| 1915 Boston Red Sox | ||||
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| World Series champions American League champions | ||||
 1915 Boston Red Sox team photo, withBabe Ruth in the back row | ||||
| League | American League | |||
| Ballpark | Fenway Park | |||
| City | Boston,Massachusetts | |||
| Record | 101–50 (.669) | |||
| League place | 1st | |||
| Owners | Joseph Lannin | |||
| Managers | Bill Carrigan | |||
| Stats | ESPN.com Baseball Reference | |||
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The1915 Boston Red Sox season was the 15th season in the franchise'sMajor League Baseball history. TheRed Sox finished first in theAmerican League (AL) with a record of 101 wins and 50 losses.
The team then faced theNational League (NL) championPhiladelphia Phillies in the1915 World Series, which the Red Sox won in five games to capture the franchise's third World Series. While the Red Sox' home field wasFenway Park, their two home games of the World Series were played atBraves Field,[1] due to its larger seating capacity.[2]
| 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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| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| 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 Boston Red Sox | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders | Manager | ||||||
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 | 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hal Janvrin | 99 | 316 | 85 | .269 | 0 | 37 |
| Heinie Wagner | 84 | 267 | 64 | .240 | 0 | 29 |
| Pinch Thomas | 86 | 203 | 48 | .236 | 0 | 21 |
| Del Gainer | 82 | 200 | 59 | .295 | 1 | 29 |
| 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 |
| Raymond Haley | 5 | 7 | 1 | .143 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Rodgers | 11 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Wally Rehg | 5 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 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 |
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| Rube Foster | 37 | 255.0 | 19 | 8 | 2.11 | 82 |
| Ernie Shore | 38 | 247.0 | 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 |
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 | 75.0 | 4 | 2 | 3.36 | 43 |
| Herb Pennock | 5 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 | 9.64 | 7 |
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 |
AL Boston Red Sox (4) vs. NLPhiladelphia Phillies (1)
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Sox – 1,Phillies – 3 | October 8 | National League Park | 19,343 |
| 2 | Red Sox – 2, Phillies – 1 | October 9 | National League Park | 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 | National League Park | 20,306 |
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