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
Record vs. opponents
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 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 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 105 292 96 .329 4 50 Harry Fritz 79 236 59 .250 3 26 70 222 48 .216 0 14 Charlie Hanford 77 179 43 .240 0 22 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 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 44 303.0 25 10 2.20 151 40 285.0 16 15 3.00 107 Mike Prendergast 42 253.2 14 12 2.48 95 35 236.1 17 8 2.09 95 19 106.0 3 9 3.74 40 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 25 121.1 6 7 2.45 43 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