The 1915 Brooklyn Robins improved enough to finish in third place, just 10 games behind the National League champion Philadelphia Phillies. It was the teams first winning season since 1903 when they were still known as the Superbas.
1915 Brooklyn Robins | |
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League | National League |
Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
City | Brooklyn, New York |
Owners | Charles Ebbets, Ed McKeever, Stephen McKeever |
President | Charles Ebbets |
Managers | Wilbert Robinson |
Regular season
editSeason standings
editTeam | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Philadelphia Phillies | 90 | 62 | .592 | — | 49–27 | 41–35 |
Boston Braves | 83 | 69 | .546 | 7 | 49–27 | 34–42 |
Brooklyn Robins | 80 | 72 | .526 | 10 | 51–26 | 29–46 |
Chicago Cubs | 73 | 80 | .477 | 17½ | 42–34 | 31–46 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 73 | 81 | .474 | 18 | 40–37 | 33–44 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 72 | 81 | .471 | 18½ | 42–36 | 30–45 |
Cincinnati Reds | 71 | 83 | .461 | 20 | 39–37 | 32–46 |
New York Giants | 69 | 83 | .454 | 21 | 37–38 | 32–45 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BOS | BR | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
Boston | — | 14–8–1 | 10–12–1 | 15–7 | 13–9–1 | 7–14 | 15–7 | 9–12–2 | |||||
Brooklyn | 8–14–1 | — | 14–8 | 11–11–1 | 12–8 | 13–9 | 11–11 | 11–11 | |||||
Chicago | 12–10–1 | 8–14 | — | 13–9–2 | 8–14 | 7–14 | 13–9 | 12–10 | |||||
Cincinnati | 7–15 | 11–11–1 | 9–13–2 | — | 9–13–1 | 9–13 | 12–10–1 | 14–8–1 | |||||
New York | 9–13–1 | 8–12 | 14–8 | 13–9–1 | — | 7–15–1 | 8–14 | 10–12 | |||||
Philadelphia | 14–7 | 9–13 | 14–7 | 13–9 | 15–7–1 | — | 10–12 | 15–7 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 7–15 | 11–11 | 9–13 | 10–12–1 | 14–8 | 12–10 | — | 10–12–1 | |||||
St. Louis | 12–9–2 | 11–11 | 10–12 | 8–14–1 | 12–10 | 7–15 | 12–10–1 | — |
Notable transactions
edit- April 23, 1915: Dick Egan was purchased from the Robins by the Boston Braves.[1]
- June 13, 1915: Phil Douglas was purchased by the Robins from the Cincinnati Reds.[2]
- August 1915: Joe Schultz and cash were traded by the Robins to the Chicago Cubs for Larry Cheney.[3]
- September 8, 1915: Phil Douglas was purchased from the Robins by the Chicago Cubs.[2]
Roster
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Pitchers | Catchers
Infielders |
Outfielders | Manager |
Player stats
editBatting
editStarters by position
editNote: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Lew McCarty | 84 | 276 | 66 | .239 | 0 | 19 |
1B | Jake Daubert | 150 | 544 | 164 | .301 | 2 | 47 |
2B | George Cutshaw | 154 | 566 | 139 | .246 | 0 | 62 |
3B | Gus Getz | 130 | 477 | 123 | .258 | 2 | 46 |
SS | Ollie O'Mara | 149 | 577 | 141 | .244 | 0 | 31 |
OF | Hy Myers | 153 | 605 | 150 | .248 | 2 | 46 |
OF | Zack Wheat | 146 | 528 | 136 | .258 | 5 | 66 |
OF | Casey Stengel | 132 | 459 | 109 | .237 | 3 | 50 |
Other batters
editNote: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Otto Miller | 84 | 254 | 57 | .224 | 0 | 25 |
Joe Schultz | 56 | 120 | 35 | .292 | 0 | 4 |
John Hummel | 53 | 100 | 23 | .230 | 0 | 8 |
Bill Zimmerman | 22 | 57 | 16 | .281 | 0 | 7 |
Al Nixon | 14 | 26 | 6 | .231 | 0 | 2 |
Ivy Olson | 18 | 26 | 2 | .077 | 0 | 3 |
Red Smyth | 19 | 22 | 3 | .136 | 0 | 3 |
Mack Wheat | 14 | 14 | 1 | .071 | 0 | 0 |
Dick Egan | 3 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
John Karst | 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
editStarting pitchers
editNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Jeff Pfeffer | 40 | 291.2 | 19 | 14 | 2.10 | 84 |
Jack Coombs | 29 | 195.2 | 15 | 10 | 2.58 | 56 |
Sherry Smith | 29 | 173.2 | 14 | 8 | 2.59 | 52 |
Nap Rucker | 19 | 122.2 | 9 | 4 | 2.42 | 38 |
Larry Cheney | 5 | 27.0 | 0 | 2 | 1.67 | 11 |
Other pitchers
editNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Wheezer Dell | 40 | 215.0 | 11 | 10 | 2.34 | 94 |
Ed Appleton | 34 | 138.1 | 4 | 10 | 3.32 | 50 |
Phil Douglas | 20 | 116.2 | 5 | 5 | 2.62 | 63 |
Raleigh Aitchison | 7 | 32.2 | 0 | 4 | 4.96 | 14 |
Rube Marquard | 6 | 24.2 | 2 | 2 | 6.20 | 13 |
Leon Cadore | 7 | 21.0 | 0 | 2 | 5.57 | 12 |
Relief pitchers
editNote: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Pat Ragan | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.92 | 7 |
Duster Mails | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.60 | 3 |
Charlie Schmutz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 1 |
Elmer Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 |
Notes
editReferences
editExternal links
edit- 1915 Brooklyn Robins uniform
- Brooklyn Dodgers reference site
- Acme Dodgers page Archived September 13, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- Retrosheet