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1915
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Baltimore Terrapins Boston Red Sox Brooklyn Feds Brooklyn Dodgers Boston Braves Buffalo Feds Chicago White Sox Chicago Whales Chicago Cubs Cincinnati Reds Cleveland Indians Detroit Tigers Kansas City Packers Newark Peppers New York Giants New York Yankees Philadelphia Athletics Philadelphia Phillies Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh Rebels St. Louis Browns St. Louis Terriers St. Louis Cardinals Washington Senators
SCOREBOARD : SEPTEMBER 1, 1915Baltimore Terrapins 7, Brooklyn Feds 4 at Washington Park III Buffalo Feds 5, Newark Peppers 2 at Federal League Park St. Louis Terriers 7, Pittsburgh Rebels 2 at Exposition Park III Cincinnati Reds 4, Boston Braves 0 at Braves Field New York Giants 6, Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Polo Grounds V St. Louis Cardinals 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Forbes Field Pittsburgh Pirates 7, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Forbes Field Detroit Tigers 5, Chicago White Sox 4 at Tiger Stadium Boston Red Sox 6, Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Shibe Park Cleveland Indians 6, St. Louis Browns 2 at Sportsman's Park III Washington Senators 2, New York Yankees 1 at Griffith Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS : The visiting Phillies sweep two from the Giants, winning 3–1 and 2–0. Jeff Tesreau and Christy Mathewson take the losses, while Pete Alexander is the shutout winner in the nitecap.
Babe Ruth is hitless at bat, but pitches the Red Sox to an 8–3 win over the host Athletics. He strikes out 5.
SCOREBOARD : SEPTEMBER 2, 1915Baltimore Terrapins 2, Brooklyn Feds 1 at Washington Park III Newark Peppers 9, Buffalo Feds 1 at Federal League Park Chicago Whales 5, Kansas City Packers 2 at Gordon and Koppel Field St. Louis Terriers 4, Pittsburgh Rebels 3 at Exposition Park III Brooklyn Dodgers 10, Boston Braves 1 at Braves Field Philadelphia Phillies 3, New York Giants 1 at Polo Grounds V Philadelphia Phillies 2, New York Giants 0 at Polo Grounds V St. Louis Cardinals 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Forbes Field Detroit Tigers 8, Chicago White Sox 6 at Tiger Stadium Boston Red Sox 8, Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Shibe Park St. Louis Browns 4, Cleveland Indians 2 at Sportsman's Park III New York Yankees 1, Washington Senators 0 at Griffith Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS : Cleveland 1B Jay Kirke swings at a wild pitch for strike three and reaches 1B. Cleveland beats the White Sox, who protest on the grounds that the rules did not permit Kirke to take 1B. The protest is upheld and the game ordered replayed.
Ernie Shore is victorious over the A's, 10–2, giving the first place Red Sox its 6th straight win.
SCOREBOARD : SEPTEMBER 3, 1915Brooklyn Feds 3, Baltimore Terrapins 2 at Washington Park III Buffalo Feds 8, Newark Peppers 1 at Federal League Park Kansas City Packers 4, Chicago Whales 0 at Gordon and Koppel Field Pittsburgh Rebels 3, St. Louis Terriers 1 at Exposition Park III Boston Braves 6, Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Braves Field St. Louis Cardinals 3, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Crosley Field New York Giants 2, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Polo Grounds V Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Chicago Cubs 1 at Forbes Field Chicago White Sox 8, Cleveland Indians 2 at Comiskey Park I Boston Red Sox 10, Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Shibe Park St. Louis Browns 3, Detroit Tigers 2 at Sportsman's Park III Washington Senators 2, New York Yankees 0 at Griffith Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : SEPTEMBER 4, 1915Brooklyn Feds 5, Baltimore Terrapins 1 at Washington Park III Buffalo Feds 6, Newark Peppers 5 at Federal League Park Kansas City Packers 10, Chicago Whales 9 at Gordon and Koppel Field Pittsburgh Rebels 6, St. Louis Terriers 2 at Exposition Park III Boston Braves 6, Brooklyn Dodgers 0 at Braves Field Cincinnati Reds 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Crosley Field Philadelphia Phillies 3, New York Giants 2 at Polo Grounds V Chicago Cubs 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Forbes Field Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Chicago Cubs 1 at Forbes Field Cleveland Indians 5, Chicago White Sox 0 at Comiskey Park I Boston Red Sox 3, Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Shibe Park St. Louis Browns 7, Detroit Tigers 2 at Sportsman's Park III Detroit Tigers 2, St. Louis Browns 1 at Sportsman's Park III Washington Senators 4, New York Yankees 3 at Griffith Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS : In the first game of a doubleheader versus the Tigers, the Browns' George Sisler tosses nine innings and gives up six runs, to lose 6–5. Sisler clubs a home run in the loss.
