1915 Chicago Cubs

73-80 • .477 Win% • 4th in NL

The 1915 Chicago Cubs went 73-80 (.477) finishing 4th in the NL. The club scored 570 runs, allowed 620, and played home games at West Side Park II. Team leaders included Cy Williams (13 HR, 64 RBI) and Hippo Vaughn (20-12, 2.87 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.

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📊 Season Record

73 Wins
80 Losses
.477 Win %
4th Rank
570 R 620 RA
Diff -50

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570 Runs Scored
620 Runs Allowed
-50 Run Diff
382K Attendance

📈 vs. 1915 NL Average

Batting Avg .243 2% below the 1915 league average (.247)
OBP .302 2% below the 1915 league average (.309)
SLG .342 3% above the 1915 league average (.330)
Team ERA 3.11 13% worse than the 1915 league average (2.75)
Runs Scored 570 1% above the 1915 league average (565 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumWest Side Park II
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 382,050
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Avg per Game 4,961

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1915

Batting Avg

1 Red Murray 0.299 2 Bob Fisher 0.287 3 Heinie Zimmerman 0.265 4 Alex McCarthy 0.264 5 Vic Saier 0.264

Home Runs

1 Cy Williams 13 2 Frank Schulte 12 3 Vic Saier 11 4 Bob Fisher 5 5 Art Phelan 3

RBI

1 Vic Saier 64 2 Cy Williams 64 3 Frank Schulte 62 4 Heinie Zimmerman 62 5 Bob Fisher 53
1915 Chicago Cubs — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Bob Fisher 147 568 70 163 22 5 5 53 30 51 9 0.287
Frank Schulte 151 550 66 137 20 6 12 62 49 68 19 0.249
Heinie Zimmerman 139 520 65 138 28 11 3 62 21 33 19 0.265
Cy Williams 151 518 59 133 22 6 13 64 26 49 15 0.257
Wilbur Good 128 498 66 126 18 9 2 27 34 65 19 0.253
Vic Saier 144 497 74 131 35 11 11 64 64 62 29 0.264
Art Phelan 133 448 41 98 16 7 3 35 55 42 12 0.219
Jimmy Archer 97 309 21 75 11 5 1 27 11 38 5 0.243
Roger Bresnahan 77 221 19 45 8 1 1 19 29 23 19 0.204
Red Murray 51 144 20 43 6 1 0 11 8 8 6 0.299
Pete Knisely 64 134 12 33 9 0 0 17 15 18 1 0.246
Polly McLarry 68 127 16 25 3 0 1 12 14 20 2 0.197
Hippo Vaughn 43 86 8 14 3 0 0 9 7 27 3 0.163
Alex McCarthy 23 72 4 19 3 0 1 6 5 7 2 0.264
Jimmy Lavender 41 67 1 9 3 0 0 0 1 31 0 0.134
George Pierce 36 56 4 11 2 1 0 2 3 16 0 0.196
Zip Zabel 37 54 2 4 0 0 0 0 3 7 2 0.074
Bert Humphries 31 46 3 8 0 1 0 1 2 11 0 0.174
Larry Cheney 25 40 2 6 0 0 0 2 3 13 0 0.150
Pete Standridge 30 40 5 9 2 1 0 4 4 16 0 0.225
Karl Adams 26 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0.000
Eddie Mulligan 11 22 5 8 1 0 0 2 5 1 2 0.364
Bubbles Hargrave 15 19 2 3 0 1 0 2 1 5 0 0.158
Phil Douglas 4 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Walter Keating 4 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0.000
Joe Schultz 7 8 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0.250
Jack Wallace 2 7 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.286
John Fluhrer 6 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.333
Red Corriden 6 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.000
Brad Hogg 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob O'Farrell 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Ed Schorr 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
Bob Wright 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1915

ERA

1 Bert Humphries 2.31 2 Jimmy Lavender 2.58 3 Hippo Vaughn 2.87 4 Zip Zabel 3.20 5 George Pierce 3.32

Wins

1 Hippo Vaughn 20 2 George Pierce 13 3 Jimmy Lavender 10 4 Larry Cheney 8 5 Bert Humphries 8

Strikeouts

1 Hippo Vaughn 148 2 Jimmy Lavender 117 3 George Pierce 96 4 Larry Cheney 68 5 Zip Zabel 60
1915 Chicago Cubs — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Hippo Vaughn 20 12 2.87 41 34 1 269.2 240 86 77 148
Jimmy Lavender 10 16 2.58 41 24 4 220.0 178 63 67 117
George Pierce 13 9 3.32 36 20 0 176.0 158 65 77 96
Bert Humphries 8 13 2.31 31 22 3 171.2 183 44 23 45
Zip Zabel 7 10 3.20 36 17 0 163.0 124 58 84 60
Larry Cheney 8 9 3.56 25 18 0 131.1 120 52 55 68
Pete Standridge 4 1 3.61 29 3 0 112.1 120 45 36 42
Karl Adams 1 9 4.71 26 12 0 107.0 105 56 43 57
Phil Douglas 1 1 2.16 4 4 0 25.0 17 6 7 18
Brad Hogg 1 0 2.08 2 2 0 13.0 12 3 6 0
Ed Schorr 0 0 7.50 2 0 0 6.0 9 5 5 3
Bob Wright 0 0 2.25 2 0 0 4.0 6 1 0 3

👥 Roster (33)

Karl Adams Jimmy Archer Roger Bresnahan Larry Cheney Red Corriden Phil Douglas Bob Fisher John Fluhrer Wilbur Good Bubbles Hargrave Brad Hogg Bert Humphries +21 more

33 players

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The 1915 Chicago Cubs in brief

The 1915 Chicago Cubs finished 73-80, a .477 winning percentage, placing 4th in the NL. With 570 runs scored and 620 given up, the 1915 differential was -50. At the plate the Chicago Cubs hit .243, 2% worse than the league's .247. The staff ERA of 3.11 was 13% worse than the league average of 2.75. Measured against the 565-run league average, the offense was 1% ahead.

Attendance at West Side Park II totaled 382,050 for the year. The home run leader was Cy Williams, who hit 13. Bob Fisher collected the most hits, 163. Hippo Vaughn led the pitchers with 20 wins. The roster section lists 33 players who appeared for the club. For the seasons either side, see the 1914 season and the 1916 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1915 Chicago Cubs

What was the 1915 Chicago Cubs record?
The 1915 Chicago Cubs finished 73-80 (.477 win pct).
Who led the 1915 Chicago Cubs in home runs?
Cy Williams led the 1915 Chicago Cubs with 13 home runs.
What was the 1915 Chicago Cubs team ERA?
The 1915 Chicago Cubs posted a team ERA of 3.11.
Did the 1915 Chicago Cubs win the World Series?
No. The 1915 Chicago Cubs did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1915 Chicago Cubs play?
The 1915 Chicago Cubs played home games at West Side Park II.
Who led the 1915 Chicago Cubs in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Cy Williams (13 HR, 64 RBI) and Hippo Vaughn (20-12, 2.87 ERA).
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