1915 Chicago Whales | |
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Federal League Champions | |
League | Federal League |
Ballpark | Weeghman Park |
City | Chicago, Illinois |
Owners | Charles Weeghman |
Managers | Joe Tinker |
The 1915 Chicago Whales season was a season in American baseball. After not having an official nickname in 1914, the team officially became the Whales for the 1915 season. They finished the season with an 86–66 record, placing them in a statistical tie with the St. Louis Terriers for first place in the Federal League. However, since the Whales had a slightly better winning percentage, they were declared the league champions.
Regular season
Season standings
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Chicago Whales | 86 | 66 | .566 | — | 44–32 | 42–34 |
St. Louis Terriers | 87 | 67 | .565 | — | 43–34 | 44–33 |
Pittsburgh Rebels | 86 | 67 | .562 | ½ | 45–31 | 41–36 |
Kansas City Packers | 81 | 72 | .529 | 5½ | 46–31 | 35–41 |
Newark Peppers | 80 | 72 | .526 | 6 | 40–39 | 40–33 |
Buffalo Blues | 74 | 78 | .487 | 12 | 37–40 | 37–38 |
Brooklyn Tip-Tops | 70 | 82 | .461 | 16 | 34–40 | 36–42 |
Baltimore Terrapins | 47 | 107 | .305 | 40 | 24–51 | 23–56 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BAL | BR | BUF | CHI | KC | NEW | PIT | STL | |||||
Baltimore | — | 7–15 | 8–14 | 9–13 | 4–18 | 6–16 | 5–17 | 8–14 | |||||
Brooklyn | 15–7 | — | 9–11 | 7–15 | 11–11 | 12–10 | 9–13 | 7–15–1 | |||||
Buffalo | 14–8 | 11–9 | — | 8–14 | 11–11 | 11–11 | 9–13 | 10–12–1 | |||||
Chicago | 13–9 | 15–7 | 14–8 | — | 11–11 | 10–10–1 | 12–10–1 | 11–11–1 | |||||
Kansas City | 18–4 | 11–11 | 11–11 | 11–11 | — | 11–11 | 8–13 | 11–11 | |||||
Newark | 16–6 | 10–12 | 11–11 | 10–10–1 | 11–11 | — | 12–10–1 | 10–12–1 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 17–5 | 13–9 | 13–9 | 10–12–1 | 13–8 | 10–12–1 | — | 10–12–1 | |||||
St. Louis | 14–8 | 15–7–1 | 12–10–1 | 11–11–1 | 11–11 | 12–10–1 | 12–10–1 | — |
Roster
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Pitchers | Catchers
Infielders |
Outfielders | Manager |
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Art Wilson | 96 | 269 | 82 | .305 | 7 | 31 |
1B | Fred Beck | 121 | 373 | 83 | .223 | 5 | 38 |
2B | Rollie Zeider | 129 | 494 | 112 | .227 | 0 | 34 |
SS | Jimmy Smith | 95 | 318 | 69 | .217 | 4 | 30 |
3B | Tex Wisterzil | 49 | 164 | 40 | .244 | 0 | 14 |
OF | Les Mann | 135 | 470 | 144 | .306 | 4 | 58 |
OF | Dutch Zwilling | 150 | 548 | 157 | .286 | 13 | 94 |
OF | Max Flack | 141 | 523 | 164 | .314 | 3 | 45 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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William Fischer | 105 | 292 | 96 | .329 | 4 | 50 |
Harry Fritz | 79 | 236 | 59 | .250 | 3 | 26 |
Jack Farrell | 70 | 222 | 48 | .216 | 0 | 14 |
Charlie Hanford | 77 | 179 | 43 | .240 | 0 | 22 |
Bill Jackson | 50 | 98 | 16 | .163 | 1 | 12 |
Al Wickland | 30 | 86 | 21 | .244 | 1 | 5 |
Mickey Doolin | 24 | 86 | 23 | .267 | 0 | 9 |
Joe Weiss | 29 | 85 | 19 | .224 | 0 | 11 |
Joe Tinker | 31 | 67 | 18 | .269 | 0 | 9 |
Arnold Hauser | 23 | 54 | 11 | .204 | 0 | 4 |
Charlie Pechous | 18 | 51 | 9 | .176 | 0 | 4 |
Clem Clemens | 11 | 22 | 3 | .136 | 0 | 3 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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George McConnell | 44 | 303.0 | 25 | 10 | 2.20 | 151 |
Claude Hendrix | 40 | 285.0 | 16 | 15 | 3.00 | 107 |
Mike Prendergast | 42 | 253.2 | 14 | 12 | 2.48 | 95 |
Mordecai Brown | 35 | 236.1 | 17 | 8 | 2.09 | 95 |
Ad Brennan | 19 | 106.0 | 3 | 9 | 3.74 | 40 |
Bill Bailey | 5 | 33.1 | 3 | 1 | 2.16 | 24 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Dave Black | 25 | 121.1 | 6 | 7 | 2.45 | 43 |
Rankin Johnson | 11 | 57.0 | 2 | 4 | 4.42 | 19 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Hans Rasmussen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 2 |