SCOREBOARD : SEPTEMBER 5, 1915Chicago Whales 6, Kansas City Packers 1 at Gordon and Koppel Field Newark Peppers 8, Baltimore Terrapins 5 at Federal League Park Baltimore Terrapins 3, Newark Peppers 2 at Federal League Park St. Louis Terriers 6, Pittsburgh Rebels 0 at Federal League Park Pittsburgh Pirates 13, Chicago Cubs 2 at West Side Grounds Cleveland Indians 6, Chicago White Sox 0 at Comiskey Park I Chicago White Sox 4, Cleveland Indians 2 at Comiskey Park I Detroit Tigers 6, St. Louis Browns 5 at Sportsman's Park III Detroit Tigers 4, St. Louis Browns 2 at Sportsman's Park III Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS : Babe Ruth holds the Yankees hitless till the 8th, before weakening and giving up three hits. Dutch Leonard relieves and the Red Sox win, 5–2, sweeping the doubleheader. Ruth is 2-for-3 at the plate.
SCOREBOARD : SEPTEMBER 6, 1915Brooklyn Feds 5, Newark Peppers 1 at Washington Park III Buffalo Feds 3, Baltimore Terrapins 2 at Federal League Park Buffalo Feds 3, Baltimore Terrapins 2 at Federal League Park Brooklyn Feds 1, Newark Peppers 0 at Federal League Park Chicago Whales 5, St. Louis Terriers 4 at Federal League Park Chicago Whales 2, St. Louis Terriers 2 at Federal League Park Brooklyn Dodgers 6, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Ebbets Field Brooklyn Dodgers 7, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Ebbets Field New York Giants 5, Boston Braves 2 at Polo Grounds V New York Giants 4, Boston Braves 0 at Polo Grounds V Cincinnati Reds 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Forbes Field Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Forbes Field St. Louis Cardinals 3, Chicago Cubs 2 at Robison Field St. Louis Cardinals 10, Chicago Cubs 0 at Robison Field New York Yankees 4, Boston Red Sox 0 at Fenway Park New York Yankees 5, Boston Red Sox 2 at Fenway Park Chicago White Sox 7, Cleveland Indians 1 at Comiskey Park I Chicago White Sox 8, Cleveland Indians 0 at Comiskey Park I Washington Senators 5, Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Shibe Park Washington Senators 5, Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Shibe Park Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS : The St. Louis Terriers' Dave Davenport , strikeout leader of the FL, pitches a 3–0 no-hitter over the Whales, one of his 10 shutouts and 22 wins. St. Louis will play two more games than Chicago and split them, thus trailing the Whales at season's end by one percentage point. Chicago will be 86–66; St. Louis, 87–67, and the Pittsburgh Rebels, 86–67. A percentage difference of .004, it is the closest bunching of the top three teams in any ML race.
SCOREBOARD : SEPTEMBER 7, 1915Pittsburgh Rebels 3, Kansas City Packers 2 at Gordon and Koppel Field Pittsburgh Rebels 4, Kansas City Packers 2 at Gordon and Koppel Field Brooklyn Feds 6, Newark Peppers 0 at Federal League Park St. Louis Terriers 3, Chicago Whales 0 at Federal League Park Chicago Whales 3, St. Louis Terriers 2 at Federal League Park Brooklyn Dodgers 7, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Ebbets Field Boston Braves 7, New York Giants 2 at Polo Grounds V Cincinnati Reds 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Forbes Field Chicago Cubs 3, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Robison Field New York Yankees 8, Boston Red Sox 3 at Fenway Park Chicago White Sox 10, Detroit Tigers 8 at Comiskey Park I St. Louis Browns 4, Cleveland Indians 1 at League Park II Philadelphia Athletics 6, Washington Senators 5 at Shibe Park Washington Senators 7, Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Shibe Park Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS : Fred Clarke resigns as Pirates manager having won four pennants in 19 years.
In a twinbill at Philadelphia, the A's manage just one hit but beat Ernie Shore and the Red Sox, 1–0. Walsh's single is the only hit allowed. The Sox are more patient in the 2nd game, and walk 12 times off Cap Crowell to win 13–2.
SCOREBOARD : SEPTEMBER 8, 1915Buffalo Feds 4, Baltimore Terrapins 0 at Federal League Park Buffalo Feds 5, Baltimore Terrapins 4 at Federal League Park Kansas City Packers 7, Pittsburgh Rebels 2 at Gordon and Koppel Field Brooklyn Feds 6, Newark Peppers 4 at Federal League Park Brooklyn Feds 3, Newark Peppers 0 at Federal League Park Boston Braves 12, Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Ebbets Field Boston Braves 4, Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Ebbets Field Philadelphia Phillies 9, New York Giants 3 at Baker Bowl St. Louis Cardinals 2, Chicago Cubs 0 at Robison Field Philadelphia Athletics 1, Boston Red Sox 0 at Fenway Park Boston Red Sox 13, Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Fenway Park Chicago White Sox 10, Detroit Tigers 9 at Comiskey Park I St. Louis Browns 5, Cleveland Indians 4 at League Park II Washington Senators 1, New York Yankees 0 at Polo Grounds V Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS : Boston's Lefty Tyler allows just one Brooklyn hit, but loses 1–0. Jeff Pfeffer is nearly as perfect, allowing two hits for the win. Brooklyn scores the lone run on a walk by Hy Myers , Gus Getz 's single, a double steal, and a sac fly.
Sporting goods manufacturer A.G. Spalding , one of the original players, managers, and executives of the NL, dies at 65 in Point Loma, near San Diego, CA.
SCOREBOARD : SEPTEMBER 9, 1915Brooklyn Dodgers 1, Boston Braves 0 at Ebbets Field Philadelphia Phillies 3, New York Giants 0 at Baker Bowl Philadelphia Phillies 9, New York Giants 4 at Baker Bowl Cincinnati Reds 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Robison Field Cincinnati Reds 5, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Robison Field Boston Red Sox 5, Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Fenway Park Detroit Tigers 6, Cleveland Indians 5 at League Park II Washington Senators 5, New York Yankees 3 at Polo Grounds V Washington Senators 4, New York Yankees 1 at Polo Grounds V Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS : Rogers Hornsby , brought up a week earlier from class D Denison (Western Association), makes his ML debut for the Cardinals. With the Cards trailing the Reds, 70, after six innings, Hornsby plays SS and goes hitless in two appearances against Cincy rookie Charles "King" Lear , who wins, 7–1.
Boston's Babe Ruth wins his 15th of the year, stopping the visiting A's, 7–2 on six hits. Ruth, 3rd in the AL in hitting, is 0-for-4 at the plate.
St. Louis (FL) pitcher Dave Davenport follows up his no-hitter with a 2-hitter, beating Newark, 3–0.
SCOREBOARD : SEPTEMBER 10, 1915Brooklyn Feds 2, Pittsburgh Rebels 0 at Washington Park III Buffalo Feds 3, Kansas City Packers 1 at Gordon and Koppel Field St. Louis Terriers 2, Newark Peppers 0 at Federal League Park Philadelphia Phillies 7, New York Giants 3 at Baker Bowl Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Boston Braves 1 at Forbes Field Boston Braves 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Forbes Field Cincinnati Reds 7, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Robison Field Boston Red Sox 7, Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Fenway Park Cleveland Indians 6, Detroit Tigers 2 at League Park II St. Louis Browns 3, New York Yankees 1 at Polo Grounds V Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS : The Reds pepper Christy Mathewson for 10 hits and Lefty George shuts out last-place New York to win, 4–0. Lefty will pitch into the 1940's, and will set the Eastern League record for wins (165) between 1923-33.
Future Hall of Famer Eddie Plank , pitching for St. Louis (FL) wins his 300th game, beating Newark, 12–5. He is the first lefty to reach the mark. Plank will go into the Hall in 1946.
SCOREBOARD : SEPTEMBER 11, 1915Brooklyn Feds 5, Pittsburgh Rebels 1 at Washington Park III Brooklyn Feds 2, Pittsburgh Rebels 1 at Washington Park III Chicago Whales 2, Baltimore Terrapins 1 at Wrigley Field Buffalo Feds 2, Kansas City Packers 0 at Gordon and Koppel Field St. Louis Terriers 12, Newark Peppers 5 at Federal League Park Boston Braves 8, Chicago Cubs 1 at West Side Grounds Cincinnati Reds 4, New York Giants 0 at Crosley Field Philadelphia Phillies 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Forbes Field St. Louis Cardinals 2, Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Robison Field Boston Red Sox 5, Chicago White Sox 4 at Fenway Park Detroit Tigers 4, New York Yankees 3 at Polo Grounds V St. Louis Browns 8, Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Shibe Park St. Louis Browns 9, Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Shibe Park Washington Senators 5, Cleveland Indians 4 at Griffith Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : SEPTEMBER 12, 1915Chicago Whales 5, Baltimore Terrapins 4 at Wrigley Field Chicago Whales 2, Baltimore Terrapins 0 at Wrigley Field Kansas City Packers 6, Buffalo Feds 2 at Gordon and Koppel Field Newark Peppers 1, St. Louis Terriers 0 at Federal League Park Newark Peppers 2, St. Louis Terriers 2 at Federal League Park Chicago Cubs 6, Boston Braves 3 at West Side Grounds New York Giants 17, Cincinnati Reds 5 at Crosley Field Cincinnati Reds 5, New York Giants 0 at Crosley Field Brooklyn Dodgers 4, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Robison Field Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : SEPTEMBER 13, 1915Pittsburgh Rebels 7, Brooklyn Feds 5 at Washington Park III Newark Peppers 6, St. Louis Terriers 3 at Federal League Park Boston Braves 5, Chicago Cubs 4 at West Side Grounds Cincinnati Reds 6, New York Giants 5 at Crosley Field Philadelphia Phillies 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Forbes Field Brooklyn Dodgers 6, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Robison Field Boston Red Sox 2, Chicago White Sox 1 at Fenway Park Boston Red Sox 4, Chicago White Sox 1 at Fenway Park Detroit Tigers 2, New York Yankees 0 at Polo Grounds V St. Louis Browns 8, Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Shibe Park Washington Senators 3, Cleveland Indians 2 at Griffith Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS : The Cardinals, battling for 4th place in the NL, lose 6–2 to Brooklyn's Jack Coombs . Rogers Hornsby is in the starting lineup for the first time, but goes hitless. Tomorrow he will get his first ML hit, a single off Rube Marquard .
Babe Ruth fires a two hitter, as the Red Sox beat the White Sox, 2–1, for their 7th win in a row. Ruth has two of Boston's three hits. Boston will win four of five in the series with Chicago.
George Dumont debuts with Washington and fires a 3–0 shut out over Cleveland. Dumont will finish the year at 2–1, with both wins shutouts.
SCOREBOARD : SEPTEMBER 14, 1915Chicago Whales 8, Baltimore Terrapins 7 at Wrigley Field Newark Peppers 7, St. Louis Terriers 6 at Federal League Park Boston Braves 7, Chicago Cubs 1 at West Side Grounds Cincinnati Reds 9, New York Giants 2 at Crosley Field Philadelphia Phillies 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Forbes Field St. Louis Cardinals 6, Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Robison Field Boston Red Sox 2, Chicago White Sox 1 at Fenway Park Detroit Tigers 3, New York Yankees 2 at Polo Grounds V St. Louis Browns 12, Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Shibe Park Washington Senators 3, Cleveland Indians 0 at Griffith Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS : The Cubs edge the Braves, 1–0, behind Phil Douglas , with Lefty Tyler taking the tough loss. Tomorrow, the Cubs will win another 1–0 battle, but it will take them 12 innings to do it.
