1915 Newark Peppers
[edit] Summary
The 1915 Newark Peppers finished with a record of 80-72. They scored 585 runs and belted 17 home runs to go along with a .252 batting average. The offense was powered by Jimmy Esmond, who led the team with 5 home runs and 62 RBI. Edd Roush led the team with 164 hits for a .298 average. Al Scheer had a great year on the basepaths with 31 stolen bases.
The team allowed 562 runs and had a team ERA of 2.60. Ed Reulbach led the team with 21 wins. Earl Moseley led the team with 142 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Hugh Bradley | 1B | 12 | 33 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .243 | .152 | .395 | .152 |
| Jimmy Esmond | SS | 155 | 569 | 79 | 147 | 5 | 62 | 18 | .329 | .355 | .684 | .258 |
| Emil Huhn | 1B | 124 | 415 | 34 | 94 | 1 | 41 | 13 | .279 | .282 | .561 | .227 |
| Frank LaPorte | 2B | 148 | 550 | 55 | 139 | 2 | 56 | 14 | .314 | .351 | .665 | .253 |
| Bill McKechnie | 3B | 127 | 451 | 49 | 113 | 1 | 43 | 28 | .316 | .328 | .644 | .251 |
| Rupert Mills | 1B | 41 | 134 | 12 | 27 | 0 | 16 | 6 | .241 | .254 | .495 | .201 |
| Ted Reed | 3B | 20 | 77 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .287 | .325 | .612 | .260 |
| Larry Strands | 3B | 35 | 75 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 1 | .247 | .293 | .540 | .187 |
| Bill Warren | 1B | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .666 | .333 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Vin Campbell | OF | 127 | 525 | 78 | 163 | 1 | 44 | 24 | .352 | .389 | .741 | .310 |
| Edd Roush | OF | 145 | 551 | 73 | 164 | 3 | 60 | 28 | .350 | .390 | .740 | .298 |
| Germany Schaefer | OF | 59 | 154 | 26 | 33 | 0 | 8 | 3 | .328 | .286 | .614 | .214 |
| Al Scheer | OF | 155 | 546 | 75 | 146 | 2 | 60 | 31 | .353 | .375 | .728 | .267 |
| Gil Whitehouse | OF | 35 | 120 | 16 | 27 | 0 | 9 | 3 | .268 | .308 | .576 | .225 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Larry Pratt | C | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .714 | 1.000 | 1.714 | .500 |
| Bill Rariden | C | 142 | 444 | 49 | 120 | 0 | 40 | 8 | .361 | .369 | .730 | .270 |
| George Textor | C | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .666 | .333 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5097 | 585 | 1283 | 17 | 487 | 184 | .304 | .334 | .638 | .252 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Harry Billiard | 14 | 2 | 28.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 7 | 28 | 5.72 | 2.120 | |||
| Chick Brandom | 16 | 1 | 50.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 3.40 | 1.392 | |||
| Cy Falkenberg | 25 | 21 | 172 | 9 | 11 | .450 | 1 | 76 | 47 | 3.24 | 1.291 | |||
| George Kaiserling | 41 | 29 | 261.3 | 15 | 15 | .500 | 2 | 75 | 73 | 2.24 | 1.221 | |||
| Harry Moran | 34 | 23 | 205.7 | 13 | 9 | .591 | 0 | 87 | 66 | 2.54 | 1.259 | |||
| Earl Moseley | 38 | 32 | 268 | 15 | 15 | .500 | 1 | 142 | 99 | 1.91 | 1.198 | |||
| George Mullin | 5 | 4 | 32.3 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 5.85 | 1.765 | |||
| Ed Reulbach | 33 | 30 | 270 | 21 | 10 | .677 | 1 | 117 | 69 | 2.23 | 1.119 | |||
| Tom Seaton | 12 | 10 | 75 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 1 | 28 | 21 | 2.28 | 1.093 | |||
| Fred Trautman | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.00 | 1.667 | |||
| Charlie Whitehouse | 11 | 3 | 39.7 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 4.31 | 1.587 | |||
| Gil Whitehouse | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .00 | 1.000 | |||
| Team Totals | 231 | 155 | 1406.6 | 80 | 72 | .526 | 7 | 581 | 453 | 2.60 | 1.252 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Jimmy Esmond and Al Scheer | 155 |
| At Bats | Jimmy Esmond | 569 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Jimmy Esmond | 663 |
| Batting Average | Vin Campbell | .310 |
| On-Base % | Bill Rariden | .361 |
| Slugging % | Edd Roush | .390 |
| OPS | Vin Campbell | .741 |
| Runs | Jimmy Esmond | 79 |
| Hits | Edd Roush | 164 |
| Total Bases | Edd Roush | 215 |
| Doubles | Bill Rariden | 30 |
| Triples | Al Scheer | 14 |
| Home Runs | Jimmy Esmond | 5 |
| RBI | Jimmy Esmond | 62 |
| Walks | Al Scheer | 65 |
| Strikeouts | Jimmy Esmond | 54 |
| Stolen Bases | Al Scheer | 31 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Jimmy Esmond | 34 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Ed Reulbach | 21 |
| Losses | George Kaiserling and Earl Moseley | 15 |
| Saves | George Kaiserling | 2 |
| Won-Loss % | Ed Reulbach | .677 |
| ERA | Earl Moseley | 1.91 |
| WHIP | Ed Reulbach | 1.119 |
| Innings Pitched | Ed Reulbach | 270 |
| Games | George Kaiserling | 41 |
| Games Started | Earl Moseley | 32 |
| Strikeouts | Earl Moseley | 142 |
| Complete Games | Ed Reulbach | 23 |
| Shutouts | George Kaiserling and Earl Moseley | 5 |
| Batters Faced | Ed Reulbach | 1088 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Ed Reulbach | 67 |
| Hits Allowed | George Kaiserling | 246 |
| Walks Allowed | Earl Moseley | 99 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Cy Falkenberg | 6 |
| Wild Pitches | Ed Reulbach | 8 |
| Hit Batsmen | Harry Moran | 18 |



