61 | |
Hi West | 27 | 185.1 | 11 | 10 | .524 | 2.82 |
References
- "1914 Pacific Coast League Leaders". Stat Crew. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
- "1914 Portland Beavers". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 25, 2020.