The FEDERAL LEAGUE

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.
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On this day, July 4 in Federal League history

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.

Standings as of July 4, 1914

Team Wins Losses Pct.

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

Standings as of July 4, 1915

Team Wins Losses Pct.

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

Did you know?
Wrigley Field was originally built to house the Chicago Whales in 1914. After the Federal League disbanded in 1915, the Whales' owner, Charles Weeghman was allowed to purchase the Chicago Cubs and then moved the Cubs into Wrigley Field in 1916. They have been playing there ever since.
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