1915 Major League Baseball season

This article is about the 1915 Major League Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1915 in baseball.
1915 MLB season
League
SportBaseball
DurationRegular season:
  • April 14 – October 7, 1915 (AL, NL)
  • April 10 – October 3, 1915 (FL)
World Series (AL vs. NL):
  • October 8–13, 1915
Number of games154
Number of teams24 (8 per league)
Pennant winners
AL championsBoston Red Sox
  AL runners-upDetroit Tigers
NL championsPhiladelphia Phillies
  NL runners-upBoston Braves
FL championsChicago Whales
  FL runners-upSt. Louis Terriers
World Series
ChampionsBoston Red Sox (AL)
  Runners-upPhiladelphia Phillies (NL)
MLB seasons
Locations of teams for the 1915–1922 American League seasons
American League
Locations of teams for the 1915 National League season
National League
Locations of teams for the 1915 Federal League season
Federal 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 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.[1]

Schedule

See also: Major League Baseball 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 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]

Teams

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

League Team City Stadium Capacity Manager
American League Boston Red Sox Boston, Massachusetts Fenway Park 35,000 Bill Carrigan
Chicago White Sox Chicago, Illinois Comiskey Park 28,000 Pants Rowland
Cleveland Indians Cleveland, Ohio League Park 21,414 Joe Birmingham, Lee Fohl
Detroit Tigers Detroit, Michigan Navin Field 23,000 Hughie Jennings
New York Yankees New York, New York Brush Stadium 34,000 Bill Donovan
Philadelphia Athletics Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Shibe Park 23,000 Connie Mack
St. Louis Browns St. Louis, Missouri Sportsman's Park 18,000 Branch Rickey
Washington Senators Washington, D.C. Griffith Stadium 27,000 Clark Griffith
National League Boston Braves Boston, Massachusetts Braves Field
Fenway Park* 		40,000
35,000* 		George Stallings
Brooklyn Robins New York, New York Ebbets Field 30,000 Wilbert Robinson
Chicago Cubs Chicago, Illinois West Side Park 16,000 Roger Bresnahan
Cincinnati Reds Cincinnati, Ohio Redland Field 20,696 Buck Herzog
New York Giants New York, New York Brush Stadium 34,000 John McGraw
Philadelphia Phillies Philadelphia, Pennsylvania National League Park 18,000 Pat Moran
Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Forbes Field 25,000 Fred Clarke
St. Louis Cardinals St. Louis, Missouri Robison Field 21,000 Miller Huggins
Federal League Baltimore Terrapins Baltimore, Maryland Terrapin Park 16,000 Otto Knabe
Brooklyn Tip-Tops New York, New York Washington Park 18,800 Lee Magee, John Ganzel
Buffalo Blues Buffalo, New York Federal League Park 20,000 Larry Schlafly, Walter Blair, Harry Lord
Chicago Whales Chicago, Illinois Weeghman Park 15,000 Joe Tinker
Kansas City Packers Kansas City, Missouri Gordon and Koppel Field 12,000 George Stovall
Newark Peppers Newark, New Jersey Harrison Park 21,000 Bill Phillips, Bill McKechnie
Pittsburgh Rebels Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Exposition Park 16,000 Rebel Oakes
St. Louis Terriers St. Louis, Missouri Handlan's Park 15,000 Fielder Jones

Standings

American League

American League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Boston Red Sox 101 50 .669 — 55‍–‍20 46‍–‍30
Detroit Tigers 100 54 .649 2½ 51‍–‍26 49‍–‍28
Chicago White Sox 93 61 .604 9½ 54‍–‍24 39‍–‍37
Washington Senators 85 68 .556 17 50‍–‍29 35‍–‍39
New York Yankees 69 83 .454 32½ 37‍–‍43 32‍–‍40
St. Louis Browns 63 91 .409 39½ 35‍–‍38 28‍–‍53
Cleveland Indians 57 95 .375 44½ 27‍–‍50 30‍–‍45
Philadelphia Athletics 43 109 .283 58½ 19‍–‍53 24‍–‍56

National League

National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Philadelphia Phillies 90 62 .592 — 49‍–‍27 41‍–‍35
Boston Braves 83 69 .546 7 49‍–‍27 34‍–‍42
Brooklyn Robins 80 72 .526 10 51‍–‍26 29‍–‍46
Chicago Cubs 73 80 .477 17½ 42‍–‍34 31‍–‍46
Pittsburgh Pirates 73 81 .474 18 40‍–‍37 33‍–‍44
St. Louis Cardinals 72 81 .471 18½ 42‍–‍36 30‍–‍45
Cincinnati Reds 71 83 .461 20 39‍–‍37 32‍–‍46
New York Giants 69 83 .454 21 37‍–‍38 32‍–‍45

Federal League

Federal League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Chicago Whales 86 66 .566 — 44‍–‍32 42‍–‍34
St. Louis Terriers 87 67 .565 — 43‍–‍34 44‍–‍33
Pittsburgh Rebels 86 67 .562 ½ 45‍–‍31 41‍–‍36
Kansas City Packers 81 72 .529 5½ 46‍–‍31 35‍–‍41
Newark Peppers 80 72 .526 6 40‍–‍39 40‍–‍33
Buffalo Blues 74 78 .487 12 37‍–‍40 37‍–‍38
Brooklyn Tip-Tops 70 82 .461 16 34‍–‍40 36‍–‍42
Baltimore Terrapins 47 107 .305 40 24‍–‍51 23‍–‍56

Postseason

Bracket

World Series
       
AL Boston Red Sox 1 2 2* 2 5
NL Philadelphia Phillies 3 1 1 1 4

*Denotes walk-off

1915 schedule of the Federal League

Managerial changes

Off-season

Team Former Manager New Manager
Brooklyn Tip-Tops Bill Bradley Lee Magee
Chicago Cubs Hank O'Day Roger Bresnahan
Chicago White Sox Jimmy Callahan Pants Rowland
New York Yankees Roger Peckinpaugh Bill Donovan
Philadelphia Phillies Red Dooin Pat Moran

In-season

Team Former Manager New Manager
Brooklyn Tip-Tops Lee Magee John Ganzel
Buffalo Blues Larry Schlafly Walter Blair
Buffalo Blues Walter Blair Harry Lord
Cleveland Indians Joe Birmingham Lee Fohl
Newark Peppers Bill Phillips Bill McKechnie

League leaders

American League

National League

Federal League

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

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