# 1915 Pittsburgh Pirates season

The 1915 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 34th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; the 29th in the National League. The Pirates finished fifth in the league standings with a record of 73–81.

## Regular season
### Season standings

vteNational League :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| 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

1915 National League recordvte Sources: :
| 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 | — |

### Game log

1915 Game Log: 73–81 (Home: 40–37; Away: 33–44) :
April: 5–9 (Home: 1–2; Away: 4–7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
1April 14@ Reds9–2McQuillan (1–0)Ames—24,0001–0
2April 15@ Reds1–2BentonHarmon (0–1)—3,0001–1
3April 16@ Reds2–4DouglasVance (0–1)Dale—1–2
4April 17@ Reds3–2Mamaux (1–0)Brown——2–2
5April 18@ Cubs1–2 (10)VaughnCooper (0–1)——2–3
6April 19@ Cubs7–8PierceHarmon (0–2)——2–4
7April 20@ Cubs8–6Mamaux (2–0)CheneyMcQuillan (1)2,0003–4
8April 22Reds8–2Adams (1–0)Douglas——4–4
9April 23Reds1–2DaleCooper (0–2)Benton2,5004–5
10April 24Reds1–1 (8)—10,0004–5
11April 25@ Cardinals1–8DoakKantlehner (0–1)—12,0004–6
12April 26@ Cardinals0–3PerdueAdams (1–1)——4–7
13April 27@ Cardinals0–3GrinerMamaux (2–1)——4–8
14April 28@ Cardinals7–6 (8)Harmon (1–2)SalleeCooper (1)—5–8
15April 30Cubs1–4ZabelCooper (0–3)——5–9 :
May: 13–10 (Home: 7–2; Away: 6–8)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
16May 1Cubs1–3StandridgeAdams (1–2)—2,0005–10
17May 2@ Cubs1–7 (8)VaughnMcQuillan (1–1)——5–11
18May 3@ Cubs1–5 (5)PierceCooper (0–4)Humphries—5–12
19May 4Cardinals4–3 (8)Harmon (2–2)Perdue——6–12
20May 6Cardinals9–3Adams (2–2)Meadows——7–12
21May 7Cardinals6–4McQuillan (2–1)Doak——8–12
22May 8Cardinals3–2Mamaux (3–1)Robinson——9–12
23May 9@ Reds8–3Harmon (3–2)Douglas——10–12
24May 10Cubs10–7Conzelman (1–0)ZabelAdams (1)—11–12
25May 11@ Phillies2–4AlexanderMcQuillan (2–2)——11–13
26May 13@ Phillies3–1Harmon (4–2)Demaree——12–13
27May 14@ Phillies3–5RixeyAdams (2–3)Mayer—12–14
28May 15@ Braves10–6Cooper (1–4)RudolphMcQuillan (2)—13–14
29May 18@ Braves2–3JamesHarmon (4–3)——13–15
30May 19@ Braves7–0Mamaux (4–1)Ragan——14–15
31May 20@ Giants6–2Adams (3–3)Perritt——15–15
32May 25@ Robins1–5PfefferMcQuillan (2–3)——15–16
33May 27@ Robins0–2DellCooper (1–5)——15–17
34May 28@ Robins3–1Mamaux (5–1)Coombs——16–17
35May 29Cardinals0–0 (5)——16–17
36May 29Cardinals3–5MeadowsMcQuillan (2–4)——16–18
37May 30@ Reds0–4SchneiderHarmon (4–4)——16–19
38May 31Cubs1–0Cooper (2–5)Lavender——17–19
39May 31Cubs1–0Mamaux (6–1)Cheney—15,00018–19 :
June: 13–9 (Home: 9–7; Away: 4–2)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
40June 1Cubs0–2ZabelAdams (3–4)——18–20
41June 4Robins2–8PfefferCooper (2–6)——18–21
42June 5Robins11–0Mamaux (7–1)Dell—5,00019–21
43June 7Robins6–1Adams (4–4)Coombs——20–21
44June 8Robins3–4SmithMcQuillan (2–5)Pfeffer1,80020–22
45June 9Braves7–3Mamaux (8–1)Tyler——21–22
46June 10Braves2–1Harmon (5–4)Hughes——22–22
47June 12Braves2–8RaganAdams (4–5)——22–23
