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    Joseph Carne-Ross

    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
    1916 Boston Red Sox team photo, with Babe Ruth fourth from left in bottom row
    LeagueAmerican League
    BallparkFenway Park
    CityBoston, Massachusetts
    Record91–63 (.591)
    League place1st
    OwnersJoseph Lannin
    ManagersBill Carrigan
    StatsESPN.com
    Baseball Reference
    ← 1915 Seasons 1917 →

    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.

    Ballparks

    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]

    Regular season

    Passbook for the 1916 season

    Season standings

    American League
    Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
    Boston Red Sox 91 63 .591 — 49‍–‍28 42‍–‍35
    Chicago White Sox 89 65 .578 2 49‍–‍28 40‍–‍37
    Detroit Tigers 87 67 .565 4 49‍–‍28 38‍–‍39
    New York Yankees 80 74 .519 11 46‍–‍31 34‍–‍43
    St. Louis Browns 79 75 .513 12 45‍–‍32 34‍–‍43
    Cleveland Indians 77 77 .500 14 44‍–‍33 33‍–‍44
    Washington Senators 76 77 .497 14½ 49‍–‍28 27‍–‍49
    Philadelphia Athletics 36 117 .235 54½ 23‍–‍53 13‍–‍64

    Record vs. opponents

    1916 American League record

    Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
    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

    Roster

    1916 Boston Red Sox
    Roster
    Pitchers Catchers

    Infielders

    		Outfielders

    Other batters

    		Manager

    Player stats

    Batting

    Starters by position

    Note: Pos=Position; G=Games Played; AB=At Bats; R=Runs; H=Hits; 2B=Doubles; 3B=Triples; HR=Home Runs; RBI=Runs Batted In; BB=Walks; AVG=Batting Average; OBP=On Base Percentage; SLG=Slugging Percentage

    Pos Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB AVG OBP SLG Ref
    C Pinch Thomas 100 217 21 57 10 1 1 21 33 .263 .363 .332 [6]
    1B Dick Hoblitzell 130 417 56 108 17 1 0 44 47 .259 .340 .305 [7]
    2B Jack Barry 94 332 29 67 6 1 0 22 17 .202 .276 .226 [8]
    SS Everett Scott 123 364 36 85 19 2 0 29 23 .234 .285 .297 [9]
    3B Larry Gardner 150 499 49 155 20 7 2 61 51 .311 .377 .391 [10]
    OF Tillie Walker 128 467 68 124 29 11 3 44 24 .266 .304 .394 [11]
    OF Duffy Lewis 152 562 57 151 29 5 1 57 34 .269 .316 .343 [12]
    OF Harry Hooper 151 576 75 156 20 11 1 36 80 .271 .361 .349 [13]
    P Babe Ruth 68 138 18 37 5 3 3 16 9 .268 .313 .413 [14]

    Other batters

    Note: G=Games Played; AB=At Bats; R=Runs; H=Hits; 2B=Doubles; 3B=Triples; HR=Home Runs; RBI=Runs Batted In; BB=Walks; AVG=Batting Average; OBP=On Base Percentage; SLG=Slugging Percentage

    Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB AVG OBP SLG Ref
    Hal Janvrin 115 311 32 70 11 4 0 27 33 .225 .303 .286 [15]
    Hick Cady 78 161 5 31 7 3 0 14 15 .193 .266 .273 [16]
    Del Gainer 57 143 14 36 6 0 3 21 10 .252 .301 .357 [17]
    Mike McNally 90 137 28 23 0 0 0 11 11 .168 .230 .168 [18]
    Chick Shorten 54 113 15 33 2 1 0 11 9 .292 .344 .327 [19]
    Olaf Henriksen 70 104 13 23 3 2 0 8 19 .221 .341 .288 [20]
    Sam Agnew 40 67 4 14 2 1 0 5 6 .209 .293 .269 [21]
    Bill Carrigan 33 63 7 17 2 1 0 11 11 .270 .378 .333 [22]
    Jimmy Walsh 14 17 6 3 1 0 0 2 4 .176 .333 .235 [23]
    Heinie Wagner 5 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .667 .500 [24]
    Raymond Haley 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 [25]

