1915 Philadelphia Phillies season


The 1915 Philadelphia Phillies season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Phillies winning the National League, then going on to lose the 1915 World Series to the Boston Red Sox. This was the team's first pennant since joining the league in 1883. They would have to wait another 35 years for their second.

Offseason

The pitching staff allowed the fewest runs in the NL. It was led by Hall of Famer Grover Cleveland Alexander, who had one of the greatest seasons in history and won the pitching triple crown. Outfielder Gavvy Cravath, aided by the small Baker Bowl park, led the majors in home runs, runs batted in, and slugging percentage.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Roster

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
PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C10532076.238024
1B141499157.315762
2B148529126.238249
3B10538781.209021
SS153563143.254730
OF150522149.28524115
OF11233883.2461135
OF128448126.281143

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
10932880.244339
6922759.260115
6717442.241016
37649.14108
42396.15400
24273.11102

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGIPWLERASO
49376.131101.22241
43274.221152.36114
32209.214113.0569
29176.211122.3988
26170.1892.4882
963.2432.1213

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGIPWLERASO
623.2103.428

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGWLSVERASO
160202.4227
100002.0310

Awards and honors

League top five finishers

Grover Cleveland Alexander
Dave Bancroft
Gavvy Cravath
Fred Luderus
Erskine Mayer

1915 World Series

Game 1

The Phillies won 3 to 1, although The New York Times reporter Hugh Fullerton wrote, "Alexander pitched a bad game of ball. He had little or nothing." He titled his article, "Nothing but luck saved the Phillies." The Times also reported that 10,000 people gathered in New York City's Times Square to watch a real-time mechanical recreation of the game on a giant scoreboard sponsored by the newspaper.
October 8, 1915, at Baker Bowl in Philadelphia

Game 2

October 9, 1915, at Baker Bowl in Philadelphia

Game 3

October 11, 1915, at Braves Field in Boston, Massachusetts

Game 4

October 12, 1915, at Braves Field in Boston, Massachusetts

Game 5

October 13, 1915, at Baker Bowl in Philadelphia

Testimonial dinner

On October 16, 1915, a testimonial dinner was given to honor the 1915 Phillies for the franchise's first pennant. The dinner took place at The Bellevue-Stratford Hotel. Speakers included Philadelphia mayor Rudolph Blankenburg, Phillies owner William Baker, National League president John Tener, and Phillies manager Pat Moran.