title: Chicago Whales all-time roster
text: # 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.
  
  ## 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
  
  | Player | Position | Seasons | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 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 | |
  