1915 Buffalo Blues season
1915 Buffalo Blues | |
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4th place, Federal League | |
Ballpark | International Fair Association Grounds |
City | Buffalo, New York |
Owners | Walter Mullen, Laurens Enos, Oliver Cabana and William E. Robertson |
Managers | Larry Schlafly, Walter Blair and Harry Lord |
The 1915 Buffalo Blues season was a season in American baseball. The team, which did not have an official nickname but was generally known as the Buffeds the previous year, adopted the "Blues" nickname for the 1915 season. They finished 74–78, good for 6th place in the Federal League, 12 games behind the Chicago Whales. After the season, both the team and the league folded. Buffalo has not hosted a major league baseball team since.
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
Infielders |
Outfielders | Manager |
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 | Walter Blair | 98 | 290 | 65 | .224 | 2 | 20 |
3B | Harry Lord | 97 | 359 | 97 | .270 | 1 | 21 |
OF | Jack Dalton | 132 | 437 | 138 | .293 | 2 | 46 |
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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Fred Smith | 35 | 114 | 27 | .237 | 0 | 11 |
Joe Agler | 25 | 73 | 13 | .178 | 0 | 2 |
Del Young | 12 | 15 | 2 | .133 | 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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Fred Anderson | 36 | 240 | 19 | 13 | 2.51 | 142 |
Gene Krapp | 38 | 231 | 9 | 19 | 3.51 | 93 |
Russ Ford | 21 | 127.1 | 5 | 9 | 4.52 | 34 |
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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Hugh Bedient | 53 | 269.1 | 16 | 18 | 3.17 | 106 |
Rube Marshall | 21 | 59.1 | 2 | 1 | 3.94 | 21 |
Dan Woodman | 5 | 15.1 | 0 | 0 | 4.11 | 1 |
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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Howard Ehmke | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.53 | 18 |
George LeClair | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 2 |
Bob Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 0 |