1915 Major League Baseball season

Sports season
  • American League (AL)
  • National League (NL)
  • Federal League (FL)
SportBaseballDurationApril 14 – October 13 (AL, NL)
April 10 – October 3 (FL)Number of games154Number of teams24 (8 per league)Pennant winnersAL championsBoston Red Sox  AL runners-upDetroit TigersNL championsPhiladelphia Phillies  NL runners-upBoston BravesFL championsChicago Whales  FL runners-upSt. Louis TerriersWorld SeriesChampionsBoston Red Sox (AL)  Runners-upPhiladelphia Phillies (NL) MLB seasons
1915 Major League Baseball season is located in the United States
Red Sox
Red Sox
White Sox
White Sox
Indians
Indians
Tigers
Tigers
Senators
Senators
Locations of teams for the 1915–1922 American League seasons
American League
Locations of teams for the 1915 National League season
National League

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.

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.[1]

Teams

An asterisk (*) denotes the departure from a ballpark mid-season.

League Team City Stadium Capacity
American League Boston Red Sox Boston, Massachusetts Fenway Park 35,000
Chicago White Sox Chicago, Illinois Comiskey Park 28,000
Cleveland Indians Cleveland, Ohio League Park 21,414
Detroit Tigers Detroit, Michigan Navin Field 23,000
New York Yankees New York, New York Brush Stadium 34,000
Philadelphia Athletics Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Shibe Park 23,000
St. Louis Browns St. Louis, Missouri Sportsman's Park 18,000
Washington Senators Washington, D.C. Griffith Stadium 27,000
National League Boston Braves Boston, Massachusetts Braves Field
Fenway Park* 		40,000
35,000*
Brooklyn Robins New York, New York Ebbets Field 30,000
Chicago Cubs Chicago, Illinois West Side Park 16,000
Cincinnati Reds Cincinnati, Ohio Redland Field 20,696
New York Giants New York, New York Brush Stadium 34,000
Philadelphia Phillies Philadelphia, Pennsylvania National League Park 18,000
Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Forbes Field 25,000
St. Louis Cardinals St. Louis, Missouri Robison Field 21,000
Federal League Baltimore Terrapins Baltimore, Maryland Terrapin Park 16,000
Brooklyn Tip-Tops New York, New York Washington Park 18,800
Buffalo Blues Buffalo, New York Federal League Park 20,000
Chicago Whales Chicago, Illinois Weeghman Park 15,000
Kansas City Packers Kansas City, Missouri Gordon and Koppel Field 12,000
Newark Peppers Newark, New Jersey Harrison Park 21,000
Pittsburgh Rebels Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Exposition Park 16,000
St. Louis Terriers St. Louis, Missouri Handlan's Park 15,000

Schedule

1915 schedule of the Federal League

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 1904 season, and which lasted until the 140-game schedule of 1919. Most teams played more than 154 games, due to tie games (called on account of darkness or weather) that had to be replayed;[2] 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.[3] Opening Day for the American and National Leagues was on April 14, featuring the 16 teams of those two leagues,[4] as had been scheduled the season prior. The Federal League had the final day of its regular season on October 3.[5] The final day of the regular season for the National and American Leagues was October 7.[6] The World Series took place between October 8 and October 13.[7]

Standings

American League

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American League 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
Boston Red Sox 101 50 0.669 — 55–20 46–30
Detroit Tigers 100 54 0.649 2½ 51–26 49–28
Chicago White Sox 93 61 0.604 9½ 54–24 39–37
Washington Senators 85 68 0.556 17 50–29 35–39
New York Yankees 69 83 0.454 32½ 37–43 32–40
St. Louis Browns 63 91 0.409 39½ 35–38 28–53
Cleveland Indians 57 95 0.375 44½ 27–50 30–45
Philadelphia Athletics 43 109 0.283 58½ 19–53 24–56

National League

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National League 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
Philadelphia Phillies 90 62 0.592 — 49–27 41–35
Boston Braves 83 69 0.546 7 49–27 34–42
Brooklyn Robins 80 72 0.526 10 51–26 29–46
Chicago Cubs 73 80 0.477 17½ 42–34 31–46
Pittsburgh Pirates 73 81 0.474 18 40–37 33–44
St. Louis Cardinals 72 81 0.471 18½ 42–36 30–45
Cincinnati Reds 71 83 0.461 20 39–37 32–46
New York Giants 69 83 0.454 21 37–38 32–45

