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The Chicago Whales
Chicago Whales
The Chicago Whales were a professional baseball team based in Chicago. They played in the Federal League, a short-lived "third Major League", in 1914 and 1915. They originally lacked a formal nickname, and were known simply as the "Chicago Federals" to distinguish them from the Chicago Cubs and...

were a Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...

 franchise that played in the Federal League
Federal League
The Federal League of Base Ball Clubs, known simply as the Federal League, was an American professional baseball league that operated as a "third major league", in competition with the established National and American Leagues, from to...

 during its two years of existence, 1914 and 1915. The following is a list of players and who appeared in at least one game for the franchise during this time. This includes the Chicago Federals, the name of the club in 1914.

Keys

Abbreviations
Name Name of the player by official records
Position
Baseball positions
There are 9 fielding positions in baseball. Each position conventionally has an associated number which is used to score putouts...

Position that player played in the field
Seasons played The seasons played for this franchise by the player
Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is an American history museum and hall of fame, located at 25 Main Street in Cooperstown, New York, operated by private interests serving as the central point for the study of the history of baseball in the United States and beyond, the display of...

† § Indicates the player was both a player-manager and Hall of Famer

Position
Baseball positions
There are 9 fielding positions in baseball. Each position conventionally has an associated number which is used to score putouts...

C Catcher
Catcher
Catcher is a position for a baseball or softball player. When a batter takes his turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the umpire, and receives the ball from the pitcher. This is a catcher's primary duty, but he is also called upon to master many other skills in order to...

1B First baseman
First baseman
First base, or 1B, is the first of four stations on a baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a baserunner in order to score a run for that player's team...

2B Second baseman
Second baseman
Second base, or 2B, is the second of four stations on a baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a base runner in order to score a run for that player's team. A second baseman is the baseball player guarding second base...

3B Third baseman
Third baseman
A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in baseball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base — the third of four bases a baserunner must touch in succession to score a run...

SS Shortstop
Shortstop
Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball fielding position between second and third base. Shortstop is often regarded as the most dynamic defensive position in baseball, because there are more right-handed hitters in baseball than left-handed hitters, and most hitters have a tendency to pull the...

IF Infielder
Infielder
An infielder is a baseball player stationed at one of four defensive "infield" positions on the baseball field.-Standard arrangement of positions:In a game of baseball, two teams of nine players take turns playing offensive and defensive roles...

LF Left fielder
Left fielder
In baseball, a left fielder is an outfielder who plays defense in left field. Left field is the area of the outfield to the left of a person standing at home plate and facing towards the pitcher's mound...

CF Center fielder
Center fielder
A center fielder, abbreviated CF, is the outfielder in baseball who plays defense in center field – the baseball fielding position between left field and right field...

RF Right fielder
Right fielder
A right fielder, abbreviated RF, is the outfielder in baseball or softball who plays defense in right field. Right field is the area of the outfield to the right of a person standing at home plate and facing towards the pitcher's mound...

OF Outfielder
Outfielder
Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in baseball farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder...

SP Starting pitcher
Starting pitcher
In baseball or softball, a starting pitcher is the pitcher who delivers the first pitch to the first batter of a game. A pitcher who enters the game after the first pitch of the game is a relief pitcher....

RP Relief pitcher
Relief pitcher
A relief pitcher or reliever is a baseball or softball pitcher who enters the game after the starting pitcher is removed due to injury, ineffectiveness, fatigue, ejection, or for other strategic reasons, such as being substituted by a pinch hitter...


List of players

Player Position Seasons Notes Ref
Bill Bailey
Bill Bailey (baseball)
William F. Bailey was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the St. Louis Browns , Baltimore Terrapins , Chicago Whales , Detroit Tigers , and St. Louis Cardinals . He had a career record of 38-76 with a 3.57 ERA...

P
Pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...

1915
1915 Chicago Whales season
The 1915 Chicago Whales season was a season in American baseball. After not having an official nickname in 1914, the team officially became the Whales for the 1915 season. They finished the season with an 86-66 record, placing them in a statistical tie with the St. Louis Terriers for first place in...

Bailey played five games in 1915 after coming over from the Baltimore Terrapins
Baltimore Terrapins
The Baltimore Terrapins were one of the most successful teams in the short-lived Federal League of professional baseball from to , but their brief existence led to litigation that led to an important legal precedent in baseball...

.
Fred Beck
Fred Beck
Frederick Thomas Beck was a baseball player. He played in the major leagues from 1909 to 1911 with the Boston Doves, Cincinnati Reds, and Philadelphia Phillies. He then went down the minor leagues...

1B
First baseman
First base, or 1B, is the first of four stations on a baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a baserunner in order to score a run for that player's team...

/OF
Outfielder
Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in baseball farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder...

1914
1914 Chicago Chi-Feds season
The Chicago Federals season was a season in American baseball. Chicago finished 87-67, good for 2nd place in the Federal League, just 1½ games behind the Indianapolis Hoosiers.- Roster :- Starters by position :...

-1915
1915 Chicago Whales season
The 1915 Chicago Whales season was a season in American baseball. After not having an official nickname in 1914, the team officially became the Whales for the 1915 season. They finished the season with an 86-66 record, placing them in a statistical tie with the St. Louis Terriers for first place in...

Beck was the starting first baseman for the Whales' two seasons.
Dave Black P
Pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...

1914
1914 Chicago Chi-Feds season
The Chicago Federals season was a season in American baseball. Chicago finished 87-67, good for 2nd place in the Federal League, just 1½ games behind the Indianapolis Hoosiers.- Roster :- Starters by position :...

-1915
1915 Chicago Whales season
The 1915 Chicago Whales season was a season in American baseball. After not having an official nickname in 1914, the team officially became the Whales for the 1915 season. They finished the season with an 86-66 record, placing them in a statistical tie with the St. Louis Terriers for first place in...

Black pitched in 33 games for the Whales, and was traded to Baltimore shortly before the 1915 season ended.
Bruno Block
Bruno Block
James John Block was a catcher in Major League Baseball.-External links:...

C
Catcher
Catcher is a position for a baseball or softball player. When a batter takes his turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the umpire, and receives the ball from the pitcher. This is a catcher's primary duty, but he is also called upon to master many other skills in order to...

1914
1914 Chicago Chi-Feds season
The Chicago Federals season was a season in American baseball. Chicago finished 87-67, good for 2nd place in the Federal League, just 1½ games behind the Indianapolis Hoosiers.- Roster :- Starters by position :...

Block served as the backup catcher in 1914, his last major league season.
Ad Brennan
Ad Brennan
Addison Foster Brennan was a pitcher in Major League Baseball.-External links:...

P
Pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...

1914
1914 Chicago Chi-Feds season
The Chicago Federals season was a season in American baseball. Chicago finished 87-67, good for 2nd place in the Federal League, just 1½ games behind the Indianapolis Hoosiers.- Roster :- Starters by position :...

-1915
1915 Chicago Whales season
The 1915 Chicago Whales season was a season in American baseball. After not having an official nickname in 1914, the team officially became the Whales for the 1915 season. They finished the season with an 86-66 record, placing them in a statistical tie with the St. Louis Terriers for first place in...

Brennan made 91 appearances for the Philadelphia Phillies
Philadelphia Phillies
The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team. They are the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional American sports, dating to 1883. The Phillies are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League...

 before jumping to the Federal League in 1914.
Mordecai Brown
Mordecai Brown
Mordecai Peter Centennial Brown , nicknamed "Three Finger" or "Miner", was an American Major League Baseball pitcher at the turn of the 20th century. Due to a farm-machinery accident in his youth, Brown lost parts of two fingers on his right hand and eventually acquired his nickname as a result...

 †
P
Pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...

1915
1915 Chicago Whales season
The 1915 Chicago Whales season was a season in American baseball. After not having an official nickname in 1914, the team officially became the Whales for the 1915 season. They finished the season with an 86-66 record, placing them in a statistical tie with the St. Louis Terriers for first place in...

At 38, Brown went 17–8 for the Whales in 1915, his last full season in baseball.
Clem Clemens
Clem Clemens
Clement Lambert "Count" Clemens was a catcher in Major League Baseball.-External links:...

C
Catcher
Catcher is a position for a baseball or softball player. When a batter takes his turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the umpire, and receives the ball from the pitcher. This is a catcher's primary duty, but he is also called upon to master many other skills in order to...

1914
1914 Chicago Chi-Feds season
The Chicago Federals season was a season in American baseball. Chicago finished 87-67, good for 2nd place in the Federal League, just 1½ games behind the Indianapolis Hoosiers.- Roster :- Starters by position :...

-1915
1915 Chicago Whales season
The 1915 Chicago Whales season was a season in American baseball. After not having an official nickname in 1914, the team officially became the Whales for the 1915 season. They finished the season with an 86-66 record, placing them in a statistical tie with the St. Louis Terriers for first place in...

Mickey Doolan
Mickey Doolan
Michael Joseph "Mickey" Doolan , is a former professional baseball player who played shortstop in the Major Leagues from 1905-1918. He would play for the Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Whales, Chicago Cubs, New York Giants, and Brooklyn Robins.-External links:...

SS
Shortstop
Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball fielding position between second and third base. Shortstop is often regarded as the most dynamic defensive position in baseball, because there are more right-handed hitters in baseball than left-handed hitters, and most hitters have a tendency to pull the...

1915
1915 Chicago Whales season
The 1915 Chicago Whales season was a season in American baseball. After not having an official nickname in 1914, the team officially became the Whales for the 1915 season. They finished the season with an 86-66 record, placing them in a statistical tie with the St. Louis Terriers for first place in...

Jack Farrell 2B
Second baseman
Second base, or 2B, is the second of four stations on a baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a base runner in order to score a run for that player's team. A second baseman is the baseball player guarding second base...

1914
1914 Chicago Chi-Feds season
The Chicago Federals season was a season in American baseball. Chicago finished 87-67, good for 2nd place in the Federal League, just 1½ games behind the Indianapolis Hoosiers.- Roster :- Starters by position :...

-1915
1915 Chicago Whales season
The 1915 Chicago Whales season was a season in American baseball. After not having an official nickname in 1914, the team officially became the Whales for the 1915 season. They finished the season with an 86-66 record, placing them in a statistical tie with the St. Louis Terriers for first place in...

William Fischer
William Fischer (baseball)
William Charles Fischer was a catcher in Major League Baseball.-Biography:Fischer was born in New York, New York. He started his professional baseball career in 1909. After the 1912 season, he was picked up by the Brooklyn Dodgers in the rule 5 draft and was their backup catcher in 1913 and 1914...

C
Catcher
Catcher is a position for a baseball or softball player. When a batter takes his turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the umpire, and receives the ball from the pitcher. This is a catcher's primary duty, but he is also called upon to master many other skills in order to...

1915
1915 Chicago Whales season
The 1915 Chicago Whales season was a season in American baseball. After not having an official nickname in 1914, the team officially became the Whales for the 1915 season. They finished the season with an 86-66 record, placing them in a statistical tie with the St. Louis Terriers for first place in...

Max Fiske
Max Fiske
Maximilian Patrick "Ski" Fiske was a pitcher for the Chicago Whales professional baseball team in 1914.-External links:...

P
Pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...

1914
1914 Chicago Chi-Feds season
The Chicago Federals season was a season in American baseball. Chicago finished 87-67, good for 2nd place in the Federal League, just 1½ games behind the Indianapolis Hoosiers.- Roster :- Starters by position :...

