| 1915 New York Yankees | |
|---|---|
| League | American League |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York City |
| Record | 69–83 (.454) |
| League place | 5th |
| Owners | Jacob Ruppert andTillinghast L'Hommedieu Huston |
| Managers | Bill Donovan |
The 1915New 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 theAmerican League championBoston Red Sox. New York was managed byBill Donovan. Home games were played at thePolo Grounds.
Opening day was an away game atGriffith Stadium against theWashington Senators. TheYankee opening day starting pitcher wasJack Warhop.
The first game of the season on thehome field was April 22, 1915, against theWashington Senators at thePolo Grounds with 7,000 attending. MayorJohn Purroy Mitchel threw theceremonial first pitch.[1][2]
| 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 |
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| Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHA | SLB | 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 | — | |||||
| 1915 New York Yankees | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders | Manager Coaches | ||||||
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 | Doc Cook | 132 | 476 | 129 | .271 | 2 | 33 |
| OF | Hugh High | 119 | 427 | 110 | .258 | 1 | 43 |
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 |
| Elmer Miller | 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 |
| Pi Schwert | 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 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Caldwell | 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 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boardwalk Brown | 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 |
| Neal Brady | 2 | 8.2 | 0 | 0 | 3.12 | 6 |
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 |
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