2015 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's soccer team, Regular season
In Northeast Conference play the Terriers finished at 3–2–2 and 10–3–4 overall. Throughout conference play the Terriers received votes from coaches for the NSCAA Top 25 in the nation ranking. Yet, with the final loss of the season to LIU Brooklyn (0–1), they stopped receiving votes. With the loss St. Francis Brooklyn cemented its 4th seed and faced 1st seed LIU Brooklyn in the opening round of the 2015 Northeast Conference Men's Soccer Tournament.


2015 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's soccer team, Regular season
At the end of the regular season St. Francis Brooklyn still led the nation with a minuscule 0.38 goals against average and .71 shutout percentage, they were also second in save percentage (.863). Also of note, the Terriers have outscored their opponents 30–7 in the regular season, and their 31-team goals have come from 15 different players.


2015 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's soccer team, Regular season
Prior to the start of the NEC Tournament, Senior goalkeeper Jack Binks, senior midfielders Harry Odell and Vincent Bezecourt, along with senior defender Cyril Coisne were selected to the All-NEC's First Team. Junior defender Paul Galimi was named to the Second Team and freshman Tomas De Andrade was named to the All-Rookie Team.


2015 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's soccer team, NEC Tournament
The Terriers had won two consecutive NEC Tournament Championships (2013–14) and were looking for a third. The Terriers qualified for the Tournament with the 4th seed and faced 1st seed LIU Brooklyn on November 13. LIU Brooklyn went a perfect 7–0–0 in conference play. The last time St. Francis and LIU Brooklyn met in the NEC tournament was in 1997, the Blackbirds won 2–0. The Terriers lost to LIU Brooklyn on penalty kicks 3–4 after being tied 1–1 for two overtime periods.


2015 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's soccer team, 2015 squad
As of September 2, 2015. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2015 St. George Illawarra Dragons season
The 2015 St. George Illawarra Dragons season is the 17th in the joint venture club's history. Coached by Paul McGregor, and captained by Ben Creagh, they compete in the NRL's 2015 Telstra Premiership season.


2015 St. George Illawarra Dragons season, Fixtures, NRL Auckland Nines
The NRL Auckland Nines is a pre-season rugby league nines competition featuring all 16 NRL clubs. The 2015 competition was played over two days on 31 January and 1 February at Eden Park. The Dragons feature in the Rangitoto pool and played the Parramatta Eels, Newcastle Knights and Manly Warringah Sea Eagles.


2015 St. Louis Attack season
The 2015 St. Louis Attack season was the third season for the indoor football franchise, and their second in the X-League Indoor Football.


2015 St. Louis Attack season
On April 23, 2015, it was announced that Head Coach Chris McKinney had been fired, and Pat Pimmel would be the Attack's interim head coach.


2015 St. Louis Attack season, Roster
Rookies in italics updated April 1, 201523 Active, 0 Inactive


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season
The St. Louis Cardinals 2015 season was the 134th for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise in St. Louis, Missouri, the 124th season in the National League (NL), and the 10th at Busch Stadium III. They entered the 2015 season as two-time defending NL Central division champions and having made four consecutive National League Championship Series (NLCS) appearances.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season
The Cardinals' 2014–15 offseason began tragically with the death of rookie outfielder Oscar Taveras in a traffic collision on October 26. On November 17, they acquired right fielder Jason Heyward and pitcher Jordan Walden from the Atlanta Braves in a blockbuster trade for pitchers Shelby Miller and Tyrell Jenkins. The Cardinals inducted Curt Flood, Bob Forsch, George Kissell and Ted Simmons into the franchise Hall of Fame. Forbes valued the Cardinals at $1.2 billion in 2015, ranking them 27th out of all sports franchises in the world, and the sixth-highest in all MLB.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season
By winning 22 of their first 29 games of the season, the Cardinals secured their best start since 1887, and became the first major league team of the year to 50 wins, the fastest since the Chicago White Sox in 2005. Outfielder Matt Holliday set a new National League record by reaching base in his first 45 games of the season. In June, reports surfaced that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) were investigating an incident involving the Cardinals hacking into the Houston Astros' computer networks, the first known such case of corporate espionage in professional sports.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season
By winning their 100th game on September 30, the Cardinals clinched their third consecutive division title. It was the first time since 2005 they had won at least 100 games in a season. However, they lost to the Chicago Cubs in the Division Series, ending their streak of four straight NLCS appearances.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Off-season, Overview
The St. Louis Cardinals ended their 2014 regular season as the National League Central division champions with a 90–72 won–loss record, their second consecutive Central division title and ninth overall. They finished sixth in the league in batting average (.253), fifteenth (last) in home runs (105), and ninth in runs scored (619). They also ranked seventh in earned run average (3.50).


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Off-season, Overview
St. Louis finished two games ahead of the runner-up Pittsburgh Pirates, who qualified for the Wild Card Game. In the National League Division Series (NLDS), the Cardinals defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers, three games to one. They surrendered the National League Championship Series (NLCS) in five games to the San Francisco Giants, the eventual World Series champions. Despite the NLCS defeat, the Cardinals already had four consecutive LCS appearances, the first team to do so since the New York Yankees from 1998–2001 in the American League Championship Series. Since 2000, it was their ninth NLCS appearance.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Off-season, Overview
However, tragedy launched Major League Baseball's 2014–15 off-season when Cardinals rookie right fielder Oscar Taveras was killed in a car accident in the Dominican Republic on October 26, 2014. It was 10 days after the conclusion of the NLCS, and moments before the first pitch of Game 5 of the World Series. Reports confirmed alcohol intoxication on Taveras' part, making it the second alcohol-related fatality of a Cardinals player in a car accident since pitcher Josh Hancock in 2007. General manager John Mozeliak lamented the circumstances of both players' deaths, amplifying that the team would take a greater role in instructing young players "to avoid reckless actions."