Max Flack
Max Flack
Max John Flack , was a Major League Baseball outfielder. He played twelve seasons in the majors from 1914-1925 for the Chicago Chi-Feds/Whales of the Federal League, then the Chicago Cubs and the St...

RF
Right fielder
A right fielder, abbreviated RF, is the outfielder in baseball or softball who plays defense in right field. Right field is the area of the outfield to the right of a person standing at home plate and facing towards the pitcher's mound...

1914
1914 Chicago Chi-Feds season
The Chicago Federals season was a season in American baseball. Chicago finished 87-67, good for 2nd place in the Federal League, just 1½ games behind the Indianapolis Hoosiers.- Roster :- Starters by position :...

-1915
1915 Chicago Whales season
The 1915 Chicago Whales season was a season in American baseball. After not having an official nickname in 1914, the team officially became the Whales for the 1915 season. They finished the season with an 86-66 record, placing them in a statistical tie with the St. Louis Terriers for first place in...

Harry Fritz
Harry Fritz
Harry Koch "Dutchman" Fritz was a third baseman for Major League Baseball teams the Philadelphia Athletics and Chicago Whales....

3B
Third baseman
A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in baseball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base — the third of four bases a baserunner must touch in succession to score a run...

1914
1914 Chicago Chi-Feds season
The Chicago Federals season was a season in American baseball. Chicago finished 87-67, good for 2nd place in the Federal League, just 1½ games behind the Indianapolis Hoosiers.- Roster :- Starters by position :...

-1915
1915 Chicago Whales season
The 1915 Chicago Whales season was a season in American baseball. After not having an official nickname in 1914, the team officially became the Whales for the 1915 season. They finished the season with an 86-66 record, placing them in a statistical tie with the St. Louis Terriers for first place in...

Charlie Hanford
Charlie Hanford
Charles Joseph Hanford was a center fielder in Major League Baseball.-External links:...

OF
Outfielder
Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in baseball farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder...

1915
1915 Chicago Whales season
The 1915 Chicago Whales season was a season in American baseball. After not having an official nickname in 1914, the team officially became the Whales for the 1915 season. They finished the season with an 86-66 record, placing them in a statistical tie with the St. Louis Terriers for first place in...

Arnold Hauser
Arnold Hauser
Arnold George "Peewee" Hauser was a shortstop in Major League Baseball....

SS
Shortstop
Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball fielding position between second and third base. Shortstop is often regarded as the most dynamic defensive position in baseball, because there are more right-handed hitters in baseball than left-handed hitters, and most hitters have a tendency to pull the...

1915
1915 Chicago Whales season
The 1915 Chicago Whales season was a season in American baseball. After not having an official nickname in 1914, the team officially became the Whales for the 1915 season. They finished the season with an 86-66 record, placing them in a statistical tie with the St. Louis Terriers for first place in...

Claude Hendrix
Claude Hendrix
Claude Raymond Hendrix born in Olathe, Kansas, USA, is a former professional baseball player who played pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates , Chicago Chi-Feds/Chicago Whales and Chicago Cubs .He helped the Whales win the 1915 Federal League pennant and the Cubs win the...

P
Pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...

1914
1914 Chicago Chi-Feds season
The Chicago Federals season was a season in American baseball. Chicago finished 87-67, good for 2nd place in the Federal League, just 1½ games behind the Indianapolis Hoosiers.- Roster :- Starters by position :...

-1915
1915 Chicago Whales season
The 1915 Chicago Whales season was a season in American baseball. After not having an official nickname in 1914, the team officially became the Whales for the 1915 season. They finished the season with an 86-66 record, placing them in a statistical tie with the St. Louis Terriers for first place in...

Bill Jackson
Bill Jackson (baseball)
William Riley Jackson was a first baseman for the Chicago Whales baseball team in 1914 and 1915.-External links:...

