1916 Brooklyn Robins season

March 2026 November 2013 Brooklyn Robins 1916 National League champions National League Ebbets Field Brooklyn, New York 94 60 y 1st Charles Ebbets, Ed McKeever, Stephen McKeever Charles Ebbets Wilbert Robinson 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. Offseason February 10, 1916: Jim Hickman was purchased by the Robins from the Baltimore Terrapins.Jim Hickman page at Baseball Reference February 10, 1916: Mike Mowrey was purchased by the Robins from the Pittsburgh Rebels.Mike Mowrey page at Baseball Reference Regular season Season standings Brooklyn Robins Record vs. opponents BRO Notable transactions August 25, 1916: Lew McCarty was traded by the Robins to the New York Giants for Fred Merkle.Lew McCarty page at Baseball Reference Roster 1916 Brooklyn Robins Roster Pitchers Ed Appleton Leon Cadore Larry Cheney Jack Coombs Wheezer Dell Duster Mails Rube Marquard Jeff Pfeffer Nap Rucker Sherry Smith Catchers Artie Dede Lew McCarty Chief Meyers Otto Miller Mack Wheat Infielders George Cutshaw Jake Daubert Bunny Fabrique Gus Getz John Kelleher Fred Merkle Mike Mowrey Ollie O'Mara Ivy Olson Red Smyth Outfielders Jim Hickman Jimmy Johnston Hack Miller Hy Myers Al Nixon Casey Stengel Zack Wheat Manager Wilbert Robinson 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 Pos Player G AB R H Avg. HR RBI SB C Chief Meyers 80 239 21 59 .247 0 21 2 1B Jake Daubert 127 478 75 151 .316 3 33 21 2B George Cutshaw 154 581 58 151 .260 2 63 27 3B Mike Mowrey 144 495 57 121 .244 0 60 16 SS Ivy Olson 108 351 29 89 .254 1 38 14 OF Zack Wheat 149 568 76 177 .312 9 73 19 OF Casey Stengel 127 462 66 129 .279 8 53 11 OF Jimmy Johnston 118 425 58 107 .252 1 26 22 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 Player G AB R H Avg. HR RBI SB Hy Myers 113 412 54 108 .262 3 36 17 Otto Miller Otto Miller (catcher) 73 216 16 55 .255 1 17 6 Ollie O'Mara 72 193 18 39 .202 0 15 10 Lew McCarty 55 150 17 47 .313 0 13 4 Gus Getz 40 96 9 21 .219 0 8 9 Fred Merkle 23 69 6 16 .232 0 2 2 Jim Hickman Jim Hickman (1910s outfielder) 9 5 3 1 .200 0 0 1 Red Smyth 2 5 0 0 .000 0 0 0 John Kelleher John Kelleher (baseball) 2 3 0 0 .000 0 0 0 Hack Miller 3 3 0 1 .333 0 1 0 Bunny Fabrique 2 2 0 0 .000 0 0 0 Al Nixon 1 2 0 2 1.000 0 0 0 Mack Wheat 2 2 0 0 .000 0 0 0 Artie Dede 1 1 0 0 .000 0 0 0 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 Player G GS CG IP W L ERA BB SO Jeff Pfeffer 41 36 30 328.2 25 11 1.92 63 128 Larry Cheney 41 32 15 253.0 18 12 1.92 105 166 Jack Coombs 27 19 10 159.0 13 8 2.66 44 47 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 Player G GS CG IP W L ERA BB SO Sherry Smith 36 25 15 219.0 14 10 2.34 45 67 Rube Marquard 36 21 15 205.0 13 6 1.58 38 107 Wheezer Dell 32 16 9 155.0 8 9 2.26 43 76 Ed Appleton 14 3 2 47.0 1 2 3.06 18 14 Nap Rucker 9 4 1 37.1 2 1 1.69 7 14 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 Player G IP W L SV ERA BB SO Duster Mails 11 17.1 0 1 0 3.63 9 13 Leon Cadore 1 6.0 0 0 0 4.50 0 2 1916 World Series 1916 World Series Game 1 October 7, 1916, at Braves Field in Boston, Massachusetts Team123456789RHEBrooklyn0001000045104Boston00101031x681W: Ernie Shore (1–0)  L: Rube Marquard (0–1) S: Carl Mays (1) Game 2 October 9, 1916, at Braves Field in Boston, Massachusetts Team1234567891011121314RHEBrooklyn10000000000000162Boston00100000000001271W: Babe Ruth (1–0)  L: Sherry Smith (0–1)HR: BRO – Hy Myers (1) Game 3 October 10, 1916, at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York Team123456789RHEBoston000002100371Brooklyn00112000x4100W: Jack Coombs (1–0)  L: Carl Mays (0–1) S: Jeff Pfeffer (1)HR: BOS – Larry Gardner (1) Game 4 October 11, 1916, at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York Team123456789RHEBoston0301101006101Brooklyn200000000254W: Dutch Leonard (1–0)  L: Rube Marquard (0–2)HR: BOS – Larry Gardner (2) Game 5 October 12, 1916, at Braves Field in Boston, Massachusetts Team123456789RHEBrooklyn010000000133Boston01201000x472W: Ernie Shore (2–0)  L: Jeff Pfeffer (0–1) Awards and honors League top five finishers Larry Cheney #2 in NL in strikeouts (166) Jake Daubert #2 in NL in batting average (.316) #4 in NL in on-base percentage (.371) Rube Marquard #2 in NL in ERA (1.58) Jeff Pfeffer #2 in NL in wins (25) #2 in NL in complete games (30) Zach Wheat Led NL in slugging percentage (.461) #2 in NL in doubles (32) Notes 2 References Baseball-Reference season page Baseball Almanac season page External links 1916 Brooklyn Robins uniform Brooklyn Dodgers reference site Acme Dodgers page https://web.archive.org/web/20070913213938/http://www.acmewebpages.com/dodgers/ September 13, 2007 Retrosheet Category:Brooklyn Dodgers seasons Brooklyn Robins season Category:National League champion seasons Brooklyn Robins season Category:1910s in Brooklyn Category:Flatbush, Brooklyn