48June 14Phillies1–4 (11)AlexanderMamaux (8–2)—3,50022–24
49June 16Phillies2–1Harmon (6–4)Chalmers——23–24
50June 17Giants1–3MarquardMcQuillan (2–6)——23–25
51June 18Giants7–5Mamaux (9–2)PerrittAdams (2)—24–25
52June 19Giants4–0Harmon (7–4)Tesreau——25–25
53June 21Phillies4–3 (13)Mamaux (10–2)Rixey——26–25
54June 22@ Reds3–1McQuillan (3–6)Schneider——27–25
55June 23@ Reds6–2Harmon (8–4)Benton——28–25
56June 24Reds3–5ToneyMamaux (10–3)——28–26
57June 26Reds6–3McQuillan (4–6)Dale—6,00029–26
58June 29@ Cardinals8–5Adams (5–5)Meadows——30–26
59June 29@ Cardinals4–6RobinsonCooper (2–7)Griner10,00030–27
60June 30@ Cardinals0–2DoakAdams (5–6)——30–28
61June 30@ Cardinals4–2 (10)McQuillan (5–6)Sallee—8,00031–28 :
July: 16–17 (Home: 5–4; Away: 11–13)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
62July 1@ Cubs4–0Mamaux (11–3)Vaughn—1,50032–28
63July 2@ Cubs1–2PierceHarmon (8–5)—2,00032–29
64July 3@ Cubs5–6HumphriesCooper (2–8)Lavender—32–30
65July 3@ Cubs4–2Adams (6–6)Zabel—12,00033–30
66July 4@ Cubs5–8CheneyMcQuillan (5–7)Lavender—33–31
67July 5Cardinals1–3DoakMamaux (11–4)——33–32
68July 5Cardinals5–0Harmon (9–5)Meadows——34–32
69July 6Cardinals1–2GrinerKantlehner (0–2)—1,20034–33
70July 7Cubs4–7LavenderAdams (6–7)——34–34
71July 8@ Phillies2–0Mamaux (12–4)Rixey——35–34
72July 9@ Phillies1–2AlexanderHarmon (9–6)——35–35
73July 10@ Phillies3–6DemareeAdams (6–8)—12,00035–36
74July 12@ Phillies2–1McQuillan (6–7)MayerCooper (2)—36–36
75July 12@ Phillies4–2Mamaux (13–4)Chalmers—13,00037–36
76July 13@ Braves3–1Kantlehner (1–2)Ragan——38–36
77July 13@ Braves6–7DavisHarmon (9–7)Hughes—38–37
78July 15@ Braves2–3RudolphCooper (2–9)——38–38
79July 16@ Braves5–6 (15)HughesAdams (6–9)——38–39
80July 17@ Robins5–3McQuillan (7–7)SmithKantlehner (1)—39–39
81July 17@ Robins3–7 (7)CoombsConzelman (1–1)—22,00039–40
82July 19@ Robins0–3RuckerKantlehner (1–3)——39–41
83July 20@ Robins6–2Harmon (10–7)Douglas——40–41
84July 23@ Giants6–1Adams (7–9)Mathewson——41–41
85July 23@ Giants4–3Mamaux (14–4)TesreauCooper (3)15,00042–41
86July 24@ Giants4–8MarquardHarmon (10–8)——42–42
87July 24@ Giants2–4PerrittCooper (2–10)——42–43
88July 26@ Giants2–1Adams (8–9)Mathewson——43–43
89July 26@ Giants0–3TesreauMcQuillan (7–8)—10,00043–44
90July 27Giants8–1Mamaux (15–4)Marquard—4,00044–44
91July 29Robins8–2Kantlehner (2–3)Pfeffer—2,50045–44
92July 30Robins2–3RuckerHarmon (10–9)——45–45
93July 31Robins5–0Mamaux (16–4)Appleton——46–45
94July 31Robins5–4 (10)McQuillan (8–8)Pfeffer—12,00047–45 :
August: 11–20 (Home: 6–8; Away: 5–12)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
95August 3Braves4–5RaganKantlehner (2–4)Hughes—47–46
96August 3Braves2–7TylerHarmon (10–10)——47–47
97August 4Braves1–5HughesMamaux (16–5)——47–48
98August 5Phillies1–0Adams (9–9)Alexander——48–48
99August 6Phillies4–5DemareeMcQuillan (8–9)Mayer—48–49
100August 7Phillies9–0Mamaux (17–5)Mayer——49–49
101August 7Phillies6–0Harmon (11–10)Rixey——50–49
102August 10Giants8–2Adams (10–9)Marquard——51–49
103August 12Giants4–0Mamaux (18–5)Tesreau——52–49
104August 13Reds3–4McKenryHarmon (11–11)——52–50
105August 14Reds4–5 (11)LearKantlehner (2–5)——52–51
106August 14Reds0–6ToneyMcQuillan (8–10)——52–52
107August 15@ Reds2–6DaleCooper (2–11)——52–53
108August 15@ Reds2–6McKenryHarmon (11–12)——52–54
109August 16Reds5–4Kantlehner (3–5)Lear——53–54
110August 17Cubs4–6ZabelCooper (2–12)——53–55
111August 18@ Phillies8–4Adams (11–9)Mayer——54–55
112August 19@ Phillies8–3Harmon (12–12)Demaree——55–55
113August 20@ Phillies3–4 (11)AlexanderCooper (2–13)——55–56
114August 21@ Braves1–3RudolphKantlehner (3–6)——55–57
115August 21@ Braves0–2NehfMamaux (18–6)—20,00055–58
116August 23@ Braves2–3HughesAdams (11–10)——55–59
117August 24@ Braves0–10RaganCooper (2–14)——55–60
118August 25@ Giants3–5PerrittHarmon (12–13)——55–61
119August 25@ Giants9–7Mamaux (19–6)BentonKantlehner (2)—56–61
120August 26@ Giants2–1Kantlehner (4–6)Stroud——57–61
121August 27@ Giants1–2MathewsonAdams (11–11)——57–62
122August 28@ Robins1–2RuckerHarmon (12–14)——57–63
123August 28@ Robins0–3PfefferKantlehner (4–7)—13,00057–64
124August 31@ Robins5–3Kelly (1–0)CoombsCooper (4)—58–64
125August 31@ Robins2–3MarquardKantlehner (4–8)——58–65 :
September: 14–14 (Home: 12–14; Away: 2–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
126September 1Cardinals0–4SalleeAdams (11–12)——58–66
127September 1Cardinals7–0Harmon (13–14)Perdue——59–66
128September 2Cardinals2–7DoakKelly (1–1)——59–67
129September 3Cubs4–1Mamaux (20–6)Humphries——60–67
130September 4Cubs2–5VaughnKantlehner (4–9)——60–68
131September 4Cubs2–1 (12)Adams (12–12)Lavender—7,00061–68
132September 5@ Cubs13–2Cooper (3–14)Adams——62–68
133September 6Reds0–3SchneiderMamaux (20–7)——62–69
134September 6Reds5–2Harmon (14–14)McKenry—8,00063–69
135September 7Reds3–6ToneyAdams (12–13)——63–70
136September 10Braves8–1Adams (13–13)Nehf——64–70
137September 10Braves2–3 (10)RudolphKantlehner (4–10)—4,50064–71
138September 11Phillies2–3MayerHarmon (14–15)——64–72
139September 13Phillies2–4 (13)AlexanderCooper (3–15)——64–73
140September 14Phillies3–4ChalmersAdams (13–14)——64–74
141September 15Phillies1–0Kantlehner (5–10)Mayer——65–74
142September 16Giants4–8TesreauHarmon (14–16)——65–75
143September 17Giants9–6Cooper (4–15)Benton——66–75
144September 17Giants5–0Hill (1–0)Perritt——67–75
145September 18Giants8–2Mamaux (21–7)Mathewson——68–75
146September 18Giants2–7TesreauKantlehner (5–11)——68–76
147September 20Robins1–0Harmon (15–16)Pfeffer——69–76
148September 22Robins2–4RuckerCooper (4–16)——69–77
149September 22Robins2–1Hill (2–0)Cheney——70–77
150September 23Braves8–4Cooper (5–16)Rudolph——71–77
151September 24Braves0–2NehfKantlehner (5–12)——71–78
152September 25Braves2–5HughesHarmon (15–17)——71–79
153September 30@ Cardinals6–5 (10)Harmon (16–17)Perdue——72–79 :
October: 1–2 (Home: 0–0; Away: 1–2)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
154October 1@ Cardinals3–6DoakHill (2–1)Sallee—72–80
155October 2@ Cardinals1–3AmesMamaux (21–8)——72–81
156October 3@ Reds5–3Adams (14–14)Schneider——73–81 :
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Tie Bold = Pirates team member :

