Chicago Whales all-time roster

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.

Joe Tinker played for and managed the Whales in 1914 and 1915.

Keys

Abbreviations Name Name of the player by official records Position 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 † § Indicates the player was both a player-manager and Hall of Famer

Position C Catcher 1B First baseman 2B Second baseman 3B Third baseman SS Shortstop IF Infielder LF Left fielder CF Center fielder RF Right fielder OF Outfielder SP Starting pitcher RP Relief pitcher

List of players

First baseman Fred Beck

Starting pitcher Mordecai Brown

Catcher William Fischer

Starting pitcher Claude Hendrix

Starting pitcher George McConnell

Player	Position	Seasons	Notes	Ref
Bill Bailey	P	1915	Bailey played five games in 1915 after coming over from the Baltimore Terrapins.	[1]
Fred Beck	1B/OF	1914-1915	Beck was the starting first baseman for the Whales' two seasons.	[2]
Dave Black	P	1914-1915	Black pitched in 33 games for the Whales, and was traded to Baltimore shortly before the 1915 season ended.	[3]
Bruno Block	C	1914	Block served as the backup catcher in 1914, his last major league season.	[4]
Ad Brennan	P	1914-1915	Brennan made 91 appearances for the Philadelphia Phillies before jumping to the Federal League in 1914.	[5]
Mordecai Brown †	P	1915	At 38, Brown went 17–8 for the Whales in 1915, his last full season in baseball.	[6]
Clem Clemens	C	1914-1915		[7]
Mickey Doolan	SS	1915		[8]
Jack Farrell	2B	1914-1915		[9]
William Fischer	C	1915		[10]
Max Fiske	P	1914		[11]
Max Flack	RF	1914-1915		[12]
Harry Fritz	3B	1914-1915		[13]
Charlie Hanford	OF	1915		[14]
Arnold Hauser	SS	1915		[15]
Claude Hendrix	P	1914-1915		[16]
Bill Jackson	1B	1914-1915		[17]
Rankin Johnson, Sr.	P	1914-1915		[18]
Jack Kading	1B	1914		[19]
Leo Kavanagh	SS	1914		[20]
Erv Lange	P	1914		[21]
Les Mann	OF	1915		[22]
George McConnell	P	1915		[23]
Tom McGuire	P	1914		[24]
Charlie Pechous	3B	1915		[25]
Mike Prendergast	P	1914-1915		[26]
Hans Rasmussen	P	1915		[27]
Skipper Roberts	C	1914		[28]
Dan Sherman	P	1914		[29]
Jimmy Smith	SS/2B	1914-1915		[30]
Jim Stanley	SS	1914		[31]
Joe Tinker †§	SS	1914-1915		[32]
Austin Walsh	OF	1914		[33]
Doc Watson	P	1914		[34]
Joe Weiss	1B	1915		[35]
Al Wickland	OF	1914-1915		[36]
Art Wilson	C	1914-1915		[37]
Tex Wisterzil	3B	1915		[38]
Rollie Zeider	IF	1914-1915		[39]
Dutch Zwilling	CF	1914-1915		[40]

See also

Chicago Keeleys-minor league Federal League-players (1913)