Federal League

Chicago Whales

Active 1914–1915 · 40 players · 2 Hall of Famers

A defunct franchise with no continuous modern successor. Its players are attributed here to Chicago Whales itself — never folded into an unrelated modern club, which would fabricate a lineage that never existed. See the full index of lost clubs.

Mount Rushmore

The four largest measured careers at this club, by StatVault VAL attributed to Chicago Whales itself. A season counts here only when Chicago Whales is the one club whose recorded span covers it — 12 contested seasons are credited to nobody rather than double-counted. 21 of 40 players on this roster carry a measurable VAL.

1Dutch Zwilling
1914–1915 · OF34.6
2Claude Hendrix
1914–1915 · P27.9
3Art Wilson
1914–1915 · C25.3
4Max Flack
1914–1915 · RF20.7

Club Leaders · top 15

#	Player	Years	Club VAL
1	Dutch Zwilling	1914–1915	34.6
2	Claude Hendrix	1914–1915	27.9
3	Art Wilson	1914–1915	25.3
4	Max Flack	1914–1915	20.7
5	Fred Beck	1914–1915	19.7
6	Mike Prendergast	1914–1915	16.6
7	Rollie Zeider	1914–1915	13.6
8	Al Wickland±1	1914–1915	12.8
9	Erv Lange	1914	10.7
10	William Fischer	1915	9.2
11	Max Fiske	1914	8.7
12	Jack Farrell	1914–1915	8.6
13	Harry Fritz	1914–1915	6.7
14	Ad Brennan	1914–1915	5.1
15	Charlie Hanford	1915	3.1

Hall of Famers

Joe Tinker1946 Mordecai Brown1949

Full Roster (40)

Player	Pos	Years
Ad Brennan	P	1914–1915
Al Wickland	OF	1914–1915
Art Wilson	C	1914–1915
Austin Walsh	OF	1914
Bill Jackson	1B	1914–1915
Bruno Block	C	1914
Claude Hendrix	P	1914–1915
Clem Clemens	C	1914–1915
Dan Sherman	P	1914
Dave Black	P	1914–1915
Doc Watson	P	1914
Dutch Zwilling	OF	1914–1915
Erv Lange	P	1914
Fred Beck	1B	1914–1915
Harry Fritz	3B	1914–1915
Jack Farrell	2B	1914–1915
Jack Kading	1B	1914
James Stanley	SS	1914
Jimmy Smith	SS	1914–1915
Joe TinkerHOF ’46	SS	1914–1915
Leo Kavanagh	SS	1914
Max Fiske	P	1914
Max Flack	RF	1914–1915
Mike Prendergast	P	1914–1915
Rankin Johnson Sr.	P	1914–1915
Rollie Zeider	2B	1914–1915
Skipper Roberts	C	1914
Tom McGuire	P	1914
Arnold Hauser	SS	1915
Bill Bailey	P	1915
Charlie Hanford	CF	1915
Charlie Pechous	3B	1915
George McConnell	P	1915
Hans Rasmussen	P	1915
Joe Weiss	1B	1915
Les Mann	LF	1915
Michael Doolin	SS	1915
Mordecai BrownHOF ’49	P	1915
Tex Wisterzil	3B	1915
William Fischer	C	1915