Nebraska Minor League Baseball
Omaha Rourkes
Western League Standings 1914
President: Norris L. O'Neill
Standings Wins----- Losses--- GB
Sioux City Indians 105 60 --
Denver Bears 96 72 10 ½
St. Joseph Drummers 89 75 15 ½
Des Moines Boosters 82 81 22
Lincoln Tigers 81 87 25 ½
Omaha Rourkes 77 87 27 ½
Topeka Jayhawks 68 97 37
Wichita Wolves 63 102 42

Ba: Larry LeJeune, Sioux City, .361
Runs: Larry LeJeune, Sioux City, 124
Hits: Jim Kane, Sioux City, 221
HR's: Bill Fisher, Denver, 28
Wins: Buck Sterzer, Denver, 28
SO's: Buck Sterzer, Denver, 206
ERA: Jim Scoggins, Lincoln, 2.58
Walks:Tipple, Omaha, 142

The Rourkes were not very good in 1914. Sioux City ran away with the pennant and the Rourkes finished in 6th place.

The Rourkes were fourth in hitting and fielding.

Congalton was fourth in the league in batting with a .335 average.

Thomason led the team with 201 hits for the season.

Krug had 47 stolen bases and rated as one of the leagues best.

Pitching:

Willis pitched in 46 games and 307 innings. He gave up 112 walks.

Tipple was second in the league in strikeouts with 202. He also had 10 wild pitches to place fourth in the league in that category.

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