1915 Chicago Whales season

1915 Chicago Whales
Federal League Champions
Major league affiliations
Location
1915 Information
Owner(s) Charles Weeghman
Manager(s) Joe Tinker
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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.

Contents

Regular season

Season standings

Federal League W L Pct. GB
Chicago Whales 86 66 .566 --
St. Louis Terriers 87 67 .565 --
Pittsburgh Rebels 86 67 .562 ½
Kansas City Packers 81 72 .529
Newark Peppers 80 72 .526 6
Buffalo Blues 74 78 .487 12
Brooklyn Tip-Tops 70 82 .461 16
Baltimore Terrapins 47 107 .305 40

Roster

1915 Chicago Whales
Roster
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
SS Smith, JimmyJimmy Smith 95 318 69 .217 4 30

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
Fischer, WilliamWilliam Fischer 105 292 96 .329 4 50
Farrell, JackJack Farrell 70 222 48 .216 0 14
Jackson, BillBill Jackson 50 98 16 .163 1 12
Tinker, JoeJoe Tinker 31 67 18 .269 0 9

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
McConnell, GeorgeGeorge McConnell 44 303 25 10 2.20 151
Hendrix, ClaudeClaude Hendrix 40 285 16 15 3.00 107
Brown, MordecaiMordecai Brown 35 236.1 17 8 2.09 95
Brennan, AdAd Brennan 19 106 3 9 3.74 40
Bailey, BillBill 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
Black, DaveDave Black 25 121.1 6 7 2.45 43
Johnson, RankinRankin Johnson 11 57 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

References

Preceded by
Indianapolis Hoosiers
1914
Federal League Championship Season
1915
Succeeded by
League folded