The Chicago Whales were a Major League Baseball franchise that played in the Federal League 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
+ AbbreviationsNameName of the player by official recordsPositionPosition that player played in the fieldSeasons playedThe seasons played for this franchise by the player†Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame† §Indicates the player was both a player-manager and Hall of Famer
+PositionCCatcher1BFirst baseman2BSecond baseman3BThird basemanSSShortstopIFInfielderLFLeft fielderCFCenter fielderRFRight fielderOFOutfielderSPStarting pitcherRPRelief pitcher
List of players
Player Position Seasons Notes RefBill BaileyP1915Bailey played five games in 1915 after coming over from the Baltimore Terrapins.Fred Beck1B/OF1914-1915Beck was the starting first baseman for the Whales' two seasons.Dave BlackP1914-1915Black pitched in 33 games for the Whales, and was traded to Baltimore shortly before the 1915 season ended.Bruno BlockC1914Block served as the backup catcher in 1914, his last major league season.Ad BrennanP1914-1915Brennan made 91 appearances for the Philadelphia Phillies before jumping to the Federal League in 1914.Mordecai Brown †P1915At 38, Brown went 17–8 for the Whales in 1915, his last full season in baseball.Clem ClemensC1914-1915 Mickey DoolanSS1915 Jack Farrell2B1914-1915 William FischerC1915 Max FiskeP1914 Max FlackRF1914-1915 Harry Fritz3B1914-1915 Charlie HanfordOF1915 Arnold HauserSS1915 Claude HendrixP1914-1915 Bill Jackson1B1914-1915 Rankin Johnson, Sr.P1914-1915 Jack Kading1B1914 Leo KavanaghSS1914 Erv LangeP1914 Les MannOF1915 George McConnellP1915 Tom McGuireP1914 Charlie Pechous3B1915 Mike PrendergastP1914-1915 Hans RasmussenP1915 Skipper RobertsC1914 Dan ShermanP1914 Jimmy SmithSS/2B1914-1915 Jim StanleySS1914 Joe Tinker †§SS1914-1915 Austin WalshOF1914 Doc WatsonP1914 Joe Weiss1B1915 Al WicklandOF1914-1915 Art WilsonC1914-1915 Tex Wisterzil3B1915 Rollie ZeiderIF1914-1915 Dutch ZwillingCF1914-1915 See also Chicago Keeleys-minor league Federal League-players (1913)
References
External links Baseball Reference