1915 New York Yankees season
Season for the Major League Baseball team the New York Yankees
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The 1915 New York Yankees season was the 13th season for the Yankees and their 15th overall. The team was under new ownership and new management.
| 1915 New York Yankees | |
|---|---|
| League | American League |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York City |
| Record | 69â83 (.454) |
| League place | 5th |
| Owners | Jacob Ruppert and Tillinghast L'Hommedieu Huston |
| Managers | Bill Donovan |
The team finished with a record of 69â83, 32½ games behind the American League champion Boston Red Sox. New York was managed by Bill Donovan. Home games were played at the Polo Grounds.
Opening day game
Opening day was an away game at Griffith Stadium against the Washington Senators. The Yankee opening day starting pitcher was Jack Warhop.
The first game of the season on the home field was April 22, 1915, against the Washington Senators at the Polo Grounds with 7,000 attending. Mayor John Purroy Mitchel threw the ceremonial first pitch.[1][2]
Regular season
- June 23, 1915: Philadelphia Athletics pitcher Bruno Haas set an American League record by walking 16 Yankees in one game.[3]
Season standings
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Red Sox | 101 | 50 | .669 | â | 55âââ20 | 46âââ30 |
| Detroit Tigers | 100 | 54 | .649 | 2½ | 51âââ26 | 49âââ28 |
| Chicago White Sox | 93 | 61 | .604 | 9½ | 54âââ24 | 39âââ37 |
| Washington Senators | 85 | 68 | .556 | 17 | 50âââ29 | 35âââ39 |
| New York Yankees | 69 | 83 | .454 | 32½ | 37âââ43 | 32âââ40 |
| St. Louis Browns | 63 | 91 | .409 | 39½ | 35âââ38 | 28âââ53 |
| Cleveland Indians | 57 | 95 | .375 | 44½ | 27âââ50 | 30âââ45 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 43 | 109 | .283 | 58½ | 19âââ53 | 24âââ56 |
Record vs. opponents
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHA | SLB | WSH | |||||
| Boston | â | 12â10 | 16â4 | 14â8 | 10â12 | 17â5â1 | 17â5â2 | 15â6â1 | |||||
| Chicago | 10â12 | â | 16â6 | 7â15 | 15â7 | 19â3 | 18â4 | 8â14â1 | |||||
| Cleveland | 4â16 | 6â16 | â | 5â17 | 9â13â1 | 15â7â1 | 12â10 | 6â16 | |||||
| Detroit | 8â14 | 15â7 | 17â5 | â | 17â5 | 17â5 | 13â9â2 | 13â9 | |||||
| New York | 12â10 | 7â15 | 13â9â1 | 5â17 | â | 11â9 | 12â10â1 | 9â13 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 5â17â1 | 3â19 | 7â15â1 | 5â17 | 9â11 | â | 6â16 | 8â14 | |||||
| St. Louis | 5â17â2 | 4â18 | 10â12 | 9â13â2 | 10â12â1 | 16â6 | â | 9â13 | |||||
| Washington | 6â15â1 | 14â8â1 | 16â6 | 9â13 | 13â9 | 14â8 | 13â9 | â | |||||
Roster
| 1915 New York Yankees | |||||||||
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| Pitchers | Catchers
Infielders |
Outfielders | Manager
Coaches | ||||||
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 | Les Nunamaker | 87 | 249 | 56 | .225 | 0 | 17 |
| 1B | Wally Pipp | 136 | 479 | 118 | .246 | 4 | 60 |
| 2B | Lute Boone | 130 | 431 | 88 | .204 | 5 | 43 |
| SS | Roger Peckinpaugh | 142 | 540 | 119 | .220 | 5 | 44 |
| 3B | Fritz Maisel | 135 | 530 | 149 | .281 | 4 | 46 |
| OF | Roy Hartzell | 119 | 387 | 97 | .251 | 3 | 60 |
| OF | Doc Cook | 132 | 476 | 129 | .271 | 2 | 33 |
| OF | Hugh High | 119 | 427 | 110 | .258 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paddy Baumann | 76 | 219 | 64 | .292 | 2 | 28 |
| Birdie Cree | 74 | 196 | 42 | .214 | 0 | 15 |
| Ed Sweeney | 53 | 137 | 26 | .190 | 0 | 5 |
| Charlie Mullen | 40 | 90 | 24 | .267 | 0 | 7 |
| Elmer Miller | 26 | 83 | 12 | .145 | 0 | 3 |
| Walt Alexander | 25 | 68 | 17 | .250 | 1 | 5 |
| Tim Hendryx | 13 | 40 | 8 | .200 | 0 | 1 |
| Skeeter Shelton | 10 | 40 | 1 | .025 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Barney | 11 | 36 | 7 | .194 | 0 | 8 |
| Ernie Krueger | 10 | 29 | 5 | .172 | 0 | 0 |
| Pi Schwert | 9 | 18 | 5 | .278 | 0 | 6 |
| Tom Daley | 10 | 8 | 2 | .250 | 0 | 1 |
| Gene Layden | 3 | 7 | 2 | .286 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Gilhooley | 1 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Roxy Walters | 2 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Caldwell | 36 | 305.0 | 19 | 16 | 2.89 | 130 |
| Ray Fisher | 30 | 247.2 | 18 | 11 | 2.11 | 97 |
| Jack Warhop | 21 | 143.1 | 7 | 9 | 3.96 | 34 |
| Ray Keating | 11 | 79.1 | 3 | 6 | 3.63 | 37 |
| Marty McHale | 13 | 78.1 | 3 | 7 | .4.25 | 25 |
| George Mogridge | 6 | 41.0 | 2 | 3 | 1.76 | 11 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boardwalk Brown | 19 | 96.2 | 3 | 6 | 4.10 | 34 |
| Cy Pieh | 21 | 94.0 | 4 | 5 | 2.87 | 46 |
| Bob Shawkey | 16 | 85.2 | 4 | 7 | 3.26 | 31 |
| King Cole | 10 | 51.0 | 2 | 3 | 3.18 | 19 |
| Bill Donovan | 9 | 33.2 | 0 | 3 | 4.81 | 17 |
| Dazzy Vance | 8 | 28.0 | 0 | 3 | 3.54 | 18 |
| Allen Russell | 5 | 27.0 | 1 | 2 | 2.67 | 21 |
| Cliff Markle | 3 | 23.0 | 2 | 0 | 0.39 | 12 |
| Dan Tipple | 3 | 19.0 | 1 | 1 | 0.95 | 14 |
| Neal Brady | 2 | 8.2 | 0 | 0 | 3.12 | 6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ensign Cottrell | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.38 | 7 |