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1915 Major League Baseball season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| title | 1915 MLB season |
| league | {{ubl |
| sport | Baseball |
| duration | Regular season:{{Bulleted list |
| no_of_games | 154 |
| no_of_teams | 24 (8 per league) |
| playoffs | Pennant winners |
| conf1 | AL |
| conf1_champ | [Boston Red Sox](1915-boston-red-sox-season) |
| conf1_runner-up | [Detroit Tigers](1915-detroit-tigers-season) |
| conf2 | NL |
| conf2_champ | [Philadelphia Phillies](1915-philadelphia-phillies-season) |
| conf2_runner-up | [Boston Braves](1915-boston-braves-season) |
| conf3 | FL |
| conf3_champ | [Chicago Whales](1915-chicago-whales-season) |
| conf3_runner-up | [St. Louis Terriers](1915-st-louis-terriers-season) |
| finals | World Series |
| finals_link | 1915 World Series |
| finals_champ | [Boston Red Sox](1915-boston-red-sox-season) (AL) |
| finals_runner-up | [Philadelphia Phillies](1915-philadelphia-phillies-season) (NL) |
| seasonslist | List of Major League Baseball seasons |
| seasonslistnames | MLB |
| prevseason_link | 1914 Major League Baseball season |
| prevseason_year | 1914 |
| nextseason_link | 1916 Major League Baseball season |
| nextseason_year | 1916 |
|American League (AL) |National League (NL) |Federal League (FL) | April 14 – October 7, 1915 (AL, NL) | April 10 – October 3, 1915 (FL)}}World Series (AL vs. NL):{{Bulleted list | October 8–13, 1915}} | conf1_runner-up = Detroit Tigers | conf2_runner-up = Boston Braves | conf3_runner-up = St. Louis Terriers | finals_runner-up = Philadelphia Phillies (NL) The 1915 major league baseball season began on April 10, 1915. The Federal League regular season ended on October 3, and saw the Chicago Whales winning the Federal League pennant. The regular season for the National League and American League ended on October 7, with the Philadelphia Phillies and Boston Red Sox as the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The postseason began with Game 1 of the 12th World Series on October 8 and ended with Game 5 on October 13. The Red Sox defeated the Phillies, four games to one, capturing their third championship in franchise history, since their previous in . Going into the season, the defending World Series champions were the Boston Braves from the season. The World Series had again featured the cities of Boston and Philadelphia, though this time with their opposite-league counterparts.
The Indianapolis Hoosiers relocated to Newark, New Jersey as the Newark Peppers. The Buffalo Buffeds, Chicago Federals, and Cleveland Naps renamed as the Buffalo Blues, Chicago Whales, and Cleveland Indians, respectively.
The Federal League brought an antitrust lawsuit against the National and American Leagues prior to the 1915 season. The parties eventually reached a settlement and the Federal League disbanded after the season.
The major-league status of the Federal League was confirmed by the Special Baseball Records Committee (as convened by then-Commissioner of Baseball William Eckert) in 1969.
Schedule
The 1915 schedule consisted of 154 games for all teams in the American League, National League, and Federal League, each of which had eight teams. Each team was scheduled to play 22 games against the other seven teams of their respective league. This continued the format put in place for the season, and which lasted until the 140-game schedule of . Most teams played more than 154 games, due to tie games (called on account of darkness or weather) that had to be replayed; tie games are excluded from team standings, but the statistics of individual players are included in their season totals. The Federal League had its Opening Day on April 10, featuring all eight teams. Opening Day for the American and National Leagues was on April 14, featuring the 16 teams of those two leagues, as had been scheduled the season prior. The Federal League had the final day of its regular season on October 3. The final day of the regular season for the National and American Leagues was October 7. The World Series took place between October 8 and October 13.
Rule change
The National League established that player-managers would count against the player limit, so the bench manager would be unable to insert himself in any game during the season without forfeiting the right to carry one of the players on his roster. The penalty for violating the rule was forfeiture of the game.
Teams
An asterisk () denotes the ballpark a team played the minority of their home games at*
| League | Team | City | Stadium | Capacity | Manager | American League}};" | Boston Red Sox | Chicago White Sox | Cleveland Indians | Detroit Tigers | New York Yankees | Philadelphia Athletics | St. Louis Browns | Washington Senators | National League}};" | Boston Braves | Brooklyn Robins | Chicago Cubs | Cincinnati Reds | New York Giants | Philadelphia Phillies | Pittsburgh Pirates | St. Louis Cardinals | Baltimore Terrapins | Brooklyn Tip-Tops | Buffalo Blues | Chicago Whales | Kansas City Packers | Newark Peppers | Pittsburgh Rebels | St. Louis Terriers | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston, Massachusetts | Fenway Park | 27,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Braves Field* | 40,000* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago, Illinois | Comiskey Park | 28,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cleveland, Ohio | League Park | 21,414 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Detroit, Michigan | Navin Field | 23,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New York, New York | Brush Stadium | 34,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Shibe Park | 23,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Louis, Missouri | Sportsman's Park | 18,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington, D.C. | National Park | 27,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston, Massachusetts | Fenway Park | 27,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Braves Field* | 40,000* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New York, New York | Ebbets Field | 30,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago, Illinois | West Side Park | 16,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati, Ohio | Redland Field | 20,696 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New York, New York | Brush Stadium | 34,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | National League Park | 18,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Forbes Field | 25,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Louis, Missouri | Robison Field | 21,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baltimore, Maryland | Terrapin Park | 16,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New York, New York | Washington Park | 18,800 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Buffalo, New York | Federal League Park | 20,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago, Illinois | Weeghman Park | 15,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas City, Missouri | Gordon and Koppel Field | 12,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Newark, New Jersey | Harrison Park | 21,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Exposition Park | 16,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Louis, Missouri | Handlan's Park | 15,000 |
Standings
American League
National League
Federal League
Tie games
31 tie games (10 in AL, 13 in NL, 8 in FL), which are not factored into winning percentage or games behind (and were often replayed again) occurred throughout the season.
American League
- Boston Red Sox, 4
- Chicago White Sox, 1
- Cleveland Indians, 2
- Detroit Tigers, 2
- New York Yankees, 2
- Philadelphia Athletics, 2
- St. Louis Browns, 5
- Washington Senators, 2
National League
- Boston Braves, 5
- Brooklyn Robins, 2
- Chicago Cubs, 3
- Cincinnati Reds, 6
- New York Giants, 3
- Philadelphia Phillies, 1
- Pittsburgh Pirates, 2
- St. Louis Cardinals, 4
Federal League
- Brooklyn Tip-Tops, 1
- Buffalo Blues, 1
- Chicago Whales, 3
- Newark Peppers, 3
- Pittsburgh Rebels, 3
- St. Louis Terriers, 5
Postseason
The postseason began on October 8 and ended on October 13 with the Boston Red Sox defeating the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1915 World Series in five games. The National and American Leagues refused a postseason against the Federal League.
Bracket
| RD1-seed1=AL | RD1-team1=Boston Red Sox | RD1-score1=4 | RD1-seed2=NL | RD1-team2=Philadelphia Phillies | RD1-score2=1
Managerial changes
Off-season
| Team | Former Manager | New Manager | Brooklyn Tip-Tops | Chicago Cubs | Chicago White Sox | New York Yankees | Philadelphia Phillies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Bradley | Lee Magee | ||||||
| Hank O'Day | Roger Bresnahan | ||||||
| Jimmy Callahan | Pants Rowland | ||||||
| Roger Peckinpaugh | Bill Donovan | ||||||
| Red Dooin | Pat Moran |
In-season
| Team | Former Manager | New Manager | Brooklyn Tip-Tops | Buffalo Blues | Cleveland Indians | Newark Peppers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Magee | John Ganzel | |||||
| Larry Schlafly | Walter Blair | |||||
| Walter Blair | Harry Lord | |||||
| Joe Birmingham | Lee Fohl | |||||
| Bill Phillips | Bill McKechnie |
League leaders
Any team shown in small text indicates a previous team a player was on during the season.
