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(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1915 / 1917)
77-77, Finished 6th in American League
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Scored 630 runs, Allowed 602 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 80-74
Manager: Lee Fohl (77-77)
Ballpark: League Park II (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 492,106 (4th of 8)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 106, Pitching - 106; one-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 99
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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.
November 27, 1915
Stan Coveleski received from Portland (PCL) in an unknown transaction.
December, 1915
Purchased Tom Daly from the Chicago White Sox.
February 10, 1916
Purchased Clyde Engle from the Buffalo Blues.
February 14, 1916
Traded Joe Jackson to the Chicago White Sox. Received a player to be named later, Ed Klepfer, Braggo Roth and $31,500. The Chicago White Sox sent Larry Chappell (February 14, 1916) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.
February 15, 1916
Purchased Chick Gandil from the Washington Senators for $7,500.
February 20, 1916
Purchased Ivan Howard from the St. Louis Browns.
April 12, 1916 (Standings)
Traded Sam Jones, Fred Thomas and $55,000 to the Boston Red Sox. Received Tris Speaker.
May, 1916 (Standings)
Sold Larry Chappell to the Boston Braves.
Purchased Marty McHale from the Boston Red Sox.
June 20, 1916 (Standings)
Willie Mitchell selected by the Detroit Tigers off waivers.
July, 1916 (Standings)
Purchased Ken Penner from Marshalltown (Central Association).
August, 1916 (Standings)
Purchased Grover Lowdermilk from the Detroit Tigers.
August 18, 1916 (Standings)
Traded Joe Leonard and Elmer Smith to the Washington Senators. Received Joe Boehling and Danny Moeller.
September 2, 1916 (Standings)
Purchased Marty Kavanagh from the Detroit Tigers.
September 15, 1916 (Standings)
Drafted George Dickerson from Dothan (Dixie) in the 1916 rule 5 draft.
February 24, 1917
Purchased Joe Wood from the Boston Red Sox for $15,000.
February 25, 1917
Sold Chick Gandil to the Chicago White Sox for $3,500.
