1915 World Series - Boston Red Sox over Philadelphia Phillies (4-1)

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1915 World Series (4-1): Boston Red Sox (101-50) over Philadelphia Phillies (90-62)

1914 WS / 1916 WS

Series Games

Game 1 / Box Score and Play-By-Play

  Friday, October 8, 1915 at Baker Bowl (Philadelphia Phillies)

                                 1  2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9     R  H  E
                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -     -  -  -
    Boston Red Sox               0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0     1  8  1
    Philadelphia Phillies        0  0  0    1  0  0    0  2  x     3  5  1

    PITCHERS: BOS - Shore
              PHI - Alexander

               WP - Pete Alexander
	       LP - Ernie Shore
             SAVE - none

   HOME RUNS: BOS - none
              PHI - none

  ATTENDANCE: 19,343

Game 2 / Box Score and Play-By-Play

  Saturday, October 9, 1915 at Baker Bowl (Philadelphia Phillies)

                                 1  2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9     R  H  E
                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -     -  -  -
    Boston Red Sox               1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1     2 10  0
    Philadelphia Phillies        0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0     1  3  1

    PITCHERS: BOS - Foster
              PHI - Mayer

               WP - Rube Foster
	       LP - Erskine Mayer
             SAVE - none

   HOME RUNS: BOS - none
              PHI - none

  ATTENDANCE: 20,306

Game 3 / Box Score and Play-By-Play

  Monday, October 11, 1915 at Braves Field (Boston Red Sox)

                                 1  2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9     R  H  E
                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -     -  -  -
    Philadelphia Phillies        0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0     1  3  0
    Boston Red Sox               0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  1     2  6  1

    PITCHERS: PHI - Alexander
              BOS - Leonard

               WP - Dutch Leonard
	       LP - Pete Alexander
             SAVE - none

   HOME RUNS: PHI - none
              BOS - none

  ATTENDANCE: 42,300

Game 4 / Box Score and Play-By-Play

  Tuesday, October 12, 1915 at Braves Field (Boston Red Sox)

                                 1  2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9     R  H  E
                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -     -  -  -
    Philadelphia Phillies        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0     1  7  0
    Boston Red Sox               0  0  1    0  0  1    0  0  x     2  8  1

    PITCHERS: PHI - Chalmers
              BOS - Shore

               WP - Ernie Shore
	       LP - George Chalmers
             SAVE - none

   HOME RUNS: PHI - none
              BOS - none

  ATTENDANCE: 41,096

Game 5 / Box Score and Play-By-Play

  Wednesday, October 13, 1915 at Baker Bowl (Philadelphia Phillies)

                                 1  2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9     R  H  E
                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -     -  -  -
    Boston Red Sox               0  1  1    0  0  0    0  2  1     5 10  1
    Philadelphia Phillies        2  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0     4  9  1

    PITCHERS: BOS - Foster
              PHI - Mayer, Rixey (3)

               WP - Rube Foster
	       LP - Eppa Rixey
             SAVE - none

   HOME RUNS: BOS - Hooper (2), Lewis
              PHI - Luderus

  ATTENDANCE: 20,306

Series Batting Stats

Boston Red Sox Batting

* indicates player was with multiple teams

	Playoff Series Stats																Regular Season Stats
	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SB	CS	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	SB	BA	OPS
Jack Barry	5	17	1	3	0	0	0	1	1	2	.176	.222	.176	.399	0	0	*132	442	46	108	0	41	6	.244	.622
Hick Cady	4	6	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	2	.333	.429	.333	.762	0	0	78	205	25	57	0	17	0	.278	.689
Bill Carrigan	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.333	.000	.333	0	0	46	95	10	19	0	7	0	.200	.553
Rube Foster	2	8	0	4	1	0	0	1	0	2	.500	.500	.625	1.125	0	0	40	83	10	23	1	9	0	.277	.723
Del Gainer	1	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	0	0	82	200	30	59	1	29	7	.295	.786
Larry Gardner	5	17	2	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.235	.278	.353	.631	0	0	127	430	51	111	1	55	11	.258	.653
Olaf Henriksen	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	73	92	9	18	0	13	1	.196	.594
Dick Hoblitzell	5	16	1	5	0	0	0	1	0	1	.313	.294	.313	.607	1	1	124	399	54	113	2	61	9	.283	.747
Harry Hooper	5	20	4	7	0	0	2	3	2	4	.350	.435	.650	1.085	0	1	149	566	90	133	2	51	22	.235	.669
Hal Janvrin	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	99	316	41	85	0	37	8	.269	.620
Dutch Leonard	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	32	53	8	14	0	3	0	.264	.702
Duffy Lewis	5	18	1	8	1	0	1	5	1	4	.444	.474	.667	1.140	0	1	152	557	69	162	2	76	14	.291	.731
Babe Ruth	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	42	92	16	29	4	21	0	.315	.952
Everett Scott	5	18	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	.056	.056	.056	.111	0	0	100	359	25	72	0	28	4	.201	.468
Ernie Shore	2	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	.200	.200	.200	.400	0	0	38	79	3	8	0	10	0	.101	.332
Tris Speaker	5	17	2	5	0	1	0	0	4	1	.294	.429	.412	.840	0	3	150	547	108	176	0	69	29	.322	.827
Pinch Thomas	2	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	0	0	86	203	21	48	0	21	3	.236	.581
Totals	52	159	12	42	2	2	3	11	11	25	.264	.314	.358	.672	1	6	155	5024	669	1308	14		118	.260	.676

Philadelphia Phillies Batting

* indicates player was with multiple teams

	Playoff Series Stats																Regular Season Stats
	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SB	CS	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	SB	BA	OPS
Pete Alexander	2	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.200	.200	.200	.400	0	0	49	130	9	22	1	8	0	.169	.421
Dave Bancroft	5	17	2	5	0	0	0	1	2	2	.294	.368	.294	.663	0	2	153	563	85	143	7	30	15	.254	.676
Beals Becker	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	112	338	38	83	11	35	12	.246	.716
Ed Burns	5	16	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	.188	.235	.188	.423	0	0	67	174	11	42	0	16	1	.241	.597
Bobby Byrne	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	105	387	50	81	0	21	4	.209	.536
George Chalmers	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333	.333	.333	.667	0	0	26	59	0	10	0	6	0	.169	.404
Gavvy Cravath	5	16	2	2	1	1	0	1	2	6	.125	.222	.313	.535	0	0	150	522	89	149	24	115	11	.285	.902
Oscar Dugey	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					1	0	42	39	4	6	0	0	2	.154	.462
Bill Killefer	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	105	320	26	76	0	24	5	.238	.565
Fred Luderus	5	16	1	7	2	0	1	6	1	4	.438	.500	.750	1.250	0	3	141	499	55	157	7	62	9	.315	.833
Erskine Mayer	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	43	88	7	21	1	7	0	.239	.598
Bert Niehoff	5	16	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	5	.063	.118	.063	.180	0	0	148	529	61	126	2	49	21	.238	.588
Dode Paskert	5	19	2	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	.158	.200	.158	.358	0	1	109	328	51	80	3	39	9	.244	.666
Eppa Rixey	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	0	0	29	55	3	9	0	2	0	.164	.402
Milt Stock	5	17	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	.118	.211	.176	.387	0	0	69	227	37	59	1	15	6	.260	.656
Possum Whitted	5	15	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	.067	.125	.067	.192	1	0	128	448	46	126	1	43	24	.281	.667
Totals	52	148	10	27	4	1	1	9	10	25	.182	.244	.243	.487	2	6	153	4916	589	1216	58		121	.247	.656

Boston Red Sox Pitching

* indicates player was with multiple teams

			Playoff Series Stats											Regular Season Stats
	G	GS	ERA	W	L	SV	CG	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	WHIP	G	GS	ERA	W	L	SV	IP	H	BB	SO	WHIP
Rube Foster	2	2	2.00	2	0	0	2	18.0	12	4	2	13	0.778	37	33	2.11	19	8	1	255.1	217	86	82	1.187
Dutch Leonard	1	1	1.00	1	0	0	1	9.0	3	1	0	6	0.333	32	21	2.36	15	7	0	183.1	130	67	116	1.075
Ernie Shore	2	2	2.12	1	1	0	2	17.0	12	4	8	6	1.176	38	32	1.64	19	8	0	247.0	207	66	102	1.105
Totals	5	5	1.84	4	1	0	5	44.0	27	9	10	25	0.841	155	155	2.390	101	50		1397.0	1164	446	634	1.152

Philadelphia Phillies Pitching

* indicates player was with multiple teams

			Playoff Series Stats											Regular Season Stats
	G	GS	ERA	W	L	SV	CG	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	WHIP	G	GS	ERA	W	L	SV	IP	H	BB	SO	WHIP
Pete Alexander	2	2	1.53	1	1	0	2	17.2	14	3	4	10	1.019	49	42	1.22	31	10	3	376.1	253	64	241	0.842
George Chalmers	1	1	2.25	0	1	0	1	8.0	8	2	3	6	1.375	26	20	2.48	8	9	1	170.1	159	45	82	1.198
Erskine Mayer	2	2	2.38	0	1	0	1	11.1	16	3	2	7	1.588	43	33	2.36	21	15	2	274.2	240	59	114	1.089
Eppa Rixey	1	0	4.05	0	1	0	0	6.2	4	3	2	2	0.900	29	22	2.39	11	12	1	176.2	163	64	88	1.285
Totals	6	5	2.27	1	4	0	4	43.2	42	11	11	25	1.214	153	153	2.174	90	62		1374.1	1161	342	652	1.094

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