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The Philadelphia Phillies
Philadelphia Phillies
The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team. They are the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional American sports, dating to 1883. The Phillies are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League...

season was a season in American baseball

Baseball

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. It involved the Phillies winning the National League

National League

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, then going on to lose the 1915 World Series

1915 World Series

In the 1915 World Series, the Boston Red Sox beat the Philadelphia Phillies four games to one.In their only World Series before , the Phillies won Game 1 before being swept the rest of the way. It was 65 years before the Phillies won their next Series game...

to the Boston Red Sox

1915 Boston Red Sox season

The 1915 Boston Red Sox season involved the Red Sox finishing 1st in the American League with a record of 101 wins and 50 losses. They defeated the Philadelphia Phillies in 5 games in the World Series.-Opening Day lineup:-Roster:- Starters by position:...

. This was the team's first pennant

Pennant (sports)

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since joining the league in . They would have to wait another 35 years for their second.

Offseason

February 14, 1915: Sherry Magee
Sherry Magee
Sherwood Robert "Sherry" Magee was an American left fielder in Major League Baseball. From 1904 through 1919, Magee played for the Philadelphia Phillies , Boston Braves and Cincinnati Reds...

was traded by the Phillies to the Boston Braves
Atlanta Braves
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for Oscar Dugey
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Oscar Joseph Dugey was a Major League Baseball player. He played all or part of six seasons in the majors, between and , for the Boston Braves and Philadelphia Phillies. He played mostly at second base, but also appeared in 20 games at third base. Following his playing career, Dugey was a coach...

, Possum Whitted
Possum Whitted
George Bostic "Possum" Whitted was an Outfielder and Third Baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals , Boston Braves , Philadelphia Phillies , Pittsburgh Pirates and Brooklyn Robins ....

, and cash.

Regular season

The pitching staff allowed the fewest runs in the NL. It was led by Hall of Famer

National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

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Grover Cleveland Alexander

Grover Cleveland Alexander , nicknamed "Old Pete", was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. He played for the Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, and St. Louis Cardinals and was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1938.-Career:Alexander was born in Elba, Nebraska, one of thirteen...

, who had one of the greatest seasons in history and won the pitching triple crown. Outfielder Gavvy Cravath

Gavvy Cravath

Clifford Carlton "Gavvy" Cravath , also nicknamed "Cactus", was an American right fielder and right-handed batter in Major League Baseball who played primarily for the Philadelphia Phillies...

, aided by the small Baker Bowl

Baker Bowl

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park, led the majors in home run

Home run

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s, runs batted in, and slugging percentage.

Roster

1915 Philadelphia Phillies
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders		Manager

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	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	105	320	76	.238	0	24
1B	141	499	157	.315	7	62
2B	148	529	126	.238	2	49
3B	105	387	81	.209	0	21
SS	153	563	143	.254	7	30
OF	150	522	149	.285	24	115
OF	112	338	83	.246	11	35
OF	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

G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
109	328	80	.244	3	39
69	227	59	.260	1	15
67	174	42	.241	0	16
37	64	9	.141	0	8
42	39	6	.154	0	0
24	27	3	.111	0	2

Starting pitchers

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

G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
49	376.1	31	10	1.22	241
43	274.2	21	15	2.36	114
32	209.2	14	11	3.05	69
29	176.2	11	12	2.39	88
26	170.1	8	9	2.48	82
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
	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
	16	0	2	0	2.42	27
	10	0	0	0	2.03	10

League top five finishers

Grover Cleveland Alexander
Grover Cleveland Alexander
Grover Cleveland Alexander , nicknamed "Old Pete", was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. He played for the Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, and St. Louis Cardinals and was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1938.-Career:Alexander was born in Elba, Nebraska, one of thirteen...

MLB leader in wins (31)
MLB leader in ERA (1.22)
MLB leader in strikeouts (241)
MLB leader in shutouts (12)

Dave Bancroft
Dave Bancroft
David James "Beauty" Bancroft was an American baseball player who played Major League Baseball from 1915 to 1930. He is a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame....

#3 in NL in runs scored (85)

Gavvy Cravath
Gavvy Cravath
Clifford Carlton "Gavvy" Cravath , also nicknamed "Cactus", was an American right fielder and right-handed batter in Major League Baseball who played primarily for the Philadelphia Phillies...

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
Fred Luderus
Frederick William Luderus , is a former professional baseball player who played first base in the Major Leagues from 1909-1920. He would play for the Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago Cubs.Luderus was a member of the 1915 Phillies team that won the National League pennant...

#2 in NL in batting average (.315)
#2 in NL in slugging percentage (.457)

Erskine Mayer
Erskine Mayer
Jacob Erskine Mayer was an American baseball player who played for three different Major League Baseball teams during the 1910s...

#3 in NL in wins (21)

Game 1

The Phillies won 3 to 1, although New York Times reporter Hugh Fullerton

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wrote, "Alexander

Grover Cleveland 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

Times Square

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to watch a real-time mechanical recreation of the game on a giant scoreboard sponsored by the newspaper.

October 8, 1915 at Baker Bowl

Baker Bowl

in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Boston	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	8	1
Philadelphia	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	x	3	5	1
W: Grover Cleveland Alexander Grover Cleveland Alexander Grover Cleveland Alexander , nicknamed "Old Pete", was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. He played for the Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, and St. Louis Cardinals and was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1938.-Career:Alexander was born in Elba, Nebraska, one of thirteen... (1-0) L: Ernie Shore Ernie Shore Ernest Grady Shore was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Boston Red Sox during some of their best years in the 1910s.... (0-1)

Game 2

October 9, 1915 at Baker Bowl

Baker Bowl

in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Boston	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	10	0
Philadelphia	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	x	1	3	1
W: Rube Foster Rube Foster (AL pitcher) George "Rube" Foster was a former Major League Baseball player. Foster was a right-handed pitcher with the Boston Red Sox from to and won two World Series championships with the team in and again in .Foster was picked up by the Boston Red Sox and made his major league debut for the team on... (1-0) L: Erskine Mayer Erskine Mayer Jacob Erskine Mayer was an American baseball player who played for three different Major League Baseball teams during the 1910s... (0-1)

Game 3

October 11, 1915 at Braves Field

Braves Field

Braves Field was a baseball park that formerly stood on Commonwealth Avenue in Boston, Massachusetts. The stadium was home to the Boston Braves National League franchise from 1915–1952, when the team moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin...

in Boston, Massachusetts

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Philadelphia	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0
Boston	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	6	1
W: Dutch Leonard Dutch Leonard (left-handed pitcher) Hubert Benjamin "Dutch" Leonard, was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who had an 11-year career from 1913–1921, 1924-1925. He played for the Boston Red Sox and Detroit Tigers, and holds the major league modern-era record for the lowest single-season ERA of all time — 0.96... (1-0) L: Grover Cleveland Alexander Grover Cleveland Alexander Grover Cleveland Alexander , nicknamed "Old Pete", was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. He played for the Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, and St. Louis Cardinals and was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1938.-Career:Alexander was born in Elba, Nebraska, one of thirteen... (1-1)

Game 4

October 12, 1915 at Braves Field

Braves Field

in Boston, Massachusetts

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Philadelphia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	7	0
Boston	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	x	2	8	1
W: Ernie Shore Ernie Shore Ernest Grady Shore was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Boston Red Sox during some of their best years in the 1910s.... (1-1) L: George Chalmers George Chalmers (baseball) George W. Chalmers was a professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1910-1916. He played for the Philadelphia Phillies.-External links:... (0-1)

Game 5

October 13, 1915 at Baker Bowl

Baker Bowl

in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Boston	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	5	10	1
Philadelphia	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	9	1
W: Rube Foster Rube Foster (AL pitcher) George "Rube" Foster was a former Major League Baseball player. Foster was a right-handed pitcher with the Boston Red Sox from to and won two World Series championships with the team in and again in .Foster was picked up by the Boston Red Sox and made his major league debut for the team on... (2-0) L: Eppa Rixey Eppa Rixey Eppa Rixey Jr. , nicknamed "Jephtha", was an American left-handed pitcher who played 21 seasons for the Philadelphia Phillies and Cincinnati Reds in Major League Baseball from 1912 to 1933... (0-1)

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

The Bellevue-Stratford Hotel

The Bellevue is a landmark building at Broad & Walnut Streets in Center City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It has continued as a well-known institution for more than a century. In the past 30 years the hotel has undergone minor name changes, but still is widely known by its historic name, The...

. Speakers included Philadelphia mayor Rudolph Blankenburg, Phillies owner William Baker

William Baker (baseball)

William Baker was the owner of the Philadelphia Phillies of the National League from through . In 1913, Baker purchased the club from Horace Fogel after Fogel was banned from baseball. He was at the helm two years later when the Phillies played in the 1915 World Series.Baker was known for being...

, National League

National League

president John Tener

John K. Tener

John Kinley Tener was a Major League baseball player and executive and, from 1911 to 1915, served as the 25th Governor of Pennsylvania.-Biography:...

, and Phillies manager Pat Moran

Pat Moran

Patrick Joseph Moran was an American catcher and manager in Major League Baseball. As a manager, he led two teams to their first-ever modern-era National League championships: the 1915 Philadelphia Phillies and the 1919 Cincinnati Reds...

External links

Philadelphia Athletics Historical Society: 1915 Phillies

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