1915 Buffalo Blues

74-78 • .487 Win% • 6th in FL

The 1915 Buffalo Blues went 74-78 (.487) finishing 6th in the FL. The club scored 574 runs, allowed 634, and played home games at Federal League Park. Team leaders included Hal Chase (17 HR, 89 RBI) and Al Schulz (21-14, 3.08 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

74 Wins
78 Losses
.487 Win %
6th Rank
574 R 634 RA
Diff -60

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⚡ Quick Stats

574 Runs Scored
634 Runs Allowed
-60 Run Diff
45K Attendance

📈 vs. 1915 FL Average

Batting Avg .248 2% below the 1915 league average (.254)
OBP .308 4% below the 1915 league average (.320)
SLG .337 1% below the 1915 league average (.340)
Team ERA 3.38 11% worse than the 1915 league average (3.03)
Runs Scored 574 4% below the 1915 league average (596 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumHarrison Field
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 45,816
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Avg per Game 595

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1915

Batting Avg

1 Jack Dalton 0.293 2 Hal Chase 0.291 3 William Louden 0.281 4 Tex McDonald 0.271 5 Harry Lord 0.270

Home Runs

1 Hal Chase 17 2 Tex McDonald 6 3 William Louden 4 4 Clyde Engle 3 5 Walter Blair 2

RBI

1 Hal Chase 89 2 Clyde Engle 71 3 William Louden 48 4 Jack Dalton 46 5 Tex McDonald 39
1915 Buffalo Blues — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Hal Chase 145 567 85 165 31 10 17 89 20 50 23 0.291
Clyde Engle 141 501 56 131 22 8 3 71 34 43 24 0.261
William Louden 141 469 67 132 18 5 4 48 64 45 30 0.281
Jack Dalton 132 437 68 128 17 3 2 46 50 38 28 0.293
Harry Lord 97 359 50 97 12 6 1 21 21 15 15 0.270
Solly Hofman 109 346 29 81 10 6 0 27 30 28 12 0.234
Roxey Roach 92 346 35 93 20 3 2 31 17 34 11 0.269
Benny Meyer 93 333 37 77 8 6 1 29 40 37 9 0.231
Walter Blair 98 290 23 65 15 3 2 20 18 32 4 0.224
Tom Downey 92 282 24 56 9 1 1 19 26 26 11 0.199
Tex McDonald 87 251 31 68 9 6 6 39 27 34 5 0.271
Nick Allen 84 215 14 44 7 1 0 17 18 34 4 0.205
Fred Smith 35 114 8 27 2 4 0 11 13 15 2 0.237
Al Schulz 42 109 6 18 4 1 0 6 3 21 1 0.165
Hugh Bedient 53 83 4 9 1 0 0 3 8 46 0 0.108
Fred Anderson 36 80 4 12 1 0 0 2 2 21 0 0.150
Joe Agler 25 73 11 13 1 2 0 2 20 14 2 0.178
Gene Krapp 42 70 4 9 0 2 0 4 5 24 0 0.129
Russ Ford 22 43 7 12 4 1 0 4 1 9 1 0.279
Art Watson 22 30 6 14 1 0 1 13 0 4 0 0.467
Ed Lafitte 14 17 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0.118
Rube Marshall 22 17 4 5 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0.294
Del Young 12 15 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.133
Howard Ehmke 18 12 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.000
Dan Woodman 6 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Ed Gagnier 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
George LeClair 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Smith 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1915

ERA

1 Fred Anderson 2.51 2 Al Schulz 3.08 3 Hugh Bedient 3.17 4 Ed Lafitte 3.40 5 Gene Krapp 3.51

Wins

1 Al Schulz 21 2 Fred Anderson 19 3 Hugh Bedient 16 4 Gene Krapp 9 5 Russ Ford 5

Strikeouts

1 Al Schulz 160 2 Fred Anderson 142 3 Hugh Bedient 106 4 Gene Krapp 93 5 Russ Ford 34
1915 Buffalo Blues — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Al Schulz 21 14 3.08 42 38 0 309.2 264 106 149 160
Hugh Bedient 16 18 3.17 53 30 10 269.1 284 95 69 106
Fred Anderson 19 13 2.51 36 28 0 240.0 192 67 72 142
Gene Krapp 9 19 3.51 38 30 0 231.0 188 90 123 93
Russ Ford 5 9 4.52 21 15 0 127.1 140 64 48 34
Rube Marshall 2 1 3.94 21 4 0 59.1 62 26 33 21
Howard Ehmke 0 2 5.53 18 2 0 53.2 69 33 25 18
Ed Lafitte 2 2 3.40 14 5 1 50.1 53 19 22 17
Dan Woodman 0 0 4.11 5 1 0 15.1 14 7 9 1
George LeClair 0 0 6.00 1 0 0 3.0 4 2 1 2
Bob Smith 0 0 18.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 2 2 0

👥 Roster (28)

Joe Agler Nick Allen Fred Anderson Hugh Bedient Walter Blair Hal Chase Jack Dalton Tom Downey Howard Ehmke Clyde Engle Russ Ford Ed Gagnier +16 more

28 players

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The 1915 Buffalo Blues in brief

A 74-78 record (.487) put the 1915 Buffalo Blues 6th in the FL. Runs came in at 574 scored against 634 allowed (-60). The team batting average of .248 was 2% below the 1915 league mark of .254. The Buffalo Blues staff finished with a 3.38 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.03. The 1915 Buffalo Blues scored 4% fewer runs than the average club (574 against 596).

Attendance at Federal League Park totaled 45,816 for the year. Hal Chase topped the Buffalo Blues with 17 home runs. The pitching staff's wins leader was Al Schulz (21). Hugh Bedient closed out 10 saves. The roster section lists 28 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1915 Buffalo Blues

What was the 1915 Buffalo Blues record?
The 1915 Buffalo Blues finished 74-78 (.487 win pct).
Who led the 1915 Buffalo Blues in home runs?
Hal Chase led the 1915 Buffalo Blues with 17 home runs.
What was the 1915 Buffalo Blues team ERA?
The 1915 Buffalo Blues posted a team ERA of 3.38.
Did the 1915 Buffalo Blues win the World Series?
No. The 1915 Buffalo Blues did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1915 Buffalo Blues play?
The 1915 Buffalo Blues played home games at Federal League Park.
Who led the 1915 Buffalo Blues in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Hal Chase (17 HR, 89 RBI) and Al Schulz (21-14, 3.08 ERA).
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