1916 Major League Baseball season

The 1916 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 12 to October 12, 1916. The Brooklyn Robins and Boston Red Sox were the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The Red Sox then defeated the Robins in the World Series, four games to one.

Standings[edit]

American League[edit] v t e 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 National League[edit] v t e National League W L Pct. GB Home Road Brooklyn Robins 94 60 0.610 — 50–27 44–33 Philadelphia Phillies 91 62 0.595 2½ 50–29 41–33 Boston Braves 89 63 0.586 4 41–31 48–32 New York Giants 86 66 0.566 7 47–30 39–36 Chicago Cubs 67 86 0.438 26½ 37–41 30–45 Pittsburgh Pirates 65 89 0.422 29 37–40 28–49 St. Louis Cardinals 60 93 0.392 33½ 36–40 24–53 Cincinnati Reds 60 93 0.392 33½ 32–44 28–49

Red Sox White Sox Indians Tigers Athletics Browns Yankees Senators Locations of AL teams for the 1916–1919 MLB seasons American League Braves Robins Cubs Reds Giants Phillies Pirates Cardinals Locations of NL teams for the 1916–1919 MLB seasons National League

Postseason[edit]

Bracket[edit]

Managers[edit]

League leaders[edit]

American League[edit]

National League[edit]

Home field attendance[edit]

Notable events[edit]

• July 28 - In the course of an 8-6 defeat to the St Louis Browns, Philadelphia Athletics second baseman Nap Lajoie plays his lone game in center field.^[17]

References[edit]

External links[edit]

Media related to 1916 in Major League Baseball at Wikimedia Commons

• 1916 Major League Baseball season schedule at Baseball Reference Retrieved January 14, 2018.