1914 Portland Beavers season explained

Portland Beavers
Season:1914
Record:113–84
League:Pacific Coast League
Ballpark:Vaughn Street Park
League Place:1st
Managers:Walt McCredie
Owners:William Wallace McCredie

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.

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
113 84 .574 --
116 94 .552
115 96 .545
113 98 .536
90 121 .427
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

PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRSLGSB
C 139 440 156 .355 1 .455
1B, RF Fred Derrick 144 520 155 .298 4 .385
3B, 1B 187 692 205 .296 5 .457
CF 150 530 156 .294 3 .394
RF 172 639 187 .293 3 .374
2B 200 773 226 .292 2 .349
SS 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 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

PlayerGIPWLPCTERASO
60 417.2 31 20 .608 2.28
46 356.1 22 18 .550 2.22
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
27 185.1 11 10 .524 2.82
[2]

Notes and References

  1. News: 1914 Pacific Coast League Leaders. Stat Crew. February 26, 2020.
  2. Web site: 1914 Portland Beavers. Sports Reference LLC. Baseball-Reference.com. February 25, 2020.