### Roster
## 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 |
| C | George Gibson | 120 | 351 | 88 | .251 | 1 | 30 |
| 1B | Doc Johnston | 147 | 543 | 144 | .265 | 5 | 64 |
| 2B | Jim Viox | 150 | 503 | 129 | .256 | 2 | 45 |
| SS | Honus Wagner | 156 | 566 | 155 | .274 | 6 | 78 |
| 3B | Doug Baird | 145 | 512 | 112 | .219 | 1 | 53 |
| OF | Bill Hinchman | 156 | 577 | 177 | .307 | 5 | 77 |
| OF | Zip Collins | 101 | 354 | 104 | .294 | 1 | 23 |
| OF | Max Carey | 140 | 564 | 143 | .254 | 3 | 27 |

#### 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 |
| Wally Gerber | 56 | 144 | 28 | .194 | 0 | 7 |
| Bobby Schang | 56 | 125 | 23 | .184 | 0 | 4 |
| Dan Costello | 71 | 125 | 27 | .216 | 0 | 11 |
| Ed Barney | 32 | 99 | 27 | .273 | 0 | 5 |
| Sheldon Lejeune | 18 | 65 | 11 | .169 | 0 | 2 |
| Alex McCarthy | 21 | 49 | 10 | .204 | 0 | 3 |
| Leo Murphy | 31 | 41 | 4 | .098 | 0 | 4 |
| Ike McAuley | 5 | 15 | 2 | .133 | 0 | 0 |
| Paddy Siglin | 6 | 7 | 2 | .286 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Wagner | 5 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Duncan | 3 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
| Fritz Scheeren | 4 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Clarke | 1 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Daubert | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Syd Smith | 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 |
| Bob Harmon | 37 | 269.2 | 16 | 17 | 2.50 | 86 |
| Al Mamaux | 38 | 251.2 | 21 | 8 | 2.04 | 152 |
| Babe Adams | 40 | 245.0 | 14 | 14 | 2.87 | 62 |
| Dazzy Vance | 1 | 2.2 | 0 | 1 | 10.13 | 0 |

#### 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 |
| Wilbur Cooper | 38 | 185.2 | 5 | 16 | 3.30 | 71 |
| Erv Kantlehner | 29 | 163.0 | 5 | 12 | 2.26 | 64 |
| George McQuillan | 30 | 149.0 | 8 | 10 | 2.84 | 56 |
| Carmen Hill | 8 | 47.0 | 2 | 1 | 1.15 | 24 |
| Herb Kelly | 5 | 11.0 | 1 | 1 | 4.09 | 6 |

#### Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| Joe Conzelman | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.42 | 22 |
| Phil Slattery | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |