1915 World Series | ||||||||||
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![]() U.S. President Woodrow Wilson throws out the ceremonial first pitch, first for a president in a World Series. | ||||||||||
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Dates | October 8–13 | |||||||||
Venue | Baker Bowl (Philadelphia) Braves Field (Boston) | |||||||||
Umpires | Bill Klem (NL), Silk O'Loughlin (AL) Cy Rigler (NL), Billy Evans (AL) | |||||||||
Hall of Famers | Umpires: Bill Klem Billy Evans Red Sox: Harry Hooper Herb Pennock (DNP) Babe Ruth Tris Speaker Phillies: Grover Cleveland Alexander Dave Bancroft Eppa Rixey | |||||||||
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The 1915 World Series was the championship series in Major League Baseball for the 1915 season. The 12th edition of the World Series, it matched the American League champion Boston Red Sox against the National League champion Philadelphia Phillies. The Red Sox won the Series four games to one. It was the last World Series to start on a Friday until the 2022 World Series.[1]
In their only World Series before 1950, the Phillies won Game 1 before being swept the rest of the way. It was 65 years before the Phillies won their next Series game. The Red Sox pitching was so strong in the 1915 series that the young Babe Ruth was not used on the mound and only made a single pinch-hitting appearance.