1915 Cleveland Indians season

The 1915 Cleveland Indians season was a season in American baseball. The team finished seventh in the American League with a record of 57–95, 44½ games behind the Boston Red Sox.

1915 Cleveland Indians
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Location
League Park II (since 1901) Cleveland, Ohio (since 1901)
Other information
Owner(s)	Charles Somers
Manager(s)	Joe Birmingham, Lee Fohl
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Offseason

• January 1915: Nap Lajoie was purchased from the Indians by the Philadelphia Athletics.[1]

Regular season

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Boston Red Sox	101	50	0.669	—	55–20	46–30
Detroit Tigers	100	54	0.649	2½	51–26	49–28
Chicago White Sox	93	61	0.604	9½	54–24	39–37
Washington Senators	85	68	0.556	17	50–29	35–39
New York Yankees	69	83	0.454	32½	37–43	32–40
St. Louis Browns	63	91	0.409	39½	35–38	28–53
Cleveland Indians	57	95	0.375	44½	27–50	30–45
Philadelphia Athletics	43	109	0.283	58½	19–53	24–56

Record vs. opponents

1915 American League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	NYY	PHI	STL	WSH
Boston	—	12–10	16–4	14–8	10–12	17–5–1	17–5–2	15–6–1
Chicago	10–12	—	16–6	7–15	15–7	19–3	18–4	8–14–1
Cleveland	4–16	6–16	—	5–17	9–13–1	15–7–1	12–10	6–16
Detroit	8–14	15–7	17–5	—	17–5	17–5	13–9–2	13–9
New York	12–10	7–15	13–9–1	5–17	—	11–9	12–10–1	9–13
Philadelphia	5–17–1	3–19	7–15–1	5–17	9–11	—	6–16	8–14
St. Louis	5–17–2	4–18	10–12	9–13–2	10–12–1	16–6	—	9–13
Washington	6–15–1	14–8–1	16–6	9–13	13–9	14–8	13–9	—

Roster

1915 Cleveland Indians
Roster
Pitchers Abe Bowman Lynn Brenton Paul Carter Allan Collamore Fritz Coumbe Clarence Garrett Rip Hagerman Oscar Harstad Herbert Hill Sam Jones Ed Klepfer Guy Morton Bill Steen Roy Walker		Catchers Josh Billings Ben Egan Howie Haworth Steve O'Neill Infielders Walter Barbare Ray Chapman Joe Evans Jack Hammond Tex Hoffman Jay Kirke Bill Rodgers Pete Shields Terry Turner Bill Wambsganss Roy Wood		Outfielders Jim Eschen Jack Graney Joe Jackson Nemo Leibold Willie Mitchell Braggo Roth Elmer Smith Billy Southworth Denney Wilie Other positions Lee Gooch Ben Paschal		Manager Joe Birmingham Lee Fohl

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
SS	Ray Chapman	154	570	154	.270	3	67
OF	Elmer Smith	144	476	118	.248	3	67

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
Joe Jackson	83	303	99	.327	3	45

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

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
Abe Bowman	2	1.1	0	1	20.25	0

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

References

1. Nap Lajoie page at Baseball Reference

• 1915 Cleveland Indians season at Baseball Reference