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(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1915 / 1917)
67-86, Finished 5th in National League
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Scored 520 runs, Allowed 541 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 74-79
Manager: Joe Tinker (67-86)
Ballpark: Wrigley Field (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 453,685 (3rd of 8)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 110, Pitching - 111; one-year: Batting - 116, Pitching - 117
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1915 / 1917 Trades and Transactions
Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
1916
Mike Prendergast jumped from the Chicago Whales.
January, 1916
Sold Bob Fisher to the Cincinnati Reds.
Sold Joe Schultz to the Pittsburgh Pirates.
February 3, 1916
Sold Wilbur Good to the Philadelphia Phillies.
February 10, 1916
Purchased Nick Allen from the Buffalo Blues.
Purchased Gene Packard from the Kansas City Packers.
Purchased Tom Seaton from the Newark Pepper.
Purchased Steve Yerkes from the Pittsburgh Rebels.
Purchased Mordecai Brown, Clem Clemens, Mickey Doolan, William Fischer, Max Flack, Claude Hendrix, Les Mann, George McConnell, Charlie Pechous, Joe Tinker, Rollie Zeider and Dutch Zwilling from the Chicago Whales.
June 2, 1916 (Standings)
Purchased Charlie Deal from the St. Louis Browns.
June 14, 1916 (Standings)
Released Mickey Doolan. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
July, 1916 (Standings)
Sold Alex McCarthy to the Pittsburgh Pirates.
July 13, 1916 (Standings)
Purchased Joe Kelly from Indianapolis (American Association) for cash plus 2 players to be named. cash plus 2 players to be named
July 15, 1916 (Standings)
Purchased Chuck Wortman from Kansas City (American Association) for $8000 plus 2 players to be named.
July 22, 1916 (Standings)
Purchased Fritz Mollwitz from the Cincinnati Reds.
July 29, 1916 (Standings)
Traded William Fischer and Frank Schulte to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Otto Knabe and Art Wilson.
July 31, 1916 (Standings)
Purchased Ed Sicking from Norfolk (Virginia).
August 15, 1916 (Standings)
Purchased Sam Mayer and Scott Perry from Atlanta (Southern Association).
August 28, 1916 (Standings)
Purchased Vic Aldridge from Indianapolis (American Association).
Traded Heinie Zimmerman to the New York Giants. Received Larry Doyle, Herb Hunter and Merwin Jacobson.
September 15, 1916 (Standings)
Drafted Dutch Ruether from Spokane (Northwestern) in the 1916 rule 5 draft.
Drafted Harry Wolfe from Duluth (Northern) in the 1916 rule 5 draft.
December 14, 1916
Traded Joe Kelly and cash to the Boston Braves. Received players to be named later. The Boston Braves sent Fred Mitchell (December 14, 1917) and Earl Blackburn (January, 1917) to the Chicago Cubs to complete the trade.
March 23, 1917
Sold Fritz Mollwitz to Kansas City (American Association).
April, 1917
Sold Gene Packard to the St. Louis Cardinals.
