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.
Fred Beck	1B/OF	1914-1915	Beck was the starting first baseman for the Whales' two seasons.
Dave Black	P	1914-1915	Black pitched in 33 games for the Whales, and was traded to Baltimore shortly before the 1915 season ended.
Bruno Block	C	1914	Block served as the backup catcher in 1914, his last major league season.
Ad Brennan	P	1914-1915	Brennan made 91 appearances for the Philadelphia Phillies before jumping to the Federal League in 1914.
Mordecai Brown †	P	1915	At 38, Brown went 17–8 for the Whales in 1915, his last full season in baseball.
Clem Clemens	C	1914-1915
Mickey Doolan	SS	1915
Jack Farrell	2B	1914-1915
William Fischer	C	1915
Max Fiske	P	1914
Max Flack	RF	1914-1915
Harry Fritz	3B	1914-1915
Charlie Hanford	OF	1915
Arnold Hauser	SS	1915
Claude Hendrix	P	1914-1915
Bill Jackson	1B	1914-1915
Rankin Johnson, Sr.	P	1914-1915
Jack Kading	1B	1914
Leo Kavanagh	SS	1914
Erv Lange	P	1914
Les Mann	OF	1915
George McConnell	P	1915
Tom McGuire	P	1914
Charlie Pechous	3B	1915
Mike Prendergast	P	1914-1915
Hans Rasmussen	P	1915
Skipper Roberts	C	1914
Dan Sherman	P	1914
Jimmy Smith	SS/2B	1914-1915
Jim Stanley	SS	1914
Joe Tinker †§	SS	1914-1915
Austin Walsh	OF	1914
Doc Watson	P	1914
Joe Weiss	1B	1915
Al Wickland	OF	1914-1915
Art Wilson	C	1914-1915
Tex Wisterzil	3B	1915
Rollie Zeider	IF	1914-1915
Dutch Zwilling	CF	1914-1915

See also

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

External links

• Baseball Reference