Senators Off Season
Washington, 2B Fletcher Reach Contract Agreement
Wednesday, December 30th, 1914: Senators officials presented Art Fletcher to members of the local print media today as their new second baseman.
The deal, worth $11,910, guarantees the 29-year-old a home in Washington for 3 years. It should improve the ballclub, assuming he plays to his potential.
A check of his lifetime stats shows Fletcher has a career .286 average with 850 hits, 112 doubles, 72 triples, 12 home runs and 410 RBIs. To date he has scored 479 runs, walked 145 times and stolen 123 bases.
1915 Season
| American League Predicted Standings |
| | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Runs | AVG | HR | SB | Runs against | ERA | K | BB | | Washington Senators | 96 | 58 | .623 | - | 603 | .256 | 19 | 204 | 453 | 1.88 | 741 | 309 | | Cleveland Indians | 85 | 69 | .552 | 11 | 583 | .248 | 35 | 297 | 529 | 2.47 | 626 | 434 | | New York Yankees | 79 | 75 | .513 | 17 | 591 | .247 | 24 | 185 | 556 | 2.45 | 610 | 471 | | Detroit Tigers | 76 | 78 | .494 | 20 | 581 | .253 | 45 | 149 | 616 | 2.83 | 547 | 492 | | Boston Red Sox | 75 | 79 | .487 | 21 | 539 | .239 | 36 | 242 | 529 | 2.37 | 699 | 476 | | St. Louis Browns | 71 | 83 | .461 | 25 | 544 | .237 | 29 | 192 | 589 | 2.59 | 495 | 406 | | Chicago White Sox | 68 | 86 | .442 | 28 | 518 | .242 | 21 | 156 | 597 | 2.79 | 602 | 463 | | Philadelphia Athletics | 68 | 86 | .442 | 28 | 497 | .236 | 32 | 152 | 587 | 2.60 | 606 | 586 | |
| Top 10 Hitters | | Player | Team | G | AB | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | | T. Speaker, CF | WS1 | 153 | 579 | 2 | 85 | 30 | .325 | .412 | .441 | | T. Cobb, CF | WS1 | 153 | 607 | 2 | 69 | 58 | .317 | .386 | .412 | | B. Kenworthy, 2B | CLE | 150 | 600 | 12 | 96 | 38 | .284 | .330 | .427 | | F. Baker, 3B | DET | 151 | 623 | 8 | 78 | 22 | .312 | .350 | .407 | | E. Roush, CF | NYA | 150 | 627 | 3 | 66 | 41 | .300 | .340 | .407 | | B. Veach, LF | WS1 | 150 | 606 | 2 | 52 | 24 | .287 | .362 | .394 | | B. Kauff, RF | CLE | 151 | 574 | 4 | 63 | 66 | .270 | .365 | .354 | | J. Tobin, RF | BOS | 151 | 601 | 5 | 67 | 43 | .285 | .343 | .365 | | J. Fournier, LF | DET | 149 | 564 | 6 | 64 | 28 | .271 | .347 | .384 | | Z. Wheat, LF | BOS | 150 | 579 | 7 | 76 | 29 | .285 | .328 | .390 | | | Top 10 Pitchers | | Player | Team | G | W | L | S | ERA | IP | HA | BB | K | K/9 | | C. Mathewson | WS1 | 50 | 32 | 13 | 0 | 1.75 | 440.0 | 354 | 58 | 132 | 2.71 | | J. St.Vrain | WS1 | 51 | 28 | 14 | 0 | 1.58 | 423.1 | 318 | 99 | 312 | 6.63 | | W. Johnson | WS1 | 51 | 26 | 21 | 0 | 2.16 | 424.1 | 354 | 114 | 249 | 5.28 | | P. Alexander | BOS | 38 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 2.16 | 324.2 | 266 | 74 | 167 | 4.65 | | W. Lee | CLE | 38 | 20 | 13 | 0 | 2.27 | 323.0 | 303 | 68 | 117 | 3.26 | | J. Harris | DET | 38 | 20 | 14 | 0 | 2.64 | 324.2 | 294 | 94 | 137 | 3.80 | | C. Bender | PHA | 38 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 2.33 | 318.2 | 289 | 95 | 164 | 4.64 | | C. Falkenberg | CLE | 38 | 19 | 17 | 0 | 2.67 | 333.1 | 318 | 108 | 153 | 4.13 | | G. Morton | NYA | 38 | 16 | 18 | 0 | 2.18 | 318.0 | 265 | 114 | 165 | 4.66 | | P. Douglas | NYA | 38 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 2.45 | 323.2 | 280 | 128 | 149 | 4.15 | |
