1916 Major League Baseball season

November 2013 1916 1916 MLB season American League (AL)National League (NL) Baseball Regular season: April 14 – October 4, 1916 (AL) April 14 – October 5, 1916 (NL)World Series: October 7–12, 1916 154 16 (8 per league) Pennant winners AL Boston Red Sox Chicago White Sox NL Brooklyn Robins Philadelphia Phillies World Series 1916 World Series Boston Red Sox Brooklyn Robins List of Major League Baseball seasons MLB 1915 Major League Baseball season 1915 1917 Major League Baseball season 1917 thumb|right|344px|U.S. President Woodrow Wilson throws out the ball on opening day of baseball season, 1916. 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. Interference by the National and American Leagues in their operations caused the two-season Federal League to fold prior to the 1916 season. Schedule Major League Baseball 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. Rule change The National League ruled that a player's bat was considered part of him until a ball in play is fielded.Bogovich Rich 1915 Winter Meetings: Peace Time for the National Pastime Society for American Baseball Research https://sabr.org/journal/article/1915-winter-meetings-peace-time-for-the-national-pastime/ 2025-03-28 en-US Teams LeagueTeamCityBallparkCapacityManager1916 Major League Managers https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/majors/1916-managers.shtml 2025-02-05 Baseball Reference enAmerican League American LeagueBoston Red SoxBoston, MassachusettsFenway Park27,000Bill CarriganChicago White SoxChicago, IllinoisComiskey Park28,000Pants RowlandCleveland IndiansCleveland, OhioDunn Field21,414Lee FohlDetroit TigersDetroit, MichiganNavin Field23,000Hughie JenningsNew York YankeesNew York, New YorkBrush Stadium34,000Bill DonovanPhiladelphia AthleticsPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaShibe Park23,000Connie MackSt. Louis BrownsSt. Louis, MissouriSportsman's Park18,000Fielder JonesWashington SenatorsWashington, D.C.National Park27,000Clark GriffithNational League National League (baseball) National LeagueBoston BravesBoston, MassachusettsBraves Field40,000George StallingsBrooklyn RobinsNew York, New YorkEbbets Field30,000Wilbert RobinsonChicago CubsChicago, IllinoisWeeghman Park15,000Joe TinkerCincinnati RedsCincinnati, OhioRedland Field20,696Buck HerzogIvey WingoChristy MathewsonNew York GiantsNew York, New YorkBrush Stadium34,000John McGrawPhiladelphia PhilliesPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaNational League Park18,000Pat MoranPittsburgh PiratesPittsburgh, PennsylvaniaForbes Field25,000Jimmy Callahan Nixey CallahanSt. Louis CardinalsSt. Louis, MissouriRobison Field21,000Miller Huggins Standings start American League Boston Red Sox break National League Brooklyn Robins end Tie games 20 tie games (10 in AL, 10 in NL), which are not factored into winning percentage or games behind (and were often replayed again) occurred throughout the season. start American League Boston Red Sox, 2 Chicago White Sox, 1 Cleveland Indians, 3 Detroit Tigers, 1 New York Yankees, 2 Philadelphia Athletics, 1 St. Louis Browns, 4 Washington Senators, 6 break National League Boston Braves, 6 Brooklyn Robins, 2 Chicago Cubs, 3 Cincinnati Reds, 2 New York Giants, 3 Philadelphia Phillies, 1 Pittsburgh Pirates, 3 end Postseason The postseason began on October 7 and ended on October 12 with the Boston Red Sox defeating the Brooklyn Robins in the 1916 World Series in five games. Bracket World Series AL Boston Red Sox 4 NL Brooklyn Robins 1 Managerial changes Off-season Team Former Manager New ManagerBaltimore TerrapinsOtto KnabeTeam foldedBrooklyn Tip-TopsJohn GanzelTeam foldedBuffalo BluesHarry LordTeam foldedChicago CubsRoger BresnahanJoe TinkerChicago WhalesJoe TinkerTeam foldedKansas City PackersGeorge StovallTeam foldedNewark PeppersBill McKechnieTeam foldedPittsburgh PiratesFred ClarkeJimmy CallahanPittsburgh RebelsRebel OakesTeam foldedSt. Louis BrownsBranch RickeyFielder JonesSt. Louis TerriersFielder JonesTeam folded In-season Team Former Manager New ManagerCincinnati RedsBuck HerzogIvey WingoIvey WingoChristy Mathewson League leaders Any team shown in small text indicates a previous team a player was on during the season. American League start + Hitting leaders1916 American League Batting Leaders https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/AL/1916-batting-leaders.shtml 2025-02-05 Baseball Reference en Stat Player Total 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 break + Pitching leaders1916 American League Pitching Leaders https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/AL/1916-pitching-leaders.shtml 2025-02-05 Baseball Reference en Stat Player Total W Walter Johnson (WSH) 25 L Bullet Joe Bush (PHA) 24 ERA Babe Ruth (BOS) 1.75 K Walter Johnson (WSH) 228 IP Walter Johnson (WSH) 369.2 SV Bob