1915 Chicago White Sox season
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1915 Chicago White Sox season
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| Owner(s) | Charles Comiskey | |
| Manager(s) | Pants Rowland | |
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The 1915 Chicago White Sox season involved the White Sox finishing third in the American League.
With the acquisitions of Eddie Collins (over the winter) and Joe Jackson (in August), Chicago now had the two hitters they needed to win the 1917 and 1919 AL pennants.
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Offseason
- December 8, 1914: Eddie Collins was purchased by the White Sox from the Philadelphia Athletics.[1]
Regular season
Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| Boston Red Sox | 101 | 50 | .669 | -- |
| Detroit Tigers | 100 | 54 | .649 | 2½ |
| Chicago White Sox | 93 | 61 | .604 | 9½ |
| Washington Senators | 85 | 68 | .556 | 17 |
| New York Yankees | 69 | 83 | .454 | 32½ |
| St. Louis Browns | 63 | 91 | .409 | 39½ |
| Cleveland Indians | 57 | 95 | .375 | 44½ |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 43 | 109 | .283 | 58½ |
Roster
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Outfielders
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Player stats
Batting
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 |
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| C | Ray Schalk | 135 | 413 | 110 | .266 | 1 | 54 |
| 1B | Jack Fournier | 126 | 422 | 136 | .322 | 5 | 77 |
| 2B | Eddie Collins | 155 | 521 | 173 | .332 | 4 | 77 |
| 3B | Lena Blackburne | 96 | 283 | 61 | .216 | 0 | 25 |
| SS | Buck Weaver | 148 | 563 | 151 | .268 | 3 | 49 |
| OF | Shano Collins | 153 | 576 | 148 | .257 | 2 | 85 |
| OF | Happy Felsch | 121 | 427 | 106 | .248 | 3 | 53 |
| OF | Eddie Murphy | 70 | 273 | 86 | .315 | 0 | 26 |
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 |
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| Joe Jackson | 45 | 158 | 43 | .272 | 2 | 36 |
| Finners Quinlan | 42 | 114 | 22 | .193 | 0 | 7 |
| Tom Daly | 29 | 47 | 9 | .191 | 0 | 3 |
| Charlie Jackson | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
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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| Red Faber | 50 | 299.2 | 24 | 14 | 2.55 | 182 |
| Jim Scott | 48 | 296.1 | 24 | 11 | 2.03 | 120 |
| Joe Benz | 39 | 238.1 | 15 | 11 | 2.11 | 81 |
| Eddie Cicotte | 39 | 223.1 | 13 | 12 | 3.02 | 106 |
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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| Hi Jasper | 3 | 15.2 | 0 | 1 | 4.60 | 15 |
| Ed Klepfer | 3 | 12.2 | 1 | 0 | 2.84 | 3 |
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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| Dixie Davis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 |
| Ellis Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 3 |
Awards and honors
League top five finishers
- #2 in AL in batting average (.332)
- #2 in AL in on-base percentage (.460)
- #2 in AL in runs scored (118)
- #3 in AL in stolen bases (46)
- #4 in AL in RBI (85)
- #2 in AL in wins (24)
- #2 in AL in strikeouts (182)
- AL leader in slugging percentage (.491)
- #3 in AL in batting average (.322)
- #3 in AL in on-base percentage (.429)
- #2 in AL in wins (24)
- #4 in AL in ERA (2.03)
Notes
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