1916 Major League Baseball season

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1916 MLB season
League American League (AL)
National League (NL)
Sport Baseball
DurationRegular season:
  • April 14 – October 4, 1916 (AL)
  • April 14 – October 5, 1916 (NL)
World Series:
  • October 7–12, 1916
Number of games154
Number of teams16 (8 per league)
Pennant winners
AL champions Boston Red Sox
  AL runners-up Chicago White Sox
NL champions Brooklyn Robins
  NL runners-up Philadelphia Phillies
World Series
Champions Boston Red Sox
  Runners-up Brooklyn Robins
MLB seasons
Locations of teams for the 1915–1922 American League seasons
ButtonRed.svg American League
Locations of teams for the 1916–1919 National League seasons
ButtonBlue.svg National League

The 1916 Major League baseball season began on April 12, 1916. The regular season ended on October 5, with the Brooklyn Robins and Boston Red Sox as the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The postseason began with Game 1 of the 13th World Series on October 7 and ended with Game 5 on October 12. The Red Sox defeated the Robins, four games to one, capturing their fourth championship in franchise history, and the third team to win back-to-back World Series.

Contents

Interference by the National and American Leagues in their operations caused the two-season Federal League to fold prior to the 1916 season.

Schedule

The 1916 schedule consisted of 154 games for all teams in the American League and National League, each of which had eight teams. Each team was scheduled to play 22 games against the other seven teams of their respective league. This continued the format put in place for the 1904 season. This format would last until 1919.

Opening Day, April 14, featured all sixteen teams, continuing the trend which started with the 1912 season. The American League would see its final day of the regular season on October 4, while the National League would see its final day of the regular season was on October 5. The World Series took place between October 7 and October 12.

Teams

LeagueTeamCityStadiumCapacityManager [1]
American League Boston Red Sox Boston, Massachusetts Fenway Park 35,000 Bill Carrigan
Chicago White Sox Chicago, Illinois Comiskey Park 28,000 Pants Rowland
Cleveland Indians Cleveland, Ohio League Park 21,414 Lee Fohl
Detroit Tigers Detroit, Michigan Navin Field 23,000 Hughie Jennings
New York Yankees New York, New York Brush Stadium 34,000 Bill Donovan
Philadelphia Athletics Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Shibe Park 23,000 Connie Mack
St. Louis Browns St. Louis, Missouri Sportsman's Park 18,000 Fielder Jones
Washington Senators Washington, D.C. Griffith Stadium 27,000 Clark Griffith
National League Boston Braves Boston, Massachusetts Braves Field 40,000 George Stallings
Brooklyn Robins New York, New York Ebbets Field 30,000 Wilbert Robinson
Chicago Cubs Chicago, Illinois Weeghman Park 15,000 Joe Tinker
Cincinnati Reds Cincinnati, Ohio Redland Field 20,696 Buck Herzog
Ivey Wingo
Christy Mathewson
New York Giants New York, New York Brush Stadium 34,000 John McGraw
Philadelphia Phillies Philadelphia, Pennsylvania National League Park 18,000 Pat Moran
Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Forbes Field 25,000 Jimmy Callahan
St. Louis Cardinals St. Louis, Missouri Robison Field 21,000 Miller Huggins

Standings

American League

American League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Boston Red Sox 9163.591—49‍–‍2842‍–‍35
Chicago White Sox 8965.578249‍–‍2840‍–‍37
Detroit Tigers 8767.565449‍–‍2838‍–‍39
New York Yankees 8074.5191146‍–‍3134‍–‍43
St. Louis Browns 7975.5131245‍–‍3234‍–‍43
Cleveland Indians 7777.5001444‍–‍3333‍–‍44
Washington Senators 7677.49714½49‍–‍2827‍–‍49
Philadelphia Athletics 36117.23554½23‍–‍5313‍–‍64

National League

National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Brooklyn Robins 9460.610—50‍–‍2744‍–‍33
Philadelphia Phillies 9162.5952½50‍–‍2941‍–‍33
Boston Braves 8963.586441‍–‍3148‍–‍32
New York Giants 8666.566747‍–‍3039‍–‍36
Chicago Cubs 6786.43826½37‍–‍4130‍–‍45
Pittsburgh Pirates 6589.4222937‍–‍4028‍–‍49
St. Louis Cardinals 6093.39233½36‍–‍4024‍–‍53
Cincinnati Reds 6093.39233½32‍–‍4428‍–‍49

Postseason

Bracket

World Series
   
AL Boston Red Sox 4
NL Brooklyn Robins 1

Managerial changes

Off-season

TeamFormer ManagerNew Manager
Baltimore Terrapins Otto Knabe Team folded
Brooklyn Tip-Tops John Ganzel Team folded
Buffalo Blues Harry Lord Team folded
Chicago Cubs Roger Bresnahan Joe Tinker
Chicago Whales Joe Tinker Team folded
Kansas City Packers George Stovall Team folded
Newark Peppers Bill McKechnie Team folded
Pittsburgh Pirates Fred Clarke Jimmy Callahan
Pittsburgh Rebels Rebel Oakes Team folded
St. Louis Browns Branch Rickey Fielder Jones
St. Louis Terriers Fielder Jones Team folded

In-season

TeamFormer ManagerNew Manager
Cincinnati Reds Buck Herzog Ivey Wingo
Ivey Wingo Christy Mathewson

League leaders

American League

Hitting leaders [2]
StatPlayerTotal
AVG Tris Speaker (CLE).386
OPS Tris Speaker (CLE).972
HR Wally Pipp (NYY)12
RBI Del Pratt (SLB)103
R Ty Cobb (DET)113
H Tris Speaker (CLE)211
SB Ty Cobb (DET)68
Pitching leaders [3]
StatPlayerTotal
W Walter Johnson (WSH)25
L Bullet Joe Bush (PHA)24
ERA Babe Ruth (BRS)1.75
K Walter Johnson (WSH)228
IP Walter Johnson (WSH)369.2
SV Bob Shawkey (NYY)8
WHIP Reb Russell (CWS)0.942

National League

Hitting leaders [4]
StatPlayerTotal
AVG Hal Chase (CIN).339
OPS Cy Williams (CHC).831
HR Dave Robertson (NYG)
Cy Williams (CHC)		12
RBI Heinie Zimmerman (NYG/ CHC )128
R George Burns (NYG)105
H Hal Chase (CIN)184
SB Max Carey (PIT)63

1 National League Triple Crown pitching winner

Pitching leaders [5]
StatPlayerTotal
W Grover Alexander 1 (PHP)33
L Lee Meadows (SLC)23
ERA Grover Alexander 1 (PHP)1.55
K Grover Alexander 1 (PHP)167
IP Grover Alexander (PHP)389.0
SV Red Ames (SLC)8
WHIP Grover Alexander (PHP)0.959

Home field attendance

Team nameWins%±Home attendance%±Per game
Chicago White Sox [6] 89−4.3%679,92326.0%8,830
Detroit Tigers [7] 87−13.0%616,77229.5%8,010
New York Giants [8] 8624.6%552,05640.9%7,078
Philadelphia Phillies [9] 911.1%515,36514.6%6,524
Boston Red Sox [10] 91−9.9%496,397−8.1%6,364
Cleveland Indians [11] 7735.1%492,106208.9%6,309
New York Yankees [12] 8015.9%469,21183.3%5,939
Chicago Cubs [13] 67−8.2%453,685109.0%5,743
Brooklyn Robins [14] 9417.5%447,74750.4%5,740
St. Louis Browns [15] 7925.4%335,740123.3%4,250
Boston Braves [16] 897.2%313,495−16.7%4,019
Pittsburgh Pirates [17] 65−11.0%289,13228.1%3,707
Cincinnati Reds [18] 60−15.5%255,84616.9%3,366
St. Louis Cardinals [19] 60−16.7%224,308−11.2%2,951
Philadelphia Athletics [20] 36−16.3%184,47126.2%2,427
Washington Senators [21] 76−10.6%177,2655.9%2,188

Notable events

References

  1. ↑ "1916 Major League Baseball Managers". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  2. ↑ "1916 American League Batting Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  3. ↑ "1916 American League Pitching Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  4. ↑ "1916 National League Batting Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  5. ↑ "1916 National League Pitching Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  8. ↑ "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Philadelphia Phillies Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  11. ↑ "Cleveland Guardians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  12. ↑ "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  14. ↑ "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  15. ↑ "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  16. ↑ "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  17. ↑ "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  18. ↑ "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  19. ↑ "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  20. ↑ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  21. ↑ "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  22. ↑ Paschal, John (January 29, 2019). "Once Upon A Time: When Hall of Famers Go One-And-Done". fangraphs.com. Retrieved April 2, 2019.

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