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| National League Predicted Standings |
| | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Runs | AVG | HR | SB | Runs against | ERA | K | BB | | Cincinnati Reds | 91 | 63 | .591 | - | 605 | .248 | 24 | 161 | 487 | 2.39 | 660 | 436 | | New York Giants | 82 | 72 | .532 | 9 | 566 | .236 | 28 | 213 | 518 | 2.32 | 581 | 487 | | Philadelphia Phillies | 80 | 74 | .519 | 11 | 571 | .246 | 19 | 127 | 570 | 2.66 | 775 | 530 | | St. Louis Cardinals | 76 | 78 | .494 | 15 | 558 | .249 | 21 | 186 | 572 | 2.49 | 637 | 484 | | Chicago Cubs | 76 | 78 | .494 | 15 | 544 | .249 | 18 | 262 | 629 | 2.74 | 704 | 586 | | Boston Braves | 74 | 80 | .481 | 17 | 553 | .253 | 37 | 234 | 526 | 2.32 | 688 | 433 | | Pittsburgh Pirates | 70 | 84 | .455 | 21 | 522 | .236 | 19 | 220 | 566 | 2.51 | 641 | 560 | | Brooklyn Robins | 69 | 85 | .448 | 22 | 541 | .246 | 24 | 212 | 590 | 2.80 | 584 | 562 | |
| Top 10 Hitters | | Player | Team | G | AB | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | | E. Collins, 2B | CHN | 148 | 534 | 3 | 57 | 51 | .297 | .418 | .382 | | J. Jackson, RF | CHN | 149 | 573 | 3 | 70 | 34 | .282 | .351 | .390 | | D. Zwilling, CF | NY1 | 147 | 561 | 10 | 73 | 22 | .266 | .337 | .397 | | S. Evans, LF | NY1 | 154 | 575 | 3 | 56 | 26 | .278 | .353 | .381 | | T. Walker, CF | CIN | 147 | 623 | 5 | 62 | 33 | .263 | .316 | .368 | | G. Cravath, LF | BSN | 151 | 528 | 13 | 63 | 17 | .259 | .346 | .401 | | W. McCredie, RF | CIN | 151 | 553 | 4 | 50 | 10 | .278 | .370 | .341 | | V. Campbell, LF | PHI | 152 | 621 | 4 | 54 | 26 | .280 | .321 | .363 | | D. Pratt, 2B | BSN | 146 | 628 | 4 | 52 | 32 | .271 | .311 | .368 | | B. Roth, 3B | BSN | 153 | 576 | 2 | 53 | 36 | .250 | .327 | .356 | | | Top 10 Pitchers | | Player | Team | G | W | L | S | ERA | IP | HA | BB | K | K/9 | | S. Frock | CIN | 38 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 2.17 | 315.1 | 261 | 105 | 207 | 5.93 | | R. Marquard | CIN | 38 | 23 | 13 | 0 | 2.09 | 331.1 | 272 | 92 | 160 | 4.36 | | F. Anderson | SLN | 38 | 21 | 12 | 0 | 2.00 | 324.1 | 279 | 97 | 180 | 4.99 | | W. Kellum | BSN | 38 | 16 | 17 | 0 | 1.89 | 326.2 | 299 | 53 | 110 | 3.03 | | G. McQuillan | NY1 | 38 | 19 | 15 | 0 | 2.53 | 320.1 | 284 | 100 | 96 | 2.69 | | R. Faber | PIT | 38 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 2.44 | 321.1 | 294 | 109 | 154 | 4.32 | | C. Weilman | CIN | 33 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 2.51 | 282.2 | 257 | 110 | 99 | 3.17 | | B. Adams | BSN | 38 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 2.37 | 328.1 | 304 | 79 | 110 | 3.03 | | E. Plank | CHN | 38 | 18 | 17 | 0 | 2.59 | 323.0 | 310 | 108 | 148 | 4.12 | | F. Toney | BRO | 38 | 18 | 17 | 0 | 2.74 | 330.0 | 306 | 132 | 149 | 4.07 |
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