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Off-season, Overview
Just 22 years old, Taveras was an immensely popular athlete and heralded prospect with fans, around Major League Baseball, and in his native Dominican Republic. On October 28, the Cardinals left the right field lights on at Busch Stadium and released a Twitter photo of the scene the next day.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Off-season, Overview
The following January, Cardinals chairman William DeWitt, Jr., announced plans for the team to renovate a baseball field in Taveras' hometown of Sosúa in his honor, and that the team would also wear black circular patches inscribed with the initials "OT" inside a white circle on their jerseys for the 2015 season. Further, a large decal was posted in his memorial on the wall of the home team bullpen of Busch Stadium along with those of Hancock and Darryl Kile, another pitcher who died during the 2002 season while still active as a player.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Off-season, Overview
Bench coach Mike Aldrete vacated the Cardinals on October 27 for the same avocation with the Oakland Athletics. The day after the World Series ended, October 30, Mark Ellis, Justin Masterson, Jason Motte, Pat Neshek, and A. J. Pierzynski all filed for free agency. Four of the five players in the group signed with different teams in the 2014–15 off-season. Only Motte, a former closer, had played for the Cardinals prior to 2014. He acceded a one-year contract with the Chicago Cubs. The only free agent who did not endorse with another club was Ellis, who announced his retirement as a player on February 26, 2015.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Off-season, Overview
The Cardinals picked up the 2015 option on starting pitcher John Lackey's contract on October 30, equivalent to the minimum salary of $507,000 ($554,250.6 today), an unusually low number on for a veteran of his achievement level and competitiveness. Acquired from the Boston Red Sox at the trade deadline in 2014, he signed his current contract as a free agent before the 2010 season.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Off-season, Overview
The Red Sox inserted a provision in the contract that, in lieu of paying insurance in case he missed any season due to an elbow injury, the club could choose to pick up an option in 2015 for the league minimum salary. At that time, the Red Sox medical staff demonstrated concern that Lackey's elbow was found not to be fully sound during a physical examination. When he missed the 2012 season due to Tommy John surgery, the league-minimum option for 2015 was actuated. The Cardinals added performance bonuses before the start of the season.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Off-season, Overview
The Houston Astros appointed longtime scout Charlie González as a special assistant on November 1. Two days later, the Cardinals signed assistant hitting coach David Bell to a two-year contract to replace Aldrete as bench coach. To fill the position Bell vacated, the Cardinals hired former Cubs hitting coach Bill Mueller as assistant hitting coach on November 17.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Off-season, Overview
With a void in right field that emerged following the death of Taveras, the Cardinals settled a surprising blockbuster trade with the Atlanta Braves on November 17. St. Louis arrogated former Baseball America Minor League Player of the Year Jason Heyward and relief pitcher Jordan Walden in exchange for starting pitcher Shelby Miller and reliever Tyrell Jenkins. For the second time in the 2014–15 off-season, the Athletics drew from the Cardinals' staff, hiring director of scouting Dan Kantrovitz to be assistant general manager on November 24. To replace Kantrovitz, director of baseball development Chris Correa was promoted to director of scouting on December 2. One week later, the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame announced former ace Chris Carpenter as an inductee in their 2015 class.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Off-season, Overview
The Cardinals signed free agents relief pitcher Matt Belisle (December 2), from the Colorado Rockies, and first baseman Mark Reynolds (December 11) from the Milwaukee Brewers. They initially imported veteran reliever Carlos Villanueva on a minor league deal in February, but selected him for the major league roster out of spring training.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Off-season, Overview
In March 2015, Forbes appraised the Cardinals' outright value at $1.4 billion, making them the 27th-most valuable sports franchise in the world, and sixth-principal franchise in Major League Baseball (MLB). It was an increase from an $800 million pricing and eighth in the echelon in 2014. Their revenue was $294 million while their operating income was $73.6 million, and their overall assessment was approximately $200 million higher than the MLB average of $1.2 billion.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Off-season, Overview
Mike Ozanian of Forbes remarked that the Cardinals were "baseball's biggest anamoly", with outsize value outpacing their status as one of baseball's "smallest markets", and the recently opened Ballpark Village – adjacent to Busch Stadium – was a popular destination for dining and entertainment. The Cardinals' local television ratings (7.76) graded the highest among all major league teams.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season summary, April, First-ever MLB Opening Night
For the first time in his career, 23-year-old Carlos Martínez made the Cardinals starting rotation, earning the fifth starter spot out of spring training. Participating in the first-ever night game Opening Day to commence an MLB season, the Cardinals faced off against the Chicago Cubs on April 5, partners in an historic sports rivalry. Also dubbed "Opening Night", Adam Wainwright made his fourth career Opening Day start. St. Louis, in turn, made team history as they won 3–0.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season summary, April, First-ever MLB Opening Night
Their four stolen bases (SB) set a team record for Opening Day, and Yadier Molina became the first catcher in club history with 11 consecutive Opening Day starts. Right fielder Jason Heyward debuted for the Cardinals in this game, garnering three hits, including two doubles, and a stolen base. Left fielder Matt Holliday opened the season with a 12-game hitting streak. His 12th game was also his first four-hit performance of the season.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season summary, April, Matt Carpenter's doubles in seven consecutive games
From April 12–19, third baseman Matt Carpenter netted seven consecutive games with at least two hits and one double, tying Ripper Collins for the franchise record he set in 1935. That same streak was also the longest in the Major Leagues since Paul Molitor achieve the same as a member of the Brewers in 1991. Carpenter also batted .480 with an .880 slugging percentage (SLG), seven doubles, one home run (HR), five runs batted in (RBI) and an-NL leading 22 total bases. MLB subsequently named him to his first NL Player of the Week Award for that period.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season summary, April, Matt Carpenter's doubles in seven consecutive games
Making his 99th career start on April 15, starter Lance Lynn earned his 50th career win in a 4–2 victory over Milwaukee. It was his 13th win in the month of April since 2012, the highest total in MLB. Setup man Kevin Siegrist earned his first major league save by pitching the last two innings of a 6−1 win against the Reds on April 17. Heyward hit his first home run as a Cardinal on April 18 against the Cincinnati Reds at Busch Stadium.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season summary, April, Harris first Naval Academy graduate in MLB in 94 years, Wainwright out for season
The club placed OF Peter Bourjos on three-day paternity leave on April 21, replacing him on the 25-man roster with RHP Mitch Harris. Harris was the first United States Naval Academy graduate to be called up to the majors since pitcher Nemo Gaines of the Washington Senators in 1921. On April 25, Harris made his major-league debut, substituting for Wainwright in a game against Milwaukee after he suffered an ankle injury, and struck out his first batter, Adam Lind. Catcher Cody Stanley, who replaced Wainwright on the 25-man roster, got a hit in his first major league at bat. The Cardinals announced that Wainwright had an Achilles tendon rupture and would likely miss the remainder of the season.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season summary, April, Harris first Naval Academy graduate in MLB in 94 years, Wainwright out for season
Left-handed pitcher (LHP) Tim Cooney took Wainwright's next spot in the rotation. It was his major league debut, but was a disappointment, going only 2+1⁄3 innings and giving up seven hits and a walk. The following day, the Cardinals called up RHP Miguel Socolovich and sent down Cooney. To make room on the 40-man roster, OF Tommy Pham was moved to the 60-day disabled list. Through his first four starts of the season, Martínez' ERA was 1.89. Through the month of April, Holliday maintained an MLB-best .500 OBP.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season summary, May, Sweep of each game of home series with walk-off hits
The month of May increased the trend of unique and rare achievements for the Cardinals, both affirmative and dubious. In the May 1–3 series at home against the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Cardinals swept by winning each game in extra innings. In the last game of that series, Kolten Wong hit his second career regular-season walk-off home run; his first also occurred against the Pirates. St. Louis became the first team since 1925 to sweep by winning each game in extra innings when the Cincinnati Reds did so against the Boston Braves from June 4–7. Of course, because the games were at Busch Stadium, St. Louis each won in walk-off fashion: first baseman Matt Adams with a bases-loaded single in the first game, and Carpenter with a sacrifice fly in the second.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season summary, May, Best 25-game start since at least 1900
Miguel Socolovich made his Cardinals debut on May 3 against the Reds, completing one inning with a strikeout and no hits or walks. Setup man Jordan Walden went on the DL on May 3 because of a biceps injury, and it changed manager Mike Matheny's bullpen strategy by using his most capable relief pitchers more, including closer Trevor Rosenthal, setup man Matt Belisle and middle reliever Seth Maness. Each were either injured or because less effective later in the season. Kevin Siegrist, who originally filled the seventh inning, moved to the eight-inning setup role, leaving a hollow in the seventh inning.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season summary, May, Best 25-game start since at least 1900
The Cardinals defeated the Cubs on May 4 for their seventh straight win, making their record on the season an MLB-best 19–6. It was their best start after 25 games since at least 1900. In that contest, Mark Reynolds hit his fourth career grand slam in the 10–9 score. Despite getting a no-decision, Martínez allowed seven of the nine runs in this game. In the next game, also against the Cubs, Reynolds' pinch-hit double drove in the go-ahead runs as the Cardinals were victorious, 7–4.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season summary, May, Best 25-game start since at least 1900
The Cardinals called LHP Tyler Lyons up from Memphis to take Wainwright's next turn in the rotation on May 5. Lyons completed 4+1⁄3 innings with seven strikeouts, two walks, six hits, and four runs (three earned). In 7+2⁄3 IP against the Cubs on May 7, RHP John Lackey struck out 10. He also drove in his third career run with a double, his third career extra base hit in a 5–1 win.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season summary, May, Flood, Forsch, Kissell and Simmons announced as new Cardinals Hall of Fame inductees
Four new members of the St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame Museum were announced on May 5, including Curt Flood, Bob Forsch, George Kissell and Ted Simmons. In 12 seasons with St. Louis, center fielder Flood won seven Gold Gloves, was a three-time All-Star, and a member of the 1964 and 1967 championship clubs. However, Flood is best known for challenging the reserve clause, which in spite of the United States Supreme Court ruling in MLB's favor, eventually led to free agency.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season summary, May, Flood, Forsch, Kissell and Simmons announced as new Cardinals Hall of Fame inductees
Forsch, the only pitcher in franchise history to throw two no-hitters, ranked third with 163 wins and second with 401 starts. Kissell spent 65 years in the Cardinals organization as a minor league player, manager, scout and instructor. Simmons, a catcher, played 13 years in St. Louis, was a six-time All-Star, and set the National League record for hits (188) by a catcher in 1975. He batted .298 with 172 HR and 929 RBI as Cardinal.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season summary, May, Molina hit into first-ever 4–5–4 triple play in MLB
In the next series against the Pirates on May 9, Martínez continued to struggle as he allowed 14 runs on 16 hits and 11 walks including the previous two starts totaling nine innings. His ERA jumped from 1.89 from before the previous start against the Cubs to 4.73 after the start against the Pirates.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season summary, May, Molina hit into first-ever 4–5–4 triple play in MLB
The next day, the Cardinals fell victim to the first "4–5–4" triple play (where the second baseman records the out, throws to the third baseman, who records a second out, and finally back to the second baseman, who records a third and final out of the inning, all in one play) in MLB history. In this play, Molina lined out to Pittsburgh second baseman Neil Walker, who threw to third baseman Jung-ho Kang to double up Jhonny Peralta for the second out. Kang briefly pirouetted the ball in his hand, albeit confused, then threw back to Walker to tag Jason Heyward for the final out.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season summary, May, Cardinals batters struck out record 18 times
Reigning American League Cy Young Award winner Corey Kluber of the Cleveland Indians struck out 18 Cardinals on May 13, setting a record for a Cardinal opponent and tying Bob Feller for the Indians' nine-inning franchise record in Cleveland's 2–0 win. After striking out five times on May 18, Grichuk followed up with two doubles and a triple the next night against the New York Mets as the Cardinals prevailed 10–2. A 3–1 victory over the Detroit Tigers on May 17 gave Mike Matheny his 300th win as manager. Jaime García, reactivated from the 60-day disabled list for a start against the Mets on May 21, made his first MLB appearance in nearly one year. He completed seven innings but received the loss, allowing five hits, two runs (both earned), five walks, and striking out three.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season summary, May, Cardinals batters struck out record 18 times
The Cardinals won each of Michael Wacha's first nine starts while he received the win in seven of them. That ninth game spanned through May 24 against the Kansas City Royals. His ERA was 1.87. Wacha was the first Cardinal pitcher to start with a 7–0 record since Matt Morris started 8–0 in 2005. Matt Carpenter homered for his 500th career hit and 300th career run scored. On May 25, Jhonny Peralta hit a walk-off home run in the tenth inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks, his seventh home run of the season. García's first win in nearly a year was on May 26 against the Diamondbacks, in which worked six innings in a 6–4 victory.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season summary, May, Matt Holliday's record on-base streak
Holliday reached base each of his first 43 games of the season through May 27 against the Diamondbacks, breaking Albert Pujols' franchise and National League records, which he set in 2008. Holliday had also reached base in 45 consecutive games dating back to 2014, which was 10 short of Stan Musial's overall franchise record, and 29 short of Ted Williams' MLB record. Heyward's home run in the ninth inning that game tied the game at 3–3, and the Cardinals eventually won, 4–3. IF Matt Adams was placed on the 15-day disabled list May 28 with a torn right quadriceps and replaced on the 25-man roster with C Ed Easley. He had surgery May 29 and was expected to miss three to four months, effectively the rest of the season.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season summary, May, Tribute to Taveras
On May 31, the Cardinals paid an official tribute to the deceased Oscar Taveras, who debuted for them in the major leagues exactly one year earlier. They played the Los Angeles Dodgers that day. Martínez, the Cardinals starting pitcher and close of friend of Taveras, struck out eight and extended a personal scoreless inning streak to 20+1⁄3 innings as St. Louis prevailed, 3–1. It was the longest scoreless-inning streak in the NL for a starting pitcher through that point in the season.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season summary, May, Tribute to Taveras
Through their first 50 games and two of the months of the season, the Cardinals were an MLB-best 33–17 (.660 winning percentage), including 20–6 at home. They produced the best run differential at plus-60 and were the only team with a staff ERA lower than 3.00, at 2.73. The bullpen had a 2.21 ERA. The offense produced a seventh-best .737 on-base plus slugging percentage (OPS).


