1915 Philadelphia Phillies season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 Philadelphia Phillies 1915 National League champions National League National League Park Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. William F. Baker Pat Moran 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 World Series to the Boston Red Sox. This was the team's first pennant since joining the league in 1883. It would have to wait another thirty-five years for its second — and another sixty-five years for its first World Championship. Offseason thumb|right|The 1915 Phillies, the first time that the franchise made the postseason February 14, 1915: Sherry Magee was traded by the Phillies to the Boston Braves for Oscar Dugey, Possum Whitted, and cash.Oscar Dugey page at Baseball Reference Regular season 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 Philadelphia Phillies Record vs. opponents PHI Roster 1915 Philadelphia Phillies Roster Pitchers Pete Alexander Stan Baumgartner George Chalmers Al Demaree Erskine Mayer George McQuillan Joe Oeschger Eppa Rixey Ben Tincup Catchers Bert Adams Ed Burns Bill Killefer Infielders Dave Bancroft Bobby Byrne Oscar Dugey Fred Luderus Bert Niehoff Milt Stock Outfielders Beals Becker Gavvy Cravath Dode Paskert Bud Weiser Possum Whitted Manager Pat Moran 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 Bill Killefer 105 320 76 .238 0 24 1B Fred Luderus 141 499 157 .315 7 62 2B Bert Niehoff 148 529 126 .238 2 49 3B Bobby Byrne Bobby Byrne (baseball) 105 387 81 .209 0 21 SS Dave Bancroft 153 563 143 .254 7 30 OF Gavvy Cravath 150 522 149 .285 24 115 OF Beals Becker 112 338 83 .246 11 35 OF Possum Whitted 128 448 126 .281 1 43 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 Dode Paskert 109 328 80 .244 3 39 Milt Stock 69 227 59 .260 1 15 Ed Burns Ed Burns (baseball) 67 174 42 .241 0 16 Bud Weiser 37 64 9 .141 0 8 Oscar Dugey 42 39 6 .154 0 0 Bert Adams 24 27 3 .111 0 2 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 Pete Alexander Grover Cleveland Alexander 49 376.1 31 10 1.22 241 Erskine Mayer 43 274.2 21 15 2.36 114 Al Demaree 32 209.2 14 11 3.05 69 Eppa Rixey 29 176.2 11 12 2.39 88 George Chalmers George Chalmers (baseball) 26 170.1 8 9 2.48 82 George McQuillan 9 63.2 4 3 2.12 13 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 Joe Oeschger 6 23.2 1 0 3.42 8 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 Stan Baumgartner 16 0 2 0 2.42 27 Ben Tincup 10 0 0 0 2.03 10 Awards and honors League top five finishers Grover Cleveland Alexander MLB leader in wins (31) MLB leader in ERA (1.22) MLB leader in strikeouts (241) MLB leader in shutouts (12) Dave Bancroft #3 in NL in runs scored (85) Gavvy Cravath MLB leader in home runs (24) MLB leader in RBI (115) MLB leader in slugging percentage (.510) NL leader in runs scored (89) NL leader in on-base percentage (.393) Fred Luderus #2 in NL in batting average (.315) #2 in NL in slugging percentage (.457) Erskine Mayer #3 in NL in wins (21) Postseason 1915 World Series 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.Hugh S. Fullerton Nothing but luck saved the Phillies https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1915/10/09/100179564.pdf The New York Times October 9, 1915 July 10, 2009 October 8, 1915, at National League Park in Philadelphia Team123456789RHEBoston000000010181Philadelphia00010002x351W: Grover Cleveland Alexander (1–0)  L: Ernie Shore (0–1) Game 2 thumb|Ticket for 1915 World Series Game 2 held October 9, 1915 at Philadelphia's National League Park October 9, 1915, at National League Park in Philadelphia Team123456789RHEBoston1000000012100Philadelphia00001000x131W: Rube Foster (1–0)  L: Erskine Mayer (0–1) Game 3 October 11, 1915, at Braves Field in Boston, Massachusetts Team123456789RHEPhiladelphia001000000130Boston000100001261W: Dutch Leonard (1–0)  L: Grover Cleveland Alexander (1–1) Game 4 October 12, 1915, at Braves Field in Boston, Massachusetts Team123456789RHEPhiladelphia000000010170Boston00100100x281W: Ernie Shore (1–1)  L: George Chalmers (0–1) Game 5 October 13, 1915, at National League Park in Philadelphia Team123456789RHEBoston0110000215101Philadelphia200200000491W: Rube Foster (2–0)  L: Eppa Rixey (0–1) Legacy 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.Title Unknown http://www.eddolan.com/phillies.1915.dinner.jpg https://web.archive.org/web/20101005142302/http://eddolan.com/phillies.1915.dinner.jpg October 5, 2010 dead July 10, 2009 mdy-all The team marked its 25th anniversary in 1940 when the pennant remained the club's lone to date. Gerry Nugent announced in April 1940 that the organization would welcome back the players from the 1915 team to celebrate the anniversary. Bill Killefer, Bert Neihoff, Milt Stock, and Ben Tincup all remained in organized baseball in 1940 as managers or coaches.Baumgartner Stan 1915 Phillies to Return April 14, 1940 The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 21 Notes 2 References Baseball Reference: 1915 Philadelphia Phillies season External links Steven Goldman You Could Look It Up; 1915, the Year of Nothing https://baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=8247 Baseball Prospectus October 24, 2008 July 10, 2009 Philadelphia Athletics Historical Society: 1915 Phillies Category:Philadelphia Phillies seasons Philadelphia Phillies season Category:National League champion seasons Philly Category:1910s in Philadelphia