1915 Boston Red Sox season
1915 Boston Red Sox | |
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1915 World Series Champions 1915 American League Champions | |
![]() 1915 Boston Red Sox team photo, with Babe Ruth in the back row | |
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Results | |
Record | 101–50 (.669) |
League place | 1st |
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Owner(s) | Joseph Lannin |
Manager(s) | Bill Carrigan |
Stats | ESPN.com BB-reference |
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The 1915 Boston Red Sox season was the 15th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished first in the American League (AL) with a record of 101 wins and 50 losses.
The team then faced the National League (NL) champion Philadelphia Phillies in the 1915 World Series, which the Red Sox won in five games to capture the franchise's third World Series. While the Red Sox' home field was Fenway Park, their two home games of the World Series were played at Braves Field,[1] due to its larger seating capacity.[2]
Regular season[]
Opening Day lineup[]
Harry Hooper | RF |
Heinie Wagner | 2B |
Tris Speaker | CF |
Duffy Lewis | LF |
Dick Hoblitzel | 1B |
Everett Scott | SS |
Larry Gardner | 3B |
Hick Cady | C |
Ernie Shore | P |
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Season standings[]
American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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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 |
Record vs. opponents[]
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Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHI | STL | WSH | |||||
Boston | — | 12–10 | 16–4 | 14–8 | 10–12 | 17–5–1 | 17–5–2 | 15–6–1 | |||||
Chicago | 10–12 | — | 16–6 | 7–15 | 15–7 | 19–3 | 18–4 | 8–14–1 | |||||
Cleveland | 4–16 | 6–16 | — | 5–17 | 9–13–1 | 15–7–1 | 12–10 | 6–16 | |||||
Detroit | 8–14 | 15–7 | 17–5 | — | 17–5 | 17–5 | 13–9–2 | 13–9 | |||||
New York | 12–10 | 7–15 | 13–9–1 | 5–17 | — | 11–9 | 12–10–1 | 9–13 | |||||
Philadelphia | 5–17–1 | 3–19 | 7–15–1 | 5–17 | 9–11 | — | 6–16 | 8–14 | |||||
St. Louis | 5–17–2 | 4–18 | 10–12 | 9–13–2 | 10–12–1 | 16–6 | — | 9–13 | |||||
Washington | 6–15–1 | 14–8–1 | 16–6 | 9–13 | 13–9 | 14–8 | 13–9 | — |
Roster[]
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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 |
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C | Hick Cady | 78 | 205 | 57 | .278 | 0 | 17 |
1B | Dick Hoblitzell | 124 | 399 | 113 | .283 | 2 | 61 |
2B | Jack Barry | 78 | 248 | 65 | .262 | 0 | 26 |
SS | Everett Scott | 100 | 359 | 72 | .201 | 0 | 28 |
3B | Larry Gardner | 127 | 430 | 111 | .258 | 1 | 55 |
OF | Duffy Lewis | 152 | 557 | 162 | .291 | 2 | 76 |
OF | Harry Hooper | 149 | 566 | 133 | .235 | 2 | 51 |
OF | Tris Speaker | 150 | 547 | 176 | .322 | 0 | 69 |
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 |
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Hal Janvrin | 99 | 316 | 85 | .269 | 0 | 37 |
Heinie Wagner | 84 | 267 | 64 | .240 | 0 | 29 |
Del Gainer | 82 | 200 | 59 | .295 | 1 | 29 |
Pinch Thomas | 86 | 203 | 48 | .236 | 0 | 21 |
Bill Carrigan | 46 | 95 | 19 | .200 | 0 | 7 |
Olaf Henriksen | 73 | 92 | 18 | .196 | 0 | 13 |
Mike McNally | 23 | 53 | 8 | .151 | 0 | 0 |
Chick Shorten | 6 | 14 | 3 | .214 | 0 | 0 |
Richard Haley | 5 | 7 | 1 | .143 | 0 | 0 |
Bill Rodgers | 11 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Wally Rehg | 5 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 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 |
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Rube Foster | 37 | 255 | 19 | 8 | 2.11 | 82 |
Ernie Shore | 38 | 247 | 19 | 8 | 1.64 | 102 |
Babe Ruth | 32 | 217.2 | 18 | 8 | 2.44 | 112 |
Dutch Leonard | 32 | 183.1 | 15 | 7 | 2.36 | 116 |
Smoky Joe Wood | 25 | 157.1 | 15 | 5 | 1.49 | 63 |
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 |
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Carl Mays | 38 | 131.2 | 6 | 5 | 2.60 | 65 |
Ray Collins | 25 | 104.2 | 4 | 7 | 4.30 | 43 |
Vean Gregg | 18 | 75 | 4 | 2 | 3.36 | 43 |
Herb Pennock | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 9.64 | 7 |
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 |
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Ralph Comstock | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | 1 |
Guy Cooper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
1915 World Series[]
AL Boston Red Sox (4) vs. NL Philadelphia Phillies (1)
Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
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1 | Red Sox – 1, Phillies – 3 | October 8 | Baker Bowl | 19,343 |
2 | Red Sox – 2, Phillies – 1 | October 9 | Baker Bowl | 20,306 |
3 | Phillies – 1, Red Sox – 2 | October 11 | Braves Field | 42,300 |
4 | Phillies – 1, Red Sox – 2 | October 12 | Braves Field | 41,096 |
5 | Red Sox – 5, Phillies – 4 | October 13 | Baker Bowl | 20,306 |
References[]
- ^ "The 1915 Post-Season Games". Retrosheet. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
- ^ "The Ballparks: Braves Field". This Great Game. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
- ^ "Philadelphia Athletics 2, Boston Red Sox 0". Retrosheet. April 14, 1915. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
External links[]
- 1915 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference
- 1915 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com
- Boston Red Sox seasons
- 1915 Major League Baseball season
- 1915 in sports in Massachusetts
- 1910s in Boston
- American League champion seasons
- World Series champion seasons
- Boston Red Sox season stubs