1915 Pittsburgh Rebels season
The 1915 Pittsburgh Rebels' season was a season in American baseball. The Rebels finished in third place in the Federal League, just one-half game behind the Chicago Whales and St. Louis Terriers.
| 1915 Pittsburgh Rebels | |
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| 3rd place, Federal League | |
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| Owners | Edward Gwinner, C. B. Comstock |
| Managers | Rebel Oakes |
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Regular season
Season standings
| Federal League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Chicago Whales | 86 | 66 | 0.566 | — | 44–32 | 42–34 |
| St. Louis Terriers | 87 | 67 | 0.565 | — | 43–34 | 44–33 |
| Pittsburgh Rebels | 86 | 67 | 0.562 | ½ | 45–31 | 41–36 |
| Kansas City Packers | 81 | 72 | 0.529 | 5½ | 46–31 | 35–41 |
| Newark Peppers | 80 | 72 | 0.526 | 6 | 40–39 | 40–33 |
| Buffalo Blues | 74 | 78 | 0.487 | 12 | 37–40 | 37–38 |
| Brooklyn Tip-Tops | 70 | 82 | 0.461 | 16 | 34–40 | 36–42 |
| Baltimore Terrapins | 47 | 107 | 0.305 | 40 | 24–51 | 23–56 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BAL | BR | BUF | CHI | KC | NEW | PIT | STL | |||||
| Baltimore | — | 7–15 | 8–14 | 9–13 | 4–18 | 6–16 | 5–17 | 8–14 | |||||
| Brooklyn | 15–7 | — | 9–11 | 7–15 | 11–11 | 12–10 | 9–13 | 7–15–1 | |||||
| Buffalo | 14–8 | 11–9 | — | 8–14 | 11–11 | 11–11 | 9–13 | 10–12–1 | |||||
| Chicago | 13–9 | 15–7 | 14–8 | — | 11–11 | 10–10–1 | 12–10–1 | 11–11–1 | |||||
| Kansas City | 18–4 | 11–11 | 11–11 | 11–11 | — | 11–11 | 8–13 | 11–11 | |||||
| Newark | 16–6 | 10–12 | 11–11 | 10–10–1 | 11–11 | — | 12–10–1 | 10–12–1 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 17–5 | 13–9 | 13–9 | 10–12–1 | 13–8 | 10–12–1 | — | 10–12–1 | |||||
| St. Louis | 14–8 | 15–7–1 | 12–10–1 | 11–11–1 | 11–11 | 12–10–1 | 12–10–1 | — | |||||
Roster
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| Pitchers | Catchers
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Outfielders | Manager | ||||||
Player stats
Starters by position
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Claude Berry | 100 | 292 | 56 | .192 | 1 | 26 |
| 1B | Ed Konetchy | 152 | 576 | 181 | .314 | 10 | 93 |
| 2B | Steve Yerkes | 121 | 434 | 125 | .288 | 1 | 49 |
| SS | Marty Berghammer | 132 | 469 | 114 | .243 | 0 | 33 |
| 3B | Mike Mowrey | 151 | 521 | 146 | .280 | 1 | 49 |
| OF | Al Wickland | 110 | 389 | 117 | .301 | 1 | 30 |
| OF | Rebel Oakes | 153 | 580 | 161 | .278 | 0 | 82 |
| OF | Jim Kelly | 148 | 524 | 154 | .294 | 4 | 50 |
Other batters
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Lewis | 82 | 231 | 61 | .264 | 0 | 26 |
| Paddy O'Connor | 70 | 219 | 50 | .228 | 0 | 16 |
| Cy Rheam | 34 | 69 | 12 | .174 | 1 | 5 |
| Hugh Bradley | 26 | 66 | 18 | .273 | 0 | 6 |
| Ed Lennox | 55 | 53 | 16 | .302 | 1 | 9 |
| Davy Jones | 14 | 49 | 16 | .327 | 0 | 4 |
| Ed Holly | 16 | 42 | 11 | .262 | 0 | 5 |
| Frank Delahanty | 14 | 42 | 10 | .238 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike Menosky | 17 | 21 | 2 | .095 | 0 | 1 |
| Jimmie Savage | 14 | 21 | 3 | .143 | 0 | 0 |
| Orie Kerlin | 3 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Starting pitchers
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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| Frank Allen | 41 | 283.1 | 23 | 13 | 2.51 | 127 |
| Elmer Knetzer | 41 | 279.0 | 18 | 14 | 2.58 | 120 |
| Clint Rogge | 37 | 254.1 | 17 | 11 | 2.55 | 93 |
| Bunny Hearn | 29 | 175.2 | 6 | 11 | 3.38 | 49 |
| Sandy Burk | 2 | 18.0 | 2 | 0 | 1.00 | 9 |
Other pitchers
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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| Cy Barger | 34 | 153.0 | 9 | 8 | 2.29 | 47 |
| Walt Dickson | 27 | 96.2 | 7 | 5 | 4.19 | 36 |
| Ralph Comstock | 12 | 52.2 | 3 | 3 | 3.25 | 18 |
| George LeClair | 14 | 45.2 | 1 | 2 | 3.35 | 10 |
| Howie Camnitz | 4 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 6 |
Relief pitchers
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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| Al Braithwood | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 |
| Johnny Miljus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |