1916_Boston_Red_Sox_season
1916 Boston Red Sox season
Major League Baseball team season
The 1916 Boston Red Sox season was the 16th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished first in the American League (AL) with a record of 91 wins and 63 losses. The team then faced the National League (NL) champion Brooklyn Robins in the 1916 World Series, which the Red Sox won in five games to capture the franchise's second consecutive and fourth overall World Series.
| 1916 Boston Red Sox | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Series Champions American League Champions | ||||
1916 Boston Red Sox team photo, with Babe Ruth fourth from left in bottom row | ||||
| League | American League | |||
| Ballpark | Fenway Park | |||
| City | Boston, Massachusetts | |||
| Record | 91–63 (.591) | |||
| League place | 1st | |||
| Owners | Joseph Lannin | |||
| Managers | Bill Carrigan | |||
| Stats | ESPN.com BB-reference | |||
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While the Red Sox' home field was Fenway Park, their final two regular season games—a doubleheader against the Philadelphia Athletics—and their three home games of the World Series were played at Braves Field,[1] due to its larger seating capacity.[2]
Between the end of the regular season and the start of the World Series, Boston and Philadelphia played an exhibition game in Worcester, Massachusetts, on October 5.[3] The game was played to raise money for a grave monument for former National League umpire John Gaffney, who had grown up in Worcester and died in 1913.[4]
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Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Red Sox | 91 | 63 | 0.591 | — | 49–28 | 42–35 |
| Chicago White Sox | 89 | 65 | 0.578 | 2 | 49–28 | 40–37 |
| Detroit Tigers | 87 | 67 | 0.565 | 4 | 49–28 | 38–39 |
| New York Yankees | 80 | 74 | 0.519 | 11 | 46–31 | 34–43 |
| St. Louis Browns | 79 | 75 | 0.513 | 12 | 45–32 | 34–43 |
| Cleveland Indians | 77 | 77 | 0.500 | 14 | 44–33 | 33–44 |
| Washington Senators | 76 | 77 | 0.497 | 14½ | 49–28 | 27–49 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 36 | 117 | 0.235 | 54½ | 23–53 | 13–64 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHA | SLB | WSH | |||||
| Boston | — | 14–8 | 15–7 | 14–8 | 11–11 | 16–6 | 10–12–1 | 11–11–1 | |||||
| Chicago | 8–14 | — | 13–9 | 13–9 | 10–12 | 18–4 | 15–7 | 12–10–1 | |||||
| Cleveland | 7–15 | 9–13 | — | 11–11 | 12–10 | 18–4 | 11–11–2 | 9–13–1 | |||||
| Detroit | 8–14 | 9–13 | 11–11 | — | 14–8–1 | 18–4 | 13–9 | 14–8 | |||||
| New York | 11–11 | 12–10 | 10–12 | 8–14–1 | — | 15–7 | 9–13 | 15–7–1 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 6–16 | 4–18 | 4–18 | 4–18 | 7–15 | — | 5–17 | 6–15–1 | |||||
| St. Louis | 12–10–1 | 7–15 | 11–11–2 | 9–13 | 13–9 | 17–5 | — | 10–12–1 | |||||
| Washington | 11–11–1 | 10–12–1 | 13–9–1 | 8–14 | 7–15–1 | 15–6–1 | 12–10–1 | — | |||||
Opening Day lineup
| Harry Hooper | RF |
| Everett Scott | SS |
| Dick Hoblitzel | 1B |
| Tilly Walker | CF |
| Chick Shorten | LF |
| Larry Gardner | 3B |
| Jack Barry | 2B |
| Pinch Thomas | C |
| Babe Ruth | P |
Notable transactions
- April 9, 1916: Tris Speaker was traded by the Red Sox to the Cleveland Indians for Sad Sam Jones, Fred Thomas, and $55,000.[5]
Roster
| 1916 Boston Red Sox | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers
Infielders |
Outfielders
Other batters |
Manager | ||||||
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 | Pinch Thomas | 99 | 216 | 57 | .264 | 1 | 21 |
| 1B | Dick Hoblitzell | 130 | 417 | 108 | .259 | 0 | 39 |
| 2B | Jack Barry | 94 | 330 | 67 | .203 | 0 | 20 |
| SS | Everett Scott | 123 | 366 | 85 | .232 | 0 | 27 |
| 3B | Larry Gardner | 148 | 493 | 152 | .308 | 2 | 62 |
| OF | Tillie Walker | 128 | 467 | 124 | .266 | 3 | 46 |
| OF | Duffy Lewis | 152 | 563 | 151 | .268 | 1 | 56 |
| OF | Harry Hooper | 151 | 575 | 156 | .271 | 1 | 37 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hal Janvrin | 117 | 310 | 69 | .223 | 0 | 26 |
| Hick Cady | 78 | 162 | 31 | .191 | 0 | 13 |
| Del Gainer | 56 | 142 | 36 | .254 | 3 | 18 |
| Mike McNally | 87 | 135 | 23 | .170 | 0 | 9 |
| Chick Shorten | 53 | 112 | 33 | .295 | 0 | 11 |
| Olaf Henriksen | 68 | 99 | 20 | .202 | 0 | 11 |
| Sam Agnew | 40 | 67 | 14 | .209 | 0 | 7 |
| Bill Carrigan | 33 | 63 | 17 | .270 | 0 | 11 |
| Jimmy Walsh | 14 | 17 | 3 | .176 | 0 | 2 |
| Heinie Wagner | 6 | 8 | 4 | .500 | 0 | 0 |
| Raymond Haley | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Babe Ruth | 44 | 323.2 | 23 | 12 | 1.75 | 170 |
| Dutch Leonard | 48 | 274.0 | 18 | 12 | 2.36 | 144 |
| Carl Mays | 44 | 245.0 | 18 | 13 | 2.39 | 76 |
| Ernie Shore | 38 | 225.2 | 16 | 10 | 2.63 | 62 |
| Rube Foster | 33 | 182.1 | 14 | 7 | 3.06 | 53 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vean Gregg | 21 | 77.2 | 2 | 5 | 3.01 | 41 |
| Herb Pennock | 9 | 26.2 | 0 | 2 | 3.04 | 12 |
| Marty McHale | 2 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 3.00 | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sad Sam Jones | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.67 | 7 |
| Weldon Wyckoff | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.76 | 18 |
AL Boston Red Sox (4) vs. NL Brooklyn Robins (1)
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robins – 5, Red Sox – 6 | October 7 | Braves Field | 36,117 |
| 2 | Robins – 1, Red Sox – 2 (14 innings) | October 9 | Braves Field | 41,373 |
| 3 | Red Sox – 3, Robins – 4 | October 10 | Ebbets Field | 21,087 |
| 4 | Red Sox – 6, Robins – 2 | October 11 | Ebbets Field | 21,662 |
| 5 | Robins – 1, Red Sox – 4 | October 12 | Braves Field | 42,620 |
- "1916 Log For Braves Field in Boston, MA". Retrosheet. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
- "The Ballparks: Braves Field". This Great Game. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
- "Mackman Shut Out Team of the Red Sox". The Boston Globe. October 6, 1916. p. 8. Retrieved October 15, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
- Ballou, Bill (June 17, 2017). "Baseball: 'King of Umpires' John Gaffney called Worcester home". Telegram & Gazette. Worcester, Massachusetts. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- 1916 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference
- 1916 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com
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