1915 Newark Pepper

80-72 • .526 Win% • 5th in FL

The 1915 Newark Pepper went 80-72 (.526) finishing 5th in the FL. The club scored 585 runs, allowed 562, and played home games at Harrison Field. Team leaders included Jimmy Esmond (5 HR, 62 RBI) and Ed Reulbach (21-10, 2.23 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

80 Wins
72 Losses
.526 Win %
5th Rank
585 R 562 RA
Diff +23

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⚡ Quick Stats

585 Runs Scored
562 Runs Allowed
+23 Run Diff
132K Attendance

📈 vs. 1915 FL Average

Batting Avg .251 1% below the 1915 league average (.254)
OBP .315 2% below the 1915 league average (.320)
SLG .334 2% below the 1915 league average (.340)
Team ERA 2.60 14% better than the 1915 league average (3.03)
Runs Scored 585 2% below the 1915 league average (596 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumHarrison Field
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Home Games 79
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Total Attendance 132,532
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Avg per Game 1,677

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1915

Batting Avg

1 Vin Campbell 0.310 2 Edd Roush 0.298 3 Bill Rariden 0.270 4 Al Scheer 0.267 5 Ted Reed 0.260

Home Runs

1 Jimmy Esmond 5 2 Edd Roush 3 3 Frank LaPorte 2 4 Al Scheer 2 5 Vin Campbell 1

RBI

1 Jimmy Esmond 62 2 Edd Roush 60 3 Al Scheer 60 4 Frank LaPorte 56 5 Vin Campbell 44
1915 Newark Pepper — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Jimmy Esmond 155 569 79 147 20 10 5 62 59 54 18 0.258
Edd Roush 145 551 73 164 20 11 3 60 38 25 28 0.298
Frank LaPorte 148 550 55 139 28 10 2 56 48 33 14 0.253
Al Scheer 155 546 75 146 25 14 2 60 65 38 31 0.267
Vin Campbell 127 525 78 163 18 10 1 44 29 35 24 0.310
Bill McKechnie 127 451 49 113 22 5 1 43 41 31 28 0.251
Bill Rariden 142 444 49 120 30 7 0 40 60 29 8 0.270
Emil Huhn 124 415 34 94 18 1 1 41 28 40 13 0.227
Germany Schaefer 59 154 26 33 5 3 0 8 25 11 3 0.214
Rupert Mills 41 134 12 27 5 1 0 16 6 21 6 0.201
Gil Whitehouse 35 120 16 27 6 2 0 9 6 16 3 0.225
Ed Reulbach 33 92 3 18 1 1 0 5 2 37 0 0.196
Earl Moseley 44 88 5 13 2 1 0 1 2 47 1 0.148
George Kaiserling 41 79 3 12 3 0 0 9 3 43 0 0.152
Ted Reed 20 77 5 20 1 2 0 4 2 7 1 0.260
Larry Strands 35 75 7 14 3 1 1 11 6 11 1 0.187
Harry Moran 35 61 7 11 1 1 0 7 4 12 0 0.180
Cy Falkenberg 25 57 2 3 0 0 0 2 1 14 0 0.053
Hugh Bradley 12 33 0 5 0 0 0 2 2 3 2 0.152
Tom Seaton 12 26 3 4 0 0 1 2 1 11 1 0.154
Chick Brandom 16 10 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0.200
George Mullin 6 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.100
Charlie Whitehouse 11 10 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0.000
Harry Billiard 14 6 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0.333
George Textor 3 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Larry Pratt 5 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 3 1 2 0.500
Bill Warren 5 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.333
Fred Trautman 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1915

ERA

1 Earl Moseley 1.91 2 Ed Reulbach 2.23 3 George Kaiserling 2.24 4 Tom Seaton 2.28 5 Harry Moran 2.54

Wins

1 Ed Reulbach 21 2 George Kaiserling 15 3 Earl Moseley 15 4 Harry Moran 13 5 Cy Falkenberg 9

Strikeouts

1 Earl Moseley 142 2 Ed Reulbach 117 3 Harry Moran 87 4 Cy Falkenberg 76 5 George Kaiserling 75
1915 Newark Pepper — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Ed Reulbach 21 10 2.23 33 30 1 270.0 233 67 69 117
Earl Moseley 15 15 1.91 38 32 1 268.0 222 57 99 142
George Kaiserling 15 15 2.24 41 29 2 261.1 246 65 73 75
Harry Moran 13 9 2.54 34 23 0 205.2 193 58 66 87
Cy Falkenberg 9 11 3.24 25 21 1 172.0 175 62 47 76
Tom Seaton 2 6 2.28 12 10 1 75.0 61 19 21 28
Chick Brandom 1 1 3.40 16 1 0 50.1 55 19 15 15
Charlie Whitehouse 2 2 4.31 11 3 0 39.2 46 19 17 18
George Mullin 2 2 5.85 5 4 0 32.1 41 21 16 14
Harry Billiard 0 1 5.72 14 2 1 28.1 32 18 28 7
Fred Trautman 0 0 6.00 1 0 0 3.0 4 2 1 2
Gil Whitehouse 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 1 0

👥 Roster (28)

Harry Billiard Hugh Bradley Chick Brandom Vin Campbell Jimmy Esmond Cy Falkenberg Emil Huhn George Kaiserling Frank LaPorte Bill McKechnie Rupert Mills Harry Moran +16 more

28 players

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The 1915 Newark Pepper in brief

The 1915 Newark Pepper finished 80-72, a .526 winning percentage, placing 5th in the FL. The Newark Pepper scored 585 runs and allowed 562, a run differential of +23. Against a league average of .254, the 1915 Newark Pepper batted .251. Pitchers allowed 2.60 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.03. The 585 runs scored compare with a league average of 596 per club, 2% fewer.

The home park, Harrison Field, recorded 132,532 in attendance, about 1,677 a game. For power, Jimmy Esmond led the way with 5 homers. The hits leader was Edd Roush with 164. The pitching staff's wins leader was Ed Reulbach (21). The strikeout leader was Earl Moseley with 142. In all, the roster shows 28 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1915 Newark Pepper

What was the 1915 Newark Pepper record?
The 1915 Newark Pepper finished 80-72 (.526 win pct).
Who led the 1915 Newark Pepper in home runs?
Jimmy Esmond led the 1915 Newark Pepper with 5 home runs.
What was the 1915 Newark Pepper team ERA?
The 1915 Newark Pepper posted a team ERA of 2.60.
Did the 1915 Newark Pepper win the World Series?
No. The 1915 Newark Pepper did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1915 Newark Pepper play?
The 1915 Newark Pepper played home games at Harrison Field.
Who led the 1915 Newark Pepper in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Jimmy Esmond (5 HR, 62 RBI) and Ed Reulbach (21-10, 2.23 ERA).
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