top of the ninth. Game 3 Dutch Leonard and Grover Cleveland Alexander engaged in a classic pitcher's duel, Leonard retiring the last 20 Phillies to face him, winning 2–1 on an RBI single by Duffy Lewis in the bottom of the 9th. Game 4 Ernie Shore held the Phillies scoreless until the eighth inning, winning 2–1, giving the Red Sox a 3–1 series lead. Game 5 The Red Sox won on three home runs by two of their outfielders, two cheapies by Harry Hooper (see above) and one by Duffy Lewis. Fred Luderus homered for the Phillies only home run of the series in the bottom of the fourth inning. Those were the only round-trippers in the entire Series, the first four games being pitchers' duels. The Phillies were held to a weak .182 team batting average in the 5-game set. Composite line score 1915 World Series (4–1): Boston Red Sox (A.L.) over Philadelphia Phillies (N.L.) The winning margin of two runs remains the lowest for a five-game series, followed by three runs in 2000, and five runs in 1933, 1942, and 1974. Notes References External links World Series Boston Red Sox postseason Philadelphia Phillies postseason World Series Baseball competitions in Boston Baseball competitions in Philadelphia World Series World Series 1910s in Boston 1910s in Philadelphia October 1915 sports events