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1915 Philadelphia Phillies season

Major League Baseball season

Field	Value
name	Philadelphia Phillies
season	1915
misc	National League champions
league	National League
ballpark	Baker Bowl
city	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
owners	William F. Baker
managers	Pat Moran

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The 1915 Philadelphia Phillies season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Phillies winning the National League, then going on to lose the World Series to the Boston Red Sox.

This was the team's first pennant since joining the league in 1883. It would have to wait another thirty-five years for its second — and another sixty-five years for its first World Championship.

Offseason

The 1915 Phillies, the first time that the franchise made the postseason

February 14, 1915: Sherry Magee was traded by the Phillies to the Boston Braves for Oscar Dugey, Possum Whitted, and cash.

Regular season

The pitching staff allowed the fewest runs in the NL. It was led by Hall of Famer Grover Cleveland Alexander, who had one of the greatest seasons in history and won the pitching triple crown.

Outfielder Gavvy Cravath, aided by the small Baker Bowl park, led the majors in home runs, runs batted in, and slugging percentage.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Roster

1915 Philadelphia Phillies
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	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	105	320	76	.238	0	24
1B	141	499	157	.315	7	62
2B	148	529	126	.238	2	49
3B	105	387	81	.209	0	21
SS	153	563	143	.254	7	30
OF	150	522	149	.285	24	115
OF	112	338	83	.246	11	35
OF	128	448	126	.281	1	43

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
109	328	80	.244	3	39
69	227	59	.260	1	15
67	174	42	.241	0	16
37	64	9	.141	0	8
42	39	6	.154	0	0
24	27	3	.111	0	2

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
49	376.1	31	10	1.22	241
43	274.2	21	15	2.36	114
32	209.2	14	11	3.05	69
29	176.2	11	12	2.39	88
26	170.1	8	9	2.48	82
9	63.2	4	3	2.12	13

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
	6	23.2	1	0	3.42	8

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
	16	0	2	0	2.42	27
	10	0	0	0	2.03	10

Awards and honors

League top five finishers

Grover Cleveland Alexander

MLB leader in wins (31)
MLB leader in ERA (1.22)
MLB leader in strikeouts (241)
MLB leader in shutouts (12)

Dave Bancroft

#3 in NL in runs scored (85)

Gavvy Cravath

MLB leader in home runs (24)
MLB leader in RBI (115)
MLB leader in slugging percentage (.510)
NL leader in runs scored (89)
NL leader in on-base percentage (.393)

Fred Luderus

#2 in NL in batting average (.315)
#2 in NL in slugging percentage (.457)

Erskine Mayer

#3 in NL in wins (21)

Postseason

1915 World Series

Main article: 1915 World Series

Game 1

The Phillies won 3 to 1, although The New York Times reporter Hugh Fullerton wrote, "Alexander pitched a bad game of ball. He had little or nothing." He titled his article, "Nothing but luck saved the Phillies." The Times also reported that 10,000 people gathered in New York City's Times Square to watch a real-time mechanical recreation of the game on a giant scoreboard sponsored by the newspaper.

October 8, 1915, at National League Park in Philadelphia

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Boston	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	8	1
Philadelphia	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	x	3	5	1
W: Grover Cleveland Alexander (1–0) L: Ernie Shore (0–1)

Game 2

October 9, 1915, at National League Park in Philadelphia

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Boston	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	10	0
Philadelphia	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	x	1	3	1
W: Rube Foster (1–0) L: Erskine Mayer (0–1)

Game 3

October 11, 1915, at Braves Field in Boston, Massachusetts

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Philadelphia	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0
Boston	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	6	1
W: Dutch Leonard (1–0) L: Grover Cleveland Alexander (1–1)

Game 4

October 12, 1915, at Braves Field in Boston, Massachusetts

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Philadelphia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	7	0
Boston	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	x	2	8	1
W: Ernie Shore (1–1) L: George Chalmers (0–1)

Game 5

October 13, 1915, at National League Park in Philadelphia

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Boston	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	5	10	1
Philadelphia	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	9	1
W: Rube Foster (2–0) L: Eppa Rixey (0–1)

Legacy

On October 16, 1915, a testimonial dinner was given to honor the 1915 Phillies for the franchise's first pennant. The dinner took place at The Bellevue-Stratford Hotel. Speakers included Philadelphia mayor Rudolph Blankenburg, Phillies owner William Baker, National League president John Tener, and Phillies manager Pat Moran.

The team marked its 25th anniversary in 1940 when the pennant remained the club's lone to date. Gerry Nugent announced in April 1940 that the organization would welcome back the players from the 1915 team to celebrate the anniversary. Bill Killefer, Bert Neihoff, Milt Stock, and Ben Tincup all remained in organized baseball in 1940 as managers or coaches.

Notes

References

Baseball Reference: 1915 Philadelphia Phillies season

References

[https://www.baseball-reference.com/d/dugeyos01.shtml Oscar Dugey page at Baseball Reference]
Fullerton, Hugh S.. (October 9, 1915). "Nothing but luck saved the Phillies". [[The New York Times]].
"Title Unknown".
Baumgartner, Stan. (April 14, 1940). "1915 Phillies to Return". [[The Philadelphia Inquirer]].

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Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Boston	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	8	1
Philadelphia	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	x	3	5	1
W: Grover Cleveland Alexander (1–0) L: Ernie Shore (0–1)

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Boston	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	10	0
Philadelphia	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	x	1	3	1
W: Rube Foster (1–0) L: Erskine Mayer (0–1)

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Philadelphia	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0
Boston	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	6	1
W: Dutch Leonard (1–0) L: Grover Cleveland Alexander (1–1)

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Philadelphia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	7	0
Boston	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	x	2	8	1
W: Ernie Shore (1–1) L: George Chalmers (0–1)

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Boston	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	5	10	1
Philadelphia	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	9	1
W: Rube Foster (2–0) L: Eppa Rixey (0–1)