1915 St. Louis Cardinals season

1915 St. Louis Cardinals
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1892)
Location
Robison Field (since 1893)
St. Louis, Missouri (since 1882)
Results
Record	72–81 (.471)
League place	6th
Other information
Owner(s)	Helene Hathaway Britton
Manager(s)	Miller Huggins
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The 1915 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 34th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 24th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 72–81 during the season and finished 6th in the National League. The legendary Rogers Hornsby made his National League debut on September 10.^[1]

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Philadelphia Phillies	90	62	0.592	—	49–27	41–35
Boston Braves	83	69	0.546	7	49–27	34–42
Brooklyn Robins	80	72	0.526	10	51–26	29–46
Chicago Cubs	73	80	0.477	17½	42–34	31–46
Pittsburgh Pirates	73	81	0.474	18	40–37	33–44
St. Louis Cardinals	72	81	0.471	18½	42–36	30–45
Cincinnati Reds	71	83	0.461	20	39–37	32–46
New York Giants	69	83	0.454	21	37–38	32–45

Record vs. opponents

1915 National League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	BR	CHC	CIN	NYG	PHI	PIT	STL
Boston	—	14–8–1	10–12–1	15–7	13–9–1	7–14	15–7	9–12–2
Brooklyn	8–14–1	—	14–8	11–11–1	12–8	13–9	11–11	11–11
Chicago	12–10–1	8–14	—	13–9–2	8–14	7–14	13–9	12–10
Cincinnati	7–15	11–11–1	9–13–2	—	9–13–1	9–13	12–10–1	14–8–1
New York	9–13–1	8–12	14–8	13–9–1	—	7–15–1	8–14	10–12
Philadelphia	14–7	9–13	14–7	13–9	15–7–1	—	10–12	15–7
Pittsburgh	7–15	11–11	9–13	10–12–1	14–8	12–10	—	10–12–1
St. Louis	12–9–2	11–11	10–12	8–14–1	12–10	7–15	12–10–1	—

Notable transactions

• September 12, 1915: Jim Brown was acquired by the Cardinals from the Topeka Jayhawks.^[2]

Roster

1915 St. Louis Cardinals
Roster
Pitchers Red Ames Charlie Boardman Bill Doak Dan Griner Fred Lamlein Lee Meadows Dick Niehaus Hub Perdue Hank Robinson Slim Sallee		Catchers Harry Glenn Mike González Jack Roche Frank Snyder Infielders Zinn Beck Bruno Betzel Art Butler Rolla Daringer Rogers Hornsby Miller Huggins Ham Hyatt Dots Miller		Outfielders Bob Bescher Jim Brown Cozy Dolan Tom Long Jack Smith Chief Wilson		Manager Miller Huggins Coaches Charley O'Leary

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
2B	Huggins, MillerMiller Huggins	107	353	85	.241	2	24

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
Dolan, CozyCozy Dolan	111	322	90	.280	2	38
González, MikeMike González	51	97	22	.227	0	10
Hornsby, RogersRogers Hornsby	18	57	14	.246	0	4
Brown, JimJim Brown	1	2	1	.500	0	0

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
Ames, RedRed Ames	15	113.1	9	3	2.46	48

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
Perdue, HubHub Perdue	31	115.1	6	12	4.21	29
Boardman, CharlieCharlie Boardman	3	19	1	0	2.84	7

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

1. Rogers Hornsby page at Baseball Reference
2. Jim Brown page at Baseball Reference

External links

• 1915 St. Louis Cardinals
• 1915 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com