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season summary, June
In his third start of the season on June 1 against the Milwaukee Brewers, García logged seven innings, while allowing one run and striking out four with less than 90 pitches. However, he ended up with a 1–0 loss, bringing his record for the season to 1–2 with a 2.70 ERA. In his time with the Cardinals through June 1, Peralta ranked first in extra-base hits (80) and home runs (29), third in RBI (101), second in slugging percentage (.461) and OPS (.804) and fourth in on-base percentage (.361) among MLB shortstops.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season summary, June
On defense, although he did not rely on heavily on range, but on smart positioning and making the routine plays, qualifying him for +1 defensive runs saved after saving 17 the year before. Holliday's National League-record on-base streak to start the season ended at 45 games – 47 overall – on June 2 against the Brewers in a 1–0 win. Umpire Joe West ejected him for arguing a called third strike in the seventh inning, and also ejected manager Mike Matheny, who had joined the argument. It was the longest such streak in the major leagues since Derek Jeter garnered 53 in 1999.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season summary, June, Holliday, the second Cardinal of the season with a torn quadriceps muscle
Martínez' next start, also against the Dodgers, came on June 5. Over seven innings, he gave up just one run on three hits and struck out 11, a new career high, in a 2–1 victory. By giving up the run in the second inning, the scoreless inning streak stopped at 21+2⁄3, also a career-high. On June 8, Holliday suffered a right quadriceps strain while attempting to catch a fly ball off the bat of Carlos González during a game against the Colorado Rockies.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season summary, June, Holliday, the second Cardinal of the season with a torn quadriceps muscle
The Cardinals placed Holliday on the 15-day DL, and recalled Socolovich to take his place on the roster. At the time, Holliday was batting .303 with three HR and 26 RBI, and was third overall in the NL All-Star balloting. He was second among outfielders to Bryce Harper of the Washington Nationals, which would translate as a spot as a starting outfielder in the All-Star Game if that placement held for the final vote tally. In the MLB Draft, the Cardinals selected outfielder Nick Plummer with the 23rd overall and team's number-one pick from Brother Rice High School in Michigan. In a June 12 start against the Royals, Jaime García netted his 500th career strikeout by getting Omar Infante as the Cardinals won 4–0. It was García's 102nd career start; he had also not issued a walk in his first 30 IP of the season.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season summary, June, Holliday, the second Cardinal of the season with a torn quadriceps muscle
Lyons, whom the Cardinals recalled from Memphis to take the place of an injured Lance Lynn on June 13, stopped a winless streak of 13 MLB starts by pitching a 3–2 victory over the Royals. He struck out five in six innings. Closer Trevor Rosenthal strung together a 17+2⁄3 scoreless inning streak while saving his NL-leading 21st game of the season. The Cardinals' first back-to-back home runs of the season occurred on June 15 against the Twins, which Molina and Reynolds accomplished. It was Molina's first home run of the season and first in 95 games, dating back to June 27, 2014. The Cardinals' previous back-to-back home runs occurred when Holliday and Grichuk delivered against the Reds on September 19, 2014.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season summary, June, First alleged case of cyber espionage in professional sports
Reports surfaced on June 16 that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) were reviewing an alleged incident involving Cardinals' front office officials hacking into the Houston Astros' database of players, scouting reports and proprietary statistics. It was regarded as the first known case of corporate espionage involving computer network hacking in professional sports.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season summary, June, Rookies Grichuk, Garcia and Scruggs help deliver wins
In his first major league action of 2015, second baseman Greg Garcia collected two hits in 12–4 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on June 19. Molina, Wong and Grichuk all homered as Lyons earned his second win of the season. At the plate, Lyons collected both his first major league run batted in and base on balls and while hitting two singles. He reached base and scored in all three plate appearances.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season summary, June, Rookies Grichuk, Garcia and Scruggs help deliver wins
Garcia and IF Xavier Scruggs had been called up from Memphis on June 19 in preparation for the series against the Phillies, with Harris and Easley optioned back to the AAA club. The Cardinals were also victorious the next game by a 10–1 score. Grichuk followed with a two more home runs and his second consecutive three-hit game. Heyward also contributed three hits and two RBI. Lackey, the Cardinals' starting pitcher, completed seven innings, for the fourth time in five starts. He improved his record to 6–4 with a 3.41 ERA.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season summary, June, Rookies Grichuk, Garcia and Scruggs help deliver wins
Scruggs provided three hits and two RBI, Heyward hit his eighth home run, and Reynolds drove in the go-ahead run with a bases-loaded infield single on June 23 against the Miami Marlins in a 4–3 win. The Cardinals activated Lynn from the DL the next day prior to the series finale against the Marlins. Heyward homered again the next game, and Wong hit his ninth HR as García improved to 3–3 in a 6–1 victory and series win over the Marlins.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season summary, June, Rookies Grichuk, Garcia and Scruggs help deliver wins
The Cardinals optioned Lyons back to Memphis to make room on the roster for Lynn, who started the next game against the Marlins, pitching six scoreless innings in a 5–1 victory and series sweep. Wong's RBI double broke a scoreless tie and put the Cardinals ahead for good. Pete Kozma, filling in for Peralta at shortstop, scored on that double had three hits and reached base in four plate appearances, snapping an 0–21 streak that dated back to May 19.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season summary, June, Rookies Grichuk, Garcia and Scruggs help deliver wins
Greg Garcia's first major league home was on June 26 in the eighth inning against Pedro Strop of the Cubs, tying the score in an eventual 4–3 Cardinals win, where they walked off when Bourjos scored on an error in the 10th inning. The Cardinals improved to an MLB-best 27–7 at home.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season summary, June, Best start in MLB in ten years
The Cardinals won their fifth straight game on June 27 by a score of 8–1, also at home against the Cubs, extending their major league-best record to 50–24. Scruggs provided another three-hit night as all nine starters collected at least one hit. Wacha improved to 10–3 and Carlos Villanueva pitched the last three innings for his first save of the season and fourth career with three or more innings pitched. Each of the second, third and fourth innings with the Cubs batting ended with a double play.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season summary, June, Best start in MLB in ten years
The Cardinals became the first club of the season to reach 50 wins and the fastest to win 50 since the Chicago White Sox in 2005. In the last 50 years, the 2015 Cardinals were just the 18th club to reach 50 wins before losing their 25th game, of which, 13 went on to win 100 or more games and only two missed the playoffs. The only other time in Cardinals' history with such a start or better occurred in 1944 (52–21–2), a season that concluded with 105 regular-season wins and the World Series title. The 2015 club held the major leagues' best run-differential at +95, and their staff ERA (2.63) was the lowest through 74 games in a season since the Baltimore Orioles in 1972 (2.31).


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season summary, June, Wacha and Martínez both with nine wins before July
Winning again against the Cubs on June 28, the Cardinals swept as Martínez won his ninth decision. Thus he and Wacha were the first teammate duo aged 23 and under to win nine games or more in their team's first 75 since Dwight Gooden and Sid Fernandez did so with the Mets in 1986. On June 30 against the Chicago White Sox, the Cardinals again fell victim to a strikeout record against an American League Central pitcher.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season summary, June, Wacha and Martínez both with nine wins before July
By striking out 12 Cardinals hitters, Chris Sale matched Pedro Martínez with 10 or more strikeouts in each of eight consecutive games, which Martínez accomplished in 1999. The Cardinals fell to the White Sox, 2–1, in extra innings for just their second loss at home of the month. Grichuk hit a 448 feet (137 m) home run off Sale into the Big Mac Land section, the longest home run of the year at Busch Stadium by a Cardinals player through that point. The bullpen finished with an MLB-best 1.52 ERA for the month of June.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season summary, July, Dismissal of Correa for unauthorized access
On July 2, news reports including those by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch indicated that the Cardinals had dismissed scouting director Chris Correa after he had admitted to illegally accessing the Astros' scouting database in 2013.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season summary, July, Dismissal of Correa for unauthorized access
On January 8, 2016, Correa pleaded guilty in federal court to five counts of unauthorized access to a protected computer from at least March 2013 through June 2014. Officials in MLB's commissioner's office said they will review the results of the federal investigation and determine if and when any penalties will be assessed against the Cardinals.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season summary, July, End of Rosenthal's scoreless streak
Trevor Rosenthal's 23+2⁄3 IP scoreless streak ended on July 3 against the San Diego Padres. Jedd Gyorko singled home the go-ahead run in the ninth to send the Cardinals to their fourth consecutive loss. Rosenthal's streak, which dated back to May 5, was the longest among relief pitchers in the National League to that point in the season. The Cardinals recalled Harris and optioned Greg Garcia back to Memphis on July 4.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season summary, July, Pham's first MLB double and home run help win two games
On July 4, the Cardinals defeated the Padres 2–1 as center fielder Tommy Pham, just recalled from Memphis, was influential in helping snap the four-game losing streak. He doubled for his first major league hit, then, later in the game, pilfered his first stolen base and scored the winning run. The next game, Pham hit his first major league home run and drove in his first major league runs, driving in all three runs in a 3–1 victory and propelling the Cardinals to the series split with the Padres. The Cardinals placed Jaime García with a right groin strain and recalled Cooney from Memphis. García sustained the injury on June 24 while running the bases against Miami.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season summary, July, Six selected for All-Star Game
Six Cardinals were selected to compete for the National League All-Star team in the 86th All-Star Game at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, including Matt Holliday, Carlos Martínez, Yadier Molina, Jhonny Peralta, Trevor Rosenthal and Michael Wacha. Peralta and Holliday were voted to start the game by fan vote on July 6. Peralta garnered the most votes among NL shortstops, while Holliday placed third among NL outfielders, which automatically assured him one three starting outfield spots. Molina and Rosenthal were selected by fellow players on July 7; NL manager Bruce Bochy also selected Wacha that day. Additionally, Martínez was nominated as a contender for the All-Star Final Vote, which he won on July 10 for was his first All-Star selection.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season summary, July, Six selected for All-Star Game
Although it was Holliday's seventh All-Star selection, it was first time he was selected by fan vote, and thus, as a starter. He was held out of participating due to the quadriceps injury. Peralta made his third All-Star team and first playing for the National League. Molina was selected for his seventh appearance, and Rosenthal and Wacha were both selected for the first time. Through July 10, Martínez completed 107+1⁄3 innings and notched a 10–3 record with a 2.52 ERA. Over his previous 10 outings, his totals included 10 consecutive quality starts with a 1.20 ERA and 7–1 W–L. Rosenthal elected not to play due to a sore arm.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season summary, July, Six selected for All-Star Game
In the Reds' clubhouse for the All-Star Game, Molina was assigned the locker of second baseman Brandon Phillips. A rift had developed between the two in 2010 when Phillips called the Cardinals a derogatory name to the press, and an altercation between them during one of Phillips' at bats the following game ignited a bench-clearing brawl. Since then, the two mended their schism, and Molina has a photograph of their two families together. When informed with whom he shared, Molina replied, "This is Phillips' locker? How about that? I'll have to write something to him."


