# 1915 Boston Red Sox season

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, due to its larger seating capacity.

## Regular season
### Opening Day lineup

| 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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### Season standings

vteAmerican League :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| 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 |

### Record vs. opponents

1915 American League recordvte Sources: :
| 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 | — |

### 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
| 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 |

#### 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 | 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 | 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 |

#### 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 | 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

AL Boston Red Sox (4) vs. NL Philadelphia Phillies (1)
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
| 1 | Red Sox – 1, Phillies – 3 | October 8 | Baker Bowl | 19,343 |
| 2 | Red Sox – 2, Phillies – 1 | October 9 | Baker Bowl | 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 | Baker Bowl | 20,306 |