1915 Pittsburgh Pirates season

The 1915 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 34th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; the 29th in the National League. The Pirates finished fifth in the league standings with a record of 73–81.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

|- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 1 || April 14 || @ Reds || 9–2 || McQuillan (1–0) || Ames || — || 24,000 || 1–0 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 2 || April 15 || @ Reds || 1–2 || Benton || Harmon (0–1) || — || 3,000 || 1–1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 3 || April 16 || @ Reds || 2–4 || Douglas || Vance (0–1) || Dale || — || 1–2 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 4 || April 17 || @ Reds || 3–2 || Mamaux (1–0) || Brown || — || — || 2–2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 5 || April 18 || @ Cubs || 1–2 (10) || Vaughn || Cooper (0–1) || — || — || 2–3 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 6 || April 19 || @ Cubs || 7–8 || Pierce || Harmon (0–2) || — || — || 2–4 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 7 || April 20 || @ Cubs || 8–6 || Mamaux (2–0) || Cheney || McQuillan (1) || 2,000 || 3–4 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 8 || April 22 || Reds || 8–2 || Adams (1–0) || Douglas || — || — || 4–4 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 9 || April 23 || Reds || 1–2 || Dale || Cooper (0–2) || Benton || 2,500 || 4–5 |- bgcolor="ffffff" | 10 || April 24 || Reds || 1–1 (8) || || || — || 10,000 || 4–5 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 11 || April 25 || @ Cardinals || 1–8 || Doak || Kantlehner (0–1) || — || 12,000 || 4–6 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 12 || April 26 || @ Cardinals || 0–3 || Perdue || Adams (1–1) || — || — || 4–7 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 13 || April 27 || @ Cardinals || 0–3 || Griner || Mamaux (2–1) || — || — || 4–8 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 14 || April 28 || @ Cardinals || 7–6 (8) || Harmon (1–2) || Sallee || Cooper (1) || — || 5–8 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 15 || April 30 || Cubs || 1–4 || Zabel || Cooper (0–3) || — || — || 5–9

|- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 16 || May 1 || Cubs || 1–3 || Standridge || Adams (1–2) || — || 2,000 || 5–10 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 17 || May 2 || @ Cubs || 1–7 (8) || Vaughn || McQuillan (1–1) || — || — || 5–11 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 18 || May 3 || @ Cubs || 1–5 (5) || Pierce || Cooper (0–4) || Humphries || — || 5–12 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 19 || May 4 || Cardinals || 4–3 (8) || Harmon (2–2) || Perdue || — || — || 6–12 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 20 || May 6 || Cardinals || 9–3 || Adams (2–2) || Meadows || — || — || 7–12 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 21 || May 7 || Cardinals || 6–4 || McQuillan (2–1) || Doak || — || — || 8–12 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 22 || May 8 || Cardinals || 3–2 || Mamaux (3–1) || Robinson || — || — || 9–12 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 23 || May 9 || @ Reds || 8–3 || Harmon (3–2) || Douglas || — || — || 10–12 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 24 || May 10 || Cubs || 10–7 || Conzelman (1–0) || Zabel || Adams (1) || — || 11–12 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 25 || May 11 || @ Phillies || 2–4 || Alexander || McQuillan (2–2) || — || — || 11–13 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 26 || May 13 || @ Phillies || 3–1 || Harmon (4–2) || Demaree || — || — || 12–13 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 27 || May 14 || @ Phillies || 3–5 || Rixey || Adams (2–3) || Mayer || — || 12–14 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 28 || May 15 || @ Braves || 10–6 || Cooper (1–4) || Rudolph || McQuillan (2) || — || 13–14 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 29 || May 18 || @ Braves || 2–3 || James || Harmon (4–3) || — || — || 13–15 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 30 || May 19 || @ Braves || 7–0 || Mamaux (4–1) || Ragan || — || — || 14–15 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 31 || May 20 || @ Giants || 6–2 || Adams (3–3) || Perritt || — || — || 15–15 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 32 || May 25 || @ Robins || 1–5 || Pfeffer || McQuillan (2–3) || — || — || 15–16 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 33 || May 27 || @ Robins || 0–2 || Dell || Cooper (1–5) || — || — || 15–17 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 34 || May 28 || @ Robins || 3–1 || Mamaux (5–1) || Coombs || — || — || 16–17 |- bgcolor="ffffff" | 35 || May 29 || Cardinals || 0–0 (5) || || || — || — || 16–17 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 36 || May 29 || Cardinals || 3–5 || Meadows || McQuillan (2–4) || — || — || 16–18 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 37 || May 30 || @ Reds || 0–4 || Schneider || Harmon (4–4) || — || — || 16–19 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 38 || May 31 || Cubs || 1–0 || Cooper (2–5) || Lavender || — || — || 17–19 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 39 || May 31 || Cubs || 1–0 || Mamaux (6–1) || Cheney || — || 15,000 || 18–19

|- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 40 || June 1 || Cubs || 0–2 || Zabel || Adams (3–4) || — || — || 18–20 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 41 || June 4 || Robins || 2–8 || Pfeffer || Cooper (2–6) || — || — || 18–21 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 42 || June 5 || Robins || 11–0 || Mamaux (7–1) || Dell || — || 5,000 || 19–21 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 43 || June 7 || Robins || 6–1 || Adams (4–4) || Coombs || — || — || 20–21 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 44 || June 8 || Robins || 3–4 || Smith || McQuillan (2–5) || Pfeffer || 1,800 || 20–22 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 45 || June 9 || Braves || 7–3 || Mamaux (8–1) || Tyler || — || — || 21–22 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 46 || June 10 || Braves || 2–1 || Harmon (5–4) || Hughes || — || — || 22–22 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 47 || June 12 || Braves || 2–8 || Ragan || Adams (4–5) || — || — || 22–23 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 48 || June 14 || Phillies || 1–4 (11) || Alexander || Mamaux (8–2) || — || 3,500 || 22–24 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 49 || June 16 || Phillies || 2–1 || Harmon (6–4) || Chalmers || — || — || 23–24 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 50 || June 17 || Giants || 1–3 || Marquard || McQuillan (2–6) || — || — || 23–25 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 51 || June 18 || Giants || 7–5 || Mamaux (9–2) || Perritt || Adams (2) || — || 24–25 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 52 || June 19 || Giants || 4–0 || Harmon (7–4) || Tesreau || — || — || 25–25 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 53 || June 21 || Phillies || 4–3 (13) || Mamaux (10–2) || Rixey || — || — || 26–25 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 54 || June 22 || @ Reds || 3–1 || McQuillan (3–6) || Schneider || — || — || 27–25 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 55 || June 23 || @ Reds || 6–2 || Harmon (8–4) || Benton || — || — || 28–25 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 56 || June 24 || Reds || 3–5 || Toney || Mamaux (10–3) || — || — || 28–26 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 57 || June 26 || Reds || 6–3 || McQuillan (4–6) || Dale || — || 6,000 || 29–26 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 58 || June 29 || @ Cardinals || 8–5 || Adams (5–5) || Meadows || — || — || 30–26 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 59 || June 29 || @ Cardinals || 4–6 || Robinson || Cooper (2–7) || Griner || 10,000 || 30–27 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 60 || June 30 || @ Cardinals || 0–2 || Doak || Adams (5–6) || — || — || 30–28 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 61 || June 30 || @ Cardinals || 4–2 (10) || McQuillan (5–6) || Sallee || — || 8,000 || 31–28

|- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 62 || July 1 || @ Cubs || 4–0 || Mamaux (11–3) || Vaughn || — || 1,500 || 32–28 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 63 || July 2 || @ Cubs || 1–2 || Pierce || Harmon (8–5) || — || 2,000 || 32–29 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 64 || July 3 || @ Cubs || 5–6 || Humphries || Cooper (2–8) || Lavender || — || 32–30 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 65 || July 3 || @ Cubs || 4–2 || Adams (6–6) || Zabel || — || 12,000 || 33–30 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 66 || July 4 || @ Cubs || 5–8 || Cheney || McQuillan (5–7) || Lavender || — || 33–31 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 67 || July 5 || Cardinals || 1–3 || Doak || Mamaux (11–4) || — || — || 33–32 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 68 || July 5 || Cardinals || 5–0 || Harmon (9–5) || Meadows || — || — || 34–32 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 69 || July 6 || Cardinals || 1–2 || Griner || Kantlehner (0–2) || — || 1,200 || 34–33 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 70 || July 7 || Cubs || 4–7 || Lavender || Adams (6–7) || — || — || 34–34 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 71 || July 8 || @ Phillies || 2–0 || Mamaux (12–4) || Rixey || — || — || 35–34 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 72 || July 9 || @ Phillies || 1–2 || Alexander || Harmon (9–6) || — || — || 35–35 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 73 || July 10 || @ Phillies || 3–6 || Demaree || Adams (6–8) || — || 12,000 || 35–36 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 74 || July 12 || @ Phillies || 2–1 || McQuillan (6–7) || Mayer || Cooper (2) || — || 36–36 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 75 || July 12 || @ Phillies || 4–2 || Mamaux (13–4) || Chalmers || — || 13,000 || 37–36 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 76 || July 13 || @ Braves || 3–1 || Kantlehner (1–2) || Ragan || — || — || 38–36 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 77 || July 13 || @ Braves || 6–7 || Davis || Harmon (9–7) || Hughes || — || 38–37 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 78 || July 15 || @ Braves || 2–3 || Rudolph || Cooper (2–9) || — || — || 38–38 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 79 || July 16 || @ Braves || 5–6 (15) || Hughes || Adams (6–9) || — || — || 38–39 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 80 || July 17 || @ Robins || 5–3 || McQuillan (7–7) || Smith || Kantlehner (1) || — || 39–39 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 81 || July 17 || @ Robins || 3–7 (7) || Coombs || Conzelman (1–1) || — || 22,000 || 39–40 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 82 || July 19 || @ Robins || 0–3 || Rucker || Kantlehner (1–3) || — || — || 39–41 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 83 || July 20 || @ Robins || 6–2 || Harmon (10–7) || Douglas || — || — || 40–41 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 84 || July 23 || @ Giants || 6–1 || Adams (7–9) || Mathewson || — || — || 41–41 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 85 || July 23 || @ Giants || 4–3 || Mamaux (14–4) || Tesreau || Cooper (3) || 15,000 || 42–41 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 86 || July 24 || @ Giants || 4–8 || Marquard || Harmon (10–8) || — || — || 42–42 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 87 || July 24 || @ Giants || 2–4 || Perritt || Cooper (2–10) || — || — || 42–43 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 88 || July 26 || @ Giants || 2–1 || Adams (8–9) || Mathewson || — || — || 43–43 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 89 || July 26 || @ Giants || 0–3 || Tesreau || McQuillan (7–8) || — || 10,000 || 43–44 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 90 || July 27 || Giants || 8–1 || Mamaux (15–4) || Marquard || — || 4,000 || 44–44 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 91 || July 29 || Robins || 8–2 || Kantlehner (2–3) || Pfeffer || — || 2,500 || 45–44 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 92 || July 30 || Robins || 2–3 || Rucker || Harmon (10–9) || — || — || 45–45 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 93 || July 31 || Robins || 5–0 || Mamaux (16–4) || Appleton || — || — || 46–45 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 94 || July 31 || Robins || 5–4 (10) || McQuillan (8–8) || Pfeffer || — || 12,000 || 47–45

|- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 95 || August 3 || Braves || 4–5 || Ragan || Kantlehner (2–4) || Hughes || — || 47–46 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 96 || August 3 || Braves || 2–7 || Tyler || Harmon (10–10) || — || — || 47–47 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 97 || August 4 || Braves || 1–5 || Hughes || Mamaux (16–5) || — || — || 47–48 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 98 || August 5 || Phillies || 1–0 || Adams (9–9) || Alexander || — || — || 48–48 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 99 || August 6 || Phillies || 4–5 || Demaree || McQuillan (8–9) || Mayer || — || 48–49 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 100 || August 7 || Phillies || 9–0 || Mamaux (17–5) || Mayer || — || — || 49–49 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 101 || August 7 || Phillies || 6–0 || Harmon (11–10) || Rixey || — || — || 50–49 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 102 || August 10 || Giants || 8–2 || Adams (10–9) || Marquard || — || — || 51–49 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 103 || August 12 || Giants || 4–0 || Mamaux (18–5) || Tesreau || — || — || 52–49 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 104 || August 13 || Reds || 3–4 || McKenry || Harmon (11–11) || — || — || 52–50 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 105 || August 14 || Reds || 4–5 (11) || Lear || Kantlehner (2–5) || — || — || 52–51 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 106 || August 14 || Reds || 0–6 || Toney || McQuillan (8–10) || — || — || 52–52 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 107 || August 15 || @ Reds || 2–6 || Dale || Cooper (2–11) || — || — || 52–53 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 108 || August 15 || @ Reds || 2–6 || McKenry || Harmon (11–12) || — || — || 52–54 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 109 || August 16 || Reds || 5–4 || Kantlehner (3–5) || Lear || — || — || 53–54 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 110 || August 17 || Cubs || 4–6 || Zabel || Cooper (2–12) || — || — || 53–55 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 111 || August 18 || @ Phillies || 8–4 || Adams (11–9) || Mayer || — || — || 54–55 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 112 || August 19 || @ Phillies || 8–3 || Harmon (12–12) || Demaree || — || — || 55–55 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 113 || August 20 || @ Phillies || 3–4 (11) || Alexander || Cooper (2–13) || — || — || 55–56 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 114 || August 21 || @ Braves || 1–3 || Rudolph || Kantlehner (3–6) || — || — || 55–57 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb"