1915 Boston Braves season

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1915  Boston Braves
League National League
Ballpark Fenway Park (since 1914)
Braves Field
City Boston, Massachusetts
Record83–69 (.546)
League place2nd
Owners James Gaffney
Managers George Stallings
  1914
1916  

The 1915 Boston Braves season was the 45th season of the franchise. 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.

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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

Regular season

Season standings

National League W L Pct. GB Home Road
Philadelphia Phillies 90620.59249–2741–35
Boston Braves 83690.546749–2734–42
Brooklyn Robins 80720.5261051–2629–46
Chicago Cubs 73800.47717½42–3431–46
Pittsburgh Pirates 73810.4741840–3733–44
St. Louis Cardinals 72810.47118½42–3630–45
Cincinnati Reds 71830.4612039–3732–46
New York Giants 69830.4542137–3832–45

Record vs. opponents


Sources:
TeamBOSBRCHCCINNYGPHIPITSTL
Boston 14–8–110–12–115–713–9–17–1415–79–12–2
Brooklyn 8–14–114–811–11–112–813–911–1111–11
Chicago 12–10–18–1413–9–28–147–1413–912–10
Cincinnati 7–1511–11–19–13–29–13–19–1312–10–114–8–1
New York 9–13–18–1214–813–9–17–15–18–1410–12
Philadelphia 14–79–1314–713–915–7–110–1215–7
Pittsburgh 7–1511–119–1310–12–114–812–1010–12–1
St. Louis 12–9–211–1110–128–14–112–107–1512–10–1

Roster

1915 Boston Braves
Roster
PitchersCatchers

Infielders

OutfieldersManager

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

PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C Hank Gowdy 11831678.247230
1B Butch Schmidt 127458115.251260
2B Johnny Evers 8327873.263122
SS Rabbit Maranville 149509124.244243
3B Red Smith 157549145.264265
OF Herbie Moran 13041984.200021
OF Sherry Magee 156571160.280287
OF Joe Connolly 10430591.298023

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
Ed Fitzpatrick 10530367.221024
Dick Egan 8322057.259021
Bert Whaling 7219042.221013
Pete Compton 3511628.241112
Larry Gilbert 4510616.15104
Ted Cather 4010221.206218
Fred Snodgrass 237922.27809
Zip Collins 5144.28600
Joe Shannon 5102.20001
Walt Tragesser 770.00000
Earl Blackburn 361.16700
Fletcher Low 141.25001
Red Shannon 330.00000

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Dick Rudolph 44341.122192.37147
Pat Ragan 33227.016122.4681
Lefty Tyler 32204.21092.8689
Art Nehf 1278.1542.5339

Other pitchers

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

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Tom Hughes 50280.116142.12171
George Davis 1573.1333.8026
Bill James 1368.1543.0323
Jesse Barnes 945.1301.3916
Dick Crutcher 1443.2224.3317
Paul Strand 622.2112.3813
Otto Hess 414.0013.865
Dolf Luque 25.0003.603

Relief pitchers

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

PlayerGWLSVERASO
Gene Cocreham 10005.400

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References

  1. Baseball Twins by Baseball Almanac
  2. Oscar Dugey page at Baseball Reference