1916 St. Louis Cardinals season

1916 St. Louis Cardinals
Major league affiliations
National League (Since 1892)
Location
Robison Field (Since 1893) St. Louis, Missouri (Since 1882)
1916 Information
Owner(s)	Helene Hathaway Britton
Manager(s)	Miller Huggins
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The 1916 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 35th season in St. Louis, Missouri and its 25th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 60-93 during the season and finished tied for seventh and last in the National League.

Rogers Hornsby became a regular in the Cardinals lineup starting in 1916. Hornsby played at least one game at each infield position. He immediately established himself as one of the league's leading hitters, finishing the 1916 season fourth in the batting race with a .313 average, and smacking 15 triples, one short of the league's lead.

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
Brooklyn Robins	94	60	--	.610
Philadelphia Phillies	91	62	2.5	.595
Boston Braves	89	63	4	.586
New York Giants	86	66	7	.566
Chicago Cubs	67	86	26.5	.438
Pittsburgh Pirates	65	89	29	.422
Cincinnati Reds	60	93	33.5	.392
St. Louis Cardinals	60	93	33.5	.392

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
C	González, MikeMike González	118	331	79	.239	0	29
3B	Hornsby, RogersRogers Hornsby	139	495	155	.313	6	65
OF	Smith, JackJack Smith	130	357	87	.244	6	34

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
Long, TomTom Long	119	403	118	.293	1	33
Huggins, MillerMiller Huggins	18	9	3	.333	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
Doak, BillBill Doak	29	192	12	8	2.63	82
Steele, BobBob Steele	29	148	5	15	3.41	67

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
Ames, RedRed Ames	45	228	11	16	2.64	98

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
Currie, MurphyMurphy Currie	6	0	0	0	1.88	8
Griner, DanDan Griner	4	0	0	0	4.09	3
Warmoth, CyCy Warmoth	3	0	0	0	14.40	1

External links

• 1916 St. Louis Cardinals
• 1916 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com