American League
| Stat | Player | Total |
|---|---|---|
| AVG | Ty Cobb (DET) | .369 |
| OPS | Ty Cobb (DET) | .973 |
| HR | Braggo Roth (CLE/CWS) | 7 |
| RBI | Sam Crawford (DET) | |
| Bobby Veach (DET) | 112 | |
| R | Ty Cobb (DET) | 144 |
| H | Ty Cobb (DET) | 208 |
| SB | Ty Cobb (DET) | 96 |
| Stat | Player | Total |
|---|---|---|
| W | Walter Johnson (WSH) | 27 |
| L | Weldon Wyckoff (PHA) | 22 |
| ERA | Smoky Joe Wood (BOS) | 1.49 |
| K | Walter Johnson (WSH) | 203 |
| IP | Walter Johnson (WSH) | 336.2 |
| SV | Carl Mays (BOS) | 7 |
| WHIP | Walter Johnson (WSH) | 0.933 |
National League
| Stat | Player | Total |
|---|---|---|
| AVG | Larry Doyle (NYG) | .320 |
| OPS | Gavvy Cravath (PHI) | .902 |
| HR | Gavvy Cravath (PHI) | 24 |
| RBI | Gavvy Cravath (PHI) | 115 |
| R | Gavvy Cravath (PHI) | 89 |
| H | Larry Doyle (NYG) | 189 |
| SB | Max Carey (PIT) | 36 |
| Stat | Player | Total |
|---|---|---|
| W | Grover Alexander1 (PHI) | 31 |
| L | Dick Rudolph (BSN) | |
| Pete Schneider (CIN) | 19 | |
| ERA | Grover Alexander1 (PHI) | 1.22 |
| K | Grover Alexander1 (PHI) | 241 |
| IP | Grover Alexander (PHI) | 376.1 |
| SV | Tom Hughes (BSN) | 9 |
| WHIP | Grover Alexander (PHI) | 0.842 |
1 National League Triple Crown pitching winner
Federal League
| Stat | Player | Total |
|---|---|---|
| AVG | Benny Kauff (BKF) | .342 |
| OPS | Benny Kauff (BKF) | .955 |
| HR | Hal Chase (BUF) | 17 |
| RBI | Dutch Zwilling (CWH) | 94 |
| R | Babe Borton (SLT) | 97 |
| H | Jack Tobin (SLT) | 184 |
| SB | Benny Kauff (BKF) | 55 |
| Stat | Player | Total |
|---|---|---|
| W | George McConnell (CWH) | 25 |
| L | Jack Quinn (BAL) | 22 |
| ERA | Earl Moseley (NWK) | 1.91 |
| K | Dave Davenport (SLT) | 229 |
| IP | Dave Davenport (SLT) | 392.2 |
| SV | Hugh Bedient (BUF) | 10 |
| WHIP | Dave Davenport (SLT) | 0.991 |
Home field attendance
| Team name | Wins | %± | Home attendance | %± | Per game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Red Sox | 101 | 11.0% | 539,885 | 12.2% | 7,104 |
| Chicago White Sox | 93 | 32.9% | 539,461 | 15.0% | 6,829 |
| Detroit Tigers | 100 | 25.0% | 476,105 | 14.4% | 6,183 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 90 | 21.6% | 449,898 | 224.9% | 5,920 |
| New York Giants | 69 | -17.9% | 391,850 | 7.6% | 5,156 |
| Boston Braves | 83 | -11.7% | 376,283 | -1.7% | 4,824 |
| Brooklyn Robins | 80 | 6.7% | 297,766 | 142.7% | 3,818 |
| New York Yankees | 69 | -1.4% | 256,035 | -28.8% | 3,122 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 72 | -11.1% | 252,666 | -1.3% | 3,119 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 73 | 5.8% | 225,743 | 61.7% | 2,858 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 71 | 18.3% | 218,878 | 117.2% | 2,771 |
| Chicago Cubs | 73 | -6.4% | 217,058 | 7.2% | 2,819 |
| Washington Senators | 85 | 4.9% | 167,332 | -31.4% | 2,092 |
| Cleveland Indians | 57 | 11.8% | 159,285 | -14.4% | 2,069 |
| St. Louis Browns | 63 | -11.3% | 150,358 | -38.6% | 1,978 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 43 | -56.6% | 146,223 | -57.8% | 1,976 |
Note: Attendance data for Federal League teams is unavailable.
Venues
With the relocation of the Indianapolis Hoosiers from Indianapolis, Indiana to Newark, New Jersey as the Newark Peppers, they leave Federal League Park and move into Harrison Park.
The Boston Braves would play their last game at Fenway Park on July 26, having shared the park with the Boston Red Sox since the middle of , and opened Braves Field on August 18, playing their final 26 of 78 home games and where they would go on to play for 38 seasons through .
The Chicago Cubs would play their final game at West Side Park on October 3 against the St. Louis Cardinals, moving into the home of the Chicago Whales (who would fold before the season), Weeghman Park for the start of the 1916 season.
For games 3 and 4 of the World Series, the Boston Red Sox use the Boston Braves home of Braves Field due to its larger capacity over their home at Fenway Park (40,000 to 27,000). This was the first year in a row where a World Series winning Red Sox used Braves Field.
References
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