1915 Chicago Whales season

November 2013 Chicago Whales Federal League Champions 1915 Federal League Weeghman Park Chicago, Illinois 86 66 y 1st Charles Weeghman Joe Tinker 1914 Chicago Federals season 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 thumb|800px|The 1915 Chicago Whales Season standings Chicago Whales Record vs. opponents CWH Roster 1915 Chicago Whales Roster Pitchers Bill Bailey Dave Black Ad Brennan Mordecai Brown Claude Hendrix Rankin Johnson George McConnell Mike Prendergast Hans Rasmussen Catchers Clem Clemens William Fischer Art Wilson Infielders Fred Beck Mickey Doolan Jack Farrell Harry Fritz Arnold Hauser Bill Jackson Charlie Pechous Jimmy Smith Joe Tinker Joe Weiss Tex Wisterzil Rollie Zeider Outfielders Max Flack Charlie Hanford Les Mann Al Wickland Dutch Zwilling Manager Joe Tinker 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 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 Jimmy Smith (baseball, born 1895) 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 William Fischer William Fischer (baseball) 105 292 96 .329 4 50 Harry Fritz 79 236 59 .250 3 26 Jack Farrell Jack Farrell (infielder) 70 222 48 .216 0 14 Charlie Hanford 77 179 43 .240 0 22 Bill Jackson Bill Jackson (first baseman) 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 George McConnell George McConnell (baseball) 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 Bill Bailey (pitcher) 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 Dave Black Dave Black (baseball) 25 121.1 6 7 2.45 43 Rankin Johnson Rankin Johnson, Sr. 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 Hans Rasmussen 2 0 0 0 13.50 2 References 1915 Chicago Whales at Baseball Reference Federal League Championship Season 1915 Indianapolis Hoosiers 1914 League folded Chicago Whales season