2015 National League
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The 2015 season of the National League was the one hundred fortieth season of the league.
Season summary[edit]
The NL Central became the first division in MLB history (since divisional play began in 1969) to feature the top three records in the majors, with the St. Louis Cardinals edging out the Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Cubs in a season-long race. That left the teams with the second- and third- best records to face off in the Wild Card Game, with the winner facing the team with the best record, while five teams with worse records than Pittsburgh and Chicago got to skip the wild card round altogether.
Standings[edit]
- An asterisk (*) indicates the team was one of its league's wild cards, Bold indicates league champion, Italics indicates World Series champion
| Rank | Team | G | W | L | T | WPCT | GB | RS (RS/G) | RA (RA/G) | AVG | OBP | SLG | ERA | FPCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Division | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | St. Louis Cardinals | 162 | 100 | 62 | 0 | .617 | -.- | 647 (3.99) | 525 (3.24) | 0.253 | 0.321 | 0.394 | 2.94 | 0.984 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh Pirates* | 162 | 98 | 64 | 0 | .605 | 2.0 | 697 (4.30) | 596 (3.68) | 0.260 | 0.323 | 0.396 | 3.21 | 0.981 |
| 3 | Chicago Cubs* | 162 | 97 | 65 | 0 | .599 | 3.0 | 689 (4.25) | 608 (3.75) | 0.244 | 0.321 | 0.398 | 3.36 | 0.982 |
| 4 | Milwaukee Brewers | 162 | 68 | 94 | 0 | .420 | 32.0 | 655 (4.04) | 737 (4.55) | 0.251 | 0.307 | 0.393 | 4.28 | 0.981 |
| 5 | Cincinnati Reds | 162 | 64 | 98 | 0 | .395 | 36.0 | 640 (3.95) | 754 (4.65) | 0.248 | 0.312 | 0.394 | 4.33 | 0.985 |
| Eastern Division | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | New York Mets | 162 | 90 | 72 | 0 | .556 | -.- | 683 (4.22) | 613 (3.78) | 0.244 | 0.312 | 0.400 | 3.43 | 0.986 |
| 2 | Washington Nationals | 162 | 83 | 79 | 0 | .512 | 7.0 | 703 (4.34) | 635 (3.92) | 0.251 | 0.321 | 0.403 | 3.62 | 0.985 |
| 3 | Miami Marlins | 162 | 71 | 91 | 0 | .438 | 19.0 | 613 (3.78) | 678 (4.19) | 0.260 | 0.310 | 0.384 | 4.02 | 0.987 |
| 4 | Atlanta Braves | 162 | 67 | 95 | 0 | .414 | 23.0 | 573 (3.54) | 760 (4.69) | 0.251 | 0.314 | 0.359 | 4.41 | 0.985 |
| 5 | Philadelphia Phillies | 162 | 63 | 99 | 0 | .389 | 27.0 | 626 (3.86) | 809 (4.99) | 0.249 | 0.303 | 0.382 | 4.69 | 0.981 |
| Western Division | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 162 | 92 | 70 | 0 | .568 | -.- | 667 (4.12) | 595 (3.67) | 0.250 | 0.326 | 0.413 | 3.44 | 0.988 |
| 2 | San Francisco Giants | 162 | 84 | 78 | 0 | .519 | 8.0 | 696 (4.30) | 627 (3.87) | 0.267 | 0.326 | 0.406 | 3.72 | 0.987 |
| 3 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 162 | 79 | 83 | 0 | .488 | 13.0 | 720 (4.44) | 713 (4.40) | 0.264 | 0.324 | 0.414 | 4.04 | 0.986 |
| 4 | San Diego Padres | 162 | 74 | 88 | 0 | .457 | 18.0 | 650 (4.01) | 731 (4.51) | 0.243 | 0.300 | 0.385 | 4.09 | 0.985 |
| 5 | Colorado Rockies | 162 | 68 | 94 | 0 | .420 | 24.0 | 737 (4.55) | 844 (5.21) | 0.265 | 0.315 | 0.432 | 5.04 | 0.985 |
League leaders[edit]
- Bold indicates league record, Italics indicate all-time record
Batting[edit]
Pitching[edit]
All-Star Game[edit]
The National League lost the 2015 All-Star Game, played at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH on Tuesday, July 14, 2015 by a score of 6 to 3 to the American League. The league's manager was Bruce Bochy.
Postseason[edit]
The 2015 National League playoffs featured the champions of the league's three divisions along with two wild card teams. The teams competed in a Wild Card Game and two best-of-five Division Series, followed by a best-of-seven League Championship Series. The winner of the League Championship Series represented the league in the World Series.
| Wild Card Game | Division Series | League Championship Series | |||||||||||
| WC | Chicago Cubs | 3 | |||||||||||
| WC2 | Chicago Cubs | 1 | Cent. | St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | ||||||||
| WC1 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | WC | Chicago Cubs | 0 | ||||||||
| East. | New York Mets | 4 | |||||||||||
| West. | Los Angeles Dodgers | 2 | |||||||||||
| East. | New York Mets | 3 | |||||||||||
In the World Series, the National League champion New York Mets lost to the American League's Kansas City Royals, 4 games to 1.
Award winners[edit]
The winner of the league's Most Valuable Player Award, given its Most Valuable Player, was OF Bryce Harper of the Washington Nationals, by unanimous vote. In the award's voting, he had 420 out of a possible 420 points and all 30 first-place votes.
The winner of the league's Cy Young Award, given its best pitcher, was Jake Arrieta of the Chicago Cubs. In the award's voting, he had 169 out of a possible 210 points and 17 of 30 first-place votes.
The winner of the league's Rookie of the Year Award, given its best rookie player, was Kris Bryant, a third baseman with the Chicago Cubs, by unanimous vote. In the award's voting, he had 150 out of a possible 150 points and all 30 first-place votes.
The Trevor Hoffman Award, given to the best relief pitcher in the league, was given to Mark Melancon of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Gold Gloves[edit]
The following players won the Gold Glove Award, given to the league's best fielders as voted upon by its managers and coaches, at their respective position.
Silver Sluggers[edit]
The following players won the Silver Slugger Award, given to the league's best hitters as voted upon by its managers and coaches, at their respective position.
Monthly Awards[edit]
- Player of the Month Award
- April: Adrian Gonzalez, Los Angeles Dodgers
- May: Bryce Harper, Washington Nationals
- June: Giancarlo Stanton, Miami Marlins
- July: Carlos Gonzalez, Colorado Rockies
- August: Andrew McCutchen, Pittsburgh Pirates
- September: Nolan Arenado, Colorado Rockies
- Pitcher of the Month Award
- April: Gerrit Cole, Pittsburgh Pirates
- May: Max Scherzer, Washington Nationals
- June: Max Scherzer, Washington Nationals
- July: Clayton Kershaw, Los Angeles Dodgers
- August: Jake Arrieta, Chicago Cubs
- September: Jake Arrieta, Chicago Cubs
- Rookie of the Month Award
- April: Alex Guerrero, Los Angeles Dodgers
- May: Kris Bryant, Chicago Cubs
- June: Maikel Franco, Philadelphia Phillies
- July: Jung-Ho Kang, Pittsburgh Pirates
- August: Kris Bryant, Chicago Cubs
- September: Justin Bour, Miami Marlins
Notable events[edit]
Umpires[edit]
See 2015 Major League Baseball
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