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season summary, July, Six selected for All-Star Game
While the pregame roster introductions were made, Reds fans booed all six Cardinals players, and even former Cardinal Albert Pujols. When Molina was introduced, the booing reached a crescendo, and he smiled and turned and pointed his thumbs toward the back of his jersey. Pujols provided levity when he then joined in the booing. After the game, Molina remarked to reporters, "when you spend 12 years coming to Cincinnati and you beat them so many times, they're going to boo you." In his career to that point, he hit .319 with a .352 on-base percentage and .500 slugging percentage in 270 career at-bats at Great American Ball Park.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season summary, July, Pirates' three straight wins over Cardinals to end first half
In the morning of July 12, the Cardinals dropped their second straight game (that had started the night before) to the second place Pirates, after Andrew McCutchen hit a walk off home run off Nick Greenwood in the bottom of the 14th inning. Earlier in this game, Mark Reynolds hit his first multiple home run game of the season – and 22nd of his career – while John Lackey delivered his sixth straight quality start, and 12th in 15 outings.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season summary, July, Pirates' three straight wins over Cardinals to end first half
The next game ended with a 6–5 extra-inning defeat of the Cardinals, this time in the bottom of the tenth inning. The loss shrunk the Central division-leading Cardinals' lead over the Pirates to 2+1⁄2 games; it was also the Pirates' third consecutive victory over the Cardinals in as many days. Gregory Polanco's bases loaded single in the bottom of the tenth off Rosenthal gave the Pirates the win. Rosenthal's first blown save since May 3, it stopped a streak of 18 consecutive conversions. This match was the tenth meeting between the two clubs to this point in the season, of which they had split evenly, and the fifth to go into extra innings.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season summary, July, Pirates' three straight wins over Cardinals to end first half
Despite withstanding both a three-game and four-game losing streak within their previous 14 games, the Cardinals entered the All-Star break with the best record in the major leagues at 56–33. According to STATS LLC, St. Louis abdicated a 2.71 ERA, the leading at-the-break ERA in the majors since the 1981 Astros allowed a 2.81 ERA. Between Lackey, Lynn, Martínez, and Wacha – the four with the most starts – their unified ERA was 2.84, the top figure for the club since 1968, the season of Bob Gibson's 1.12 ERA. Their record at Busch Stadium was 31–11 for a .738 winning percentage, the highest in the major leagues. They also had a 2.31 ERA at home.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season summary, July, Start of second half
On July 18, the Cardinals defeated the Mets 12–2 behind Lackey's seven innings and one run performance, Heyward's five hits and Grichuk's six RBI. Through his previous seven starts, Lackey's ERA was 1.63. Grichuk also had two home runs in the game, and a seven-game hitting streak, with 13 hits in 25 at bats (.520). It was his first six-RBI game. Heyward's five hits were his first in a game in two years. In the last game of the series, the Mets defeated the Cardinals 3–1 in 18 innings, in spite of stranding 25 runners, which tied their franchise record set in 1974. The game lasted five hours and 55 minutes.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season summary, July, Start of second half
Matt Holliday's first home run in his return from the disabled list was a grand slam against Carlos Rodon of the Chicago White Sox in an 8–5 win on July 21. It was his sixth career grand slam. Stephen Piscotty, appearing in his first major league game, singled in his second at bat for his first MLB hit. In the next game, also against the White Sox, Piscotty hit his first career double. With the bases loaded, Molina hit his first triple since 2011 and in more than 2,000 at bats. This triple provided the decisive run in a 3–2 outcome and made the Cardinals the first team of the season to 60 wins.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season summary, July, Start of second half
Cooney earned his first major league win by pitching a career-high seven innings in a 4−2 win over the Atlanta Braves on July 24. He had previously received no-decisions in each of his first five major league starts. Further, Cooney had a 12-inning scoreless streak that ended in the sixth inning. Grichuk hit a two-run home run, and, setup man Kevin Siegrist, filling in for closer Trevor Rosenthal, recorded his fifth save of the season.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season summary, July, Start of second half
On July 25, Martínez pitched his 11th consecutive quality start, tying him with Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers for longest current  streak, and the longest for the Cardinals since Chris Carpenter in 2010. Piscotty's sacrifice fly scored Kozma and was the only run of the game, giving the Cardinals a 1–0 win. It was Piscotty's first MLB RBI.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season summary, July, Start of second half
Kolten Wong's second career grand slam provided the margin in a 4–1 win over the Reds on July 27. The Reds then shut out the Cardinals on consecutive days. Holliday reaggravated the quadriceps injury on July 29 that he had sustained the month prior, and was placed on the 15-day DL. Lackey gave up just one run with eight strikeouts while allowing one walk and two hits. It was the fewest hits he allowed through that point in the season. He also allowed three runs or fewer in all but of one of his prior 17 starts.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season summary, July, Start of second half
However, the Cardinals' offense returned the following night (July 30) in a 9–8 home victory over the Colorado Rockies. After slumping to a .216 batting average over three months since being moved down in the order, Matt Carpenter returned to the lead off position for his first career multi-home run game. He also had four hits, four runs scored and four RBI. The game involved multiple lead changes, poor fundamental play and angry exchanges between the two clubs.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season summary, July, Start of second half
Starting pitcher Carlos Martínez hit DJ LeMahieu with a pitch in the fifth inning; when the inning was completed, Martínez flashed an obscene gesture on full public display toward the visitors' dugout with Rockies players and personnel. Corresponding aggressive verbal exchanges ensued, including those between Molina and Nolan Arenado. In the seventh inning, Rockies pitcher Christian Friedrich hit Kolten Wong. The umpires issued warnings in the fifth inning but no ejections followed.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season summary, July, Start of second half
Kevin Siegrist committed two throwing errors in the eighth inning involving Rockies baserunners, that, along with Randal Grichuk's throwing mistakes from center field (not officially ruled as errors), allowed Colorado to take an 8–6 lead. The Cardinals came back in the bottom of the ninth, winning on Greg Garcia's bases loaded walk-off walk. Carpenter was again instrumental, starting the rally with a ground rule double. Jhonny Peralta later delivered a game-tying two-run single before the Cardinals loaded the bases and Garcia drew the decisive walk. Martínez' streak of 11 quality starts ended with this game after allowing five runs in five innings.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season summary, July, Non-waiver trade deadline acquisitions
To help offset the loss of batting production from Holliday's return to the DL, the Cardinals acquired first baseman and outfielder Brandon Moss from the Indians for LHP Rob Kaminsky. The following day, the Cardinals acquired another former closer in Jonathan Broxton, who was Milwaukee's setup man. The Brewers also sent cash, as the pitcher's 2015 salary was $9 million ($9,838,768.6 today), and he would have been arbitration eligible in 2016 with a $2 million ($2,186,393 today) buyout. The Cardinals sent outfielder Malik Collymore (minors, not on 40-man roster) to the Brewers.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season summary, July, Non-waiver trade deadline acquisitions
On July 30, it was announced the Cardinals had agreed to a new television deal with Fox Sports Midwest. It was an extension of the current deal, which would expire at the end of the 2017 season. The new deal would extend through 2032 and be worth $1 billion overall. It also guaranteed the franchise a minority stake in the network. The Cardinals' current deal would have been worth about $35 million in its final year, then climb to roughly $55 million in 2018, increasing with inflation each year afterward.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season summary, August
Moss' first RBI for St. Louis occurred on August 2, a game-winning single that scored Jason Heyward in the bottom of the ninth inning against the Rockies. Carpenter hit five home runs from July 30 to August 5. On August 5 against the Reds at Great American Ball Park, Grichuk doubled in the sixth inning and hit the game-winning home run in the top of the 13th for a 4–3 win. After closing out a 6–0 contest against Milwaukee on August 7 with three scoreless innings, Carlos Villanueva earned his second save of the season, and second of three innings.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season summary, August
By shutting out the Brewers 3–0 on August 8, Cardinals pitchers induced 36 consecutive scoreless innings. Jaime García was the starter and winning pitcher in this game, improving to 4–4. The Cardinals extended their season-high scoreless streak to 38 innings against the Brewers on August 9, but lost the contest 5–4. They had also completed 62 innings without allowing a home run, which also ended in this game.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season summary, August
Due to his increased frequency of home runs, Carpenter received consideration for a second NL Player of the week Award for August 9. He batted .348 with four home runs, eight RBI, seven runs scored, a 1.000 SLG and .423 OBP. Baseball America released their annual Tool Box Awards for 2015 on August 12, rated by managers and coaches league-wide. Those rating at or near the top of various categories included Carpenter for "best strike zone judgment" (third), Yadier Molina for both "best hit and run artist" (tied for first) and "best defensive catcher" (first), Trevor Rosenthal for "best reliever" (third), and Mike Matheny for "best manager" (second).


