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1915 Indianapolis ABCs

37-25 • .597 Win% • 1st in WES

The 1915 Indianapolis ABCs went 37-25 (.597) finishing 1st in the WES. The club scored 276 runs, allowed 219, and played home games at Northwestern Park. Team leaders included Russell Powell (5 HR, 28 RBI) and Dizzy Dismukes (14-5, 1.24 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

37 Wins
25 Losses
.597 Win %
1st Rank
276 R 219 RA
Diff +57

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⚡ Quick Stats

276 Runs Scored
219 Runs Allowed
+57 Run Diff
13 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1915 WES Average

Batting Avg .222 6% below the 1915 league average (.236)
OBP .317 2% above the 1915 league average (.310)
SLG .295 5% below the 1915 league average (.309)
Team ERA 2.47 15% better than the 1915 league average (2.90)
Runs Scored 276 34% above the 1915 league average (206 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumNorthwestern Park
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Home Games (est.) 31 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1915

Batting Avg

1 George Shively 0.298 2 Ben Taylor 0.293 3 Oscar Charleston 0.258 4 Todd Allen 0.234 5 Russell Powell 0.226

Home Runs

1 Russell Powell 5 2 Oscar Charleston 2 3 George Shively 2 4 Todd Allen 1 5 Bingo DeMoss 1

RBI

1 Ben Taylor 47 2 Oscar Charleston 31 3 Russell Powell 28 4 George Shively 27 5 Todd Allen 24
1915 Indianapolis ABCs — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
George Shively 59 225 59 67 9 2 2 27 30 0 25 0.298
Oscar Charleston 57 221 31 57 9 5 2 31 13 0 14 0.258
Ben Taylor 60 215 35 63 18 5 1 47 28 0 14 0.293
Bingo DeMoss 59 201 47 43 7 1 1 14 41 0 26 0.214
Todd Allen 55 197 26 46 9 2 1 24 25 0 17 0.234
Russell Powell 58 186 28 42 5 1 5 28 33 0 4 0.226
Morten Clark 53 178 18 26 1 0 0 20 28 0 21 0.146
Jim Jeffries 34 99 8 17 1 0 0 9 13 0 3 0.172
Fred Hutchinson 23 74 6 16 1 1 0 4 6 0 0 0.216
Dicta Johnson 26 72 5 9 0 0 1 7 7 0 0 0.125
Dizzy Dismukes 24 66 3 8 0 1 0 2 5 0 1 0.121
Wallace Gordon 19 65 3 12 0 0 0 5 4 0 1 0.185
Dan Kennard 10 24 3 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0.125
Tom Johnson 8 22 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0.000
Frank Warfield 3 12 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.167
C. I. Taylor 8 10 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.400
Jack Watts 2 7 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.286
Otto Briggs 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1915

ERA

1 Dizzy Dismukes 1.24 2 Dicta Johnson 2.44 3 Tom Johnson 4.41 4 Oscar Charleston 4.43

Wins

1 Dizzy Dismukes 14 2 Dicta Johnson 14 3 Tom Johnson 3 4 Oscar Charleston 1 5 Morten Clark 1

Strikeouts

1 Dicta Johnson 107 2 Dizzy Dismukes 86 3 Tom Johnson 28 4 Oscar Charleston 23 5 Jim Jeffries 11
1915 Indianapolis ABCs — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Dizzy Dismukes 14 5 1.24 23 20 1 188.2 146 26 30 86
Dicta Johnson 14 8 2.44 23 21 0 184.1 132 50 50 107
Tom Johnson 3 5 4.41 8 8 0 63.1 77 31 18 28
Oscar Charleston 1 1 4.43 6 5 0 40.2 38 20 18 23
Jim Jeffries 1 3 1.93 4 4 0 28.0 27 6 4 11
Ben Taylor 1 2 4.18 7 1 0 28.0 33 13 8 11
Morten Clark 1 0 0.00 1 0 0 7.2 4 0 0 4
Fred Hutchinson 0 0 20.25 1 1 0 1.1 3 3 2 0

👥 Roster (18)

Todd Allen Otto Briggs Oscar Charleston Morten Clark Bingo DeMoss Dizzy Dismukes Wallace Gordon Fred Hutchinson Jim Jeffries Dicta Johnson Tom Johnson Dan Kennard +6 more

18 players

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The 1915 Indianapolis ABCs in brief

A 37-25 record (.597) put the 1915 Indianapolis ABCs 1st in the WES. With 276 runs scored and 219 given up, the 1915 differential was +57. Against a league average of .236, the 1915 Indianapolis ABCs batted .222. Pitchers allowed 2.47 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 2.90. League clubs averaged 206 runs that year, so the Indianapolis ABCs scored 34% more. Northwestern Park served as the home ballpark.

The home run leader was Russell Powell, who hit 5. The RBI leader was Ben Taylor, with 47. George Shively collected the most hits, 67. Dizzy Dismukes led the pitchers with 14 wins. Dicta Johnson struck out 107, the most on the club. The roster section lists 18 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1915 Indianapolis ABCs

What was the 1915 Indianapolis ABCs record?
The 1915 Indianapolis ABCs finished 37-25 (.597 win pct).
How did the 1915 Indianapolis ABCs finish?
The 1915 Indianapolis ABCs finished first in the league standings.
Who led the 1915 Indianapolis ABCs in home runs?
Russell Powell led the 1915 Indianapolis ABCs with 5 home runs.
What was the 1915 Indianapolis ABCs team ERA?
The 1915 Indianapolis ABCs posted a team ERA of 2.47.
Did the 1915 Indianapolis ABCs win the World Series?
No. The 1915 Indianapolis ABCs did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1915 Indianapolis ABCs play?
The 1915 Indianapolis ABCs played home games at Northwestern Park.
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