1915 Washington Senators

85-68 • .556 Win% • 4th in AL

The 1915 Washington Senators went 85-68 (.556) finishing 4th in the AL. The club scored 569 runs, allowed 491, and played home games at Griffith Stadium I. Team leaders included Clyde Milan (2 HR, 66 RBI) and Walter Johnson (27-13, 1.55 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

85 Wins
68 Losses
.556 Win %
4th Rank
569 R 491 RA
Diff +78

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569 Runs Scored
491 Runs Allowed
+78 Run Diff
151K Attendance

📈 vs. 1915 AL Average

Batting Avg .243 2% below the 1915 league average (.248)
OBP .312 4% below the 1915 league average (.325)
SLG .312 4% below the 1915 league average (.325)
Team ERA 2.31 21% better than the 1915 league average (2.94)
Runs Scored 569 8% below the 1915 league average (615 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumGriffith Stadium I
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Home Games 80
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Total Attendance 151,176
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Avg per Game 1,889

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1915

Batting Avg

1 Turner Barber 0.302 2 Chick Gandil 0.291 3 Clyde Milan 0.288 4 Charlie Jamieson 0.279 5 Eddie Foster 0.275

Home Runs

1 Chick Gandil 2 2 Walter Johnson 2 3 Clyde Milan 2 4 Danny Moeller 2 5 Joe Boehling 1

RBI

1 Clyde Milan 66 2 Chick Gandil 64 3 Eddie Foster 52 4 Howie Shanks 47 5 Alva Williams 31
1915 Washington Senators — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Eddie Foster 154 618 75 170 25 10 0 52 48 30 20 0.275
Clyde Milan 153 573 83 165 13 7 2 66 53 32 40 0.288
Howie Shanks 141 492 52 123 19 8 0 47 30 42 12 0.250
Chick Gandil 136 485 53 141 20 15 2 64 29 33 20 0.291
George McBride 146 476 54 97 8 6 1 30 29 60 10 0.204
Danny Moeller 118 438 65 99 11 10 2 23 59 63 32 0.226
John Henry 95 277 20 61 9 2 1 22 36 28 10 0.220
Alva Williams 91 197 14 48 8 4 0 31 18 20 4 0.244
Ray Morgan 62 193 21 45 5 4 0 21 30 15 6 0.233
Merito Acosta 72 163 20 34 4 1 0 18 28 15 8 0.209
Walter Johnson 64 147 14 34 7 4 2 17 8 34 0 0.231
Tom Connolly 50 141 14 26 3 2 0 7 14 19 5 0.184
Eddie Ainsmith 47 120 13 24 4 2 0 6 10 18 7 0.200
Bert Gallia 43 85 3 14 3 0 0 2 5 25 1 0.165
Joe Boehling 41 75 9 13 2 0 1 7 7 12 1 0.173
Charlie Jamieson 17 68 9 19 3 2 0 7 6 9 0 0.279
Doc Ayers 40 63 3 12 0 0 0 3 3 9 0 0.190
Doug Neff 30 60 1 10 1 0 0 4 4 6 1 0.167
Turner Barber 20 53 9 16 1 1 0 6 6 7 0 0.302
Jim Shaw 25 43 2 10 2 0 0 3 3 20 0 0.233
Joe Judge 12 41 7 17 2 0 0 9 4 6 2 0.415
Henri Rondeau 14 40 3 7 0 0 0 4 4 3 1 0.175
Merlin Kopp 16 32 2 8 0 0 0 0 5 7 1 0.250
Carl Sawyer 10 32 8 8 1 0 0 3 4 5 2 0.250
Sam Mayer 11 29 5 7 0 0 1 4 4 2 1 0.241
Horace Milan 11 27 6 11 1 1 0 7 8 7 2 0.407
Harry Harper 19 25 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0.000
George Dumont 6 12 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0.167
Sam Rice 4 8 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.375
Joe Engel 11 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Bill Hopper 13 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.200
Jack Bentley 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Charlie Pick 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Nick Altrock 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1915

ERA

1 Walter Johnson 1.55 2 Harry Harper 1.77 3 George Dumont 2.03 4 Doc Ayers 2.21 5 Bert Gallia 2.29

Wins

1 Walter Johnson 27 2 Bert Gallia 17 3 Doc Ayers 14 4 Joe Boehling 14 5 Jim Shaw 6

Strikeouts

1 Walter Johnson 203 2 Bert Gallia 130 3 Joe Boehling 108 4 Doc Ayers 96 5 Jim Shaw 78
1915 Washington Senators — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Walter Johnson 27 13 1.55 47 39 4 336.2 258 58 56 203
Bert Gallia 17 11 2.29 43 29 1 259.2 220 66 64 130
Joe Boehling 14 13 3.22 40 32 0 229.1 217 82 119 108
Doc Ayers 14 9 2.21 40 16 3 211.1 178 52 38 96
Jim Shaw 6 11 2.50 25 18 1 133.0 102 37 76 78
Harry Harper 4 4 1.77 19 10 2 86.1 66 17 40 54
George Dumont 2 1 2.03 6 4 0 40.0 23 9 12 18
Joe Engel 0 3 3.21 11 3 0 33.2 30 12 19 9
Bill Hopper 0 1 4.60 13 0 1 31.1 39 16 16 8
Sam Rice 1 0 2.00 4 2 0 18.0 13 4 9 9
Jack Bentley 0 2 0.79 4 2 0 11.1 8 1 3 0
Nick Altrock 0 0 9.00 1 0 1 3.0 7 3 1 2
Sam Mayer 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 0

👥 Roster (34)

Merito Acosta Eddie Ainsmith Nick Altrock Doc Ayers Turner Barber Jack Bentley Joe Boehling Tom Connolly George Dumont Joe Engel Eddie Foster Bert Gallia +22 more

34 players

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The 1915 Washington Senators in brief

The 1915 Washington Senators finished 85-68, a .556 winning percentage, placing 4th in the AL. The run column shows 569 for and 491 against. At the plate the Washington Senators hit .243, 2% worse than the league's .248. The Washington Senators staff finished with a 2.31 ERA; the league as a whole was at 2.94. Measured against the 615-run league average, the offense was 8% behind.

Griffith Stadium I was home in 1915, drawing a total attendance of 151,176. Clyde Milan topped the Washington Senators with 2 home runs. Eddie Foster collected the most hits, 170. Walter Johnson was the top winner, with 27 victories. In all, the roster shows 34 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1914 season and the 1916 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1915 Washington Senators

What was the 1915 Washington Senators record?
The 1915 Washington Senators finished 85-68 (.556 win pct).
Who led the 1915 Washington Senators in home runs?
Chick Gandil led the 1915 Washington Senators with 2 home runs.
What was the 1915 Washington Senators team ERA?
The 1915 Washington Senators posted a team ERA of 2.31.
Did the 1915 Washington Senators win the World Series?
No. The 1915 Washington Senators did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1915 Washington Senators play?
The 1915 Washington Senators played home games at Griffith Stadium I.
Who led the 1915 Washington Senators in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Clyde Milan (2 HR, 66 RBI) and Walter Johnson (27-13, 1.55 ERA).
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