Hagerman Named FL Pitcher of the Year Award Winner Friday, October 16th, 1914 Rip Hagerman of the Kansas City Packers dazzled the Federal League in 1914, stacking up win after win, finishing the season with 14 victories and 19 losses -- numbers good enough to reap the Federal League Pitcher of the Year Award.
He made 39 starts, hurled 319.1 innings, yielded 226 hits, struck out 164 batters, walked 138 and ended up with a 2.06 ERA. Opposing teams hit .198 against him.
He received 3 first place votes out of a possible 8. William Snow of the Chicago Whales finished second in voting with 3 first place votes, while Gene Krapp of the Buffalo Blues finished third with 1 first place vote.