Shawkey (NYY) 8 WHIP Reb Russell (CWS) 0.942 end National League start + Hitting leaders1916 National League Batting Leaders https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/NL/1916-batting-leaders.shtml 2025-02-05 Baseball Reference en Stat Player Total 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 break + Pitching leaders1916 National League Pitching Leaders https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/NL/1916-pitching-leaders.shtml 2025-02-05 Baseball Reference en Stat Player Total W Grover Alexander1 (PHI) 33 L Lee Meadows (STL) 23 ERA Grover Alexander1 (PHI) 1.55 K Grover Alexander1 (PHI) 167 IP Grover Alexander (PHI) 389.0 SV Red Ames (STL) 8 WHIP Grover Alexander (PHI) 0.959 end Milestones Batters Ty Cobb (DET): Recorded his 600th career stolen base in the first inning against the Philadelphia Athletics on June 18. He became the sixth player to reach this mark.Ty Cobb Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More — Ty Cobb: Standard Batting (1905-1916) https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/cobbty01.shtml#1905-1916-sum:players_standard_batting 2026-06-12 Baseball Reference enTy Cobb 1916 Batting Game Logs — Ty Cobb: Batting Stats Career Game 1399-1449 https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=cobbty01&t=b&year=1916#1399-1449-sum:players_standard_batting 2026-06-12 Baseball Reference enPhiladelphia Athletics vs Detroit Tigers Box Score: June 18, 1916 https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/DET/DET191606180.shtml 2026-06-12 Baseball Reference en Pitchers No-hitters List of Major League Baseball no-hitters Tom Hughes (BSN): Hughes threw his first career no-hitter and fifth no-hitter in franchise history, by defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates 2–0 on June 16. Hughes walked two and struck out seven.Pittsburgh Pirates vs Boston Braves Box Score: June 16, 1916 https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BSN/BSN191606160.shtml 2026-03-13 Baseball Reference en Rube Foster (BOS): Foster threw his first career no-hitter and sixth no-hitter in franchise history, by defeating the New York Yankees 2–0 on June 21. Foster walked three and struck out three.George Foster throws first no-hitter at Fenway Park https://www.bostonglobe.com/1916/06/22/nohit-archive/Q1tMOTWXGt5tazkDluD5iO/story.html Globe (Boston) 1916-06-22 July 4, 2017 March 13, 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20170704142257/http://www.bostonglobe.com/1916/06/22/nohit-archive/Q1tMOTWXGt5tazkDluD5iO/story.html deadNew York Yankees vs Boston Red Sox Box Score: June 21, 1916 https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BOS/BOS191606210.shtml 2026-03-13 Baseball Reference en Bullet Joe Bush (PHA): Bush threw his first career no-hitter and third no-hitter in franchise history, by defeating the Cleveland Indians 5–0 on August 26. Bush walked one and struck out seven.Cleveland Indians vs Philadelphia Athletics Box Score: August 26, 1916 https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PHA/PHA191608260.shtml 2026-03-13 Baseball Reference en Dutch Leonard (BOS): Leonard threw his first career no-hitter and seventh no-hitter in franchise history, by defeating the St. Louis Browns 4–0 on August 30. Leonard walked two and struck out three.Dutch Leonard throws Fenway's 2d no-hitter of the year https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/1916/08/31/dutch-leonard-pitches-hit-run-game-fenway/MztSl1U5LEETEqVCF8A6mL/story.html The Boston Globe 1916-08-31St. Louis Browns vs Boston Red Sox Box Score: August 30, 1916 https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BOS/BOS191608300.shtml 2026-03-13 Baseball Reference en Other pitching accomplishments Grover Alexander (PHI): Tied a Major League record for most shutout wins in a season, throwing 16 shutouts.Progressive Leaders & Records for Shutouts https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/SHO_progress.shtml 2026-03-13 Baseball Reference en Babe Ruth (BOS): Tied an American League record for most shutout wins in a season by a left-handed pitcher, throwing nine shutouts.Single-Season Leaders & Records for Shutouts https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/SHO_season.shtml 2026-04-20 Baseball Reference en Miscellaneous Detroit Tigers / Philadelphia Athletics: Set a Major League record for most combined walks in a single game at 30, previously set in 1915 at 24, with the Detroit Tigers walking 12 batters and the Philadelphia Athletics walking 18, on May 9 in a game that Detroit won 16–2.Base on Balls and Intentional Bases on Balls Team Records by Baseball Almanac https://www.baseball-almanac.com/recbooks/rb_wk2.shtml 2026-03-18 www.baseball-almanac.comDetroit Tigers vs Philadelphia Athletics Box Score: May 9, 1916 https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PHA/PHA191605090.shtml 