2015 Season


World Series Champion

Kansas City Royals

Royals over the Mets (4-1)
World Series MVP: Salvador Pérez (KCR)

Playoffs

ALCS: Royals over the Blue Jays (4-2)
ALDS: Royals over  the Astros (3-2)
ALDS: Blue Jays over the Rangers (3-2)
NLCS: Mets over the Cubs (4-0)
NLDS: Cubs over the Cardinals (3-1)
NLDS: Mets over the Dodgers (3-2)
AL Wild Card: Astros over the Yankees (1-0)
NL Wild Card: Cubs over the Pirates (1-0)

No-Hitters

June 9th: Chris Heston, Giants 5 – Mets 0
June 20th: Max Scherzer, Nationals 6 – Pirates 0
October 3rd: Max Scherzer, Nationals 2 – Mets 0
July 25th: Cole Hamels, Phillies 5 – Cubs 0
August 12th: Hisashi Iwakuma, Mariners 3 – Orioles 0
August 21st: Mike Fiers, Astros 3 – Dodgers 0
August 30th: Jake Arrieta, Cubs 2 – Dodgers 0

Top 25 Baseball Stories of 2015

Source: NBC Sports Hardball Talk

25: Curt Schilling’s Year in Social Media
24: Barry Bonds comes back to baseball
23: Some ballpark patriotism revealed to be sponsored by the military
22: Baseball reaches peak inexperienced manager
21: A bunch of voters were kicked off the Hall of Fame rolls
20: David Ortiz announces that the 2016 season will be his last
19: The Cardinals hack the Astros database
18: Baseball recommends extended protective netting
17: Chase Utley takes out Ruben Tejada with a questionable slide
16: Legends Yogi Berra and Ernie Banks pass away
15: Scott Boras, Matt Harvey and the shutdown that wasn’t
14: Unrest in Baltimore leads to a fan-free Orioles game
13: Pete Rose finally gets his appeal. And loses it.
12: Josh Hamilton has a relapse and winds up back in Texas
11: Major League Baseball institutes a domestic violence policy
10: The Hall of Fame inducts a class for the ages
09: Max Scherzer tosses two no-hitters
08: Rob Manfred becomes the new commissioner
07: Bryce Harper truly arrives
06: The Nationals choke. Literally.
05: The amazing NL Cy Young race
04: Alex Rodriguez makes his triumphant return
03: Rise of the Rookies
02: Contenders come from out of nowhere
01: The Relentless Royals win it all

National League

EASTWLWL%GB
New York Mets9072.556
Washington Nationals8379.5127.0
Miami Marlins7191.43819.0
Atlanta Braves6795.41423.0
Philadelphia Phillies6399.38927.0
CENTRALWLWL%GB
St. Louis Cardinals10062.617
Pittsburgh Pirates9864.6052.0
Chicago Cubs9765.5993.0
Milwaukee Brewers6894.42032.0
Cincinnati Reds6498.39536.0
WESTWLWL%GB
Los Angeles Dodgers9270.568
San Francisco Giants8478.5198.0
Arizona Diamondbacks7983.48813.0
San Diego Padres7488.45718.0
Colorado Rockies6894.42024.0

National League Leaders

Most Valuable Player: Bryce Harper (WSN)
Cy Young Award: Jake Arrieta (CHC)
Rookie of the Year: Kris Bryant CHC)
Batting Title: Dee Gordon (MIA), .333
Home Runs: Nolan Arenado (COL) & Bryce Harper (WSN), 42
RBIs: Nolan Arenado (COL), 130
Wins: Jake Arrieta (CHC), 22
ERA: Zack Greinke (LAD), 1.66
Strikeouts: Clayton Kershaw (LAD), 301

American League

EASTWLWL%GB
Toronto Blue Jays9369.574
New York Yankees8775.5376.0
Baltimore Orioles8181.50012.0
Tampa Bay Rays8082.49413.0
Boston Red Sox7884.48115.0
CENTRALWLWL%GB
Kansas City Royals9567.586
Minnesota Twins8379.51212.0
Cleveland Indians8180.50313.5
Chicago White Sox7686.46919.0
Detroit Tigers7487.46020.5
WESTWLWL%GB
Texas Rangers8874.543
Houston Astros8676.5312.0
Los Angeles Angels8577.5253.0
Seattle Mariners7686.46912.0
Oakland Athletics6894.42020.0

American League Leaders

Most Valuable Player: Josh Donaldson (TOR)
Cy Young Award: Dallas Keuchel (HOU)
Rookie of the Year: Carlos Correa (HOU)
Batting Title: Miguel Cabrera (DET), .338
Home Runs: Chris Davis (BAL), 47
RBIs: Josh Donaldson (TOR), 123
Wins: Dallas Keuchel (HOU), 20
ERA: David Price (DET/TOR), 2.45
Strikeouts: Chris Sale (CHW), 274

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