1915 Cincinnati Reds
[edit] Summary
The 1915 Cincinnati Reds finished with a record of 71-83. They scored 516 runs and belted 15 home runs to go along with a .253 batting average. The offense was powered by Tommy Griffith, who led the team with 4 home runs, 85 RBI, and 179 hits. Buck Herzog had a great year on the basepaths with 35 stolen bases.
The team allowed 585 runs and had a team ERA of 2.84. Gene Dale led the team with 18 wins. Pete Schneider and Fred Toney were tied for the team lead in strikeouts with 108.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Heinie Groh | 3B | 160 | 587 | 72 | 170 | 3 | 50 | 12 | .354 | .390 | .744 | .290 |
| Buck Herzog | SS | 155 | 579 | 61 | 153 | 1 | 42 | 35 | .314 | .328 | .642 | .264 |
| Fritz Mollwitz | 1B | 153 | 525 | 36 | 136 | 1 | 51 | 19 | .281 | .316 | .597 | .259 |
| Ivy Olson | 2B | 63 | 207 | 18 | 48 | 0 | 14 | 10 | .274 | .295 | .569 | .232 |
| Bill Rodgers | 2B | 72 | 213 | 20 | 51 | 0 | 12 | 8 | .299 | .338 | .637 | .239 |
| Fritz Von Kolnitz | 3B | 50 | 78 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 1 | .259 | .269 | .528 | .192 |
| Joe Wagner | 2B | 75 | 197 | 17 | 35 | 0 | 13 | 4 | .210 | .223 | .433 | .178 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Johnny Beall | OF | 10 | 34 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .350 | .265 | .615 | .235 |
| Tommy Griffith | OF | 160 | 583 | 59 | 179 | 4 | 85 | 6 | .355 | .436 | .791 | .307 |
| Red Killefer | OF | 155 | 555 | 75 | 151 | 1 | 41 | 12 | .340 | .362 | .702 | .272 |
| Tommy Leach | OF | 107 | 335 | 42 | 75 | 0 | 17 | 20 | .338 | .275 | .613 | .224 |
| George Twombly | OF | 46 | 66 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 5 | .293 | .227 | .520 | .197 |
| Ken Williams | OF | 71 | 219 | 22 | 53 | 0 | 16 | 4 | .297 | .324 | .621 | .242 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Tommy Clarke | C | 96 | 226 | 23 | 65 | 0 | 21 | 7 | .381 | .336 | .717 | .288 |
| Red Dooin | C | 10 | 31 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .364 | .323 | .687 | .323 |
| Ivey Wingo | C | 119 | 339 | 26 | 75 | 3 | 29 | 10 | .250 | .316 | .566 | .221 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5231 | 516 | 1323 | 15 | 425 | 156 | .297 | .331 | .628 | .253 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Red Ames | 17 | 7 | 68 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 1 | 26 | 24 | 4.50 | 1.559 | |||
| Rube Benton | 35 | 21 | 176.3 | 6 | 13 | .316 | 4 | 83 | 67 | 3.32 | 1.316 | |||
| Curly Brown | 7 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 4.67 | 1.185 | |||
| Ray Callahan | 3 | 0 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8.53 | 2.063 | |||
| Goat Cochran | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.00 | 2.500 | |||
| Gene Dale | 49 | 35 | 296.7 | 18 | 17 | .514 | 3 | 104 | 107 | 2.46 | 1.223 | |||
| Phil Douglas | 8 | 7 | 46.7 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 0 | 29 | 23 | 5.40 | 1.627 | |||
| Lefty George | 5 | 3 | 28 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3.86 | 1.143 | |||
| King Lear | 40 | 15 | 167.7 | 6 | 10 | .375 | 0 | 46 | 45 | 3.01 | 1.276 | |||
| Harry McCluskey | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.40 | 0.800 | |||
| Limb McKenry | 21 | 11 | 110.3 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 0 | 37 | 39 | 2.94 | 1.206 | |||
| Pete Schneider | 48 | 35 | 275.7 | 14 | 19 | .424 | 2 | 108 | 104 | 2.48 | 1.299 | |||
| Fred Toney | 36 | 23 | 222.7 | 17 | 6 | .739 | 2 | 108 | 73 | 1.58 | 1.046 | |||
| Team Totals | 273 | 160 | 1432.4 | 71 | 83 | .461 | 12 | 572 | 497 | 2.84 | 1.257 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Tommy Griffith and Heinie Groh | 160 |
| At Bats | Heinie Groh | 587 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Heinie Groh | 677 |
| Batting Average | Tommy Griffith | .307 |
| On-Base % | Tommy Griffith | .355 |
| Slugging % | Tommy Griffith | .436 |
| OPS | Tommy Griffith | .791 |
| Runs | Red Killefer | 75 |
| Hits | Tommy Griffith | 179 |
| Total Bases | Tommy Griffith | 254 |
| Doubles | Heinie Groh | 32 |
| Triples | Tommy Griffith | 16 |
| Home Runs | Tommy Griffith | 4 |
| RBI | Tommy Griffith | 85 |
| Walks | Tommy Leach | 56 |
| Strikeouts | Fritz Mollwitz | 49 |
| Stolen Bases | Buck Herzog | 35 |
| Caught Stealing | Tommy Griffith | 24 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Heinie Groh | 31 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Gene Dale | 18 |
| Losses | Pete Schneider | 19 |
| Saves | Rube Benton | 4 |
| Won-Loss % | Fred Toney | .739 |
| ERA | Fred Toney | 1.58 |
| WHIP | Fred Toney | 1.046 |
| Innings Pitched | Gene Dale | 296.7 |
| Games | Gene Dale | 49 |
| Games Started | Gene Dale and Pete Schneider | 35 |
| Strikeouts | Pete Schneider and Fred Toney | 108 |
| Complete Games | Gene Dale | 20 |
| Shutouts | Fred Toney | 6 |
| Batters Faced | Gene Dale | 1207 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Gene Dale | 81 |
| Hits Allowed | Gene Dale | 256 |
| Walks Allowed | Gene Dale | 107 |
| Home Runs Allowed | King Lear | 7 |
| Wild Pitches | Gene Dale | 6 |
| Hit Batsmen | Rube Benton | 14 |