1B
First baseman
First base, or 1B, is the first of four stations on a baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a baserunner in order to score a run for that player's team...

1914
1914 Chicago Chi-Feds season
The Chicago Federals season was a season in American baseball. Chicago finished 87-67, good for 2nd place in the Federal League, just 1½ games behind the Indianapolis Hoosiers.- Roster :- Starters by position :...

-1915
1915 Chicago Whales season
The 1915 Chicago Whales season was a season in American baseball. After not having an official nickname in 1914, the team officially became the Whales for the 1915 season. They finished the season with an 86-66 record, placing them in a statistical tie with the St. Louis Terriers for first place in...

Rankin Johnson, Sr.
Rankin Johnson, Sr.
Adam Rankin "Tex" Johnson Sr. was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. His son, Rankin Johnson, Jr., was also a Major League pitcher.-Teams:* Boston Red Sox 1914...

P
Pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...

1914
1914 Chicago Chi-Feds season
The Chicago Federals season was a season in American baseball. Chicago finished 87-67, good for 2nd place in the Federal League, just 1½ games behind the Indianapolis Hoosiers.- Roster :- Starters by position :...

-1915
1915 Chicago Whales season
The 1915 Chicago Whales season was a season in American baseball. After not having an official nickname in 1914, the team officially became the Whales for the 1915 season. They finished the season with an 86-66 record, placing them in a statistical tie with the St. Louis Terriers for first place in...

Jack Kading
Jack Kading
John Frederick Kading was a first baseman in Major League Baseball.-External links:...

1B
First baseman
First base, or 1B, is the first of four stations on a baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a baserunner in order to score a run for that player's team...

1914
1914 Chicago Chi-Feds season
The Chicago Federals season was a season in American baseball. Chicago finished 87-67, good for 2nd place in the Federal League, just 1½ games behind the Indianapolis Hoosiers.- Roster :- Starters by position :...

Leo Kavanagh
Leo Kavanagh
Leo Daniel Kavanagh was a shortstop for the Chicago Whales professional baseball team in 1914.-External links:...

SS
Shortstop
Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball fielding position between second and third base. Shortstop is often regarded as the most dynamic defensive position in baseball, because there are more right-handed hitters in baseball than left-handed hitters, and most hitters have a tendency to pull the...

1914
1914 Chicago Chi-Feds season
The Chicago Federals season was a season in American baseball. Chicago finished 87-67, good for 2nd place in the Federal League, just 1½ games behind the Indianapolis Hoosiers.- Roster :- Starters by position :...

Erv Lange
Erv Lange
Erwin Henry Lange was a pitcher for the Chicago Whales professional baseball team in 1914.-External links:...

P
Pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...

1914
1914 Chicago Chi-Feds season
The Chicago Federals season was a season in American baseball. Chicago finished 87-67, good for 2nd place in the Federal League, just 1½ games behind the Indianapolis Hoosiers.- Roster :- Starters by position :...

Les Mann
Les Mann
Leslie Mann , was a professional baseball player who played outfield in the Major Leagues from 1913-1928. He played for the Boston Braves, St...

OF
Outfielder
Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in baseball farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder...

1915
1915 Chicago Whales season
The 1915 Chicago Whales season was a season in American baseball. After not having an official nickname in 1914, the team officially became the Whales for the 1915 season. They finished the season with an 86-66 record, placing them in a statistical tie with the St. Louis Terriers for first place in...

George McConnell
George McConnell (baseball)
George Neely "Slats" McConnell was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the New York Highlanders/Yankees, Chicago Cubs, and Chicago Whales...

P
Pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...

1915
1915 Chicago Whales season
The 1915 Chicago Whales season was a season in American baseball. After not having an official nickname in 1914, the team officially became the Whales for the 1915 season. They finished the season with an 86-66 record, placing them in a statistical tie with the St. Louis Terriers for first place in...

