1914 Chicago Whales Roster

The 1914 Chicago Whales team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1914 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1914 Chicago Whales Opening Day starters list, a 1914 Chicago Whales salary list, a 1914 Chicago Whales uniform number breakdown and a 1914 Chicago Whales primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

"He (D.J. Eichoff) said that the name Whales appealed to him because the best commerical whales were found in the north and the team played on the north side of Chicago." - Jonathan Fraser Light in The Cultural Encyclopedia of Baseball (1994)

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1914 Chicago Whales



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Complete Roster  
 

n/a Dave Black 6-02 175 Right Left 1892-04-19
n/a Ad Brennan 5-11 170 Left Left 1887-07-18
n/a Max Fiske 5-11 185 Right Right 1888-10-12
n/a Claude Hendrix 6-00 195 Right Right 1889-04-13
n/a Rankin Johnson 6-01½ 185 Right Right 1888-02-04
n/a Erv Lange 5-10 170 Right Right 1887-08-12
n/a Tom McGuire 6-00 175 Right Right 1892-02-01
n/a Mike Prendergast 5-09½ 165 Right Right 1888-12-15
n/a Dan Sherman 5-06 145 Right Right 1890-05-09
n/a Doc Watson 6-00 170 Left Right 1886-01-30
n/a Bruno Block 5-09 185 Right Right 1885-03-13
n/a Clem Clemens 5-11 176 Right Right 1886-11-21
n/a Art Wilson 5-08 170 Right Right 1885-12-11
n/a Fred Beck 6-01 180 Left Left 1886-11-17
n/a Jack Farrell 5-08 145 Right Both 1892-12-19
n/a Harry Fritz 5-08 170 Right Right 1890-09-30
n/a Leo Kavanagh 5-09 180 Right Right 1894-08-09
n/a Jimmy Smith 5-09 152 Right Both 1895-05-15
n/a Jim Stanley 5-06 148 Right Both 1889-00-00
n/a Joe Tinker 5-09 175 Right Right 1880-07-27
n/a Rollie Zeider 5-10 162 Right Right 1883-11-16
n/a Max Flack 5-07 148 Left Left 1890-02-05
n/a Bill Jackson 5-11½ 160 Left Left 1881-04-04
n/a Austin Walsh 5-11 175 Left Left 1891-09-01
n/a Al Wickland 5-07 155 Left Left 1888-01-27
n/a Dutch Zwilling 5-06½ 160 Left Left 1888-11-02
n/a Jack Kading 6-03 190 Right Right 1884-11-17
n/a Skipper Roberts 5-10½ 175 Right Left 1888-01-11


The 1914 Chicago Whales played 154 games during the regular season, won 87 games, lost 67 games, and finished in second position. They played their home games at Weeghman Park (Park Factors: 94/92) where 0 fans witnessed their 1914 Whales finish the season with a .565 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1914 Chicago Whales Opening Day starters list, a 1914 Chicago Whales salary list, a 1914 Chicago Whales uniform number breakdown and a 1914 Chicago Whales primary starters list:

1914 Chicago Whales
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1914 Chicago Whales
Most Games by Position

C Art Wilson (132)
1B Fred Beck (157)
2B Jack Farrell (155)
3B Rollie Zeider (117)
SS Joe Tinker (125)
LF Austin Walsh (21)
CF Bill Jackson (2)
RF Austin Walsh (8)
  
SP Max Fiske
SP Erv Lange
SP Mike Prendergast
SP Doc Watson
  
CL Claude Hendrix


1914 Chicago Whales
Salaries

Joe Tinker $12,000.00


1914 Chicago Whales
Uniform Numbers

Uniform Numbers Not Worn

Did you know that a 1914 Chicago Whales Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?

     

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