1915 Boston Braves season
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Record | 83–69 (.546) |
League place | 2nd |
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Owner(s) | James Gaffney |
Manager(s) | George Stallings |
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The 1915 Boston Braves season was a season in Major League Baseball. The Braves finished second in the National League with a record of 83 wins and 69 losses, seven games behind the National League champion Philadelphia Phillies. The 1915 season was notable for the opening of Braves Field on August 13, the last of the National League's "jewel box" stadiums to be built. (Weeghman Park in Chicago, while opened in 1914, would not be occupied by the Cubs until the next season.) Prior to the opening of Braves Field, the Braves had played in Fenway Park for the first half of the 1915 season and the last 27 games of the 1914 season, having left their only previous home, South End Grounds, on August 11, 1914.
In the final game of the season, a 15–8 loss to the New York Giants, Joe Shannon made his final Major League appearance, and Red Shannon made his first Major League appearance. The two were twins, marking the first of three times that twins played on the same team (along with Eddie and Johnny O'Brien and Jose and Ozzie Canseco).[1]
Offseason
- February 14, 1915: Oscar Dugey, Possum Whitted, and cash were traded by the Braves to the Philadelphia Phillies for Sherry Magee.[2]
Regular season
Season standings
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Philadelphia Phillies | 90 | 62 | 0.592 | — | 49–27 | 41–35 |
Boston Braves | 83 | 69 | 0.546 | 7 | 49–27 | 34–42 |
Brooklyn Robins | 80 | 72 | 0.526 | 10 | 51–26 | 29–46 |
Chicago Cubs | 73 | 80 | 0.477 | 17½ | 42–34 | 31–46 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 73 | 81 | 0.474 | 18 | 40–37 | 33–44 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 72 | 81 | 0.471 | 18½ | 42–36 | 30–45 |
Cincinnati Reds | 71 | 83 | 0.461 | 20 | 39–37 | 32–46 |
New York Giants | 69 | 83 | 0.454 | 21 | 37–38 | 32–45 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BOS | BR | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
Boston | — | 14–8–1 | 10–12–1 | 15–7 | 13–9–1 | 7–14 | 15–7 | 9–12–2 | |||||
Brooklyn | 8–14–1 | — | 14–8 | 11–11–1 | 12–8 | 13–9 | 11–11 | 11–11 | |||||
Chicago | 12–10–1 | 8–14 | — | 13–9–2 | 8–14 | 7–14 | 13–9 | 12–10 | |||||
Cincinnati | 7–15 | 11–11–1 | 9–13–2 | — | 9–13–1 | 9–13 | 12–10–1 | 14–8–1 | |||||
New York | 9–13–1 | 8–12 | 14–8 | 13–9–1 | — | 7–15–1 | 8–14 | 10–12 | |||||
Philadelphia | 14–7 | 9–13 | 14–7 | 13–9 | 15–7–1 | — | 10–12 | 15–7 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 7–15 | 11–11 | 9–13 | 10–12–1 | 14–8 | 12–10 | — | 10–12–1 | |||||
St. Louis | 12–9–2 | 11–11 | 10–12 | 8–14–1 | 12–10 | 7–15 | 12–10–1 | — |
Roster
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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 |
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3B | Smith, RedRed Smith | 157 | 549 | 145 | .264 | 2 | 65 |
OF | Magee, SherrySherry Magee | 156 | 571 | 160 | .280 | 2 | 87 |
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 |
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Fitzpatrick, EdEd Fitzpatrick | 105 | 303 | 67 | .221 | 0 | 24 |
Egan, DickDick Egan | 83 | 220 | 57 | .259 | 0 | 21 |
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 |
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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 |
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Hughes, TomTom Hughes | 50 | 280.1 | 16 | 14 | 2.12 | 171 |
Davis, GeorgeGeorge Davis | 15 | 73.1 | 3 | 3 | 3.80 | 26 |
James, BillBill James | 13 | 68.1 | 5 | 4 | 3.03 | 23 |
Barnes, JesseJesse Barnes | 9 | 45.1 | 3 | 0 | 1.39 | 16 |
Crutcher, DickDick Crutcher | 14 | 43.2 | 2 | 2 | 4.33 | 17 |
Strand, PaulPaul Strand | 6 | 22.2 | 1 | 1 | 2.38 | 13 |
Hess, OttoOtto Hess | 4 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 3.86 | 5 |
Luque, DolfDolf Luque | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3.60 | 3 |
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 |
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Cocreham, GeneGene Cocreham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 0 |