2026-03-18 Baseball Reference en New York Giants: Set a Major League record for largest winning streak, winning 26 games from September 7, and ending following their September 30 loss to the Boston Braves. The streak broke the 21-game record previously held by the 1880 Chicago White Stockings (now-Chicago Cubs). Philadelphia Athletics: Set the modern Major League record for most losses in a season on October 2 with 117. The previous record of 113 was set by the Washington Senators in 1904. Set the modern Major League record for worst winning percentage with .235. The previous record of .252 was set by the Washington Senators in 1904. Home field attendance Team nameWins%± Percent changeHome attendance%± Percent changePer game Average home attendance per gameChicago White SoxChicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHW/attend.shtml 2024-03-28 Baseball Reference89 −4.3%679,923 26.0%8,830Detroit TigersDetroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/DET/attend.shtml 2024-03-28 Baseball Reference87 −13.0%616,772 29.5%8,010New York GiantsSan Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SFG/attend.shtml 2024-03-28 Baseball Reference86 24.6%552,056 40.9%7,078Philadelphia PhilliesPhiladelphia Phillies Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PHI/attend.shtml 2024-03-28 Baseball Reference91 1.1%515,365 14.6%6,524Boston Red SoxBoston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BOS/attend.shtml 2024-03-28 Baseball Reference91 −9.9%496,397 −8.1%6,364Cleveland IndiansCleveland Guardians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CLE/attend.shtml 2024-03-28 Baseball Reference77 35.1%492,106 208.9%6,309New York YankeesNew York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/attend.shtml 2024-03-28 Baseball Reference80 15.9%469,211 83.3%5,939Chicago CubsChicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHC/attend.shtml 2024-03-28 Baseball Reference67 −8.2%453,685 109.0%5,743Brooklyn RobinsLos Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/LAD/attend.shtml 2024-03-28 Baseball Reference94 17.5%447,747 50.4%5,740St. Louis BrownsBaltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BAL/attend.shtml 2024-03-28 Baseball Reference79 25.4%335,740 123.3%4,250Boston BravesAtlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/ATL/attend.shtml 2024-03-28 Baseball Reference89 7.2%313,495 −16.7%4,019Pittsburgh PiratesPittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PIT/attend.shtml 2024-03-28 Baseball Reference65 −11.0%289,132 28.1%3,707Cincinnati RedsCincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CIN/attend.shtml 2024-03-28 Baseball Reference60 −15.5%255,846 16.9%3,366St. Louis CardinalsSt. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/STL/attend.shtml 2024-03-28 Baseball Reference60 −16.7%224,308 −11.2%2,951Philadelphia AthleticsOakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/OAK/attend.shtml 2024-03-28 Baseball Reference36 −16.3%184,471 26.2%2,427Washington SenatorsMinnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MIN/attend.shtml 2024-03-28 Baseball Reference76 −10.6%177,265 5.9%2,188 Venues The Chicago Cubs leave West Side Park from which they played 30 seasons since 1885 (sans 1892) and moved into the home of the former Federal League team, Chicago Whales, at Weeghman Park, where they remain to this day as Wrigley Field. Following Jim Dunn's purchase of the Cleveland Indians, League Park, home of the team, renamed to Dunn Field.Johnson Bill League Park (Cleveland) Society for American Baseball Research https://sabr.org/bioproj/park/league-park-cleveland/ 2025-12-04 en-USLeague Park - A "Neighborhood" Home for Cleveland Sports https://clevelandhistorical.org/items/show/16 2025-12-04 Cleveland Historical en-UShttp://www.andrewclem.com/Baseball/LeaguePark.html Clem's Baseball ~ League Park (IV) Andrewclem.com 1909-11-21 2012-11-08 The Boston Red Sox played their final two games of the season, an October 3 doubleheader, at the home of the Boston Braves at Braves Field.Philadelphia Athletics vs Boston Red Sox Box Score: October 3, 1916 https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BOS/BOS191610031.shtml 2025-12-05 Baseball Reference enPhiladelphia Athletics vs Boston Red Sox Box Score: October 3, 1916 https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BOS/BOS191610032.shtml 2025-12-05 Baseball Reference en They would also play their World Series home games (game 1 & 2) at Braves Field due to its larger capacity over their home at Fenway Park (40,000 to 27,000). This was the second year in a row where a World Series winning Red Sox used Braves Field. See also 1916 in baseball (Events, Births, Deaths) References External links 1916 Major League Schedule at Baseball Reference Category:Major League Baseball seasons Category:1916 in baseball