1915 Pittsburgh Pirates

73-81 • .474 Win% • 5th in NL

The 1915 Pittsburgh Pirates went 73-81 (.474) finishing 5th in the NL. The club scored 557 runs, allowed 520, and played home games at Forbes Field. Team leaders included Honus Wagner (6 HR, 78 RBI) and Al Mamaux (21-8, 2.04 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
81 Losses
.474 Win %
5th Rank
557 R 520 RA
Diff +37

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557 Runs Scored
520 Runs Allowed
+37 Run Diff
85K Attendance

📈 vs. 1915 NL Average

Batting Avg .246 1% below the 1915 league average (.247)
OBP .309 equal to the 1915 league average (.309)
SLG .334 1% above the 1915 league average (.330)
Team ERA 2.60 5% better than the 1915 league average (2.75)
Runs Scored 557 1% below the 1915 league average (565 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumForbes Field
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Home Games 79
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Total Attendance 85,000
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Avg per Game 1,075

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1915

Batting Avg

1 Bill Hinchman 0.307 2 Zip Collins 0.294 3 Erv Kantlehner 0.288 4 Honus Wagner 0.274 5 Ed Barney 0.273

Home Runs

1 Honus Wagner 6 2 Bill Hinchman 5 3 Doc Johnston 5 4 Max Carey 3 5 Jim Viox 2

RBI

1 Honus Wagner 78 2 Bill Hinchman 77 3 Doc Johnston 64 4 Doug Baird 53 5 Jim Viox 45
1915 Pittsburgh Pirates — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Bill Hinchman 156 577 72 177 33 14 5 77 48 75 17 0.307
Honus Wagner 156 566 68 155 32 17 6 78 39 64 22 0.274
Max Carey 140 564 76 143 26 5 3 27 57 58 36 0.254
Doc Johnston 147 543 71 144 19 12 5 64 38 40 26 0.265
Doug Baird 145 512 49 112 26 12 1 53 37 88 29 0.219
Jim Viox 150 503 56 129 17 8 2 45 75 31 12 0.256
Zip Collins 101 354 51 104 8 5 1 23 24 38 6 0.294
George Gibson 120 351 28 88 15 6 1 30 31 25 5 0.251
Wally Gerber 56 144 8 28 2 0 0 7 9 16 6 0.194
Dan Costello 71 125 16 27 4 1 0 11 7 23 7 0.216
Bobby Schang 56 125 13 23 6 3 0 4 14 32 2 0.184
Ed Barney 32 99 16 27 1 2 0 5 11 12 7 0.273
Bob Harmon 42 95 7 14 4 2 0 6 6 32 1 0.147
Al Mamaux 38 92 3 15 1 0 0 7 2 28 0 0.163
Babe Adams 40 85 4 12 1 0 0 7 4 14 0 0.141
Sheldon Lejeune 18 65 4 11 0 1 0 2 2 7 4 0.169
Wilbur Cooper 38 60 1 7 1 0 0 3 1 5 0 0.117
Erv Kantlehner 29 52 2 15 0 0 0 5 1 12 0 0.288
Alex McCarthy 21 49 3 10 0 1 0 3 5 10 1 0.204
George McQuillan 30 44 1 4 0 0 0 2 1 13 0 0.091
Leo Murphy 31 41 4 4 0 0 0 4 4 12 0 0.098
Ike McAuley 5 15 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.133
Carmen Hill 8 13 1 2 0 1 0 1 1 5 0 0.154
Joe Conzelman 18 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.091
Paddy Siglin 6 7 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0.286
Pat Duncan 3 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.200
Bill Wagner 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Fritz Scheeren 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Fred Clarke 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Herb Kelly 5 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Harry Daubert 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Phil Slattery 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Syd Smith 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dazzy Vance 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1915

ERA

1 Carmen Hill 1.15 2 Al Mamaux 2.04 3 Erv Kantlehner 2.26 4 Bob Harmon 2.50 5 George McQuillan 2.84

Wins

1 Al Mamaux 21 2 Bob Harmon 16 3 Babe Adams 14 4 George McQuillan 8 5 Wilbur Cooper 5

Strikeouts

1 Al Mamaux 152 2 Bob Harmon 86 3 Wilbur Cooper 71 4 Erv Kantlehner 64 5 Babe Adams 62
1915 Pittsburgh Pirates — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bob Harmon 16 17 2.50 37 32 1 269.2 242 75 62 86
Al Mamaux 21 8 2.04 38 31 0 251.2 182 57 96 152
Babe Adams 14 14 2.87 40 30 2 245.0 229 78 34 62
Wilbur Cooper 5 16 3.30 38 21 4 185.2 180 68 52 71
Erv Kantlehner 5 12 2.26 29 18 3 163.0 135 41 58 64
George McQuillan 8 10 2.84 30 20 1 149.0 160 47 39 56
Joe Conzelman 1 1 3.42 18 1 0 47.1 41 18 20 22
Carmen Hill 2 1 1.15 8 3 0 47.0 42 6 13 24
Herb Kelly 1 1 4.09 5 1 0 11.0 10 5 4 6
Phil Slattery 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 8.0 5 0 1 1
Dazzy Vance 0 1 10.13 1 1 0 2.2 3 3 5 0

👥 Roster (34)

Babe Adams Doug Baird Ed Barney Max Carey Fred Clarke Zip Collins Joe Conzelman Wilbur Cooper Dan Costello Harry Daubert Pat Duncan Wally Gerber +22 more

34 players

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The 1915 Pittsburgh Pirates in brief

The record for the 1915 Pittsburgh Pirates reads 73 wins and 81 losses, good for 5th in the NL. The Pittsburgh Pirates scored 557 runs and allowed 520, a run differential of +37. Against a league average of .247, the 1915 Pittsburgh Pirates batted .246. The staff ERA of 2.60 was 5% better than the league average of 2.75. The 557 runs scored compare with a league average of 565 per club, 1% fewer.

The home park, Forbes Field, recorded 85,000 in attendance, about 1,075 a game. The home run leader was Honus Wagner, who hit 6. Bill Hinchman collected the most hits, 177. On the mound, Al Mamaux won 21 games to lead the staff. In all, the roster shows 34 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1915 Pittsburgh Pirates

What was the 1915 Pittsburgh Pirates record?
The 1915 Pittsburgh Pirates finished 73-81 (.474 win pct).
Who led the 1915 Pittsburgh Pirates in home runs?
Honus Wagner led the 1915 Pittsburgh Pirates with 6 home runs.
What was the 1915 Pittsburgh Pirates team ERA?
The 1915 Pittsburgh Pirates posted a team ERA of 2.60.
Did the 1915 Pittsburgh Pirates win the World Series?
No. The 1915 Pittsburgh Pirates did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1915 Pittsburgh Pirates play?
The 1915 Pittsburgh Pirates played home games at Forbes Field.
Who led the 1915 Pittsburgh Pirates in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Honus Wagner (6 HR, 78 RBI) and Al Mamaux (21-8, 2.04 ERA).
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