1915 Major League Baseball season

1915 MLB season
League
SportBaseball
DurationRegular season:
  • April 14 – October 7, 1915 (AL, NL)
  • April 10 – October 3, 1915 (FL)
World Series (AL vs. NL):
  • October 8 – October 13, 1915
Number of games154
Number of teams24 (8 per league)
Pennant winners
AL championsBoston Red Sox
  AL runners-upDetroit Tigers
NL championsPhiladelphia Phillies
  NL runners-upBoston Braves
FL championsChicago Whales
  FL runners-upSt. Louis Terriers
World Series
ChampionsBoston Red Sox (AL)
  Runners-upPhiladelphia Phillies (NL)
Locations of teams for the 1915–1922 American League seasons
American League

The 1915 major league baseball season began on April 10, 1915. The Federal League regular season ended on October 3, and saw the Chicago Whales winning the Federal League pennant. The regular season for the National League and American League ended on October 7, with the Philadelphia Phillies and Boston Red Sox as the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The postseason began with Game 1 of the 12th World Series on October 8 and ended with Game 5 on October 13. The Red Sox defeated the Phillies, four games to one.

The Indianapolis Hoosiers relocated to Newark, New Jersey as the Newark Peppers. The Buffalo Buffeds, Chicago Federals, and Cleveland Naps renamed as the Buffalo Blues, Chicago Whales, and Cleveland Indians, respectively.

The Federal League brought an antitrust lawsuit against the National and American Leagues prior to the 1915 season. The parties eventually reached a settlement and the Federal League disbanded after the season.

The major-league status of the Federal League was confirmed by the Special Baseball Records Committee (as convened by then-Commissioner of Baseball William Eckert) in 1969.[1]

  1. ^ Thorn, John (May 4, 2015). "Why Is the National Association Not a Major League … and Other Records Issues". Our Game. Retrieved November 21, 2019.

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