1915 Washington Senators
[edit] Summary
The 1915 Washington Senators finished with a record of 85-68. They scored 570 runs and belted 12 home runs to go along with a .244 batting average. Chick Gandil, Walter Johnson, Clyde Milan, and Danny Moeller were tied for the team lead in home runs with 2. Clyde Milan knocked in 66 runs. Eddie Foster led the team with 170 hits for a .275 average. Clyde Milan had a great year on the basepaths with 40 stolen bases.
The team allowed 491 runs and had a team ERA of 2.31. Walter Johnson led the pitching staff with 27 wins and 203 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Tom Connolly | 3B | 50 | 141 | 14 | 26 | 0 | 7 | 5 | .268 | .234 | .502 | .184 |
| Eddie Foster | 3B | 154 | 618 | 75 | 170 | 0 | 52 | 20 | .329 | .348 | .677 | .275 |
| Chick Gandil | 1B | 136 | 485 | 53 | 141 | 2 | 64 | 20 | .340 | .406 | .746 | .291 |
| Joe Judge | 1B | 12 | 41 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 2 | .500 | .463 | .963 | .415 |
| George McBride | SS | 146 | 476 | 54 | 97 | 1 | 30 | 10 | .251 | .252 | .503 | .204 |
| Ray Morgan | 2B | 62 | 193 | 21 | 45 | 0 | 21 | 6 | .342 | .301 | .643 | .233 |
| Doug Neff | 3B | 30 | 60 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .219 | .183 | .402 | .167 |
| Carl Sawyer | 2B | 10 | 32 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .351 | .281 | .632 | .250 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Merito Acosta | OF | 72 | 163 | 20 | 34 | 0 | 18 | 8 | .338 | .245 | .583 | .209 |
| Turner Barber | OF | 20 | 53 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .383 | .358 | .741 | .302 |
| Charlie Jamieson | OF | 17 | 68 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .338 | .382 | .720 | .279 |
| Merlin Kopp | OF | 16 | 32 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .351 | .250 | .601 | .250 |
| Sam Mayer | OF | 11 | 29 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .333 | .345 | .678 | .241 |
| Clyde Milan | OF | 153 | 573 | 83 | 165 | 2 | 66 | 40 | .353 | .346 | .699 | .288 |
| Horace Milan | OF | 11 | 27 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 2 | .543 | .519 | 1.062 | .407 |
| Danny Moeller | OF | 118 | 438 | 65 | 99 | 2 | 23 | 32 | .319 | .311 | .630 | .226 |
| Henri Rondeau | OF | 14 | 40 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .250 | .175 | .425 | .175 |
| Howie Shanks | OF | 141 | 492 | 52 | 123 | 0 | 47 | 12 | .297 | .321 | .618 | .250 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Eddie Ainsmith | C | 47 | 120 | 13 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 7 | .267 | .267 | .534 | .200 |
| John Henry | C | 95 | 277 | 20 | 61 | 1 | 22 | 10 | .323 | .278 | .601 | .220 |
| Rip Williams | C | 91 | 197 | 14 | 48 | 0 | 31 | 4 | .320 | .325 | .645 | .244 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Charlie Pick | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5029 | 570 | 1225 | 12 | 465 | 186 | .302 | .312 | .615 | .244 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Nick Altrock | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9.00 | 2.667 | |||
| Doc Ayers | 40 | 16 | 211.3 | 14 | 9 | .609 | 3 | 96 | 38 | 2.21 | 1.022 | |||
| Jack Bentley | 4 | 2 | 11.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .79 | 0.973 | |||
| Joe Boehling | 40 | 32 | 229.3 | 14 | 13 | .519 | 0 | 108 | 119 | 3.22 | 1.465 | |||
| George Dumont | 6 | 4 | 40 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 2.03 | 0.875 | |||
| Joe Engel | 11 | 3 | 33.7 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 9 | 19 | 3.21 | 1.454 | |||
| Bert Gallia | 43 | 29 | 259.7 | 17 | 11 | .607 | 1 | 130 | 64 | 2.29 | 1.094 | |||
| Harry Harper | 19 | 10 | 86.3 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 2 | 54 | 40 | 1.77 | 1.228 | |||
| Bill Hopper | 13 | 0 | 31.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 4.60 | 1.757 | |||
| Walter Johnson | 47 | 39 | 336.7 | 27 | 13 | .675 | 4 | 203 | 56 | 1.55 | 0.933 | |||
| Sam Mayer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .00 | 0.000 | |||
| Sam Rice | 4 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 2.00 | 1.222 | |||
| Jim Shaw | 25 | 18 | 133 | 6 | 11 | .353 | 1 | 78 | 76 | 2.50 | 1.338 | |||
| Team Totals | 254 | 155 | 1393.6 | 85 | 68 | .556 | 13 | 715 | 455 | 2.31 | 1.160 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Eddie Foster | 154 |
| At Bats | Eddie Foster | 618 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Eddie Foster | 676 |
| Batting Average | Chick Gandil | .291 |
| On-Base % | Clyde Milan | .353 |
| Slugging % | Chick Gandil | .406 |
| OPS | Chick Gandil | .746 |
| Runs | Clyde Milan | 83 |
| Hits | Eddie Foster | 170 |
| Total Bases | Eddie Foster | 215 |
| Doubles | Eddie Foster | 25 |
| Triples | Chick Gandil | 15 |
| Home Runs | Chick Gandil, Walter Johnson, Clyde Milan, and Danny Moeller | 2 |
| RBI | Clyde Milan | 66 |
| Walks | Danny Moeller | 59 |
| Strikeouts | Danny Moeller | 63 |
| Stolen Bases | Clyde Milan | 40 |
| Caught Stealing | Clyde Milan | 19 |
| Sacrifice Hits | George McBride | 24 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Walter Johnson | 27 |
| Losses | Joe Boehling and Walter Johnson | 13 |
| Saves | Walter Johnson | 4 |
| Won-Loss % | Walter Johnson | .675 |
| ERA | Walter Johnson | 1.55 |
| WHIP | Walter Johnson | 0.933 |
| Innings Pitched | Walter Johnson | 336.7 |
| Games | Walter Johnson | 47 |
| Games Started | Walter Johnson | 39 |
| Strikeouts | Walter Johnson | 203 |
| Complete Games | Walter Johnson | 35 |
| Shutouts | Walter Johnson | 7 |
| Batters Faced | Walter Johnson | 1305 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Joe Boehling | 82 |
| Hits Allowed | Walter Johnson | 258 |
| Walks Allowed | Joe Boehling | 119 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Joe Boehling | 5 |
| Wild Pitches | Walter Johnson | 7 |
| Hit Batsmen | Walter Johnson | 19 |


