1915 Cleveland Indians
[edit] Summary
The 1915 Cleveland Indians finished with a record of 57-95. They scored 539 runs and belted 20 home runs to go along with a .240 batting average. Braggo Roth led the team in home runs with 4. Ray Chapman and Elmer Smith were tied for the team lead in RBI with 67. Ray Chapman led the team with 154 hits for a .270 average. Ray Chapman had a great year on the basepaths with 36 stolen bases.
The team allowed 670 runs and had a team ERA of 3.13. Leading the team in wins was Guy Morton, with 16. Willie Mitchell racked up 149 strkeouts to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Walter Barbare | 3B | 77 | 246 | 15 | 47 | 0 | 11 | 6 | .235 | .211 | .446 | .191 |
| Ray Chapman | SS | 154 | 570 | 101 | 154 | 3 | 67 | 36 | .353 | .370 | .723 | .270 |
| Joe Evans | 3B | 42 | 109 | 17 | 28 | 0 | 11 | 6 | .382 | .330 | .712 | .257 |
| Jack Hammond | 2B | 35 | 84 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .224 | .262 | .486 | .214 |
| Tex Hoffman | 3B | 9 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .214 | .154 | .368 | .154 |
| Jay Kirke | 1B | 87 | 339 | 35 | 105 | 2 | 40 | 5 | .346 | .395 | .741 | .310 |
| Bill Rodgers | 2B | 16 | 45 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 3 | .415 | .356 | .771 | .311 |
| Pete Shields | 1B | 23 | 72 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 3 | .250 | .292 | .542 | .208 |
| Terry Turner | 2B | 75 | 262 | 35 | 66 | 0 | 14 | 12 | .329 | .313 | .642 | .252 |
| Bill Wambsganss | 2B | 121 | 375 | 30 | 73 | 0 | 21 | 8 | .272 | .227 | .499 | .195 |
| Roy Wood | 1B | 33 | 78 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .232 | .244 | .476 | .192 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Jim Eschen | OF | 15 | 42 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .319 | .262 | .581 | .238 |
| Jack Graney | OF | 116 | 404 | 42 | 105 | 1 | 56 | 12 | .357 | .351 | .708 | .260 |
| Shoeless Joe Jackson | OF | 83 | 303 | 42 | 99 | 3 | 45 | 10 | .389 | .469 | .858 | .327 |
| Nemo Leibold | OF | 57 | 207 | 28 | 53 | 0 | 4 | 5 | .339 | .319 | .658 | .256 |
| Braggo Roth | OF | 39 | 144 | 23 | 43 | 4 | 20 | 14 | .399 | .507 | .906 | .299 |
| Elmer Smith | OF | 144 | 476 | 37 | 118 | 3 | 67 | 10 | .301 | .366 | .667 | .248 |
| Billy Southworth | OF | 60 | 177 | 25 | 39 | 0 | 8 | 2 | .352 | .288 | .640 | .220 |
| Denney Wilie | OF | 45 | 131 | 14 | 33 | 2 | 10 | 2 | .384 | .344 | .728 | .252 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Josh Billings | C | 8 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .190 | .238 | .428 | .190 |
| Ben Egan | C | 42 | 120 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .164 | .133 | .297 | .108 |
| Howie Haworth | C | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .143 | .476 | .143 |
| Steve O'Neill | C | 121 | 386 | 32 | 91 | 2 | 34 | 2 | .293 | .298 | .591 | .236 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Lee Gooch | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | .500 | |
| Ben Paschal | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .111 | .222 | .111 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5034 | 539 | 1210 | 20 | 456 | 138 | .303 | .317 | .620 | .240 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Abe Bowman | 2 | 1 | 1.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2.25 | 3.077 | |||
| Lynn Brenton | 11 | 5 | 51 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 0 | 18 | 20 | 3.35 | 1.569 | |||
| Paul Carter | 11 | 2 | 42 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 14 | 18 | 3.21 | 1.476 | |||
| Allan Collamore | 11 | 6 | 64.3 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 0 | 15 | 22 | 2.38 | 1.151 | |||
| Fritz Coumbe | 30 | 12 | 114 | 4 | 7 | .364 | 2 | 37 | 37 | 3.47 | 1.404 | |||
| Clarence Garrett | 4 | 4 | 23.3 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 2.31 | 1.073 | |||
| Rip Hagerman | 29 | 22 | 151 | 6 | 14 | .300 | 0 | 69 | 77 | 3.52 | 1.543 | |||
| Oscar Harstad | 32 | 7 | 82 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 1 | 35 | 35 | 3.40 | 1.415 | |||
| Herbert Hill | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .00 | 1.500 | |||
| Sad Sam Jones | 48 | 9 | 145.7 | 4 | 9 | .308 | 4 | 42 | 63 | 3.65 | 1.332 | |||
| Ed Klepfer | 8 | 7 | 43 | 1 | 6 | .143 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2.09 | 1.349 | |||
| Willie Mitchell | 36 | 30 | 236 | 11 | 14 | .440 | 1 | 149 | 84 | 2.82 | 1.246 | |||
| Guy Morton | 34 | 27 | 240 | 16 | 15 | .516 | 1 | 134 | 60 | 2.14 | 1.038 | |||
| Bill Steen | 10 | 7 | 45.3 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 0 | 22 | 15 | 4.96 | 1.457 | |||
| Roy Walker | 25 | 15 | 131 | 4 | 9 | .308 | 1 | 57 | 65 | 3.98 | 1.427 | |||
| Team Totals | 292 | 154 | 1371.9 | 57 | 95 | .375 | 10 | 610 | 518 | 3.13 | 1.316 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Ray Chapman | 154 |
| At Bats | Ray Chapman | 570 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Ray Chapman | 669 |
| Batting Average | Ray Chapman | .270 |
| On-Base % | Ray Chapman | .353 |
| Slugging % | Ray Chapman | .370 |
| OPS | Ray Chapman | .723 |
| Runs | Ray Chapman | 101 |
| Hits | Ray Chapman | 154 |
| Total Bases | Ray Chapman | 211 |
| Doubles | Elmer Smith | 23 |
| Triples | Ray Chapman | 17 |
| Home Runs | Braggo Roth | 4 |
| RBI | Ray Chapman and Elmer Smith | 67 |
| Walks | Ray Chapman | 70 |
| Strikeouts | Ray Chapman | 82 |
| Stolen Bases | Ray Chapman | 36 |
| Caught Stealing | Ray Chapman and Jack Graney | 15 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Ray Chapman | 26 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Guy Morton | 16 |
| Losses | Guy Morton | 15 |
| Saves | Sad Sam Jones | 4 |
| Won-Loss % | Guy Morton | .516 |
| ERA | Guy Morton | 2.14 |
| WHIP | Guy Morton | 1.038 |
| Innings Pitched | Guy Morton | 240 |
| Games | Sad Sam Jones | 48 |
| Games Started | Willie Mitchell | 30 |
| Strikeouts | Willie Mitchell | 149 |
| Complete Games | Guy Morton | 15 |
| Shutouts | Guy Morton | 6 |
| Batters Faced | Willie Mitchell | 958 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Willie Mitchell | 74 |
| Hits Allowed | Willie Mitchell | 210 |
| Walks Allowed | Willie Mitchell | 84 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Guy Morton | 5 |
| Wild Pitches | Guy Morton and Roy Walker | 6 |
| Hit Batsmen | Roy Walker | 7 |
