1916 Boston Red Sox season

1916 Boston Red Sox
1916 World Series Champions 1916 American League Champions
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Location
Fenway Park (since 1912)
Boston, Massachusetts (since 1901)
Other information
Owner(s)	Joseph Lannin
Manager(s)	Bill Carrigan
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The 1916 Boston Red Sox season involved the Red Sox finishing 1st in the American League with a record of 91 wins and 63 losses. They defeated the Brooklyn Robins in 5 games in the World Series.

Regular season

The 1916 Boston Red Sox. Babe Ruth is bottom row, 4th from left.

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

1916 American League Records Sources:
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

1916 Boston Red Sox
Roster
Pitchers Rube Foster Vean Gregg Sad Sam Jones Dutch Leonard Carl Mays Marty McHale Herb Pennock Babe Ruth Ernie Shore Weldon Wyckoff		Catchers Sam Agnew Hick Cady Bill Carrigan Pinch Thomas Infielders Jack Barry Del Gainer Larry Gardner Dick Hoblitzel Hal Janvrin Mike McNally Everett Scott Heinie Wagner Jimmy Walsh		Outfielders Olaf Henriksen Harry Hooper Duffy Lewis Chick Shorten Tilly Walker Other batters Richard Haley		Manager Bill Carrigan

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
OF	Hooper, HarryHarry 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
Carrigan, BillBill Carrigan	33	63	17	.270	0	11
Walsh, JimmyJimmy Walsh	14	17	3	.176	0	2
Haley, RichardRichard 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
Foster, RubeRube 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
Gregg, VeanVean 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

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

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 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

1. Tris Speaker page at Baseball Reference

References

• 1916 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference
• 1916 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com