1914
(Saturday)
•Indianapolis and Chicago split their holiday doubleheader 12-3 and 3-6 respectively.
•Pittsburgh won both ends of their doubleheader with Baltimore, 5-1 and 8-7 in 10 innings.
•Buffalo split their doubleheader with host Brooklyn, 1-6 and 6-2.
•Visting St. Louis swept Kansas City with a pair of shutouts, 4-0 and 1-0. Bob Groom pitched the first game and Bob Brown the nightcap. The second game was called in the eighth inning to allow St. Louis to catch a train out of town.
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| Standings as of July 4, 1914 |
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| Team | Wins | Losses | Pct. |
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| CHI | 38 | 26 | 0.594 |
| IND | 36 | 27 | 0.571 |
| BAL | 35 | 28 | 0.556 |
| BUF | 31 | 28 | 0.525 |
| KC | 32 | 36 | 0.471 |
| BKN | 28 | 32 | 0.467 |
| PIT | 26 | 35 | 0.426 |
| STL | 27 | 41 | 0.397 |
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| Standings as of July 4, 1915 |
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| Team | Wins | Losses | Pct. |
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| KC | 41 | 28 | 0.594 |
| STL | 39 | 26 | 0.600 |
| CHI | 38 | 30 | 0.559 |
| PIT | 37 | 29 | 0.561 |
| NWK | 35 | 34 | 0.507 |
| BKN | 30 | 40 | 0.429 |
| BUF | 27 | 44 | 0.380 |
| BAL | 25 | 41 | 0.379 |
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he Federal League was the third
major baseball league, competing against the American and National leagues. It operated as a major league from 1914 to 1915. Though the league was short-lived, its effects on the game then were great and still effect major league baseball to this very day.
