The FEDERAL LEAGUE

The 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.

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On this day, July 5 in Federal League history
1914
(Sunday)
•Hank Keupper gave up 12 hits but went all the way as visiting St. Louis beat Indianapolis, 6-3.
•In a pitching duel at Weeghman Park, Claude Hendrix topped Nick Cullop, 2-1. The Chicago pitcher gave up only 4 hits while the Kansas City twirler gave up 7.

1915
•The Brooklyn Tip Tops and the Newark Peppers were scheduled to play a doubleheader with the morning game to be played in Brooklyn and the afternoon game to be played in Newark. This unusual doubleheader was not played as the morning game was rained out.
•Thirdbaseman Tex Westerzil was returned to Brooklyn by the Chicago Whales.
•Newark edged Brooklyn 2-1 in 14 innings. Hook Wilste pitched all the way for Brooklyn in the losing cause.
•Buffalo and Baltimore split their doublehead, 5-8 and 9-2 respectively in Baltimore.
•St. Louis moved into first place by sweeping the host Kansas City Packers. They took the morning game 1-0 and the afternoon game 4-3.
•Chicago and Pittsburgh split their holiday doubleheader, 3-5 and 2-1 respectively at Weeghman Park.

Standings as of July 5, 1914
TeamWinsLossesPct.
CHI39270.591
IND37280.569
BAL35300.538
BUF32290.525
BKN29330.468
KC32380.457
PIT28350.444
STL29410.414
Standings as of July 5, 1915
TeamWinsLossesPct.
KC42280.600
STL39270.591
CHI39300.565
PIT37300.552
NWK35350.500
BKN30400.429
BAL26410.388
BUF27440.380


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The Brooklyn Tip Tops were planning on playing night games for the 1916 season.

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