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]
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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Regular season
editSeason standings
editNational League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Philadelphia Phillies | 90 | 62 | 0.592 | — | 49–27 | 41–35 |
Boston Braves | 83 | 69 | 0.546 | 7 | 49–27 | 34–42 |
Brooklyn Robins | 80 | 72 | 0.526 | 10 | 51–26 | 29–46 |
Chicago Cubs | 73 | 80 | 0.477 | 17½ | 42–34 | 31–46 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 73 | 81 | 0.474 | 18 | 40–37 | 33–44 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 72 | 81 | 0.471 | 18½ | 42–36 | 30–45 |
Cincinnati Reds | 71 | 83 | 0.461 | 20 | 39–37 | 32–46 |
New York Giants | 69 | 83 | 0.454 | 21 | 37–38 | 32–45 |
Record vs. opponents
editSources: [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
edit1915 St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||
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Pitchers | Catchers
Infielders |
Outfielders | Manager
Coaches |
Player stats
editBatting
editStarters by position
editNote: 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
editNote: 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
editStarting pitchers
editNote: 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
editNote: 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
editNote: 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
editExternal links
edit- 1915 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Reference
- 1915 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com