1916 Boston Red Sox season
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Owner(s) | Joseph Lannin |
Manager(s) | Bill Carrigan |
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The 1916 Boston Red Sox season was the sixteenth 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.
Regular season
Season standings
American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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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 | PHI | STL | 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.[1]
Roster
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Player stats
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 |
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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 |
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Bill Carrigan | 33 | 63 | 17 | .270 | 0 | 11 |
Jimmy Walsh | 14 | 17 | 3 | .176 | 0 | 2 |
Richard 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 |
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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 |
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Vean Gregg | 21 | 77.2 | 2 | 5 | 3.01 | 41 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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1916 World Series
AL Boston Red Sox (4) vs. NL Brooklyn Robins (1)
Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
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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 |
Notes
References
- 1916 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference
- 1916 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com