1915 Boston Red Sox season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 Boston Red Sox 1915 World Series championsAmerican League champions 1915 Boston Red Sox with Rookie Babe Ruth.jpg 250 1915 Boston Red Sox team photo,with Babe Ruth in the back row American League Fenway Park Boston, Massachusetts 101–50 (.669) 1st Joseph Lannin Bill Carrigan bos BOS The 1915 Boston Red Sox season was the 15th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished first in the American League (AL) with a record of 101 wins and 50 losses. The team then faced the National League (NL) champion Philadelphia Phillies in the 1915 World Series, which the Red Sox won in five games to capture the franchise's third World Series. While the Red Sox' home field was Fenway Park, their two home games of the World Series were played at Braves Field,https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1915/YPS_1915.htm The 1915 Post-Season Games Retrosheet September 18, 2019 due to its larger seating capacity.http://www.thisgreatgame.com/ballparks-braves-field.html The Ballparks: Braves Field This Great Game September 18, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20180121123649/http://www.thisgreatgame.com/ballparks-braves-field.html January 21, 2018 dead Regular season Opening Day lineup Harry Hooper RFHeinie Wagner 2BTris Speaker CFDuffy Lewis LFDick Hoblitzel 1BEverett Scott SSLarry Gardner 3BHick Cady C Ernie Shore P Source:https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1915/B04140PHA1915.htm Philadelphia Athletics 2, Boston Red Sox 0 April 14, 1915 Retrosheet March 15, 2021 Season standings Boston Red Sox Record vs. opponents BOS Roster 1915 Boston Red Sox Roster Pitchers Ray Collins Ralph Comstock Guy Cooper Rube Foster Vean Gregg Dutch Leonard Carl Mays Herb Pennock Babe Ruth Ernie Shore Smoky Joe Wood Catchers Hick Cady Bill Carrigan Raymond Haley Pinch Thomas Infielders Jack Barry Del Gainer Larry Gardner Dick Hoblitzel Hal Janvrin Mike McNally Bill Rodgers Everett Scott Heinie Wagner Outfielders Olaf Henriksen Harry Hooper Duffy Lewis Wally Rehg Chick Shorten Tris Speaker Manager Bill Carrigan 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 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 Jack Barry (baseball) 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 Other batters 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 Bill Rodgers (infielder) 11 6 0 .000 0 0 Wally Rehg 5 5 1 .200 0 0 Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Rube Foster Rube Foster (AL pitcher) 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 Dutch Leonard (left-handed pitcher) 32 183.1 15 7 2.36 116 Smoky Joe Wood 25 157.1 15 5 1.49 63 Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Carl Mays 38 131.2 6 5 2.60 65 Ray Collins Ray Collins (baseball) 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 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO Ralph Comstock 3 1 0 0 2.00 1 Guy Cooper 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 1915 World Series thumb|right|Score Book, 1915 World Series at Braves Field, Boston 1915 World Series AL Boston Red Sox (4) vs. NL Philadelphia Phillies (1) GameScoreDateLocationAttendance1 Red Sox – 1, Phillies – 3October 8National League Park19,3432 Red Sox – 2, Phillies – 1October 9National League Park20,3063 Phillies – 1, Red Sox – 2October 11Braves Field42,3004 Phillies – 1, Red Sox – 2October 12Braves Field41,0965 Red Sox – 5, Phillies – 4October 13National League Park20,306 Source:1915 World Series - Boston Red Sox over Philadelphia Phillies (4-1) https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1915_WS.shtml 2025-03-22 Baseball-Reference.com en References External links 1915 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference 1915 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com Category:Boston Red Sox seasons Boston Red Sox Boston Red Sox Category:1910s in Boston Category:American League champion seasons Category:World Series champion seasons