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Actual 1915 Events

April 14 The Athletics' Herb Pennock comes within one out of pitching the first Opening Day no-hitter. A scratch single by Harry Hooper is the only Red Sox hit in a 5-0 loss.
April 22 Pinstripes first appeared on the Yankees uniforms.
May 6 As a pitcher for Boston, Babe Ruth had three hits, including his first major league home run when he connected off Jack Warhop of the New York Yankees at the Polo Grounds.
May 17 George "Zip" Zabel comes out of the Cubs bullpen with two outs in the first and winds up with a 4-3 19-inning win over Brooklyn in the longest relief job ever.
July 29 At 41, Honus Wagner becomes the oldest player in this century to hit a grand slam. It is inside the park against Jeff Pfeffer of Brooklyn in an 8-2 win. The record will stand until Tony Perez hits a grand slam on May 13, 1985, one day short of his 43rd birthday.
August 7 As Brooklyn's rookie pitcher Ed Appleton steps to the mound, St. Louis manager Miller Huggins, coaching at third base, calls for the ball. The rookie tosses the ball to him, Huggins steps aside, and the Cardinal runner scores. A change in the rules will prevent such trickery in the future.
August 8 Philadelphia's Gavvy Cravath hit four doubles and drove in eight runs in a 14-7 victory over the Reds at Cincinnati.
August 18 The new Braves Field opens in Boston. An estimated 46,500 jam the park to see the Braves beat the Cards 3-1.
August 20 The White Sox obtain Joe Jackson from Cleveland in exchange for outfielder Braggo Roth, outfielder Larry Chappell, pitcher Ed Klepfer, and $31,500.
September 29 The Philadelphia Phillies clinched their first National League pennant, beating the Boston Braves 5-0 behind Grover Alexander's one-hitter.
October 8 The Phillies win their first-ever World Series game behind Grover Cleveland Alexander, 3-1. Red Sox rookie Babe Ruth grounds out as a pinch hitter in the ninth inning of the opener and will sit out the rest of the Series.
October 13 The Phillies get four runs early off Red Sox hurler Rube Foster in Game Five. The Red Sox break a tie in the ninth inning for the third time in the World Series, as reliever Eppa Rixey gives up Harry Hooper's second home run of the game and Boston wins 5-4 to take the Series in five.
December 22 Organized baseball and the Federal League sign a peace treaty at Cincinnati, ending their two-year war. The Feds agree to go out of existence, but the major leagues pay an enormous price: $600,000 for distribution to FL owners, the amalgamation of two Fed franchises, one each into the NL and AL, recognition of Fed players' eligibility, and agreement to bid for them in a Fed-controlled auction.

Regular Season Statistics | Transactions  | 1915 MLB History

ALWLPCTGBHOMEROADRSRADIFFXTRA1-RUNL10STK
Detroit Tigers (DEA)8943.674----44-2245-21573384+1895-526-16
St. Louis Browns (SLA)7458.5611537-2937-29548527+2111-428-17
Brooklyn Dodgers (BRN)6765.5082233-3334-32545499+4610-827-30
Cincinnati Reds (CIN)5577.4173431-3524-42495567-728-824-29
Washington Nationals (WAA)5181.3863830-3621-45414504-905-1717-32
NLWLPCTGBHOMEROADRSRADIFFXTRA1-RUNL10STK
Chicago Cubs (CHN)8151.614----37-2944-22516478+3814-535-17
New York Giants (NYN)6666.5001536-3030-36530519+118-727-22
Philadelphia Athletics (PHA)6468.4851733-3331-35482512-306-522-23
Pittsburgh Pirates (PIN)6270.4701930-3632-34558565-75-620-26
Boston Red Sox (BOA)5181.3863026-4025-41467573-10610-1718-32
 WLPCTGBHOMEROADRSRADIFFXTRA1-RUNL10STRK
Detroit Tigers (DEA)-x8943.674----44-2245-21573384+1895-526-16
Chicago Cubs (CHN)-x8151.614837-2944-22516478+3814-535-17
St. Louis Browns (SLA)7458.5611537-2937-29548527+2111-428-17
Brooklyn Dodgers (BRN)6765.5082233-3334-32545499+4610-827-30
New York Giants (NYN)6666.5002336-3030-36530519+118-727-22
Philadelphia Athletics (PHA)6468.4852533-3331-35482512-306-522-23
Pittsburgh Pirates (PIN)6270.4702730-3632-34558565-75-620-26
Cincinnati Reds (CIN)5577.4173431-3524-42495567-728-824-29
Washington Nationals (WAA)5181.3863830-3621-45414504-905-1717-32
Boston Red Sox (BOA)5181.3863826-4025-41467573-10610-1718-32
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