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1915 New York Yankees season
Season for the Major League Baseball team the New York Yankees
Season for the Major League Baseball team the New York Yankees
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | New York Yankees |
| season | 1915 |
| league | American League |
| ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| city | New York City |
| record | |
| league_place | 5th |
| owners | Jacob Ruppert and Tillinghast L'Hommedieu Huston |
| managers | Bill Donovan |
|}}
The 1915 New York Yankees season was the 13th season for the Yankees and their 15th overall. The team was under new ownership and new management.
The team finished with a record of 69–83, 32½ games behind the American League champion Boston Red Sox. New York was managed by Bill Donovan. Home games were played at the Polo Grounds.
Opening day game
Opening day was an away game at Griffith Stadium against the Washington Senators. The Yankee opening day starting pitcher was Jack Warhop.
The first game of the season on the home field was April 22, 1915, against the Washington Senators at the Polo Grounds with 7,000 attending. Mayor John Purroy Mitchel threw the ceremonial first pitch.
Regular season
- June 23, 1915: Philadelphia Athletics pitcher Bruno Haas set an American League record by walking 16 Yankees in one game.
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster
| 1915 New York Yankees |
|---|
| **Roster** |
| **Pitchers** |
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Les Nunamaker | 87 | 249 | 56 | .225 | 0 | 17 |
| 1B | Wally Pipp | 136 | 479 | 118 | .246 | 4 | 60 |
| 2B | Lute Boone | 130 | 431 | 88 | .204 | 5 | 43 |
| SS | Roger Peckinpaugh | 142 | 540 | 119 | .220 | 5 | 44 |
| 3B | Fritz Maisel | 135 | 530 | 149 | .281 | 4 | 46 |
| OF | Roy Hartzell | 119 | 387 | 97 | .251 | 3 | 60 |
| OF | 132 | 476 | 129 | .271 | 2 | 33 | |
| OF | Hugh High | 119 | 427 | 110 | .258 | 1 | 43 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paddy Baumann | 76 | 219 | 64 | .292 | 2 | 28 |
| Birdie Cree | 74 | 196 | 42 | .214 | 0 | 15 |
| Ed Sweeney | 53 | 137 | 26 | .190 | 0 | 5 |
| Charlie Mullen | 40 | 90 | 24 | .267 | 0 | 7 |
| 26 | 83 | 12 | .145 | 0 | 3 | |
| Walt Alexander | 25 | 68 | 17 | .250 | 1 | 5 |
| Tim Hendryx | 13 | 40 | 8 | .200 | 0 | 1 |
| Skeeter Shelton | 10 | 40 | 1 | .025 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Barney | 11 | 36 | 7 | .194 | 0 | 8 |
| Ernie Krueger | 10 | 29 | 5 | .172 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 18 | 5 | .278 | 0 | 6 | |
| Tom Daley | 10 | 8 | 2 | .250 | 0 | 1 |
| Gene Layden | 3 | 7 | 2 | .286 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Gilhooley | 1 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Roxy Walters | 2 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | 305.0 | 19 | 16 | 2.89 | 130 | |
| Ray Fisher | 30 | 247.2 | 18 | 11 | 2.11 | 97 |
| Jack Warhop | 21 | 143.1 | 7 | 9 | 3.96 | 34 |
| Ray Keating | 11 | 79.1 | 3 | 6 | 3.63 | 37 |
| Marty McHale | 13 | 78.1 | 3 | 7 | .4.25 | 25 |
| George Mogridge | 6 | 41.0 | 2 | 3 | 1.76 | 11 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 96.2 | 3 | 6 | 4.10 | 34 | |
| Cy Pieh | 21 | 94.0 | 4 | 5 | 2.87 | 46 |
| Bob Shawkey | 16 | 85.2 | 4 | 7 | 3.26 | 31 |
| King Cole | 10 | 51.0 | 2 | 3 | 3.18 | 19 |
| Bill Donovan | 9 | 33.2 | 0 | 3 | 4.81 | 17 |
| Dazzy Vance | 8 | 28.0 | 0 | 3 | 3.54 | 18 |
| Allen Russell | 5 | 27.0 | 1 | 2 | 2.67 | 21 |
| Cliff Markle | 3 | 23.0 | 2 | 0 | 0.39 | 12 |
| Dan Tipple | 3 | 19.0 | 1 | 1 | 0.95 | 14 |
| 2 | 8.2 | 0 | 0 | 3.12 | 6 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ensign Cottrell | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.38 | 7 |
Notes
References
References
- (April 22, 1915). "Two Openings Today. Yankees at Polo Grounds and Giants at Brooklyn". [[The New York Times]].
- (April 23, 1915). "Shivering 7,000 See Yanks Lose. Coldest Day of Baseball Season Greets American League Opening Here". [[The New York Times]].
- ''Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures'', 2008 Edition, p.25, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, {{ISBN. 978-0-451-22363-0
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