1915 Season

30 teams competing in 2 leagues

The 1915 Major League Baseball season was played by 30 teams. The Boston Red Sox won the World Series, defeating the Philadelphia Phillies. Gavvy Cravath led with 24 home runs, Gavvy Cravath led with 115 RBI, and Ty Cobb led with 208 hits. This page carries the 1915 standings, league leaders, postseason results, and a link to every team's season.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
Win% (Winning Percentage):
Wins divided by games decided.
GB (Games Back):
How far a team trailed the division or league leader.

Data updated

🏆 Postseason

1915 Bracket
World Series BOS def. PHI (4-1)

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⚾ Batting Leaders

1915 Home Run Leaders

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Batting average and OPS list qualified hitters only: 3.1 plate appearances per team game — 480 plate appearances at 155 team games. Home runs, RBI, hits, runs and stolen bases are counting totals and list every player.

Batting Average qualified

1 Ty Cobb .369 2 Benny Kauff .342 3 Eddie Collins .332 4 Lee Magee .323 5 Jack Fournier .322

OPS qualified

1 Ty Cobb .973 2 Benny Kauff .955 3 Jack Fournier .920 4 Gavvy Cravath .902 5 Eddie Collins .896

Home Runs all players

1 Gavvy Cravath 24 2 Hal Chase 17 3 Cy Williams 13 4 Dutch Zwilling 13 5 Benny Kauff 12

RBI all players

1 Gavvy Cravath 115 2 Sam Crawford 112 3 Bobby Veach 112 4 Ty Cobb 99 5 Dutch Zwilling 94

Hits all players

1 Ty Cobb 208 2 Larry Doyle 189 3 Jack Tobin 184 4 Sam Crawford 183 5 Ed Konetchy 181

Runs all players

1 Ty Cobb 144 2 Eddie Collins 118 3 Ossie Vitt 116 4 Tris Speaker 108 5 Ray Chapman 101

Stolen Bases all players

1 Ty Cobb 96 2 Benny Kauff 55 3 Fritz Maisel 51 4 Eddie Collins 46 5 Burt Shotton 43
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🎯 Pitching Leaders

1915 Strikeout Leaders

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ERA and WHIP list qualified pitchers only: 1 inning pitched per team game — 155 innings at 155 team games. Wins, strikeouts and saves are counting totals and list every pitcher.

ERA qualified

1 Pete Alexander 1.22 2 Dizzy Dismukes 1.24 3 Smoky Joe Wood 1.49 4 Walter Johnson 1.55 5 Fred Toney 1.58

WHIP qualified

1 Pete Alexander 0.84 2 Walter Johnson 0.93 3 Dizzy Dismukes 0.93 4 Tom Hughes 0.95 5 Dicta Johnson 0.99

Wins all pitchers

1 Pete Alexander 31 2 Walter Johnson 27 3 George McConnell 25 4 Hooks Dauss 24 5 Red Faber 24

Strikeouts all pitchers

1 Pete Alexander 241 2 Dave Davenport 229 3 Walter Johnson 203 4 Red Faber 182 5 Jeff Tesreau 176

Saves all pitchers

1 Hugh Bedient 10 2 Tom Hughes 9 3 Carl Mays 7 4 Cy Barger 6 5 Rube Benton 5
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📋 Standings

WES

Indianapolis ABCs ★ 37-25 Chicago American Giants 29-25 St. Louis Giants 9-9 Cuban Stars of Havana 24-29

FL

St. Louis Terriers ★ 87-67 Chicago Whales 86-66 Pittsburgh Rebels 86-67 Kansas City Packers 81-72 Newark Pepper 80-72 Buffalo Blues 74-78 Brooklyn Tip-Tops 70-82 Baltimore Terrapins 47-107

American League

Boston Red Sox ★ 101-50 Detroit Tigers 100-54 Chicago White Sox 93-61 Washington Senators 85-68 New York Yankees 69-83 St. Louis Browns 63-91 Cleveland Indians 57-95 Philadelphia Athletics 43-109

National League

Philadelphia Phillies ★ 90-62 Boston Braves 83-69 Brooklyn Robins 80-72 Chicago Cubs 73-80 Pittsburgh Pirates 73-81 St. Louis Cardinals 72-81 Cincinnati Reds 71-83 New York Giants 69-83

EAS

New York Lincoln Giants ★ 17-6 New York Lincoln Stars 24-15

The 1915 season in brief

No 1915 club finished with a better record than the New York Lincoln Giants at 17-6. 43-109 left the Philadelphia Athletics with the lowest winning percentage of 1915. Across the races, the Federal League ended with the St. Louis Terriers and the Chicago Whales level at 87-67, the St. Louis Terriers ranked first, the EAS group went to the New York Lincoln Giants by the narrowest of margins over the New York Lincoln Stars, 17-6 to 24-15, the Detroit Tigers (100-54) chased the Boston Red Sox (101-50) to the end in the American League, and the Indianapolis ABCs (37-25) held off the Chicago American Giants (29-25) in the WES group. The 1915 title went to the Boston Red Sox, who defeated the Philadelphia Phillies in the World Series, 4 games to 1. Gavvy Cravath led the majors with 24 home runs, ahead of Hal Chase with 17. The qualified batting-average board starts with Ty Cobb at .369, with Benny Kauff next at .342. That 1915 rate board needs 480 plate appearances (155 team games times the per-game rule). Ty Cobb topped several batting tiles at once: batting average, OPS, hits, runs, and stolen bases. Among qualified pitchers, Pete Alexander had the lowest ERA, 1.22; Dizzy Dismukes followed at 1.24. Full batting and pitching tables are on the 1915 leaders page.

1915 MLB Season: Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the World Series in 1915?
The Boston Red Sox won the 1915 World Series, beating the Philadelphia Phillies.
How many teams played in 1915?
30 teams played in the 1915 major league season.
Who led MLB in home runs in 1915?
Gavvy Cravath led with 24 home runs in 1915.
Who led MLB in RBI in 1915?
Gavvy Cravath led with 115 RBI in 1915.
Who led MLB in hits in 1915?
Ty Cobb led with 208 hits in 1915.
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