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season summary, August
In a 10–5 loss to the Pirates on August 13, starter Lance Lynn recorded just two outs while allowing seven runs total, three earned, in the first inning. Lynn allowed six hits while throwing 41 pitches. The Pirates scored four unearned runs after Matt Carpenter's throwing error. Pedro Álvarez, with six hits in 12 at bats, two home runs, and two doubles in the series, also homered in the first inning. That gave him 18 home runs in 80 games against the Cardinals.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season summary, August
Lynn became the first Cardinals starter since Anthony Reyes on October 1, 2006, to fail to complete the first inning by reason other than injury. Tyler Lyons, making his first relief appearance of the season, took over for Lynn and completed 5+1⁄3 scoreless innings. It was the Cardinals' first scoreless relief outing of at least five innings since Manny Aybar did so in 1999.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season summary, August
Jaime García pitched 8+1⁄3 innings against the Miami Marlins at Busch Stadium on August 14 in a 3–1 win. One of the hits he allowed was to Ichiro Suzuki, his 4,191st hit in top-level professional baseball, matching Ty Cobb. Ichiro passed Cobb the next night with two singles as the Cardinals won, 6–2. John Lackey (10–7) was the Cardinals' starter and recorded his 12th consecutive season with at least 10 victories. In 8+1⁄3 IP, he struck out six, and allowed the two runs after nine hits and one walk. At one point, he retired nine consecutive batters.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season summary, August
Randal Grichuk and Mark Reynolds both homered and Stephen Piscotty collected three hits. Piscotty then hit a home run in the next game, also against the Marlins, for his in the major leagues, and Jason Heyward homered twice for his first multi-home run game with the Cardinals. It was not enough run support as Miami won, 6–4.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season summary, August
After injuring his right elbow, the Cardinals placed Grichuk on the DL on August 17 due to a strain, and recalled Tommy Pham in his place. With his first major league triple, Piscotty set up the go-ahead run in a 2–1 win over the San Francisco Giants on August 17. Molina's 100th career home run on August 19 was well-timed, becoming the game-winning run in the bottom of the eighth inning at Busch Stadium in a 4–3 win over the Giants.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season summary, August
The Cardinals won seven of ten games on their West Coast road trip from August 21–30. After losing the first two games of the series against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park by a combined 17–3 score, the Cardinals won on August 23, 10–3. Piscotty set a new career high with five RBI, and his first multi-home run game. Michael Wacha won his 15th game.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season summary, August
The Cardinals swept the Arizona Diamondbacks in four games at Chase Field August 24–27. After saving his 40th game on August 26, Rosenthal became the third-youngest MLB pitcher to record back-to-back 40 save seasons, and just the second Cardinals pitcher to do so. Lee Smith registered 40 saves each season from 1991–93. In the final game of the series against the Diamondbacks, Brandon Moss hit his first home run as a Cardinal, and Tony Cruz hit his first home run of the season in a 5–3 win.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season summary, August
The Cardinals announced on August 28 that they had chosen Randy Flores, a former relief pitcher who had played for the Cardinals' 2006 World Series championship team, as their next director of scouting. Matt Carpenter reached 20 home runs for the first time in his career on August 30 in a 7–5 win over the Giants. Reynolds and Moss also homered, and Heyward singled, doubled, and tripled, and Siegrist got his sixth save. It was the final game of the West Coast road trip.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season summary, September and October
St. Louis won their second successive, 8–5, come-from-behind victory at Busch Stadium over the Washington Nationals on September 1. Brandon Moss provided a three-run, walk-off home run. Marco Gonzales made his first appearance of the season in this game, allowing four runs in less than three innings. This win placed the club at 40 games above .500 for the first time on the season. The club activated center fielder Jon Jay from the disabled list on September 4 after missing 57 games due to a wrist injury. Jaime García achieved his 50th career win in a 4–1 decision over the Pirates on September 5, also reaching 100 IP in a season for the first time since 2012.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season summary, September and October
The Cardinals reactivated Grichuk on September 6. Four days later, he played center field against the Cubs, but was not permitted to throw as his elbow had still not fully recovered. In an eight-game stretch, the Cardinals allowed 52 runs (6.5 per game), while scoring just 20, including a loss of 9–0 to the Cubs and another loss of 11–0 to the Reds. First baseman Matt Adams, on the DL since late May, returned to play on September 11. On September 12, MLB announced an 80-game suspension of catcher Cody Stanley after testing positive for 4-Chlorodehydromethyltestosterone, a prohibited substance under their drug policy. The club activated reliever Matt Belisle from the DL on September 12, and reactivated Matt Holliday three days later after missing 41 games.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season summary, September and October
The Cardinals swept the September 15–17 series against Milwaukee to give them their first four-game winning streak of the month. On September 16, Pham tripled and hit his first multi-home run game in a 5–4 victory. He actually homered in three consecutive plate appearances spanning his last at bat previous to the game, September 13 against Cincinnati. In the next game, Pham's line drive ricocheted off the head of starting pitcher Jimmy Nelson.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season summary, September and October
Although Nelson had to leave the game, he was able to walk off the field in his own ability, and a magnetic resonance image (MRI) revealed a contusion. The Cardinals won, 6–3. Pham doubled and tripled in this game, giving him six hits and eight RBI in consecutive games against Milwaukee. With seven scoreless innings, Lackey reached 200 IP for the sixth time in his career and first time since 2010. He had a 2.23 ERA over his last 17 starts. By reaching 200 IP, he triggered a $400,000 bonus, bringing his earnings for the season over $2 million.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season summary, September and October
With the Cubs seven games back, the first-place Cardinals visited Wrigley Field on September 18 to start a three-game series, continuing a renewed Cardinals–Cubs rivalry with Chicago being more competitive than in recent years. After Cubs pitcher Dan Haren hit Matt Holliday in the back of the head in the fifth inning, Belisle grazed Anthony Rizzo behind the knee in the seventh inning, prompting his ejection. The Cubs won, 8–3. Remarked Cubs manager Joe Maddon about Belisle hitting Rizzo, "I have no history with the Cardinals except I used to love them growing up. That really showed me a lot today in a negative way. I don't know who put out the hit. I don't know if Tony Soprano is in the dugout. I didn't see him in there. But we're not going to put up with it, from them or anybody else."


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season summary, September and October
Chicago defeated St. Louis again the next game, 5–4, but the Cardinals clinched at least a spot in the wild-card play-in game with the Giants' loss to the Diamondbacks, the first team of the season to advance to the playoffs. Matheny became the first manager in MLB history to guide his club to the postseason in each of his first four full seasons. In the third game of the series against the Cubs on September 20, the bases were loaded with no outs in the eight inning.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season summary, September and October
Addison Russell hit a fly ball that Heyward caught running and threw home to Molina to tag out Rizzo by two steps, helping preserve a 4–3 win. However, Molina injured his left thumb as he applied the tag. An MRI revealed a partial ligament tear the following day. The same day, the Cardinals announced Adam Wainwright was cleared to resume baseball activities ahead of schedule after diligently rehabilitating his Achilles tendon rupture throughout the season. Pham drove in two of the runs in a 3–1 win over the Reds on September 22.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season summary, September and October
Catcher Travis Tartamella debuted on September 23 in the eighth inning of a 10–2 win against the Reds and singled on the first pitch of his first plate appearance. Martinez' season ended early in a start against the Brewers on September 25 in which threw only seven pitches; he also missed the postseason. The injury was a shoulder strain; however, surgery was not deemed necessary and that he would recover in time for the 2016 season.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season summary, September and October
While playing the Pirates on September 28, Piscotty was injured on a fly ball into left field when he collided with Bourjos' knee, which hit him in the head. He suffered a bruise, but tests results were negative for injury, including concussion. The Cardinals won the contest 3–0, and Rosenthal gained his 48th save, establishing a new single-season franchise record.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season summary, September and October
Making his first appearance of the season since April, Wainwright pitched an inning of relief in the first game of a doubleheader against Pittsburgh on September 30, an 8–2 loss. He gave up one run on two hits with a strikeout and no walks. He had returned from injury at least four months ahead of schedule. In the second game, the Cardinals won their 100th game of the season while clinching their third consecutive National League Central division title by an 11–1 score.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season summary, September and October
The Pirates, who had kept close with the Cardinals for nearly the entire season, had won their 96th game of the season earlier in the day. They already qualified as one of two wild card entrants, along with the Cubs. Heyward hit a grand slam to highlight the second game, the second of his career, and robbed both Francisco Cervelli and Michael Morse of hits. Tyler Lyons, filling in for the injured Carlos Martínez, completed seven scoreless innings with just four hits and no walks allowed. Carpenter doubled and tripled, and Peralta added three RBI. Seigrist, making his major league-leading 80th appearance of the season, became just the third left-handed pitcher in franchise history to make that many appearances in a season.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season summary, September and October
The Cardinals finished their regular season October 1–3 against the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field, which the Braves swept. They held the Cardinals scoreless in their final 27 innings of the regular season.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Postseason, National League Division Series
The Cardinals faced off in a best-of-five series against the rival Chicago Cubs in the postseason for the first time since joining the National League in 1892. The first two games took place at the Cardinals' home venue, Busch Stadium. John Lackey started Game 1 for the Cardinals, opposing Jon Lester, who had both faced St. Louis in the 2013 World Series as members of the Boston Red Sox. Lackey held the Cubs to hitless through the first five innings on the way to pitching 7+1⁄3 shutout innings in a 4–0 win.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Postseason, National League Division Series
Rookies Stephen Piscotty and Tommy Pham both hit their first career postseason home runs. Jaime García, the starter for Game 2, pitched with illness and was ineffective, allowing five unearned runs in just two innings. Two errors, including his own, allowed the Cubs to take an early 5–1 lead. The Cardinals scored all runs on solo home runs from Matt Carpenter, Kolten Wong, and Randal Grichuk.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Postseason, National League Division Series
The series shifted to Wrigley Field, the Cubs' home park, for the next two games. In the third game, the Cubs hit six home runs, and led 8–4 going into the ninth. After Piscotty's two-run home run, the Cardinals trailed by two, but this was the outcome as the Cubs won 8–6. The Cubs also won the final game, 6–4, to move on to the National League Championship Series and end the Cardinals' season. Anthony Rizzo hit his second home run in two days off reliever Kevin Siegrist for the go-ahead run.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Statistics, Batting statistics
Below double line: Ranked by AB regardless of position for position players / Role, then IP for pitchers


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Statistics, Pitching statistics
Below double line: Ranked by AB regardless of position for position players / Role, then IP for pitchers


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Records, awards, honors and milestones
Awards voting results: National League Most Valuable Player Award: Carpenter, 12th; Heyward, 15th; Rosenthal 17th. National League Cy Young Award: Lackey, 9th. National League Rookie of the Year Award: Piscotty, 6th. National League Manager of the Year Award: Matheny, 2nd.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Minor league system and first-year player draft, Teams
‡ – Clinched playoff berth with 43–25 record and first place in second half¤ – Clinched playoff spotƒ – Clinched division title