Federal League

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Federal League 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
Chicago Whales 86 66 0.566 — 44–32 42–34
St. Louis Terriers 87 67 0.565 — 43–34 44–33
Pittsburgh Rebels 86 67 0.562 ½ 45–31 41–36
Kansas City Packers 81 72 0.529 5½ 46–31 35–41
Newark Peppers 80 72 0.526 6 40–39 40–33
Buffalo Blues 74 78 0.487 12 37–40 37–38
Brooklyn Tip-Tops 70 82 0.461 16 34–40 36–42
Baltimore Terrapins 47 107 0.305 40 24–51 23–56

Postseason

Bracket

World Series
   
AL Boston Red Sox 4
NL Philadelphia Phillies 1

Managers

Federal League

Team Manager Comments
Baltimore Terrapins Otto Knabe
Brooklyn Tip-Tops Lee Magee
John Ganzel
Buffalo Blues Larry Schlafly
Walter Blair
Harry Lord
Chicago Whales Joe Tinker Won league title by percentage point
Kansas City Packers Bill Phillips
Bill McKechnie
Newark Peppers George Stovall
Pittsburgh Rebels Rebel Oakes Finished 3rd
St. Louis Terriers Fielder Jones Finished 2nd by percentage point

League leaders

American League

Hitting leaders
Stat Player Total
AVG Ty Cobb (DET) .369
HR Braggo Roth (CWS/CLE) 7
RBI Sam Crawford (DET)
Bobby Veach (DET)		 112
R Ty Cobb (DET) 144
H Ty Cobb (DET) 208
SB Ty Cobb (DET) 96
Pitching leaders
Stat Player Total
W Walter Johnson (WSH) 27
L Weldon Wyckoff (PHA) 22
ERA Smoky Joe Wood (BRS) 1.49
K Walter Johnson (WSH) 203
IP Walter Johnson (WSH) 336.2
SV Carl Mays (BRS) 7

National League

Hitting leaders
Stat Player Total
AVG Larry Doyle (NYG) .320
HR Gavvy Cravath (PHP) 24
RBI Gavvy Cravath (PHP) 115
R Gavvy Cravath (PHP) 89
H Larry Doyle (NYG) 189
SB Max Carey (PIP) 36

1 National League Triple Crown pitching winner

Pitching leaders
Stat Player Total
W Grover Cleveland Alexander1 (PHP) 31
L Dick Rudolph (BSB)
Pete Schneider (CIN)		 19
ERA Grover Cleveland Alexander1 (PHP) 1.22
K Grover Cleveland Alexander1 (PHP) 241
IP Grover Cleveland Alexander (PHP) 376.1
SV Tom Hughes (BSB) 9

Federal League

Hitting leaders
Stat Player Total
AVG Benny Kauff (BTT) .342
HR Hal Chase (BUF) 17
RBI Dutch Zwilling (CHW) 94
R Babe Borton (SLT) 97
H Jack Tobin (SLT) 184
SB Benny Kauff (BTT) 55
Pitching leaders
Stat Player Total
W George McConnell (CHW) 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

Home field attendance

Team name Wins %± Home attendance %± Per game
Boston Red Sox[8] 101 11.0% 539,885 12.2% 7,104
Chicago White Sox[9] 93 32.9% 539,461 15.0% 6,829
Detroit Tigers[10] 100 25.0% 476,105 14.4% 6,183
Philadelphia Phillies[11] 90 21.6% 449,898 224.9% 5,920
New York Giants[12] 69 -17.9% 391,850 7.6% 5,156
Boston Braves[13] 83 -11.7% 376,283 -1.7% 4,824
Brooklyn Robins[14] 80 6.7% 297,766 142.7% 3,818
New York Yankees[15] 69 -1.4% 256,035 -28.8% 3,122
St. Louis Cardinals[16] 72 -11.1% 252,666 -1.3% 3,119
Pittsburgh Pirates[17] 73 5.8% 225,743 61.7% 2,858
Cincinnati Reds[18] 71 18.3% 218,878 117.2% 2,771
Chicago Cubs[19] 73 -6.4% 217,058 7.2% 2,819
Washington Senators[20] 85 4.9% 167,332 -31.4% 2,092
Cleveland Indians[21] 57 11.8% 159,285 -14.4% 2,069
St. Louis Browns[22] 63 -11.3% 150,358 -38.6% 1,978
Philadelphia Athletics[23] 43 -56.6% 146,223 -57.8% 1,976

Note: Attendance data for Federal League teams is unavailable.

Events

References

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  17. ^ "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  18. ^ "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
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  21. ^ "Cleveland Guardians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
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  23. ^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  24. ^ Pellowski, Michael J (2007). The Little Giant Book of Baseball Facts. United States: Sterling Publishing Co. pp. 352. ISBN 9781402742736.

External links

  • 1915 Major League Baseball season schedule at Baseball Reference Retrieved January 14, 2018
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