| 1915 Newark Peppers | |
|---|---|
| League | Federal League |
| Ballpark | Harrison Park |
| City | Newark, New Jersey |
| Record | 80–72 (.526) |
| League place | 5th |
| Owners | Harry F. Sinclair |
| Managers | Bill Phillips,Bill McKechnie |
← 1914 | |
The1915Newark Peppers season was a season in Americanbaseball. After the 1914 season, theIndianapolis Hoosiers' remaining interest was purchased byHarry F. Sinclair and moved fromIndianapolis, Indiana toNewark, New Jersey. The club also sold one of its top players,Benny Kauff, to theBrooklyn Tip-Tops to offset financial losses. After winning theFederal League championship the previous year, the Peppers dropped to fifth place. They finished 80–72, six games behind theChicago Whales.

| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Whales | 86 | 66 | .566 | — | 44–32 | 42–34 |
| St. Louis Terriers | 87 | 67 | .565 | — | 43–34 | 44–33 |
| Pittsburgh Rebels | 86 | 67 | .562 | ½ | 45–31 | 41–36 |
| Kansas City Packers | 81 | 72 | .529 | 5½ | 46–31 | 35–41 |
| Newark Peppers | 80 | 72 | .526 | 6 | 40–39 | 40–33 |
| Buffalo Blues | 74 | 78 | .487 | 12 | 37–40 | 37–38 |
| Brooklyn Tip-Tops | 70 | 82 | .461 | 16 | 34–40 | 36–42 |
| Baltimore Terrapins | 47 | 107 | .305 | 40 | 24–51 | 23–56 |
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| Team | BAL | BKF | BUF | CWH | KC | NWK | PRB | SLT | |||||
| 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 | — | |||||
| 1915 Newark Pepper | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders | Manager | ||||||
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 | Bill Rariden | 142 | 444 | 120 | .270 | 0 | 40 |
| 1B | Emil Huhn | 124 | 415 | 94 | .227 | 1 | 41 |
| 2B | Frank LaPorte | 148 | 550 | 139 | .253 | 3 | 56 |
| SS | Jimmy Esmond | 155 | 569 | 147 | .258 | 4 | 62 |
| 3B | Bill McKechnie | 127 | 451 | 113 | .251 | 1 | 43 |
| OF | Al Scheer | 155 | 546 | 146 | .267 | 2 | 60 |
| OF | Edd Roush | 145 | 551 | 164 | .298 | 3 | 60 |
| OF | Vin Campbell | 127 | 525 | 163 | .310 | 1 | 44 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany Schaefer | 59 | 154 | 33 | .214 | 0 | 8 |
| Rupert Mills | 41 | 134 | 27 | .201 | 0 | 16 |
| Gil Whitehouse | 35 | 120 | 27 | .225 | 0 | 9 |
| Ted Reed | 20 | 77 | 20 | .260 | 0 | 4 |
| Larry Strands | 35 | 75 | 14 | .187 | 1 | 11 |
| Hugh Bradley | 12 | 33 | 5 | .152 | 0 | 2 |
| George Textor | 3 | 6 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Pratt | 5 | 4 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Warren | 5 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 1 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Reulbach | 33 | 270.0 | 21 | 10 | 2.23 | 117 |
| Earl Moseley | 38 | 268.0 | 15 | 15 | 1.91 | 142 |
| George Kaiserling | 41 | 261.1 | 15 | 15 | 2.24 | 75 |
| Harry Moran | 34 | 205.2 | 13 | 9 | 2.54 | 87 |
| Cy Falkenberg | 25 | 172.0 | 9 | 11 | 3.24 | 76 |
| Tom Seaton | 12 | 75.0 | 2 | 6 | 2.28 | 28 |
| George Mullin | 5 | 32.1 | 2 | 2 | 5.85 | 14 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Whitehouse | 11 | 39.2 | 2 | 2 | 4.31 | 18 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chick Brandom | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.40 | 15 |
| Harry Billiard | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.72 | 7 |
| Fred Trautman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 2 |
| Gil Whitehouse | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |