1916 Los Angeles Angels season

Los Angeles Angels 1916 119–79 Pacific Coast League Washington Park Los Angeles 1st Frank Chance The 1916 Los Angeles Angels season was the 14th season for the Los Angeles Angels playing in the Pacific Coast League (PCL). The Angels compiled a 119–79 record and won the PCL pennant.1919 Los Angeles Angels Sports Reference LLC Baseball-Reference.com February 18, 2020 https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?id=efde0444Standing of Coast Clubs Los Angeles Times October 30, 1916 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/45408458/standing_of_coast_clubs/ Newspapers.com The team played its home games at Washington Park in Los Angeles. Frank Chance, at age 38, was the team's manager and also appeared in 11 games as a player. Chance was the first baseman immortalized in Franklin Pierce Adams' famous poem about the Chicago Cubs' infield combination of Tinker to Evers to Chance. Position players Catcher Johnny Bassler was 20 years old at the start of the season and led the team with a .304 batting average. Rated as one of the 50 best catchers in baseball history in The Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract,James, Bill The Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract Free Press New York 2001 395 0-684-80697-5 The Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract Bassler was later inducted into the Pacific Coast League Hall of Fame. Right fielder Harry Wolter, a California native, began his career in the PCL in 1905 and 1906, played in the majors from 1907 to 1913, and returned west in 1914 to join the Angels.Harry Wolter Minor League Statistics Sports Reference LLC Baseball-Reference.com February 22, 2020 https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=wolter001har He appeared in 173 games for the 1916 Angels, tied for the PCL lead with 12 triples, and led the team with a .410 slugging percentage. First baseman Phil Koerner led the team with 199 hits and tied for the PCL lead with 12 triples. Koerner played six seasons in the PCL from 1916 to 1920, including stints with the Oakland and San Francisco clubs.Phil Koerner Minor League Statistics Sports Reference LLC Baseball-Reference.com February 22, 2020 https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=koerne001phi Left fielder Rube Ellis appeared in 197 games and led the team with 755 at bats. Ellis began his career with the Angels from 1905 to 1908, played for the St. Louis Cardinals from 1909 to 1912, and then returned to the Angels for whom he played from 1913 to 1921. In all, he played 19 seasons of professional baseball.Rube Ellis Minor League Statistics Sports Reference LLC Baseball-Reference.com February 22, 2020 https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=ellis-003geo Pitchers Pitcher Jack Ryan finished second in the PCL with 29 wins (29-10 record) and a 2.19 earned run average (ERA). He appeared in 48 games for the Angels in 1916. Ryan played for the Angels from 1913 to 1917, winning 108 games over those five seasons.Jack Ryan Minor League Statistics Sports Reference LLC Baseball-Reference.com February 22, 2020 https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=ryan--001jac Pete Standridge, a native of Enumclaw, Washington, also had a strong season. He appeared in 44 games and compiled a 20–10 record with a 2.53 ERA. 1916 PCL standings Team W L Pct. GB Los Angeles Angels 119 79 .601 -- Vernon Tigers 115 91 .558 8.0 Salt Lake City Bees 99 96 .508 18.5 San Francisco Seals 104 102 .505 19.0 Portland Browns 93 98 .487 27.5 Oakland Oaks 72 136 .346 52.0 Statistics Batting Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; SLG = Slugging percentage Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR SLG C Johnny Bassler 124 349 106 .304 0 .367 RF Harry Wolter 173 615 182 .296 6 .410 2B Polly McLarry 168 553 162 .293 5 .391 C Walter Boles 101 307 88 .287 2 .358 3B Joe Schultz 59 221 62 .281 0 .326 1B Phil Koerner 197 720 199 .276 3 .371 CF Harl Maggert 182 672 184 .274 6 .374 LF Rube Ellis 197 755 192 .254 2 .326 3B Jim Galloway 153 544 133 .244 9 .346 Pitching Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; PCT = Win percentage; ERA = Earned run average Player G IP W L PCT ERA Jack Ryan 48 349.2 29 10 .744 2.19 Pete Standridge 44 267.0 20 10 .677 2.53 Zip Zabel 44 272.1 17 13 .567 2.38 Brad Hogg 41 231.2 16 9 .640 2.64 Oscar Horstmann 44 232.0 11 14 .440 2.56 Jim Scoggins 31 143.2 11 8 .579 3.70 Charley Hall 22 128.1 6 6 .500 3.37 References Further reading "The Greatest Minor League: A History of the Pacific Coast League, 1903-1957", by Dennis Snelling (McFarland 2011) "The Los Angeles Angels of the Pacific Coast League: A History, 1903-1957", by Richard Beverage (McFarland 2011) Category:1916 in sports in California Category:Pacific Coast League seasons