Tom McGuire
Tom McGuire
Thomas Patrick McGuire was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for four different professional teams in Chicago from 1912 to 1919....

P
Pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...

1914
1914 Chicago Chi-Feds season
The Chicago Federals season was a season in American baseball. Chicago finished 87-67, good for 2nd place in the Federal League, just 1½ games behind the Indianapolis Hoosiers.- Roster :- Starters by position :...

Charlie Pechous
Charlie Pechous
Charles Edward Pechous was a third baseman in Major League Baseball.-External links:...

3B
Third baseman
A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in baseball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base — the third of four bases a baserunner must touch in succession to score a run...

1915
1915 Chicago Whales season
The 1915 Chicago Whales season was a season in American baseball. After not having an official nickname in 1914, the team officially became the Whales for the 1915 season. They finished the season with an 86-66 record, placing them in a statistical tie with the St. Louis Terriers for first place in...

Mike Prendergast
Mike Prendergast (baseball)
Michael "Mike" Thomas Prendergast was a pitcher in Major League Baseball and his nickname was "Iron Mike". Mike's parents were Jeremiah Prendergast and Catherine Louise Corcoran, both natives of County Waterford, Ireland...

P
Pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...

1914
1914 Chicago Chi-Feds season
The Chicago Federals season was a season in American baseball. Chicago finished 87-67, good for 2nd place in the Federal League, just 1½ games behind the Indianapolis Hoosiers.- Roster :- Starters by position :...

-1915
1915 Chicago Whales season
The 1915 Chicago Whales season was a season in American baseball. After not having an official nickname in 1914, the team officially became the Whales for the 1915 season. They finished the season with an 86-66 record, placing them in a statistical tie with the St. Louis Terriers for first place in...

Hans Rasmussen
Hans Rasmussen
Henry Florian Rasmussen was a pitcher for the Chicago Whales professional baseball team in 1915.-External links:...

P
Pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...

1915
1915 Chicago Whales season
The 1915 Chicago Whales season was a season in American baseball. After not having an official nickname in 1914, the team officially became the Whales for the 1915 season. They finished the season with an 86-66 record, placing them in a statistical tie with the St. Louis Terriers for first place in...

Skipper Roberts
Skipper Roberts (baseball)
Clarence Ashley "Skipper" Roberts was a catcher in Major League Baseball.-Teams:* St. Louis Cardinals - 1913* Pittsburgh Rebels - 1914 * Chicago Whales - 1914...

C
Catcher
Catcher is a position for a baseball or softball player. When a batter takes his turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the umpire, and receives the ball from the pitcher. This is a catcher's primary duty, but he is also called upon to master many other skills in order to...

1914
1914 Chicago Chi-Feds season
The Chicago Federals season was a season in American baseball. Chicago finished 87-67, good for 2nd place in the Federal League, just 1½ games behind the Indianapolis Hoosiers.- Roster :- Starters by position :...

Dan Sherman
Dan Sherman
Lester Daniel Sherman was a pitcher for the Chicago Whales professional baseball team in 1914.-External links:...

P
Pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...

1914
1914 Chicago Chi-Feds season
The Chicago Federals season was a season in American baseball. Chicago finished 87-67, good for 2nd place in the Federal League, just 1½ games behind the Indianapolis Hoosiers.- Roster :- Starters by position :...

Jimmy Smith SS
Shortstop
Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball fielding position between second and third base. Shortstop is often regarded as the most dynamic defensive position in baseball, because there are more right-handed hitters in baseball than left-handed hitters, and most hitters have a tendency to pull the...

/2B
Second baseman
Second base, or 2B, is the second of four stations on a baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a base runner in order to score a run for that player's team. A second baseman is the baseball player guarding second base...

1914
1914 Chicago Chi-Feds season
The Chicago Federals season was a season in American baseball. Chicago finished 87-67, good for 2nd place in the Federal League, just 1½ games behind the Indianapolis Hoosiers.- Roster :- Starters by position :...