IN THE NEWS : In the first of important four games series at Fenway Park , the Tigers (90–48) and Red Sox (90-44) square off. Detroit knocks out starter Rube Foster , then rookie reliever Carl Mays keeps throwing at Ty Cobb till he hits the Tiger star on the wrist. Cobb slings his bat at Mays in retaliation, and the crowd reacts by throwing bottles at Cobb. The next inning, Cobb catches a fly ball for the final out and then needs a police escort to leave the field. The Tigers win 6–1.
IN THE NEWS : Dutch Leonard allows three hits as the Red Sox top Detroit, 7–2.
Pittsburgh rookie Carmen Hill makes his mound debut with a 5–0 win over the Giants.
SCOREBOARD : SEPTEMBER 17, 1915Kansas City Packers 3, Newark Peppers 0 at Gordon and Koppel Field Pittsburgh Rebels 2, Baltimore Terrapins 1 at Exposition Park III St. Louis Terriers 2, Brooklyn Feds 0 at Federal League Park Brooklyn Dodgers 7, Chicago Cubs 5 at West Side Grounds Cincinnati Reds 2, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Crosley Field Pittsburgh Pirates 9, New York Giants 6 at Forbes Field Pittsburgh Pirates 5, New York Giants 0 at Forbes Field St. Louis Cardinals 1, Boston Braves 0 at Robison Field Boston Braves 2, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Robison Field Boston Red Sox 7, Detroit Tigers 2 at Fenway Park New York Yankees 3, Chicago White Sox 2 at Polo Grounds V Cleveland Indians 7, Philadelphia Athletics 6 at Shibe Park Cleveland Indians 3, Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Shibe Park St. Louis Browns 9, Washington Senators 0 at Griffith Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS : In one of the best pitched games of the year, Ernie Shore goes all the way to give Boston a 1–0 win over Detroit in 12 innings.
SCOREBOARD : SEPTEMBER 18, 1915Buffalo Feds 1, Chicago Whales 0 at Wrigley Field Kansas City Packers 6, Newark Peppers 5 at Gordon and Koppel Field Newark Peppers 1, Kansas City Packers 0 at Gordon and Koppel Field Pittsburgh Rebels 5, Baltimore Terrapins 4 at Exposition Park III Pittsburgh Rebels 6, Baltimore Terrapins 2 at Exposition Park III St. Louis Terriers 4, Brooklyn Feds 3 at Federal League Park St. Louis Terriers 5, Brooklyn Feds 2 at Federal League Park Brooklyn Dodgers 7, Chicago Cubs 1 at West Side Grounds Philadelphia Phillies 4, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Crosley Field Pittsburgh Pirates 8, New York Giants 2 at Forbes Field New York Giants 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Forbes Field Boston Braves 20, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Robison Field Boston Braves 6, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Robison Field Boston Red Sox 1, Detroit Tigers 0 at Fenway Park Chicago White Sox 7, New York Yankees 3 at Polo Grounds V Chicago White Sox 4, New York Yankees 1 at Polo Grounds V Philadelphia Athletics 7, Cleveland Indians 5 at Shibe Park Cleveland Indians 5, Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Shibe Park Washington Senators 1, St. Louis Browns 0 at Griffith Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS : In a Sunday game in St. Louis, the Phils win, 6–2, behind Grover Alexander .
SCOREBOARD : SEPTEMBER 19, 1915Chicago Whales 3, Buffalo Feds 1 at Wrigley Field Chicago Whales 3, Buffalo Feds 0 at Wrigley Field Newark Peppers 4, Kansas City Packers 0 at Gordon and Koppel Field Newark Peppers 6, Kansas City Packers 4 at Gordon and Koppel Field Baltimore Terrapins 12, St. Louis Terriers 9 at Federal League Park New York Giants 7, Chicago Cubs 1 at West Side Grounds Boston Braves 3, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Crosley Field Philadelphia Phillies 6, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Robison Field St. Louis Cardinals 1, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Robison Field Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS : In front of a full house at Fenway Park , including Vice-President Thomas Marshall, Babe Ruth gives Boston a 3–2 win over Detroit. Rube Foster relieves Babe with two outs in the 8th. Ruth is 1-for-3 at bat.
After the A's win the opener 54 over Cleveland, Bud Davis walks 12 Indians in game two and Cleeland wins, 5–3. Davis is the 2nd A's pitcher in two weeks to walk that many.
SCOREBOARD : SEPTEMBER 20, 1915Brooklyn Feds 10, Kansas City Packers 2 at Gordon and Koppel Field Pittsburgh Rebels 4, Buffalo Feds 2 at Exposition Park III Cincinnati Reds 4, Boston Braves 1 at Crosley Field Pittsburgh Pirates 1, Brooklyn Dodgers 0 at Forbes Field Boston Red Sox 3, Detroit Tigers 2 at Fenway Park New York Yankees 3, Chicago White Sox 2 at Polo Grounds V Philadelphia Athletics 5, Cleveland Indians 4 at Shibe Park Cleveland Indians 5, Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Shibe Park Washington Senators 6, St. Louis Browns 0 at Griffith Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : SEPTEMBER 21, 1915Chicago Whales 6, Newark Peppers 4 at Wrigley Field Chicago Whales 9, Newark Peppers 6 at Wrigley Field Kansas City Packers 4, Brooklyn Feds 1 at Gordon and Koppel Field Pittsburgh Rebels 2, Buffalo Feds 1 at Exposition Park III St. Louis Terriers 5, Baltimore Terrapins 2 at Federal League Park New York Giants 5, Chicago Cubs 4 at West Side Grounds Chicago Cubs 5, New York Giants 3 at West Side Grounds Boston Braves 4, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Crosley Field Philadelphia Phillies 8, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Robison Field Philadelphia Phillies 6, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Robison Field New York Yankees 3, St. Louis Browns 0 at Polo Grounds V St. Louis Browns 5, New York Yankees 3 at Polo Grounds V Detroit Tigers 7, Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Shibe Park Washington Senators 7, Chicago White Sox 1 at Griffith Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS : Having loaned the Braves the use of their larger park in 1914, the Boston Red Sox request the use of the new, larger NL park for this year's World Series .
SCOREBOARD : SEPTEMBER 22, 1915Newark Peppers 4, Chicago Whales 4 at Wrigley Field Kansas City Packers 8, Brooklyn Feds 3 at Gordon and Koppel Field Kansas City Packers 3, Brooklyn Feds 2 at Gordon and Koppel Field Buffalo Feds 7, Pittsburgh Rebels 0 at Exposition Park III St. Louis Terriers 4, Baltimore Terrapins 2 at Federal League Park St. Louis Terriers 8, Baltimore Terrapins 0 at Federal League Park New York Giants 3, Chicago Cubs 1 at West Side Grounds Brooklyn Dodgers 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Forbes Field Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Forbes Field Boston Red Sox 3, Cleveland Indians 2 at Fenway Park Boston Red Sox 7, Cleveland Indians 1 at Fenway Park St. Louis Browns 4, New York Yankees 2 at Polo Grounds V St. Louis Browns 3, New York Yankees 1 at Polo Grounds V Detroit Tigers 13, Philadelphia Athletics 9 at Shibe Park Washington Senators 2, Chicago White Sox 0 at Griffith Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS : In the first of two games, the Yanks top the Browns, 7–0. George Sisler pitches one perfect inning of relief for St. Louis.
Before the game at Pittsburgh, manager Fred Clarke is presented with a grandfathers clock and a red leather binder signed by thousands of well-wishers. Clarke plays four innings in left field and goes 1-for-2. After reaching first, Clarke is replaced by Max Carey , and the out-going manager exits to thunderous applause. Pittsburgh wins, 8–4, over the Braves.
In Chicago, Phillies ace Pete Alexander wins his 30th, beating the Cubs, 5–1.
In Philadelphia, Detroit's Ty Cobb swipes his 90th base of the year. Only 300 fans are on hand to witness the event.
SCOREBOARD : SEPTEMBER 23, 1915Chicago Whales 2, Newark Peppers 1 at Wrigley Field Newark Peppers 2, Chicago Whales 1 at Wrigley Field Brooklyn Feds 3, Kansas City Packers 0 at Gordon and Koppel Field Buffalo Feds 5, Pittsburgh Rebels 2 at Exposition Park III St. Louis Terriers 10, Baltimore Terrapins 2 at Federal League Park Philadelphia Phillies 5, Chicago Cubs 1 at West Side Grounds Philadelphia Phillies 3, Chicago Cubs 2 at West Side Grounds Brooklyn Dodgers 3, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Crosley Field Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Boston Braves 4 at Forbes Field New York Giants 7, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Robison Field Boston Red Sox 5, Cleveland Indians 4 at Fenway Park Boston Red Sox 6, Cleveland Indians 2 at Fenway Park New York Yankees 7, St. Louis Browns 0 at Polo Grounds V New York Yankees 5, St. Louis Browns 1 at Polo Grounds V Detroit Tigers 6, Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Shibe Park Chicago White Sox 2, Washington Senators 1 at Griffith Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : SEPTEMBER 24, 1915Chicago Whales 3, Brooklyn Feds 0 at Wrigley Field Kansas City Packers 9, Baltimore Terrapins 7 at Gordon and Koppel Field Pittsburgh Rebels 2, Newark Peppers 1 at Exposition Park III St. Louis Terriers 6, Buffalo Feds 1 at Federal League Park Chicago Cubs 6, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at West Side Grounds Philadelphia Phillies 6, Chicago Cubs 0 at West Side Grounds Cincinnati Reds 7, Brooklyn Dodgers 5 at Crosley Field Boston Braves 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Forbes Field St. Louis Browns 8, Boston Red Sox 4 at Fenway Park Cleveland Indians 4, New York Yankees 1 at Polo Grounds V Chicago White Sox 7, Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Shibe Park Chicago White Sox 12, Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Shibe Park Washington Senators 11, Detroit Tigers 4 at Griffith Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : SEPTEMBER 25, 1915Chicago Whales 12, Brooklyn Feds 6 at Wrigley Field Newark Peppers 4, Pittsburgh Rebels 2 at Exposition Park III Pittsburgh Rebels 1, Newark Peppers 0 at Exposition Park III St. Louis Terriers 10, Buffalo Feds 4 at Federal League Park Philadelphia Phillies 5, Chicago Cubs 4 at West Side Grounds Brooklyn Dodgers 8, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Crosley Field Boston Braves 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Forbes Field New York Giants 5, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Robison Field Boston Red Sox 3, St. Louis Browns 2 at Fenway Park Cleveland Indians 6, New York Yankees 5 at Polo Grounds V New York Yankees 6, Cleveland Indians 1 at Polo Grounds V Chicago White Sox 8, Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Shibe Park Chicago White Sox 5, Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Shibe Park Detroit Tigers 5, Washington Senators 1 at Griffith Stadium Detroit Tigers 9, Washington Senators 3 at Griffith Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS : St. Louis Browns 1B George Sisler makes his 2nd pitching start this month, and gets no decision despite giving up four runs in seven innings. The Red Sox beat St. Louis, 8–4.
SCOREBOARD : SEPTEMBER 27, 1915Chicago Whales 5, Brooklyn Feds 0 at Wrigley Field Kansas City Packers 3, Baltimore Terrapins 1 at Gordon and Koppel Field Kansas City Packers 7, Baltimore Terrapins 3 at Gordon and Koppel Field Pittsburgh Rebels 3, Newark Peppers 0 at Exposition Park III St. Louis Terriers 3, Buffalo Feds 2 at Federal League Park Chicago Cubs 7, Cincinnati Reds 2 at West Side Grounds Chicago Cubs 5, Cincinnati Reds 1 at West Side Grounds Boston Red Sox 8, St. Louis Browns 4 at Fenway Park Cleveland Indians 9, New York Yankees 2 at Polo Grounds V Chicago White Sox 6, Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Shibe Park Detroit Tigers 7, Washington Senators 5 at Griffith Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS : In Boston, the Phils clinch their first pennant on Grover Alexander 's 4th one-hitter and 12th shutout of the year, 5–0 beating Dick Rudolph and the defending champion Braves. Sherry Magee 's 4th-inning single is the only safety for Boston, while Gavvy Cravath clouts a 3-run homer in the 1st for the Phils. Cravath ends the year leading the NL in homers (24), slugging, runs, walks, total bases, and is the only National Leaguer with more than a hundred RBIs (115).
Kansas City (FL) lefty Art Packard does it all, winning 1–0 and hitting a home run.
Wilbur Good , of the Cubs, hits the last home run at West Side Grounds as Chicago make goo