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Minor league system and first-year player draft, Overview
Left-handed starting pitcher Tim Cooney, playing for the Memphis Redbirds of the Pacific Coast League (PCL), was named the PCL Pitcher of the Week after allowing a 0.66 ERA in 13+1⁄3 IP against the New Orleans Zephyrs and Omaha Storm Chasers. He also held batters to a .143 batting average against (7-for-49). For the week ending June 7, Tyler Lyons, also a left-handed starter playing for Memphis, was named PCL Pitcher of the week after defeating both the Salt Lake Bees and Iowa Cubs. He allowed a 0.00 ERA, 0.54 WHIP and .136 batting average against while striking out 13 in 13 IP.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Minor league system and first-year player draft, Overview
Right-handed pitcher Alex Reyes was selected to represent the World team in the All-Star Futures Game. Just coming off a 13-strikeout performance on June 17 with the Class A Advanced Palm Beach Cardinals, he led all of the minor leagues with a 13.4 strikeouts per nine innings. For the season, he was 2–5 with a 2.08 ERA, while striking 90 and walking 30 in 60+2⁄3 IP. Reyes' fastball could reach 100 miles per hour (160 km/h) and he also threw a power curveball.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Minor league system and first-year player draft, Overview
Luís Perdomo, pitching for the Peoria Chiefs of the Midwest League, replaced Reyes in the Futures Game due to injury. Converted from playing outfield after a major league tryout in front of scouts, he totaled 13 starts, a 2.79 ERA, 76 BB and 26 BB in 77+1⁄3 IP. Jim Callis ranked Reyes as the Cardinals' top prospect for 2015, and the best prospect not to make MLB.com's top 100 list of all professional baseball.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Minor league system and first-year player draft, Overview
On July 2, reports emerged that the Cardinals had signed five international free agents, including Noel De Jesús (RHP from the Dominican Republic), Raffy Ozuna (shortstop, Dominican Republic), Brian Pirela (RHP, Venezuela),  (RHP, Venezuela), and Anthony Trompiz (RHP, Venezuela). At the time, Seijas, 16, was the 11th-ranked international prospect per MLB.com's top 30 list, and received a $762,500 signing bonus. Ozuna, also 16, received a $600,000 signing bonus.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Minor league system and first-year player draft, Overview
While carrying out a rehabilitation assignment with the Peoria Chiefs on July 23, RHP Jaime García pitched in a combined no-hitter and 2–0 win against the Clinton LumberKings, a Seattle Mariners affiliate. The starter for the game, García pitched the first five innings and struck out six. Steven Sabatino and Cody Schumacher finished the contest.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Minor league system and first-year player draft, Major League Baseball Draft
The Cardinals selected a total of 42 players in the annual 40-round draft that took place from June 8–10 in Secaucus, New Jersey. The club's first pick of the draft, and 23rd overall, was outfielder Nick Plummer from Brother Rice High School in Michigan. He was the first high school player from Michigan taken in the first round since 1997. The Cardinals acceded him with a $2.124 million signing bonus.


2015 St. Louis Cardinals season, Minor league system and first-year player draft, Major League Baseball Draft
The Cardinals also signed each of the following selectees of the first ten rounds: Jake Woodford (RHP, 1A), Jordan Hicks (RHP, third round), Paul DeJong (LF, fourth), Ryan Helsley, (RHP, fifth), Andrew Brodbeck, (2B ninth), and others in the later rounds. Other selections notified the Cardinals of their intention to continue playing college baseball: Kép Brown (10th round), Gio Brusa (23rd), Matt Vierling (30th) and Parker Kelly (34th).


2015 St. Louis Rams season
The 2015 season was the St. Louis Rams' 78th in the National Football League, their fourth under head coach Jeff Fisher, and their 21st and final season in St. Louis, Missouri, their home since the 1995 season.


2015 St. Louis Rams season
The Rams went 7–9 for the 2015 season, and an arbitral tribunal gave permission for the Rams to void their lease on the Edward Jones Dome. Rams owner Stan Kroenke filed a formal application with the league to relocate the Rams to Los Angeles, California, where the team played at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum for four seasons at until their stadium in Inglewood, California was complete.


2015 St. Louis Rams season
They were originally slated to play at the Coliseum for only three seasons; delays in the construction of the new venue resulted in the added season for which they would play at the historic Coliseum. Kroenke's request to move the team to Los Angeles was approved on January 12, 2016, at a meeting in Houston, Texas.


2015 St. Louis Rams season
The Rams missed the playoffs for the eleventh straight season, tying a record set between 1956 and 1966.


2015 St. Louis Rams season
The Rams' starting quarterbacks this year, Nick Foles and Case Keenum, started against each other at quarterback in the 2018 NFC Championship Game, the only time to date this has occurred.


2015 St. Louis Rams season, 2015 draft class
The Rams selected Clemson offensive tackle Isaiah Battle in the 2015 Supplemental draft. As a result, the team will forfeit their fifth-round selection in the 2016 draft.


2015 St. Louis Rams season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 1: vs. Seattle Seahawks
The Rams opened their 2015 season at home against Seattle. In Nick Foles' Rams debut, he threw for 297 yards and a touchdown.


2015 St. Louis Rams season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 1: vs. Seattle Seahawks
The defense, for the most part, sacked Russell Wilson several times and limited Marshawn Lynch to just 73 rushing yards.


2015 St. Louis Rams season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 1: vs. Seattle Seahawks
The game was hard fought and the Rams would win in overtime, 34-31.


2015 St. Louis Rams season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 2: at Washington Redskins
The Rams traveled to Maryland to take on the Redskins. They struggled offensively and defensively all game. The defense, for the most part, struggled to contain Matt Jones on the ground as Jones had a big day with 123 yards rushing along with two touchdowns.


2015 St. Louis Rams season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 3: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
Prior to kickoff, the game was delayed due to the turf being caught on fire, coming from the fireworks.


2015 St. Louis Rams season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 3: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
The Rams struggled offensively and defensively all game long. The defense, for the most part, sacked Ben Roethlisberger until he left the game with an apparent knee injury. Michael Vick took over for the rest of the game.


2015 St. Louis Rams season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 3: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
Late in the fourth quarter Kenny Britt's catch was overturned. The Steelers would go on to stun the Rams, 12-6.


2015 St. Louis Rams season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 4: at Arizona Cardinals
The Rams traveled to Phoenix to meet the red-hot Cardinals, the 2nd highest-scoring team in the league. Todd Gurley earned his first start as Rams' running back and he finished the game with 146 rushing yards. After the game, Bruce Arians commented that Gurley, "played like a rookie". The Rams defense, for the most part, held the Cardinals to field goals, and sacked Carson Palmer four times. With the close win, the Rams improved to 2-2.


2015 St. Louis Rams season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 5: at Green Bay Packers
Traveling to Lambeau, the Rams looked to end the Packers' hot streak at 4-1. However, they failed to do this, as Nick Foles was intercepted four times. On defense, James Laurinitis intercepted a pass from Aaron Rodgers, Rodger's first interception thrown in Lambeau in 20 games. However, the defense, for the most part, struggled to contain the Packers explosive receiving corps all day long. With the loss, the Rams dropped to 2-3.


2015 St. Louis Rams season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 7: vs. Cleveland Browns
For the first time since Week 8 of 2007, the Rams hosted the Cleveland Browns in St. Louis. In the first quarter, Rodney McLeod returned a fumble to the end zone to give the Rams the game's first points. Todd Gurley was limited to just 45 yards in the first half, but he managed to turn things around in the second half, rushing for 83 yards and two touchdowns.


2015 St. Louis Rams season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 8: vs. San Francisco 49ers
The Rams wore their 1973-1999 throwbacks against the San Francisco 49ers for the first time in the season. Todd Gurley had another productive day, and he rushed for 133 yards, including a 71-yard run for a touchdown. The Rams used two Tavon Austin touchdowns for the final score. Although Chris Long did not play, the Rams executed defensively, putting pressure on Colin Kaepernick all game long.


2015 St. Louis Rams season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 8: vs. San Francisco 49ers
With the win, the Rams improved to 4-3, making it the first time since 2012 the Rams were above .500 excluding a Week 1 victory.


2015 St. Louis Rams season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 9: at Minnesota Vikings
Nine years after Week 17 of 2006, the Rams traveled to Minnesota to take on the Vikings. In that game, the Rams easily defeated the Vikings, 41-21, which stunned the Vikings fans. The game was played at the Metrodome.


2015 St. Louis Rams season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 9: at Minnesota Vikings
In the duel of running backs, between Todd Gurley and Adrian Peterson, Gurley was held to just 89 yards. Peterson was the game's leading rusher with 125 yards.


2015 St. Louis Rams season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 9: at Minnesota Vikings
Without several defensive starters including Robert Quinn, the Rams defense struggled to contain the Vikings offense, especially their explosive receiving corps, all game long.


2015 St. Louis Rams season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 9: at Minnesota Vikings
In the second quarter, Greg Zuerlein nailed a 61-yard field goal to give the Rams a 12-10 lead. The field goal put Zuerlein 7th in NFL history for longest field goal made, and as the only kicker in NFL history besides Sebastian Janikowski to have more than one field goal of 60 yards or longer in his career.


2015 St. Louis Rams season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 9: at Minnesota Vikings
In the second half, Lamarcus Joyner hit Teddy Bridgewater in the head, forcing Teddy to leave the game with a concussion. Thom Brennaman called the hit on Bridgewater "dirty". Shaun Hill, who played for the Rams last year and returned to Minnesota for his second stint in the off-season, took over for Teddy for the game's remainder.


2015 St. Louis Rams season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 9: at Minnesota Vikings
With the Rams trailing 18-15 in the fourth quarter, Zuerlein booted another field goal, forcing the game into overtime. However, in that period, Minnesota's Blair Walsh nailed the game-winning field goal to give the Vikings the final score.


2015 St. Louis Rams season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 10: vs. Chicago Bears
Two years after Week 12 of 2013, the Rams hosted the Chicago Bears.


2015 St. Louis Rams season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 10: vs. Chicago Bears
Prior to Week 10, Stedman Bailey was suspended for 4 games for violating the league's substance abuse policy. Later, the Rams acquired free agent Wes Welker, who last played for the Denver Broncos last season. He helped the Broncos to the Super Bowl in 2013.


2015 St. Louis Rams season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 10: vs. Chicago Bears
The Rams struggled all game especially on defense in which they could not contain the Bears offense, especially the running game despite an injury to Matt Forte. Nick Foles struggled all day and this time it would force Case Keenum to take over late in the fourth quarter. Much like last week at Minnesota, Todd Gurley was once again held to 89 yards. Newly acquired Welker was no help, either.


2015 St. Louis Rams season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 11: at Baltimore Ravens
Case Keenum started in place of the incumbent Nick Foles.


2015 St. Louis Rams season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 11: at Baltimore Ravens
Late in the fourth quarter, with the game tied at 13, Greg Zurlien missed a 52-yarder which would have sealed the Rams victory. With a second left, Justin Tucker nailed a 41-yarder to give the Ravens the final score.


2015 St. Louis Rams season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 11: at Baltimore Ravens
The Rams defense could not contain the Ravens offense all game, especially the running game.


2015 St. Louis Rams season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 11: at Baltimore Ravens
With the loss, the Rams fell to 4-6, extending their losing streak to 3 games.


2015 St. Louis Rams season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 12: at Cincinnati Bengals
The Rams suffered a blowout loss to the Cincinnati Bengals.


2015 St. Louis Rams season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 12: at Cincinnati Bengals
A rejuvenated Nick Foles got his starting job back after being benched in favor of Case Keenum, who suffered a concussion after last week's loss in Baltimore. However, Foles' return was marred as he struggled to find open receivers and was picked off three times by the Bengals ranked defense. He also took hits throughout the game and he was sacked a few times. The only Rams score was a 5-yard run by Tavon Austin on a reverse play in the second quarter.


2015 St. Louis Rams season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 12: at Cincinnati Bengals
St. Louis' defense was not a factor all game as they struggled to stop the high-powered Bengals offense led by quarterback Andy Dalton, and receivers A. J. Green, and Tyler Eifert, (the latter left the game with a stinger) who is leading the league in touchdown catches.


2015 St. Louis Rams season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 12: at Cincinnati Bengals
With the loss, the Rams extended their losing streak to 4 games, making their record 4-7.


2015 St. Louis Rams season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 13: vs. Arizona Cardinals
This game was the second time in the season the Rams wore their 1999 throwbacks and the second time the Rams face the Cardinals.


2015 St. Louis Rams season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 13: vs. Arizona Cardinals
Although they did put pressure on Carson Palmer, St Louis' defense overall failed to stop Arizona's much-hyped offense, especially the running game. As for the Rams offense, Todd Gurley was limited to just 41 rushing yards.


2015 St. Louis Rams season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 13: vs. Arizona Cardinals
With the loss, the Rams dropped to 4-8. A day after, the Rams fired offensive coordinator Frank Cignetti.


2015 St. Louis Rams season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 14: vs. Detroit Lions
The Rams finally snapped their 4-game losing streak by defeating the Detroit Lions.


2015 St. Louis Rams season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 14: vs. Detroit Lions
A photo of rapper and Roc Nation founder Jay Z in the Rams locker room along with his client Todd Gurley, and several Rams players was released shortly after.


2015 St. Louis Rams season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 15: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Rams hosted the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, led by rookie quarterback Jameis Winston.


2015 St. Louis Rams season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 15: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The "Color Rush" jerseys was used for this game. It was the first time the Rams wore the Color Rush Jersey.


2015 St. Louis Rams season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 15: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
In what ultimately turned out to be their final game played in St. Louis, before returning to Los Angeles for next season, Rams fans were seen holding signs saying, "Keep the Rams in St. Louis" and chants of "Keep the Rams" were heard after the game.


2015 St. Louis Rams season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 15: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Despite offensive production from Tampa Bay, the Rams still managed a 31-23 victory and went to 6-8 with Case Keenum throwing for 234 yards and 2 touchdowns, Todd Gurley rushing 48 yards, Tavon Austin rushing 32 yards and a touchdown, Kenny Britt receiving for 71 yards and 1 touchdown, and Jared Cook receiving for 64 yards. The Rams offense dominated this game as well the defense also put pressure on the Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston.


2015 St. Louis Rams season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 15: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
With the win, the Rams improved their record to 6-8.


2015 St. Louis Rams season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 16: at Seattle Seahawks
The Seahawks win over Cleveland in Week 15 eliminated the Rams from playoff contention for the 11th consecutive season. The Rams were able to sweep their division rival, the Seattle Seahawks in their regular season series. The last time the Rams did this was 2004.


2015 St. Louis Rams season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 16: at Seattle Seahawks
With that win, the Rams record improved to 7-8, riding a 3-game winning streak.


2015 St. Louis Rams season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 17: at San Francisco 49ers
This Rams faced the 49ers in the season in what was their final game as the St. Louis Rams before moving to Los Angeles. Unlike in Week 8 at home, the Rams lost the game 16-19 in overtime. The Rams were without Todd Gurley, who suffered a foot injury in the third quarter of Week 16's win at Seattle.


2015 St. Louis Rams season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 17: at San Francisco 49ers
With that loss, the Rams finished the 2015 NFL season at 7-9, making the season the ninth consecutive losing season for the Rams in St. Louis.


2015 St. Petersburg Bowl
The 2015 St. Petersburg Bowl was a post-season college football bowl game between the UConn Huskies of the American Athletic Conference and the Marshall Thundering Herd of Conference USA, played on December 26, 2015 at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. The game was the final contest of the 2015 FBS football season for both teams. It ended in a 16–10 victory for Marshall.


2015 St. Petersburg Bowl
The Huskies were selected to play in the 2015 St. Petersburg Bowl following a 6–6 regular season highlighted by a win over the otherwise-undefeated Houston Cougars to achieve bowl eligibility. UConn faced Marshall, who finished their regular season with a 9–3 record and for the first time since 2012 did not qualify for the Conference USA championship game.


2015 St. Petersburg Bowl, Team selection
In 2015, the St. Petersburg Bowl selection committee had a contractual arrangement with the American Athletic Conference ("The American") and Conference USA (C-USA) to select a team from each conference. The American's arrangement began with the bowl's inception in 2008, through The American's predecessor, the Big East Conference.


2015 St. Petersburg Bowl, Team selection
This game featured the  UConn Huskies of The American against the Marshall Thundering Herd of C-USA in their first meeting against each other.


2015 St. Petersburg Bowl, Team selection, UConn
After finishing the regular season 6–6 (4–4 The American), the Huskies accepted an invitation to play in this game.


2015 St. Petersburg Bowl, Team selection, UConn
This was the Huskies' sixth bowl appearance and their first since the 2011 Fiesta Bowl where they lost to Oklahoma by a score of 48–20. This was their first bowl game in the state of Florida and their first against a team from Conference USA.


2015 St. Petersburg Bowl, Team selection, Marshall
After finishing the regular season 9–3 (6–2 C-USA), the Herd accepted an invitation to play in this game.


2015 St. Petersburg Bowl, Team selection, Marshall
This was the Herd's twelfth bowl appearance and their second appearance in the St. Petersburg Bowl. They previously won the 2011 edition (then named the Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl) against FIU by a score of 20–10. This was their first bowl against a team from the American Athletic Conference.


2015 St. Petersburg Bowl, Game summary, First quarter
UConn received the opening kickoff to start the game. Running back Arkeel Newsome ran the ball on three straight plays but failed to gain the requisite ten yards required to earn a first down; the Huskies punted the ball to the Thundering Herd. After a running play by running back Hyleck Foster gained a single yard, Marshall achieved the first first down of the game on a 21-yard pass play from quarterback Chase Litton to wide receiver Deandre Reaves, moving the ball onto the UConn side of the field.


2015 St. Petersburg Bowl, Game summary, First quarter
The Herd drive stalled at that point; after two further running plays and an incomplete pass they punted, pinning the Huskies at their own 9-yard line. UConn was again unable to earn a first down, punting the ball back to Marshall. Reaves, serving as the punt returner, advanced the ball to the UConn 20-yard line, giving Marshall excellent field position. The Thundering Herd capitalized on their second play from scrimmage, a 16-yard play-action pass from Litton to tight end Ryan Yurachek for a touchdown. After Marshall successfully kicked the extra point, the score was 7–0 in their favor.


2015 St. Petersburg Bowl, Game summary, First quarter
The Huskies responded to the Herd score on their next drive. Starting from the 25-yard line after a touchback on the kickoff, UConn earned five first downs in twelve plays, with Shirreffs converting all five off three runs and two passes. The last first down, a 17-yard pass to Newsome, gave the Huskies a 1st-and-goal from the Herd 8-yard line. UConn running back Ron Johnson scored on the next play, running the ball to the right and just making it into the end zone before being forced out of bounds. The Huskies converted the extra point, tying the score at 7–7.


2015 St. Petersburg Bowl, Game summary, First quarter
On their next possession, Marshall was only able to convert one first down before being forced to punt. UConn had only enough time for one play, a pass from Shirreffs to Newsome for four yards, before the first quarter clock expired. The score remained tied 7–7 at the end of the quarter.


2015 St. Petersburg Bowl, Game summary, Second quarter
Starting the quarter with a 2nd-and-6 play from their own 24-yard line, UConn failed to gain the required yardage in two plays, forcing them to punt back to Marshall. Beginning at their own 32-yard line, the Herd drove down the field into the UConn red zone, earning a 1st-and-10 at the Huskies' 11-yard line. After three more plays, Marshall's drive stalled at the UConn 3-yard line. They were forced to settle for a 21-yard field goal by kicker Nick Smith, giving the Herd a 10–7 lead.


2015 St. Petersburg Bowl, Game summary, Second quarter
On the ensuing possession, UConn was able to reach midfield before being forced to punt. Marshall began their next drive from their own 4-yard line with just under 5 minutes left in the half. The Herd mixed running and passing plays, driving 85 yards over 14 plays and earning six first downs. With three seconds left in the half Smith kicked a 29-yard field goal—his second of the game—making the score 13–7 in Marshall's favor heading into halftime.


2015 St. Petersburg Bowl, Game summary, Third quarter
Marshall began their first drive of the second half from their own 25-yard line after the touchback on the kickoff. After a pass interference penalty on UConn cornerback Jhavon Williams moved the ball to the 40-yard line, Marshall converted three third downs as they moved down the field, on a pass play to Reaves and two runs by backup quarterback Michael Birdsong. A fourth third down play, an attempted pass from Birdsong to Yurachek, fell incomplete, bringing up 4th-and-2 from the UConn 17-yard line. After a timeout, the Herd eschewed another field goal and elected to go for the first down. Litton completed a pass to Reaves but for no gain, giving the ball back to the Huskies on loss of downs.