-1915
1915 Chicago Whales season
The 1915 Chicago Whales season was a season in American baseball. After not having an official nickname in 1914, the team officially became the Whales for the 1915 season. They finished the season with an 86-66 record, placing them in a statistical tie with the St. Louis Terriers for first place in...

Jim Stanley
Jim Stanley (baseball)
James Francis Stanley was a shortstop for the Chicago Whales professional baseball team in 1914. He was born in St. Louis, Missouri....

SS
Shortstop
Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball fielding position between second and third base. Shortstop is often regarded as the most dynamic defensive position in baseball, because there are more right-handed hitters in baseball than left-handed hitters, and most hitters have a tendency to pull the...

1914
1914 Chicago Chi-Feds season
The Chicago Federals season was a season in American baseball. Chicago finished 87-67, good for 2nd place in the Federal League, just 1½ games behind the Indianapolis Hoosiers.- Roster :- Starters by position :...

Joe Tinker
Joe Tinker
Joseph Bert Tinker was a Major League Baseball player and manager. He is best known for his years with the Chicago Cubs dynasty which won four pennants between 1906 and 1910; and for his feud with double play partner Johnny Evers. Tinker was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in...

 †§
SS
Shortstop
Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball fielding position between second and third base. Shortstop is often regarded as the most dynamic defensive position in baseball, because there are more right-handed hitters in baseball than left-handed hitters, and most hitters have a tendency to pull the...

1914
1914 Chicago Chi-Feds season
The Chicago Federals season was a season in American baseball. Chicago finished 87-67, good for 2nd place in the Federal League, just 1½ games behind the Indianapolis Hoosiers.- Roster :- Starters by position :...

-1915
1915 Chicago Whales season
The 1915 Chicago Whales season was a season in American baseball. After not having an official nickname in 1914, the team officially became the Whales for the 1915 season. They finished the season with an 86-66 record, placing them in a statistical tie with the St. Louis Terriers for first place in...

Austin Walsh
Austin Walsh
Austin Edward Walsh was a left fielder for the Chicago Whales professional baseball team in 1914.-External links:...

OF
Outfielder
Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in baseball farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder...

1914
1914 Chicago Chi-Feds season
The Chicago Federals season was a season in American baseball. Chicago finished 87-67, good for 2nd place in the Federal League, just 1½ games behind the Indianapolis Hoosiers.- Roster :- Starters by position :...

Doc Watson
Doc Watson (baseball)
Charles John "Doc" Watson was a pitcher in Major League Baseball.-Teams:* Chicago Cubs 1913* Chicago Whales 1914 * St. Louis Terriers 1914 - 1915...

P
Pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...

1914
1914 Chicago Chi-Feds season
The Chicago Federals season was a season in American baseball. Chicago finished 87-67, good for 2nd place in the Federal League, just 1½ games behind the Indianapolis Hoosiers.- Roster :- Starters by position :...

Joe Weiss
Joe Weiss
Joseph Harold Weiss was a first baseman for the Chicago Whales professional baseball team in 1915.-External links:...

1B
First baseman
First base, or 1B, is the first of four stations on a baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a baserunner in order to score a run for that player's team...

1915
1915 Chicago Whales season
The 1915 Chicago Whales season was a season in American baseball. After not having an official nickname in 1914, the team officially became the Whales for the 1915 season. They finished the season with an 86-66 record, placing them in a statistical tie with the St. Louis Terriers for first place in...

Al Wickland
Al Wickland
Al Wickland was an outfielder in Major League Baseball.-Teams:* Cincinnati Reds 1913* Chicago Whales 1914-1915 * Pittsburgh Rebels 1915 * Boston Braves 1918...

OF
Outfielder
Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in baseball farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder...

