1915 Chicago Whales season

1915 Chicago Whales
Federal League Champions
Major League affiliations
Federal League (since 1914)
Location
Weeghman Park (since 1914)
Chicago, Illinois (since 1914)
Other information
Owner(s)	Charles Weeghman
Manager(s)	Joe Tinker
Previous 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

The 1915 Chicago Whales

Season standings

Federal League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Chicago Whales	86	66	0.566	—	44–32	42–34
St. Louis Terriers	87	67	0.565	—	43–34	44–33
Pittsburgh Rebels	86	67	0.562	½	45–31	41–36
Kansas City Packers	81	72	0.529	5½	46–31	35–41
Newark Peppers	80	72	0.526	6	40–39	40–33
Buffalo Blues	74	78	0.487	12	37–40	37–38
Brooklyn Tip-Tops	70	82	0.461	16	34–40	36–42
Baltimore Terrapins	47	107	0.305	40	24–51	23–56

Record vs. opponents

1915 Federal League Records Sources:
Team	BAL	BR	BUF	CHI	KC	NEW	PIT	STL
Baltimore	—	7–15	8–14	9–13	4–18	6–16	5–17	8–14
Brooklyn	15–7	—	9–11	7–15	11–11	12–10	9–13	7–15–1
Buffalo	14–8	11–9	—	8–14	11–11	11–11	9–13	10–12–1
Chicago	13–9	15–7	14–8	—	11–11	10–10–1	12–10–1	11–11–1
Kansas City	18–4	11–11	11–11	11–11	—	11–11	8–13	11–11
Newark	16–6	10–12	11–11	10–10–1	11–11	—	12–10–1	10–12–1
Pittsburgh	17–5	13–9	13–9	10–12–1	13–8	10–12–1	—	10–12–1
St. Louis	14–8	15–7–1	12–10–1	11–11–1	11–11	12–10–1	12–10–1	—

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
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

• 1915 Chicago Whales at Baseball Reference