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1916 in baseball .
Sports season
The 1916 major league baseball season began on April 12, 1916. The regular season ended on October 5, with the Brooklyn Robins and Boston Red Sox as the regular season champions of the National League and American League , respectively. The postseason began with Game 1 of the 13th World Series on October 7 and ended with Game 5 on October 12. The Red Sox defeated the Robins, four games to one.
Schedule [ edit ] The 1916 schedule consisted of 154 games for all teams in the American League and National League, each of which had eight teams. Each team was scheduled to play 22 games against the other seven teams of their respective league. This continued the format put in place for the 1904 season. This format would last until 1919 .
Opening Day, April 14, featured all sixteen teams, continuing the trend which started with the 1912 season. The American League would see its final day of the regular season on October 4, while the National League would see its final day of the regular season was on October 5. The World Series took place between October 7 and October 12.
Standings [ edit ] American League [ edit ] National League [ edit ]
Postseason [ edit ] Bracket [ edit ] Managers [ edit ] American League [ edit ] National League [ edit ]
League leaders [ edit ] American League [ edit ] National League [ edit ] Home field attendance [ edit ] Team name Wins %± Home attendance %± Per game Chicago White Sox [1] 89 -4.3% 679,923 26.0% 8,830 Detroit Tigers [2] 87 -13.0% 616,772 29.5% 8,010 New York Giants [3] 86 24.6% 552,056 40.9% 7,078 Philadelphia Phillies [4] 91 1.1% 515,365 14.6% 6,524 Boston Red Sox [5] 91 -9.9% 496,397 -8.1% 6,364 Cleveland Indians [6] 77 35.1% 492,106 208.9% 6,309 New York Yankees [7] 80 15.9% 469,211 83.3% 5,939 Chicago Cubs [8] 67 -8.2% 453,685 109.0% 5,743 Brooklyn Robins [9] 94 17.5% 447,747 50.4% 5,740 St. Louis Browns [10] 79 25.4% 335,740 123.3% 4,250 Boston Braves [11] 89 7.2% 313,495 -16.7% 4,019 Pittsburgh Pirates [12] 65 -11.0% 289,132 28.1% 3,707 Cincinnati Reds [13] 60 -15.5% 255,846 16.9% 3,366 St. Louis Cardinals [14] 60 -16.7% 224,308 -11.2% 2,951 Philadelphia Athletics [15] 36 -16.3% 184,471 26.2% 2,427 Washington Senators [16] 76 -10.6% 177,265 5.9% 2,188
Notable events [ edit ] References [ edit ] ^ "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024 . ^ "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024 . ^ "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024 . ^ "Philadelphia Phillies Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024 . ^ "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024 . ^ "Cleveland Guardians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024 . ^ "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024 . ^ "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024 . ^ "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024 . ^ "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024 . ^ "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024 . ^ "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024 . ^ "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024 . ^ "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024 . ^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024 . ^ "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024 . ^ Paschal, John (January 29, 2019). "Once Upon A Time: When Hall of Famers Go One-And-Done" . fangraphs.com . Retrieved April 2, 2019 . External links [ edit ] Media related to 1916 in Major League Baseball at Wikimedia Commons
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