1915 St. Louis Cardinals season
1915 St. Louis Cardinals | ||
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League | National League | |
Ballpark | Robison Field | |
City | St. Louis, Missouri | |
Record | 72–81 (.471) | |
League place | 6th | |
Owners | Helene Hathaway Britton | |
Managers | Miller Huggins | |
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The 1915 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 34th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 24th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 72–81 during the season and finished sixth in the National League. The legendary Rogers Hornsby made his National League debut on September 10.[1]
Regular season
[edit]Season standings
[edit]Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Philadelphia Phillies | 90 | 62 | .592 | — | 49–27 | 41–35 |
Boston Braves | 83 | 69 | .546 | 7 | 49–27 | 34–42 |
Brooklyn Robins | 80 | 72 | .526 | 10 | 51–26 | 29–46 |
Chicago Cubs | 73 | 80 | .477 | 17½ | 42–34 | 31–46 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 73 | 81 | .474 | 18 | 40–37 | 33–44 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 72 | 81 | .471 | 18½ | 42–36 | 30–45 |
Cincinnati Reds | 71 | 83 | .461 | 20 | 39–37 | 32–46 |
New York Giants | 69 | 83 | .454 | 21 | 37–38 | 32–45 |
Record vs. opponents
[edit]Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] | |||||||||||||
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Team | BOS | BR | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
Boston | — | 14–8–1 | 10–12–1 | 15–7 | 13–9–1 | 7–14 | 15–7 | 9–12–2 | |||||
Brooklyn | 8–14–1 | — | 14–8 | 11–11–1 | 12–8 | 13–9 | 11–11 | 11–11 | |||||
Chicago | 12–10–1 | 8–14 | — | 13–9–2 | 8–14 | 7–14 | 13–9 | 12–10 | |||||
Cincinnati | 7–15 | 11–11–1 | 9–13–2 | — | 9–13–1 | 9–13 | 12–10–1 | 14–8–1 | |||||
New York | 9–13–1 | 8–12 | 14–8 | 13–9–1 | — | 7–15–1 | 8–14 | 10–12 | |||||
Philadelphia | 14–7 | 9–13 | 14–7 | 13–9 | 15–7–1 | — | 10–12 | 15–7 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 7–15 | 11–11 | 9–13 | 10–12–1 | 14–8 | 12–10 | — | 10–12–1 | |||||
St. Louis | 12–9–2 | 11–11 | 10–12 | 8–14–1 | 12–10 | 7–15 | 12–10–1 | — |
Notable transactions
[edit]- September 12, 1915: Jim Brown was acquired by the Cardinals from the Topeka Jayhawks.[2]
Roster
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Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders | Manager Coaches |
Player stats
[edit]Batting
[edit]Starters by position
[edit]Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Frank Snyder | 144 | 473 | 141 | .298 | 2 | 55 |
1B | Dots Miller | 150 | 553 | 146 | .264 | 2 | 72 |
2B | Miller Huggins | 107 | 353 | 85 | .241 | 2 | 24 |
SS | Art Butler | 130 | 469 | 119 | .254 | 1 | 31 |
3B | Bruno Betzel | 117 | 367 | 92 | .251 | 0 | 27 |
OF | Bob Bescher | 130 | 486 | 128 | .263 | 4 | 34 |
OF | Tom Long | 140 | 507 | 149 | .294 | 2 | 61 |
OF | Chief Wilson | 107 | 348 | 96 | .276 | 3 | 39 |
Other batters
[edit]Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Cozy Dolan | 111 | 322 | 90 | .280 | 2 | 38 |
Ham Hyatt | 106 | 295 | 79 | .268 | 2 | 46 |
Zinn Beck | 70 | 223 | 52 | .233 | 0 | 15 |
Mike González | 51 | 97 | 22 | .227 | 0 | 10 |
Rogers Hornsby | 18 | 57 | 14 | .246 | 0 | 4 |
Jack Roche | 46 | 39 | 8 | .205 | 0 | 6 |
Rolla Daringer | 10 | 23 | 2 | .087 | 0 | 0 |
Harry Glenn | 6 | 16 | 5 | .313 | 0 | 1 |
Jack Smith | 4 | 16 | 3 | .188 | 0 | 0 |
Jim Brown | 1 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
[edit]Starting pitchers
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Bill Doak | 38 | 276.0 | 16 | 18 | 2.64 | 124 |
Slim Sallee | 46 | 275.1 | 13 | 17 | 2.84 | 91 |
Lee Meadows | 39 | 244.0 | 13 | 11 | 2.99 | 104 |
Red Ames | 15 | 113.1 | 9 | 3 | 2.46 | 48 |
Other pitchers
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Dan Griner | 37 | 150.1 | 5 | 11 | 2.81 | 46 |
Hank Robinson | 32 | 143.0 | 7 | 8 | 2.45 | 57 |
Hub Perdue | 31 | 115.1 | 6 | 12 | 4.21 | 29 |
Dick Niehaus | 15 | 45.1 | 2 | 1 | 3.97 | 21 |
Charlie Boardman | 3 | 19.0 | 1 | 0 | 2.84 | 7 |
Relief pitchers
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Fred Lamlein | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.42 | 11 |
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- 1915 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Reference
- 1915 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com