On April 8, before the regular season began, the Reds traded away catcher
Mike Gonzalez to the
St. Louis Cardinals for catcher
Ivey Wingo. Wingo batted .300 with four home runs and 26 RBI in 80 games with the Cardinals the previous season. Midway through the season, on July 8, the Reds purchased second baseman
Bill Rodgers from the
Boston Red Sox. Rodgers had already split the season between the
Cleveland Indians and the Red Sox, batting .275 with seven RBI in 27 games, before being acquired by Cincinnati. He became the starting second baseman, as nine days later, the Reds placed
Ivy Olson on waivers, and he was picked up by the
Brooklyn Robins. On July 23, the club sold pitcher
Red Ames to the
St. Louis Cardinals. Ames, who led the Reds pitching staff in 1914 with 297 innings pitched and 47 games pitched, while having a record of 15-21, struggled badly with the team at the time he was sold. In 17 games, Ames was 2-4 with a 4.50 ERA in 68 innings. He made only seven starts. The club continued to make moves with the pitching staff, as
Rube Benton was sold to the
New York Giants for $3000 on August 19. Benton had a 6-13 record with a 3.32 ERA in 35 games. Offensively, the team was second in the National League with a .253 batting average, and led the league in hits.
Tommy Griffith led the Reds with a .307 batting average, four home runs and 85 RBI in his first season with the team.
Heinie Groh had a solid season in his first year as a third baseman, batting .290 with three home runs and 50 RBI in 160 games. Player-manager
Buck Herzog hit .264 with one home run, 42 RBI and a team high 35 stolen bases in 154 games. The pitching staff was led by
Gene Dale, who led the Reds with a record of 18-17, a 2.46 ERA and pitched in a team high 49 games, making 35 starts, throwing 20 complete games, and pitched 296.2 innings.
Fred Toney had a record of 17-6 with a team best 1.58 ERA in 36 games, while 19 year old
Pete Schneider had a 14-19 record with a 2.48 ERA in 48 games.
Season summary The rebuilding Reds had a very solid 8-3 record in their first eleven games, however, a 3-13 stretch in their next 16 games knocked them into last place in the National League. The club would stay below .500 for the rest of the season, batting the
New York Giants,
Pittsburgh Pirates,
St. Louis Cardinals and
Chicago Cubs for fourth in the National League. Eventually, the Reds finished in seventh place with a record of 71-83, 20 games behind the
Philadelphia Phillies for the National League Pennant. Their 71 wins was an improvement of 11 over the 1914 season, and attendance more than doubled in 1915, as Cincinnati drew 218,878 fans, however, it was still the lowest in the league.
Season standings Record vs. opponents Roster == Player stats ==