1914 Brooklyn Robins season explained

With Wilbert Robinson taking over as the new manager, many in the press began using the nickname Brooklyn Robins for the 1914 season along with other names. 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

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

1914 Brooklyn Robins
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		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
C		90	284	72	.254	1	30
1B		126	474	156	.329	6	45
2B		153	583	150	.257	2	78
3B		90	330	81	.245	4	48
SS		106	337	76	.226	1	21
OF		126	412	130	.316	4	60
OF		145	533	170	.319	9	89
OF		128	442	141	.319	1	45

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
	67	247	65	.263	1	7
	70	227	65	.286	0	17
	55	210	52	.248	0	20
	73	208	55	.264	0	20
	54	169	39	.231	0	9
	43	105	27	.257	0	8
	27	83	16	.193	2	6
	30	62	14	.226	0	1
	9	11	5	.455	0	1

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
	43	315.0	23	12	1.97	135
	44	256.0	11	18	2.64	119
	38	208.1	10	15	2.98	106
	16	103.2	7	6	3.39	35

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
	26	172.1	12	7	2.66	87
	36	171.1	8	14	3.10	68
	18	57.1	1	3	3.30	21
	11	36.2	1	2	3.93	22
	7	19.0	1	0	4.74	5
	8	16.1	1	1	5.51	3

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

References

• Baseball-Reference season page
• Baseball Almanac season page

External links

• 1914 Brooklyn Robins uniform
• Brooklyn Dodgers reference site
• Acme Dodgers page
• Retrosheet

Notes and References

1. https://www.baseball-reference.com/e/egandi01.shtml Dick Egan page at Baseball Reference
2. https://www.baseball-reference.com/r/riggejo01.shtml Joe Riggert page at Baseball Reference
3. https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hagemca01.shtml Casey Hageman page at Baseball Reference
4. https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/steelbi01.shtml Bill Steele page at Baseball Reference
5. https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/smithre02.shtml Red Smith page at Baseball Reference