1916 Boston Braves season

March 2026 November 2013 Boston Braves 1916 National League Braves Field Boston, Massachusetts 89–63 (.586) 3rd Percy Haughton George Stallings The 1916 Boston Braves season was the 46th season of the franchise. was a season in American baseball. The team finished third in the National League with a record of 89–63, four games behind the Brooklyn Robins. Before the 1916 season, the Braves were sold to a syndicate headed by former Harvard University football coach Percy Haughton. Regular season Season standings Boston Braves Record vs. opponents BSN Roster 1916 Boston Braves Roster Pitchers Frank Allen Jesse Barnes Tom Hughes Elmer Knetzer Art Nehf Pat Ragan Ed Reulbach Dick Rudolph Lefty Tyler Catchers Earl Blackburn Hank Gowdy Art Rico Walt Tragesser Infielders Dick Egan Johnny Evers Ed Fitzpatrick Ed Konetchy Rabbit Maranville Joe Mathes Red Smith Outfielders Fred Bailey Larry Chappell Zip Collins Pete Compton Joe Connolly Sherry Magee Fred Snodgrass Joe Wilhoit Manager George Stallings Player stats Batting Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C Hank Gowdy 118 349 88 .252 1 34 1B Ed Konetchy 158 566 147 .260 3 70 2B Johnny Evers 71 241 52 .216 0 15 SS Rabbit Maranville 155 604 142 .235 4 38 3B Red Smith Red Smith (third baseman) 150 509 132 .259 3 60 OF Sherry Magee 122 419 101 .241 3 54 OF Fred Snodgrass 112 382 95 .249 1 32 OF Joe Wilhoit 116 383 88 .230 2 38 Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI Zip Collins 93 268 56 .209 1 18 Dick Egan Dick Egan (infielder) 83 238 53 .223 0 16 Ed Fitzpatrick 83 216 46 .213 1 18 Joe Connolly Joe Connolly (1910s outfielder) 62 110 25 .227 0 12 Earl Blackburn 47 110 30 .273 0 7 Pete Compton 34 98 20 .204 0 8 Walt Tragesser 41 54 11 .204 0 4 Larry Chappell 20 53 12 .226 0 9 Fred Bailey baseball 6 10 1 .100 0 1 Art Rico 4 4 0 .000 0 0 Joe Mathes 2 0 0 ---- 0 0 Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Dick Rudolph 41 312.0 19 12 2.16 133 Lefty Tyler 34 249.1 17 9 2.02 117 Pat Ragan 28 182.0 9 9 2.08 94 Frank Allen Frank Allen (baseball) 19 113.0 8 2 2.07 63 Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Jesse Barnes 33 163.0 6 15 2.37 55 Tom Hughes Tom Hughes (pitcher, born 1884) 40 161.0 16 3 2.35 97 Art Nehf 22 121.0 7 5 2.01 63 Ed Reulbach 21 109.1 7 6 2.47 47 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO Elmer Knetzer 2 0 2 0 7.20 2 External links 1916 Boston Braves season at Baseball Reference Category:Boston Braves seasons Boston Braves Boston Braves Category:1910s in Boston