1915 San Francisco Seals season

San Francisco Seals 1915 118–89 Pacific Coast League Recreation Park San Francisco 1st Harry Wolverton The 1915 San Francisco Seals season was the 13th season in the history of the San Francisco Seals baseball team. The team won the Pacific Coast League (PCL) pennant with a 118–89 record. Harry Wolverton was the team's manager, and shortstop Roy Corhan was the team captain. The season ran from March 30 to October 24, 1915. Infielders First baseman Harry Heilmann appeared in 98 games and led the team, and ranked second in the PCL, with a .365 batting average. He appeared in only one game after July 26 due to illness.American League Discards Head Coast Batters News-Journal November 3, 1915 12 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/45781665/american-league-discards-head-coast/ Newspapers.comNess Retains Big Lead in Bat Race The San Francisco Examiner July 27, 1915 10(Heilmann had already appeared in 97 games as of July 27) Heilmann later won four American League batting crowns and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. During Heilmann's illness, Paul "Molly" Meloan played 55 games at first base for the Seals. Second baseman Red Downs appeared in 182 games and compiled a .282 batting average. Defensively, he led the PCL's second basemen with 519 putouts and ranked fifth with 517 assists and third with 46 errors. Bill Leard also appeared in 67 games at second base for the Seals. Shortstop Roy Corhan appeared in 185 games and compiled a .276 batting average. Defensively, he led the PCL's shortstops with 433 putouts and 83 errors and ranked third with 715 assists. Third baseman Bob Jones appeared in 191 games and compiled a .277 batting average. Defensively, he led the PCL's third basemen with 224 putouts, 335 assists, and 48 errors. Catcher Walter Schmidt appeared in 127 games and compiled a .245 batting average. He was also one of the best defensive catchers in the PCL with 504 putouts, 159 assists, and 12 errors for a .982 fielding percentage. Also sharing the catching duties were Lou Sepulveda (68 games) and George Block (57 games). Outfielders Left fielder Biff Schaller appeared in 208 games, compiled a .301 batting average, and led the PCL with 20 home runs. Defensively, he tallied 441 putouts, 20 assists, 21 errors, and a .957 fielding percentage. Center fielder Ping Bodie appeared in 192 games, compiled a .325 batting average and .485 slugging percentage, led the team with 232 hits and 52 doubles, and ranked second in the PCL with 19 home runs. He was also one of the best defensive outfielders in the PCL with 410 putouts, 29 assists, and 13 errors for a .971 fielding percentage.Here Are Official Coast Fielding, Hurling Records Los Angeles Express November 13, 1915 Sporting 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/45781368/vernon-leads-coast-league-in-official/ Newspapers.com Mike Fitzgerald (.321 batting average, .957 fielding percentage in 169 games in the outfield) and Paul Meloan (.285 batting average, .959 fielding in 86 games in the outfield) shared the right field position. Pitchers Spider Baum appeared in 55 games and compiled a 30–15 record and 2.45 earned run average (ERA) with 153 strikeouts. Charles Fanning appeared in 58 games, ranked second in the PCL with 202 strikeouts, and compiled a 25–15 record and 2.65 ERA. Charlie Smith appeared in 47 games and compiled a 17–8 record with a 3.09 ERA and 66 strikeouts. 1915 PCL standings Team W L Pct. GB San Francisco Seals 118 89 .570 -- Salt Lake City Bees 108 89 .548 5.0 Los Angeles Angels 110 98 .529 8.5 Venice/Vernon Tigers 102 104 .495 15.5 Oakland Oaks 93 113 .451 24.5 Portland Beavers 78 116 .402 33.5 1915 Pacific Coast League Sports Reference LLC Baseball-Reference.com February 26, 2020 https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=de1a1698 Statistics Batting Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; SLG = Slugging percentage Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR SLG 1B Harry Heilmann 98 371 135 .364 12 .544 CF Ping Bodie 192 720 234 .325 19 .485 RF Mike Fitzgerald 169 697 224 .321 9 .426 LF Biff Schaller 208 770 232 .301 20 .458 1B, RF Paul Meloan 141 417 119 .285 11 .432 2B Red Downs 182 642 181 .282 9 .393 3B Bob Jones 192 674 187 .277 9 .369 SS Roy Corhan 185 604 167 .276 4 .358 C Walter Schmidt 127 416 102 .245 2 .293 C Lou Sepulveda 68 160 38 .238 0 .256 C George Block 58 164 37 .226 0 .274 2B Bill Leard 115 324 69 .213 1 .262 Pitching Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; PCT = Win percentage; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L PCT ERA SO Spider Baum 55 382.0 30 15 .667 2.45 153 Charles Fanning 58 364.0 25 15 .625 2.65 202 Charlie Smith 47 221.1 17 8 .680 3.09 66 Curly Brown 29 176.2 11 8 .579 2.75 91 Bill Steen 19 122.1 10 5 .667 1.54 64 Johnny Couch 21 91.1 6 5 .545 2.66 34 Pug Cavet 18 94.1 5 6 .455 4.29 28 Bugs Reisigl 27 147.0 4 10 .286 3.80 51 1915 San Francisco Seals Stats Sports Reference LLC Baseball-Reference.com February 16, 2020 https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?id=5c6976e3 References Category:1915 in sports in California Category:Pacific Coast League seasons