| 1915 Cleveland Indians | ||
|---|---|---|
| League | American League | |
| Ballpark | League Park II | |
| City | Cleveland, Ohio | |
| Owners | Charles Somers | |
| Managers | Joe Birmingham, Lee Fohl | |
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The 1915 Cleveland Indians season was a season in American baseball, and the club's first under the new name "Indians". The team finished seventh in the American League with a record of 57–95, 44½ games behind the Boston Red Sox.
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
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| Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHA | SLB | 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
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| Pitchers | Catchers
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Steve O'Neill | 121 | 386 | 91 | .236 | 2 | 34 |
| 1B | Jay Kirke | 87 | 339 | 105 | .310 | 2 | 40 |
| 2B | Bill Wambsganss | 121 | 375 | 73 | .195 | 0 | 21 |
| SS | Ray Chapman | 154 | 570 | 154 | .270 | 3 | 67 |
| 3B | Walter Barbare | 77 | 246 | 47 | .191 | 0 | 11 |
| OF | Elmer Smith | 144 | 476 | 118 | .248 | 3 | 67 |
| OF | Jack Graney | 116 | 404 | 105 | .260 | 1 | 56 |
| OF | Nemo Leibold | 57 | 207 | 53 | .256 | 0 | 4 |
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 |
| Terry Turner | 75 | 262 | 66 | .252 | 0 | 14 |
| Billy Southworth | 60 | 177 | 39 | .220 | 0 | 8 |
| Braggo Roth | 39 | 144 | 43 | .299 | 4 | 20 |
| Denney Wilie | 45 | 131 | 33 | .252 | 2 | 10 |
| Ben Egan | 42 | 120 | 13 | .108 | 0 | 6 |
| Joe Evans | 42 | 109 | 28 | .257 | 0 | 11 |
| Jack Hammond | 35 | 84 | 18 | .214 | 0 | 4 |
| Ron Wood | 33 | 78 | 15 | .192 | 0 | 3 |
| Pete Shields | 23 | 72 | 15 | .208 | 0 | 6 |
| Bill Rodgers | 16 | 45 | 14 | .311 | 0 | 7 |
| Jim Eschen | 15 | 42 | 10 | .238 | 0 | 2 |
| Josh Billings | 8 | 21 | 4 | .190 | 0 | 0 |
| Tex Hoffman | 9 | 13 | 2 | .154 | 0 | 2 |
| Ben Paschal | 9 | 9 | 1 | .111 | 0 | 0 |
| Howie Haworth | 7 | 7 | 1 | .143 | 0 | 1 |
| Lee Gooch | 2 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guy Morton | 34 | 240.0 | 16 | 15 | 2.14 | 134 |
| Willie Mitchell | 36 | 236.0 | 11 | 14 | 2.82 | 149 |
| Rip Hagerman | 29 | 151.0 | 6 | 14 | 3.52 | 69 |
| Ed Klepfer | 8 | 43.0 | 1 | 6 | 2.09 | 13 |
| Clarence Garrett | 4 | 23.1 | 2 | 2 | 2.31 | 5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sad Sam Jones | 48 | 145.2 | 4 | 9 | 3.65 | 42 |
| Roy Walker | 25 | 131.0 | 4 | 9 | 3.98 | 57 |
| Fritz Coumbe | 30 | 114.0 | 4 | 7 | 3.47 | 37 |
| Oscar Harstad | 32 | 82.0 | 3 | 5 | 3.40 | 35 |
| Allan Collamore | 11 | 64.1 | 2 | 5 | 2.38 | 15 |
| Lynn Brenton | 11 | 51.0 | 2 | 3 | 3.35 | 18 |
| Bill Steen | 10 | 45.1 | 1 | 4 | 4.96 | 22 |
| Paul Carter | 11 | 42.0 | 1 | 1 | 3.21 | 14 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herbert Hill | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |