1916 Detroit Tigers season

1916 Detroit Tigers
Major league affiliations
American League (Since 1901)
Location
Navin Field (Since 1912) Detroit, Michigan (Since 1901)
1916 Information
Owner(s)	Frank Navin
Manager(s)	Hughie Jennings
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The 1916 Detroit Tigers season was a season in American baseball. The team finished third in the American League with a record of 87-67, 4 games behind the Boston Red Sox.

Regular season

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
Boston Red Sox	91	63	.591	--
Chicago White Sox	89	65	.578	2
Detroit Tigers	87	67	.565	4
New York Yankees	80	74	.519	11
St. Louis Browns	79	75	.513	12
Cleveland Indians	77	77	.500	14
Washington Senators	76	77	.497	14½
Philadelphia Athletics	36	117	.235	54½

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
1B	Burns, GeorgeGeorge Burns	135	479	137	.286	4	73

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
Dyer, BenBen Dyer	4	14	4	.286	0	1

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

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
James, BillBill James	30	151.2	8	12	3.68	61
Boehler, GeorgeGeorge Boehler	5	13.1	1	1	4.74	8

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

References

• 1916 Detroit Tigers season at Baseball Reference