    Pitchers

    Note: G=Games Played; AB=At Bats; R=Runs; H=Hits; 2B=Doubles; 3B=Triples; HR=Home Runs; RBI=Runs Batted In; BB=Walks; AVG=Batting Average; OBP=On Base Percentage; SLG=Slugging Percentage

    Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB AVG OBP SLG Ref
    Dutch Leonard 48 83 2 17 3 0 0 10 6 .205 .258 .241 [26]
    Carl Mays 48 77 8 18 1 2 0 8 16 .234 .366 .299 [27]
    Ernie Shore 38 77 3 7 2 0 0 3 3 .091 .125 .117 [28]
    Rube Foster 38 62 3 11 3 0 0 2 3 .177 .215 .226 [29]
    Vean Gregg 21 19 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 .105 .105 .158 [30]
    Herb Pennock 11 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .125 .222 .125 [31]
    Sad Sam Jones 13 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 [32]
    Weldon Wyckoff 9 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 [33]
    Marty McHale 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 ─ 1.000 ─ [34]

    Pitching

    Note: G=Games Played; GS=Games Started; IP=Innings Pitched; H=Hits; BB=Walks; R=Runs; ER=Earned Runs; SO=Strikeouts; W=Wins; L=Losses; SV=Saves; ERA=Earned Run Average

    Player G GS IP H BB R ER SO W L SV ERA Ref
    Babe Ruth 44 40 323+2⁄3 230 118 83 64 169 23 12 1 1.78 [35]
    Dutch Leonard 48 35 273 242 66 86 71 145 18 12 6 2.34 [36]
    Carl Mays 44 24 245 208 74 80 66 77 18 13 3 2.42 [37]
    Ernie Shore 38 28 225+1⁄3 221 49 84 67 62 16 10 1 2.68 [38]
    Rube Foster 33 19 183 175 86 72 59 55 14 7 2 2.90 [39]
    Vean Gregg 21 7 77+1⁄3 72 30 32 26 42 2 5 0 3.03 [40]
    Herb Pennock 9 2 26+2⁄3 23 8 11 9 12 0 2 1 3.04 [41]
    Sad Sam Jones 12 0 26+2⁄3 25 10 12 9 7 0 1 1 3.04 [42]
    Weldon Wyckoff 8 0 22+2⁄3 18 18 13 12 18 0 0 1 4.76 [43]
    Marty McHale 2 1 6 7 4 7 2 1 0 1 0 3.00 [44]

    1916 World Series

    Main article: 1916 World Series

    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) 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

    References

    1. ^ "1916 Log For Braves Field in Boston, MA". Retrosheet. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
    2. ^ "The Ballparks: Braves Field". This Great Game. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
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    4. ^ Ballou, Bill (June 17, 2017). "Baseball: 'King of Umpires' John Gaffney called Worcester home". Telegram & Gazette. Worcester, Massachusetts. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
    5. ^ "Tris Speaker Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 22, 2025.
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    8. ^ "The 1916 BOS A Batting Splits for Jack Barry". Retrosheet. Archived from the original on February 20, 2025. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
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    11. ^ "The 1916 BOS A Batting Splits for Tillie Walker". Retrosheet. Archived from the original on February 20, 2025. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
    12. ^ "The 1916 BOS A Batting Splits for Duffy Lewis". Retrosheet. Archived from the original on February 20, 2025. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
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    16. ^ "The 1916 BOS A Batting Splits for Hick Cady". Retrosheet. Archived from the original on February 21, 2025. Retrieved February 21, 2025.
    17. ^ "The 1916 BOS A Batting Splits for Del Gainer". Retrosheet. Archived from the original on February 21, 2025. Retrieved February 21, 2025.
    18. ^ "The 1916 BOS A Batting Splits for Mike McNally". Retrosheet. Archived from the original on February 21, 2025. Retrieved February 21, 2025.
    19. ^ "The 1916 BOS A Batting Splits for Chick Shorten". Retrosheet. Archived from the original on February 21, 2025. Retrieved February 21, 2025.
    20. ^ "The 1916 BOS A Batting Splits for Olaf Henriksen". Retrosheet. Archived from the original on February 21, 2025. Retrieved February 21, 2025.
    21. ^ "The 1916 BOS A Batting Splits for Sam Agnew". Retrosheet. Archived from the original on February 21, 2025. Retrieved February 21, 2025.
    22. ^ "The 1916 BOS A Batting Splits for Bill Carrigan". Retrosheet. Archived from the original on February 21, 2025. Retrieved February 21, 2025.
    23. ^ "The 1916 BOS A Batting Splits for Jimmy Walsh". Retrosheet. Archived from the original on February 21, 2025. Retrieved February 21, 2025.
    24. ^ "The 1916 BOS A Batting Splits for Heinie Wagner". Retrosheet. Archived from the original on February 21, 2025. Retrieved February 21, 2025.
    25. ^ "The 1916 BOS A Batting Splits for Raymond Haley". Retrosheet. Archived from the original on February 21, 2025. Retrieved February 21, 2025.
    26. ^ "The 1916 BOS A Batting Splits for Dutch Leonard". Retrosheet. Archived from the original on February 22, 2025. Retrieved February 22, 2025.
    27. ^ "The 1916 BOS A Batting Splits for Carl Mays". Retrosheet. Archived from the original on February 22, 2025. Retrieved February 22, 2025.
    28. ^ "The 1916 BOS A Batting Splits for Ernie Shore". Retrosheet. Archived from the original on February 22, 2025. Retrieved February 22, 2025.
    29. ^ "The 1916 BOS A Batting Splits for Rube Foster". Retrosheet. Archived from the original on February 22, 2025. Retrieved February 22, 2025.
    30. ^ "The 1916 BOS A Batting Splits for Vean Gregg". Retrosheet. Archived from the original on February 22, 2025. Retrieved February 22, 2025.
    31. ^ "The 1916 BOS A Batting Splits for Herb Pennock". Retrosheet. Archived from the original on February 22, 2025. Retrieved February 22, 2025.
    32. ^ "The 1916 BOS A Batting Splits for Sad Sam Jones". Retrosheet. Archived from the original on February 22, 2025. Retrieved February 22, 2025.
    33. ^ "The 1916 BOS A Batting Splits for Weldon Wyckoff". Retrosheet. Archived from the original on February 22, 2025. Retrieved February 22, 2025.
    34. ^ "The 1916 BOS A Batting Splits for Marty McHale". Retrosheet. Archived from the original on February 22, 2025. Retrieved February 22, 2025.
    35. ^ "The 1916 BOS A Pitching Splits for Babe Ruth". Retrosheet. Archived from the original on February 19, 2025. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
    36. ^ "The 1916 BOS A Pitching Splits for Dutch Leonard". Retrosheet. Archived from the original on February 19, 2025. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
    37. ^ "The 1916 BOS A Pitching Splits for Carl Mays". Retrosheet. Archived from the original on February 19, 2025. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
    38. ^ "The 1916 BOS A Pitching Splits for Ernie Shore". Retrosheet. Archived from the original on February 19, 2025. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
    39. ^ "The 1916 BOS A Pitching Splits for Rube Foster". Retrosheet. Archived from the original on February 19, 2025. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
    40. ^ "The 1916 BOS A Pitching Splits for Vean Gregg". Retrosheet. Archived from the original on February 19, 2025. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
    41. ^ "The 1916 BOS A Pitching Splits for Herb Pennock". Retrosheet. Archived from the original on February 19, 2025. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
    42. ^ "The 1916 BOS A Pitching Splits for Sad Sam Jones". Retrosheet. Archived from the original on February 19, 2025. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
    43. ^ "The 1916 BOS A Pitching Splits for Weldon Wyckoff". Retrosheet. Archived from the original on February 19, 2025. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
    44. ^ "The 1916 BOS A Pitching Splits for Marty McHale". Retrosheet. Archived from the original on February 19, 2025. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
    Credit: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1916_Boston_Red_Sox_season

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