1915 Chicago Whales

86-66 • .566 Win% • 2nd in FL

The 1915 Chicago Whales went 86-66 (.566) finishing 2nd in the FL. They won the pennant but did not win the World Series. The club scored 640 runs, allowed 538, and played home games at Wrigley Field. Team leaders included Dutch Zwilling (13 HR, 94 RBI) and George McConnell (25-10, 2.20 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

86 Wins
66 Losses
.566 Win %
2nd Rank
640 R 538 RA
Diff +102

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⚡ Quick Stats

640 Runs Scored
538 Runs Allowed
+102 Run Diff
99K Attendance

📈 vs. 1915 FL Average

Batting Avg .257 1% above the 1915 league average (.254)
OBP .319 equal to the 1915 league average (.320)
SLG .352 4% above the 1915 league average (.340)
Team ERA 2.64 13% better than the 1915 league average (3.03)
Runs Scored 640 7% above the 1915 league average (596 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumWrigley Field
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 99,212
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Avg per Game 1,271

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1915

Batting Avg

1 William Fischer 0.329 2 Max Flack 0.314 3 Les Mann 0.306 4 Art Wilson 0.305 5 Mordecai Brown 0.293

Home Runs

1 Dutch Zwilling 13 2 Art Wilson 7 3 Fred Beck 5 4 William Fischer 4 5 Claude Hendrix 4

RBI

1 Dutch Zwilling 94 2 Les Mann 58 3 William Fischer 50 4 Max Flack 45 5 Fred Beck 38
1915 Chicago Whales — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Dutch Zwilling 150 548 65 157 32 7 13 94 67 65 24 0.286
Max Flack 141 523 88 164 20 14 3 45 40 21 37 0.314
Rollie Zeider 129 494 65 112 22 2 0 34 43 24 16 0.227
Les Mann 135 470 74 144 12 19 4 58 36 40 18 0.306
Fred Beck 121 373 35 83 9 3 5 38 24 38 4 0.223
Jimmy Smith 95 318 32 69 11 4 4 30 14 65 4 0.217
William Fischer 105 292 30 96 15 4 4 50 24 19 5 0.329
Art Wilson 96 269 44 82 11 2 7 31 65 38 8 0.305
Harry Fritz 79 236 27 59 8 4 3 26 13 27 4 0.250
Jack Farrell 70 222 27 48 10 1 0 14 25 18 8 0.216
Charlie Hanford 77 179 27 43 4 5 0 22 12 28 10 0.240
George McConnell 53 125 14 31 6 2 1 18 0 16 2 0.248
Claude Hendrix 50 113 22 30 7 2 4 18 5 14 1 0.265
Bill Jackson 50 98 15 16 1 0 1 12 14 15 3 0.163
Mickey Doolin 24 86 9 23 1 1 0 9 2 7 5 0.267
Al Wickland 30 86 11 21 2 2 1 5 13 11 3 0.244
Joe Weiss 29 85 6 19 1 2 0 11 3 24 0 0.224
Mordecai Brown 36 82 10 24 2 1 0 6 3 14 0 0.293
Mike Prendergast 42 80 1 6 0 0 0 1 2 35 0 0.075
Joe Tinker 31 67 7 18 2 1 0 9 13 5 3 0.269
Arnold Hauser 23 54 6 11 1 0 0 4 5 7 2 0.204
Charlie Pechous 18 51 4 9 3 0 0 4 4 15 1 0.176
Dave Black 25 37 2 4 0 0 0 1 2 9 0 0.108
Ad Brennan 20 27 1 5 0 0 0 0 4 5 0 0.185
Clem Clemens 11 22 3 3 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0.136
Rankin Johnson 11 22 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 6 0 0.045
Tex Wisterzil 7 20 3 4 1 0 0 0 3 2 0 0.200
Bill Bailey 5 9 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0.222
Hans Rasmussen 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1915

ERA

1 Mordecai Brown 2.09 2 Bill Bailey 2.16 3 George McConnell 2.20 4 Dave Black 2.45 5 Mike Prendergast 2.48

Wins

1 George McConnell 25 2 Mordecai Brown 17 3 Claude Hendrix 16 4 Mike Prendergast 14 5 Dave Black 6

Strikeouts

1 George McConnell 151 2 Claude Hendrix 107 3 Mordecai Brown 95 4 Mike Prendergast 95 5 Dave Black 43
1915 Chicago Whales — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
George McConnell 25 10 2.20 44 35 1 303.0 262 74 89 151
Claude Hendrix 16 15 3.00 40 31 4 285.0 256 95 84 107
Mike Prendergast 14 12 2.48 42 30 0 253.2 220 70 67 95
Mordecai Brown 17 8 2.09 35 25 4 236.1 189 55 64 95
Dave Black 6 7 2.45 25 10 0 121.1 104 33 33 43
Ad Brennan 3 9 3.74 19 13 0 106.0 117 44 30 40
Rankin Johnson 2 4 4.42 11 6 1 57.0 58 28 23 19
Bill Bailey 3 1 2.16 5 5 0 33.1 23 8 10 24
Hans Rasmussen 0 0 13.50 2 0 0 2.0 3 3 2 2

👥 Roster (29)

Bill Bailey Fred Beck Dave Black Ad Brennan Mordecai Brown Clem Clemens Mickey Doolin Jack Farrell William Fischer Max Flack Harry Fritz Charlie Hanford +17 more

29 players

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The 1915 Chicago Whales in brief

The record for the 1915 Chicago Whales reads 86 wins and 66 losses, good for 2nd in the FL. This was a year in which the Chicago Whales won the pennant. Runs came in at 640 scored against 538 allowed (+102). Against a league average of .254, the 1915 Chicago Whales batted .257. The staff ERA of 2.64 was 13% better than the league average of 3.03.

League clubs averaged 596 runs that year, so the Chicago Whales scored 7% more. Wrigley Field was home in 1915, drawing a total attendance of 99,212. Dutch Zwilling topped the Chicago Whales with 13 home runs. The hits leader was Max Flack with 164. The pitching staff's wins leader was George McConnell (25). The 1915 roster runs to 29 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1915 Chicago Whales

What was the 1915 Chicago Whales record?
The 1915 Chicago Whales finished 86-66 (.566 win pct).
Who led the 1915 Chicago Whales in home runs?
Dutch Zwilling led the 1915 Chicago Whales with 13 home runs.
What was the 1915 Chicago Whales team ERA?
The 1915 Chicago Whales posted a team ERA of 2.64.
Did the 1915 Chicago Whales win the World Series?
No. The 1915 Chicago Whales did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1915 Chicago Whales play?
The 1915 Chicago Whales played home games at Wrigley Field.
Who led the 1915 Chicago Whales in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Dutch Zwilling (13 HR, 94 RBI) and George McConnell (25-10, 2.20 ERA).
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