Sports season
American League (AL) National League (NL) Federal League (FL) Sport Baseball Duration Regular season:April 14 – October 7, 1915 (AL, NL) April 10 – October 3, 1915 (FL) World Series (AL vs. NL):October 8 – October 13, 1915 Number of games 154 Number of teams 24 (8 per league) Pennant winners AL champions Boston Red Sox AL runners-up Detroit Tigers NL champions Philadelphia Phillies NL runners-up Boston Braves FL champions Chicago Whales FL runners-up St. Louis Terriers World Series Champions Boston Red Sox (AL) Runners-up Philadelphia Phillies (NL) MLB seasons
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 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 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
Postseason
Bracket 1915 schedule of the Federal League
Managerial changes
Off-season
In-season
League leaders
American League
National League 1 National League Triple Crown pitching winner
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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External links 1915 Major League Baseball season schedule at Baseball Reference Retrieved January 14, 2018
1915 MLB season by team
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