1915 Chicago Whales Roster
Federal League (FL)
Team Record: 86-66
Finished 2nd in the FL
Attendance: 99,212, Avg. 9,921
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Won League Championship Series
Manager: Joe Tinker (86-66)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1915 Chicago Whales StatisticsTeam Record: 86-66
Finished 2nd in the FL
Attendance: 99,212, Avg. 9,921
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Won League Championship Series
Manager: Joe Tinker (86-66)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1915 Chicago Whales Results
The Chicago Whales of the Federal League ended the 1915 season with a record of 86 wins and 66 losses, finishing second in the FL.
The Whales scored 640 runs and conceded 538 runs. Dutch Zwilling led Chicago with 13 home runs and accounted for 94 RBI. Max Flack topped all regular batters by hitting .314. George McConnell notched 25 wins on the mound for the team, while Claude Hendrix and Mordecai Brown added 15 or more wins, too Mordecai Brown registered a 2.09 earned run average, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Joe Tinker coached the team. The 1915 Chicago Whales won the League Championship Series.
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| Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Bailey | P | L | L | April 12, 1888 | 5'11" | 165 | Fort Smith, AR USA |
| Fred Beck | 1B | L | L | November 17, 1886 | 6'1" | 180 | Havana, IL USA |
| Dave Black | P | L | L | November 8, 1893 | 6'2" | 175 | Chicago, IL USA |
| Ad Brennan | P | L | L | July 18, 1887 | 5'11" | 170 | La Harpe, KS USA |
| Mordecai Brown | P | B | R | October 19, 1876 | 5'10" | 175 | Nyesville, IN USA |
| Clem Clemens | C | R | R | November 2, 1886 | 5'11" | 176 | Chicago, IL USA |
| Mickey Doolin | SS | R | R | May 7, 1880 | 5'10" | 170 | Ashland, PA USA |
| Jack Farrell | 2B | B | R | December 19, 1892 | 5'8" | 145 | Chicago, IL USA |
| William Fischer | C | L | R | March 2, 1891 | 6'0" | 174 | New York, NY USA |
| Max Flack | RF | L | L | February 5, 1890 | 5'7" | 148 | Belleville, IL USA |
| Harry Fritz | 3B | R | R | September 30, 1890 | 5'8" | 170 | Philadelphia, PA USA |
| Charlie Hanford | RF | R | R | June 3, 1882 | 5'6" | 145 | Tunstall, United Kingdom |
| Arnold Hauser | SS | R | R | September 25, 1888 | 5'6" | 145 | Chicago, IL USA |
| Claude Hendrix | P | R | R | April 13, 1889 | 6'0" | 195 | Olathe, KS USA |
| Bill Jackson | 1B | L | L | April 4, 1881 | 5'11" | 160 | Pittsburgh, PA USA |
| Rankin Johnson | P | R | R | February 4, 1888 | 6'1" | 185 | Burnet, TX USA |
| Les Mann | LF | R | R | November 18, 1893 | 5'9" | 172 | Lincoln, NE USA |
| George McConnell | P | R | R | September 16, 1877 | 6'3" | 190 | Shelbyville, TN USA |
| Charlie Pechous | 3B | R | R | October 5, 1896 | 6'0" | 170 | Chicago, IL USA |
| Mike Prendergast | P | R | R | December 15, 1888 | 5'9" | 165 | Arlington, IL USA |
| Hans Rasmussen | P | R | R | April 18, 1895 | 6'6" | 220 | Chicago, IL USA |
| Jimmy Smith | SS | B | R | May 15, 1895 | 5'9" | 152 | Pittsburgh, PA USA |
| Joe Tinker | SS | R | R | July 27, 1880 | 5'9" | 175 | Muscotah, KS USA |
| Joe Weiss | 1B | R | R | January 27, 1894 | 6'0" | 165 | Chicago, IL USA |
| Al Wickland | RF | L | L | January 27, 1888 | 5'7" | 155 | Chicago, IL USA |
| Art Wilson | C | R | R | December 11, 1885 | 5'8" | 170 | Macon, IL USA |
| Tex Wisterzil | 3B | R | R | March 7, 1888 | 5'9" | 150 | Detroit, MI USA |
| Rollie Zeider | 2B | R | R | November 16, 1883 | 5'10" | 162 | Auburn, IN USA |
| Dutch Zwilling | CF | L | L | November 2, 1888 | 5'6" | 160 | St. Louis, MO USA |