2015 St. Petersburg Bowl, Game summary, Third quarter
The Huskies would not take advantage of this opportunity, but would soon get another. After earning two first downs after a pass to tight end Alec Bloom and a pass interference call on cornerback Rodney Allen, Shirreffs' 2nd-and-8 pass at midfield was intercepted by safety Kendall Gant. Taking over from their own 44-yard line, Marshall converted two more third downs on passes from Litton to Reaves and to wide receiver Josh Knight. Facing 3rd-and-1 from the UConn 20-yard line, fullback Devon Johnson's run was stopped for no gain. After a false start penalty moved them back five yards, Marshall opted this time to kick the 43-yard field goal. The kick was missed, turning the ball back over to UConn.


2015 St. Petersburg Bowl, Game summary, Third quarter
Sherriffs responded to the missed kick with a first-down 15-yard run; the next play, he completed a pass to Newsome for ten yards. A 15-yard personal foul penalty on linebacker Devontre'a Tyler moved the ball to the Marshall 35-yard-line. The Huskies were unable to move the ball further, after a 2-yard run by Newsome, a sack on Shirreffs by defensive lineman Ryan Bee that gave back those two yards, and an incomplete pass intended for wide receiver Noel Thomas. UConn kicker Bobby Puyol converted the 52-yard field goal with seconds left in the quarter. After the kickoff and Marshall threw one incomplete pass, the third quarter ended with the score 13–10 in Marshall's favor.


2015 St. Petersburg Bowl, Game summary, Fourth quarter
After earning one first down on a pass to Yurachek, on 2nd-and-5 from the Marshall 33-yard line Litton threw a long pass that was intercepted by UConn cornerback Jamar Summers. Taking over at the UConn 10-yard line, Shirreffs led the team down the field, earning first downs on two runs and a pass to tight end Steve Hashemi. After a false start penalty on first down, the Huskies were stopped again at midfield, forcing a punt that was fair-caught by Reaves at the Herd 5-yard line. Marshall's responding drive was led by running back Keion Davis.


2015 St. Petersburg Bowl, Game summary, Fourth quarter
He uncorked a 41-yard run on his third of five consecutive runs to open the drive; he would carry the ball on ten out of thirteen plays, running over six minutes off the game clock and forcing UConn to use all of its remaining timeouts. The drive finally was stopped at the UConn 15-yard line. Smith kicked a 32-yard field goal—his third of the game—to give Marshall a 16–10 lead.


2015 St. Petersburg Bowl, Game summary, Fourth quarter
UConn received the next kickoff with 1:44 left in the game, needing a touchdown to tie the score and an extra-point conversion to take the lead. Beginning at the 25-yard line after the touchback, on the first play from scrimmage Shirreffs completed a pass to Mayala for fifteen years and a first down. On the second play, Shirreffs was sacked by defensive lineman Gary Thompson, losing three yards. A completed pass to wide receiver Tyraiq Beals for four yards brought up 3rd-and-9 from the UConn 41-yard line. Shirreffs' next two passes fell incomplete, turning the football over to Marshall on downs. With only 0:21 left and the Huskies out of timeouts, the Herd were content to take a knee to run out the clock and end the game. The final score was 16–10 in Marshall's favor.


2015 St. Petersburg Bowl, Final statistics
For his performance in the 2015 St. Petersburg Bowl, Marshall wide receiver Deandre Reaves was named player of the game. Reaves caught nine passes for 88 yards, the longest being for 21 yards in the first quarter. He had a key punt return for 26 yards that set up the lone Marshall touchdown, and also returned a kickoff for 23 yards.


2015 St. Petersburg Open
The 2015 St. Petersburg Open was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 20th edition of the St. Petersburg Open, and part of the ATP World Tour 250 Series of the 2015 ATP World Tour. It took place at the Sibur Arena in Saint Petersburg, Russia, from September 21 through 27, 2015.


2015 St. Petersburg Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2015 St. Petersburg Open, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2015 St. Petersburg Open – Doubles
David Marrero and Fernando Verdasco won the last edition of the tournament held in 2013, but chose not to participate this year. Treat Huey and Henri Kontinen won the title, defeating Julian Knowle and Alexander Peya in the final, 7–5, 6–3.


2015 St. Petersburg Open – Singles
Ernests Gulbis won the last edition of the tournament held in 2013, but lost in the first round to Marcos Baghdatis. Milos Raonic won the title, defeating João Sousa in the final, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3.


2015 St. Petersburg Open – Singles, Seeds
The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.


2015 Stabæk Fotball season
The 2015 season was Stabæk's second season back in the Tippeligaen following their relegation in 2012, their 19th season in the top flight of Norwegian football and their second season with Bob Bradley as their manager. Stabæk finished the season in third place, qualifying for the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round. Stabæk also reached the Semifinals of the Norwegian Cup, where they were defeated by Rosenborg in extra time.


2015 Stabæk Fotball season, Squad
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2015 Stabæk Fotball season, Squad, Out on loan
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2015 Stabæk Fotball season, Transfers, Winter
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2015 Stabæk Fotball season, Transfers, Winter
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2015 Stabæk Fotball season, Transfers, Summer
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2015 Stabæk Fotball season, Transfers, Summer
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2015 Stadium Super Trucks season
The 2015 Stadium Super Trucks season, officially the Speed Energy Formula Off-Road presented by Traxxas championship, was the third season of the Stadium Super Trucks series. Sheldon Creed won the championship.


2015 Stadium Super Trucks season
2015 was the first season in which the trucks began racing in Australia.


2015 Stadium Super Trucks season, Season summary
The season-opening tripleheader was held in conjunction with the V8 Supercars Championship's Clipsal 500, one of seven support events for the race. It was the trucks' first time racing in Australia. Of the ten drivers, six were series veterans: Robby Gordon, E. J. Viso, Keegan Kincaid, Charles Dorrance, Bill Hynes, and Sheldon Creed; also comprising the field were Australian racers: off-road motorcycle racer Toby Price, off-road racer Brad Gallard, former V8 Supercars driver Nathan Pretty, and stunt rider Matt Mingay.


2015 Stadium Super Trucks season, Season summary
Before the start of the first race, Dorrance flipped in turn 9, and the effort to flip the truck back shortened the race from eight to five laps. Viso, starting from sixth, moved up the field and took the lead and eventual win after Pretty's suspension failed. Gordon finished second, followed by Mingay. Creed won the second round. In race three, backfield starters Creed, Gordon and Viso moved to the front quickly, and battled with Mingay for the lead, but Mingay and Viso made contact and spun in turn 6.


2015 Stadium Super Trucks season, Season summary
Creed and Gordon duelled for second while Kincaid led for the remainder of the race. On the final lap, Gordon passed Creed in the final turn as Creed lost control of his truck; after jumping the second ramp, Creed flipped, hit the wall upon crossing the finish, and landed back on all four tires.


2015 Stadium Super Trucks season, Season summary
Formula Off-Road returned to the United States for the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg alongside the IndyCar Series. Due to rain, truck qualifying speeds were slower than in previous years, though Creed was still the fastest qualifier. Creed battled with IndyCar veteran Viso throughout the first race, but the latter fell out of podium position when he went wide in turn ten on the final lap. In the second race, Scotty Steele led until he began suffering from mechanical failure, allowing Burt Jenner to take his first career victory. Viso would rebound from his St. Petersburg error by winning at the Grand Prix of Long Beach, beating Creed by over five seconds.


2015 Stadium Super Trucks season, Season summary
At the Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix, Gordon, Viso, and Jenner took round wins. Gordon won the first race after passing Viso on the final lap; Viso won the second when he held off Steele in a rainstorm; and Jenner won the third.


2015 Stadium Super Trucks season, Season summary
In early June, the series returned to the X Games at Circuit of the Americas for 2015. For the event, various drivers made their series debuts, three of whom were NASCAR drivers: 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series champion Rusty Wallace, road course ringer Boris Said, and former Nationwide Series driver and eleven-time X Games medalist Travis Pastrana. Additionally, Moto X biker Jeremy Stenberg competed in the event. Of the 16 drivers invited, five are teenagers, with four being younger than 17: C. J. Greaves (19), Creed (17), Jerett Brooks and Steele (16), and Gavin Harlien (15).


2015 Stadium Super Trucks season, Season summary
Creed, Viso, Jenner, and Gordon won the four heat races to advance to the final, while Greaves was first in the Last Chance Qualifier. Harlien, Wallace, X Games Austin 2014 gold medalist Apdaly Lopez, Said, and Stenberg failed to qualify; Wallace also rolled his truck during the event. In the final, Creed utilized the holeshot to pull ahead and win gold.


2015 Stadium Super Trucks season, Season summary
At Honda Indy Toronto, Indy Lights and FIA Formula E Championship driver Matthew Brabham made his series debut shortly before the Friday practice; Paul Tracy was originally scheduled to drive the truck but television obligations forced him out. The weather for Saturday was dry, though Sunday was marred by wet conditions. Steele won his first Formula Off-Road race after passing Kincaid on the opening lap and leading the rest of the Saturday event, while Kincaid won the Sunday round in a 1–2 finish for Traxxas drivers when Creed finished behind him.


2015 Stadium Super Trucks season, Season summary
Between points rounds, the trucks participated in the Goodwood Festival of Speed.


2015 Stadium Super Trucks season, Season summary
In September, SST joined the Sand Sports Super Show, running on a mixed-surface course at the OC Fair & Event Center. Aaron Kaufman of Gas Monkey Garage made his series debut at the weekend; in one race, his truck landed and rode along a K-rail; afterward, Gordon joked it was "some of the best, worst driving I have ever seen from the Toyo Tires driver." P. J. Jones won the first night of racing, while Creed was victorious in the next two.


2015 Stadium Super Trucks season, Season summary
Formula Off-Road returned to Australia with Gold Coast 600 weekend at Surfers Paradise Street Circuit. 2014 Bathurst 1000 winner Paul Morris made his series debut in the weekend and was the fastest during qualifying. In the first race, Brett Thomas led early before suffering a penalty, with Mingay also receiving one after hitting a water barrier. Jenner held off Brabham to win the round. Creed, who suffered a broken axle in the race, bounced back in the second race when he barely beat Gordon to the finish for the victory. A doubleheader took place on October 25, with Creed winning the first and Mingay the second for his maiden SST victory. Morris scored the overall weekend win after finishing fifth and second that day.