1915 Chicago Whales
[edit] Summary
The 1915 Chicago Whales finished with a record of 86-66. They scored 641 runs and belted 50 home runs to go along with a .257 batting average. The offense was powered by Dutch Zwilling, who led the team with 13 home runs and 94 RBI. Max Flack led the team with 164 hits for a .314 average. Max Flack had a great year on the basepaths with 37 stolen bases.
The team allowed 538 runs and had a team ERA of 2.64. George McConnell led the pitching staff with 25 wins and 151 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Fred Beck | 1B | 121 | 373 | 35 | 83 | 5 | 38 | 4 | .277 | .303 | .580 | .223 |
| Mickey Doolan | SS | 24 | 86 | 9 | 23 | 0 | 9 | 5 | .292 | .302 | .594 | .267 |
| Jack Farrell | 2B | 70 | 222 | 27 | 48 | 0 | 14 | 8 | .298 | .270 | .568 | .216 |
| Harry Fritz | 3B | 79 | 236 | 27 | 59 | 3 | 26 | 4 | .298 | .356 | .654 | .250 |
| Arnold Hauser | SS | 23 | 54 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 2 | .283 | .222 | .505 | .204 |
| Bill Jackson | 1B | 50 | 98 | 15 | 16 | 1 | 12 | 3 | .268 | .204 | .472 | .163 |
| Charlie Pechous | 3B | 18 | 51 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .236 | .235 | .471 | .176 |
| Jimmy Smith | SS | 95 | 318 | 32 | 69 | 4 | 30 | 4 | .250 | .314 | .564 | .217 |
| Joe Tinker | SS | 31 | 67 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 3 | .387 | .328 | .715 | .269 |
| Joe Weiss | 1B | 29 | 85 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .250 | .282 | .532 | .224 |
| Tex Wisterzil | 3B | 7 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .304 | .250 | .554 | .200 |
| Rollie Zeider | 2B | 129 | 494 | 65 | 112 | 0 | 34 | 16 | .297 | .279 | .576 | .227 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Max Flack | OF | 141 | 523 | 88 | 164 | 3 | 45 | 37 | .365 | .423 | .788 | .314 |
| Charlie Hanford | OF | 77 | 179 | 27 | 43 | 0 | 22 | 10 | .295 | .318 | .613 | .240 |
| Les Mann | OF | 135 | 470 | 74 | 144 | 4 | 58 | 18 | .357 | .438 | .795 | .306 |
| Al Wickland | OF | 30 | 86 | 11 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 3 | .343 | .349 | .692 | .244 |
| Dutch Zwilling | OF | 150 | 548 | 65 | 157 | 13 | 94 | 24 | .366 | .442 | .808 | .286 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Clem Clemens | C | 11 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .174 | .182 | .356 | .136 |
| William Fischer | C | 105 | 292 | 30 | 96 | 4 | 50 | 5 | .384 | .449 | .833 | .329 |
| Art Wilson | C | 96 | 269 | 44 | 82 | 7 | 31 | 8 | .442 | .439 | .881 | .305 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5133 | 641 | 1320 | 50 | 558 | 161 | .310 | .352 | .662 | .257 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Bill Bailey | 5 | 5 | 33.3 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 0 | 24 | 10 | 2.16 | 0.991 | |||
| Dave Black | 25 | 10 | 121.3 | 6 | 7 | .462 | 0 | 43 | 33 | 2.45 | 1.129 | |||
| Ad Brennan | 19 | 13 | 106 | 3 | 9 | .250 | 0 | 40 | 30 | 3.74 | 1.387 | |||
| Mordecai Brown | 35 | 25 | 236.3 | 17 | 8 | .680 | 4 | 95 | 64 | 2.09 | 1.071 | |||
| Claude Hendrix | 40 | 31 | 285 | 16 | 15 | .516 | 4 | 107 | 84 | 3.00 | 1.193 | |||
| Rankin Johnson | 11 | 6 | 57 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 1 | 19 | 23 | 4.42 | 1.421 | |||
| George McConnell | 44 | 35 | 303 | 25 | 10 | .714 | 1 | 151 | 89 | 2.20 | 1.158 | |||
| Mike Prendergast | 42 | 30 | 253.7 | 14 | 12 | .538 | 0 | 95 | 67 | 2.48 | 1.131 | |||
| Hans Rasmussen | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13.50 | 2.500 | |||
| Team Totals | 223 | 155 | 1397.6 | 86 | 66 | .566 | 10 | 576 | 402 | 2.64 | 1.169 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Dutch Zwilling | 150 |
| At Bats | Dutch Zwilling | 548 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Dutch Zwilling | 635 |
| Batting Average | Max Flack | .314 |
| On-Base % | Dutch Zwilling | .366 |
| Slugging % | Dutch Zwilling | .442 |
| OPS | Dutch Zwilling | .808 |
| Runs | Max Flack | 88 |
| Hits | Max Flack | 164 |
| Total Bases | Dutch Zwilling | 242 |
| Doubles | Dutch Zwilling | 32 |
| Triples | Les Mann | 19 |
| Home Runs | Dutch Zwilling | 13 |
| RBI | Dutch Zwilling | 94 |
| Walks | Dutch Zwilling | 67 |
| Strikeouts | Jimmy Smith and Dutch Zwilling | 65 |
| Stolen Bases | Max Flack | 37 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Max Flack and Dutch Zwilling | 18 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | George McConnell | 25 |
| Losses | Claude Hendrix | 15 |
| Saves | Mordecai Brown and Claude Hendrix | 4 |
| Won-Loss % | George McConnell | .714 |
| ERA | Mordecai Brown | 2.09 |
| WHIP | Mordecai Brown | 1.071 |
| Innings Pitched | George McConnell | 303 |
| Games | George McConnell | 44 |
| Games Started | George McConnell | 35 |
| Strikeouts | George McConnell | 151 |
| Complete Games | Claude Hendrix | 26 |
| Shutouts | Claude Hendrix | 5 |
| Batters Faced | George McConnell | 1228 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Claude Hendrix | 95 |
| Hits Allowed | George McConnell | 262 |
| Walks Allowed | George McConnell | 89 |
| Home Runs Allowed | George McConnell | 8 |
| Wild Pitches | Claude Hendrix | 11 |
| Hit Batsmen | George McConnell | 8 |