1914
1914 Chicago Chi-Feds season
The Chicago Federals season was a season in American baseball. Chicago finished 87-67, good for 2nd place in the Federal League, just 1½ games behind the Indianapolis Hoosiers.- Roster :- Starters by position :...

-1915
1915 Chicago Whales season
The 1915 Chicago Whales season was a season in American baseball. After not having an official nickname in 1914, the team officially became the Whales for the 1915 season. They finished the season with an 86-66 record, placing them in a statistical tie with the St. Louis Terriers for first place in...

Art Wilson
Art Wilson
Arthur Earl "Dutch" Wilson was a catcher in Major League Baseball.Wilson was the catcher for Cubs pitcher Hippo Vaughn during the "double no-hitter" game in 1917. The Cubs lost the game on an error by Wilson in the 10th inning.-References:...

C
Catcher
Catcher is a position for a baseball or softball player. When a batter takes his turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the umpire, and receives the ball from the pitcher. This is a catcher's primary duty, but he is also called upon to master many other skills in order to...

1914
1914 Chicago Chi-Feds season
The Chicago Federals season was a season in American baseball. Chicago finished 87-67, good for 2nd place in the Federal League, just 1½ games behind the Indianapolis Hoosiers.- Roster :- Starters by position :...

-1915
1915 Chicago Whales season
The 1915 Chicago Whales season was a season in American baseball. After not having an official nickname in 1914, the team officially became the Whales for the 1915 season. They finished the season with an 86-66 record, placing them in a statistical tie with the St. Louis Terriers for first place in...

Tex Wisterzil
Tex Wisterzil
Tex Wisterzil was a third baseman in Major League Baseball in 1914 and 1915.-Teams:* Brooklyn Tip-Tops 1914- 1915...

3B
Third baseman
A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in baseball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base — the third of four bases a baserunner must touch in succession to score a run...

1915
1915 Chicago Whales season
The 1915 Chicago Whales season was a season in American baseball. After not having an official nickname in 1914, the team officially became the Whales for the 1915 season. They finished the season with an 86-66 record, placing them in a statistical tie with the St. Louis Terriers for first place in...

Rollie Zeider
Rollie Zeider
Rollie Hubert Zeider was a Major League Baseball infielder for the Chicago White Sox , New York Yankees , Chicago Chi-Feds/Chicago Whales in the Federal League from -, and lastly the Chicago Cubs...

IF
Infielder
An infielder is a baseball player stationed at one of four defensive "infield" positions on the baseball field.-Standard arrangement of positions:In a game of baseball, two teams of nine players take turns playing offensive and defensive roles...

1914
1914 Chicago Chi-Feds season
The Chicago Federals season was a season in American baseball. Chicago finished 87-67, good for 2nd place in the Federal League, just 1½ games behind the Indianapolis Hoosiers.- Roster :- Starters by position :...

-1915
1915 Chicago Whales season
The 1915 Chicago Whales season was a season in American baseball. After not having an official nickname in 1914, the team officially became the Whales for the 1915 season. They finished the season with an 86-66 record, placing them in a statistical tie with the St. Louis Terriers for first place in...

Dutch Zwilling
Dutch Zwilling
Edward Harrison "Dutch" Zwilling , was a professional baseball player who played outfield in the major leagues from -...

CF
Center fielder
A center fielder, abbreviated CF, is the outfielder in baseball who plays defense in center field – the baseball fielding position between left field and right field...

1914
1914 Chicago Chi-Feds season
The Chicago Federals season was a season in American baseball. Chicago finished 87-67, good for 2nd place in the Federal League, just 1½ games behind the Indianapolis Hoosiers.- Roster :- Starters by position :...

-1915
1915 Chicago Whales season
The 1915 Chicago Whales season was a season in American baseball. After not having an official nickname in 1914, the team officially became the Whales for the 1915 season. They finished the season with an 86-66 record, placing them in a statistical tie with the St. Louis Terriers for first place in...


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