You Are Here > Baseball-Reference.com > Teams > Franchise Encyclopedia > 1915 Trades and Transactions

1915 Pittsburgh Pirates Trades and Transactions
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1914 / 1916)
73-81, Finished 5th in National League
View League Standings and Leaders
Scored 557 runs, Allowed 520 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 82-72
Manager: Fred Clarke (73-81)
Ballpark: Forbes Field (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 225,743 (6th of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 99, Pitching - 99;   one-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 98

BR Bullpen: Find or enter more info for this team (what's this?)
Baseball Hall of Fame: Team Uniforms

1914 / 1916 Trades and Transactions

Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.

November 10, 1914

Ham Hyatt selected by the St. Louis Cardinals off waivers.

1915

Sold Pat Bohen to Reading (Tri-State).

Jim Kelly jumped to the Pittsburgh Rebels.

Ed Konetchy jumped to the Pittsburgh Rebels.

Mike Mowrey jumped to the Pittsburgh Rebels.

Purchased Dazzy Vance from Hastings (Nebraska State).

February 13, 1915

Sold Clarence Berger to Richmond (International).

Sold Joe Kelly to Indianapolis (American Association).

February 22, 1915

Purchased Doc Johnston from the Cleveland Indians for $7,500.

February 27, 1915

Sold Bob Coleman and Dixie McArthur to Columbus (American Association).

April, 1915

Sold Dazzy Vance to the New York Yankees.

August 19, 1915 (Standings)

Selected Ed Barney off waivers from the New York Yankees.

August 20, 1915 (Standings)

George McQuillan selected by the Philadelphia Phillies off waivers.

August 25, 1915 (Standings)

Sold Bobby Schang to the New York Giants.

September 3, 1915 (Standings)

Sold Zip Collins to the Boston Braves.

September 5, 1915 (Standings)

Sold Alex McCarthy to the Chicago Cubs.

September 15, 1915 (Standings)

Drafted Gene Madden from Galveston (Texas) in the 1915 rule 5 draft.

December, 1915

Purchased Elmer Jacobs from the Philadelphia Phillies.

1916

Ed Reulbach jumped from the Newark Pepper.

January, 1916

Purchased Joe Schultz from the Chicago Cubs.

February 10, 1916

Purchased Art Wilson from the Chicago Whales.

Purchased Otto Knabe and Jimmy Smith from the Baltimore Terrapins.

The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2009.

1914 / 1916 Trades and Transactions