1916 Brooklyn Robins season

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1916  Brooklyn Robins
National League champions
League National League
Ballpark Ebbets Field
City Brooklyn, New York
Owners Charles Ebbets, Ed McKeever, Stephen McKeever
President Charles Ebbets
Managers Wilbert Robinson
  1915
1917  

The 1916 Brooklyn Robins won their first National League pennant in 16 years and advanced to the first World Series in franchise history, where they lost to Babe Ruth and the Boston Red Sox in five games.

Contents

Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Brooklyn Robins 9460.61050274433
Philadelphia Phillies 9162.59550294133
Boston Braves 8963.586441314832
New York Giants 8666.566747303936
Chicago Cubs 6786.43826½37413045
Pittsburgh Pirates 6589.4222937402849
St. Louis Cardinals 6093.39233½36402453
Cincinnati Reds 6093.39233½32442849

Record vs. opponents


Sources:
TeamBOSBRCHCCINNYGPHIPITSTL
Boston 13–914–7–213–9–111–10–111–11–114–8–113–9
Brooklyn 9–1315–7–115–7–115–711–1114–815–7
Chicago 7–14–27–15–19–1310–128–1412–1014–8
Cincinnati 9–13–17–15–113–95–165–1713–98–14
New York 10–11–17–1512–1016–59–1317–5–215–7
Philadelphia 11–11–111–1114–817–513–913–912–9
Pittsburgh 8–14–18–1410–129–135–17–29–1316–6
St. Louis 9–137–158–1414–87–159–126–16

Notable transactions

Roster

1916 Brooklyn Robins
Roster
PitchersCatchers

Infielders

OutfieldersManager

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases

PosPlayerGABRHAvg.HRRBISB
C Chief Meyers 802392159.2470212
1B Jake Daubert 12747875151.31633321
2B George Cutshaw 15458158151.26026327
3B Mike Mowrey 14449557121.24406016
SS Ivy Olson 1083512989.25413814
OF Zack Wheat 14956876177.31297319
OF Casey Stengel 12746266129.27985311
OF Jimmy Johnston 11842558107.25212622

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases

PlayerGABRHAvg.HRRBISB
Hy Myers 11341254108.26233617
Otto Miller 732161655.2551176
Ollie O'Mara 721931839.20201510
Lew McCarty 551501747.3130134
Gus Getz 4096921.219089
Fred Merkle 2369616.232022
Jim Hickman 9531.200001
Red Smyth 2500.000000
John Kelleher 2300.000000
Hack Miller 3301.333010
Bunny Fabrique 2200.000000
Al Nixon 12021.000000
Mack Wheat 2200.000000
Artie Dede 1100.000000

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; CG = Complete games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGGSCGIPWLERABBSO
Jeff Pfeffer 413630328.225111.9263128
Larry Cheney 413215253.018121.92105166
Jack Coombs 271910159.01382.664447

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; CG = Complete games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGGSCGIPWLERABBSO
Sherry Smith 362515219.014102.344567
Rube Marquard 362115205.01361.5838107
Wheezer Dell 32169155.0892.264376
Ed Appleton 143247.0123.061814
Nap Rucker 94137.1211.69714

Note: Rube Marquard was team leader in saves with 5.

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLSVERABBSO
Duster Mails 1117.10103.63913
Leon Cadore 16.00004.5002

1916 World Series

Game 1

October 7, 1916, at Braves Field in Boston, Massachusetts

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W: Ernie Shore (1–0)  L: Rube Marquard (0–1) S: Carl Mays (1)

Game 2

October 9, 1916, at Braves Field in Boston, Massachusetts

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W: Babe Ruth (1–0)  L: Sherry Smith (0–1)
HR: BROHy Myers (1)

Game 3

October 10, 1916, at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York

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W: Jack Coombs (1–0)  L: Carl Mays (0–1) S: Jeff Pfeffer (1)
HR: BOSLarry Gardner (1)

Game 4

October 11, 1916, at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York

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W: Dutch Leonard (1–0)  L: Rube Marquard (0–2)
HR: BOSLarry Gardner (2)

Game 5

October 12, 1916, at Braves Field in Boston, Massachusetts

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W: Ernie Shore (2–0)  L: Jeff Pfeffer (0–1)

Awards and honors

League top five finishers

Larry Cheney

Jake Daubert

Rube Marquard

Jeff Pfeffer

Zach Wheat

Notes

  1. Jim Hickman page at Baseball Reference
  2. Mike Mowrey page at Baseball Reference
  3. Lew McCarty page at Baseball Reference

References