The 1915 Washington Senators won 85 games, lost 68, and finished in fourth place in the American League. They were managed by Clark Griffith and played home games at National Park.
1915 Washington Senators | ||
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League | American League | |
Ballpark | National Park | |
City | Washington, D.C. | |
Owners | Thomas C. Noyes | |
Managers | Clark Griffith | |
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Regular season edit
Season standings edit
American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Boston Red Sox | 101 | 50 | 0.669 | — | 55–20 | 46–30 |
Detroit Tigers | 100 | 54 | 0.649 | 2½ | 51–26 | 49–28 |
Chicago White Sox | 93 | 61 | 0.604 | 9½ | 54–24 | 39–37 |
Washington Senators | 85 | 68 | 0.556 | 17 | 50–29 | 35–39 |
New York Yankees | 69 | 83 | 0.454 | 32½ | 37–43 | 32–40 |
St. Louis Browns | 63 | 91 | 0.409 | 39½ | 35–38 | 28–53 |
Cleveland Indians | 57 | 95 | 0.375 | 44½ | 27–50 | 30–45 |
Philadelphia Athletics | 43 | 109 | 0.283 | 58½ | 19–53 | 24–56 |
Record vs. opponents edit
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Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHA | SLB | WSH | |||||
Boston | — | 12–10 | 16–4 | 14–8 | 10–12 | 17–5–1 | 17–5–2 | 15–6–1 | |||||
Chicago | 10–12 | — | 16–6 | 7–15 | 15–7 | 19–3 | 18–4 | 8–14–1 | |||||
Cleveland | 4–16 | 6–16 | — | 5–17 | 9–13–1 | 15–7–1 | 12–10 | 6–16 | |||||
Detroit | 8–14 | 15–7 | 17–5 | — | 17–5 | 17–5 | 13–9–2 | 13–9 | |||||
New York | 12–10 | 7–15 | 13–9–1 | 5–17 | — | 11–9 | 12–10–1 | 9–13 | |||||
Philadelphia | 5–17–1 | 3–19 | 7–15–1 | 5–17 | 9–11 | — | 6–16 | 8–14 | |||||
St. Louis | 5–17–2 | 4–18 | 10–12 | 9–13–2 | 10–12–1 | 16–6 | — | 9–13 | |||||
Washington | 6–15–1 | 14–8–1 | 16–6 | 9–13 | 13–9 | 14–8 | 13–9 | — |
Notable transactions edit
- July 29, 1915: Merlin Kopp was purchased by the Senators from the St. Thomas Saints.[1]
Roster edit
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Pitchers | Catchers
Infielders |
Outfielders
Other batters |
Manager |
Player stats edit
Batting edit
Starters by position edit
Note: 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 | John Henry | 95 | 277 | 61 | .220 | 1 | 22 |
1B | Chick Gandil | 136 | 485 | 141 | .291 | 2 | 64 |
2B | Ray Morgan | 62 | 193 | 45 | .233 | 0 | 21 |
SS | George McBride | 146 | 476 | 97 | .204 | 1 | 30 |
3B | Eddie Foster | 154 | 618 | 170 | .275 | 0 | 52 |
OF | Clyde Milan | 153 | 573 | 165 | .288 | 2 | 66 |
OF | Danny Moeller | 118 | 438 | 99 | .226 | 2 | 23 |
OF | Howie Shanks | 141 | 492 | 123 | .250 | 0 | 47 |
Other batters edit
Note: 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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Rip Williams | 91 | 197 | 48 | .244 | 0 | 31 |
Merito Acosta | 72 | 163 | 34 | .209 | 0 | 18 |
Tom Connolly | 50 | 141 | 26 | .184 | 0 | 7 |
Eddie Ainsmith | 47 | 120 | 24 | .200 | 0 | 6 |
Charlie Jamieson | 17 | 68 | 19 | .279 | 0 | 7 |
Doug Neff | 30 | 60 | 10 | .167 | 0 | 4 |
Turner Barber | 20 | 53 | 16 | .302 | 0 | 6 |
Joe Judge | 12 | 41 | 17 | .415 | 0 | 9 |
Henri Rondeau | 14 | 40 | 7 | .175 | 0 | 4 |
Merlin Kopp | 16 | 32 | 8 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
Carl Sawyer | 10 | 32 | 8 | .250 | 0 | 3 |
Sam Mayer | 11 | 29 | 7 | .241 | 1 | 4 |
Horace Milan | 11 | 27 | 11 | .407 | 0 | 7 |
Charlie Pick | 3 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching edit
Starting pitchers edit
Note: 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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Walter Johnson | 47 | 336.2 | 27 | 13 | 1.55 | 203 |
Bert Gallia | 43 | 259.2 | 17 | 11 | 2.29 | 130 |
Joe Boehling | 40 | 229.1 | 14 | 13 | 3.22 | 108 |
Jim Shaw | 25 | 133.0 | 6 | 11 | 2.50 | 78 |
George Dumont | 6 | 40.0 | 2 | 1 | 2.03 | 18 |
Other pitchers edit
Note: 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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Doc Ayers | 40 | 211.1 | 14 | 9 | 2.21 | 96 |
Harry Harper | 19 | 86.1 | 4 | 4 | 1.77 | 54 |
Joe Engel | 11 | 33.2 | 0 | 3 | 3.21 | 9 |
Sam Rice | 4 | 18.0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 | 9 |
Jack Bentley | 4 | 11.1 | 0 | 2 | 0.79 | 0 |
Relief pitchers edit
Note: 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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Bill Hopper | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.60 | 8 |
Nick Altrock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 | 2 |
Sam Mayer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 |