1916 in baseball

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The following are the baseball events of the year 1916 throughout the world.  

This year in baseball

2000s

2009 • 2008 • 2007 • 2006 • 2005 2004 • 2003 • 2002 • 2001 • 2000

1990s

1999 • 1998 • 1997 • 1996 • 1995 1994 • 1993 • 1992 • 1991 • 1990

1980s

1989 • 1988 • 1987 • 1986 • 1985 1984 • 1983 • 1982 • 1981 • 1980

1970s

1979 • 1978 • 1977 • 1976 • 1975 1974 • 1973 • 1972 • 1971 • 1970

1960s

1969 • 1968 • 1967 • 1966 • 1965 1964 • 1963 • 1962 • 1961 • 1960

1950s

1959 • 1958 • 1957 • 1956 • 1955 1954 • 1953 • 1952 • 1951 • 1950

1940s

1949 • 1948 • 1947 • 1946 • 1945 1944 • 1943 • 1942 • 1941 • 1940

1930s

1939 • 1938 • 1937 • 1936 • 1935 1934 • 1933 • 1932 • 1931 • 1930

1920s

1929 • 1928 • 1927 • 1926 • 1925 1924 • 1923 • 1922 • 1921 • 1920

1910s

1919 • 1918 • 1917 • 1916 • 1915 1914 • 1913 • 1912 • 1911 • 1910

1900s

1909 • 1908 • 1907 • 1906 • 1905 1904 • 1903 • 1902 • 1901 • 1900

1890s

1899 • 1898 • 1897 • 1896 • 1895 1894 • 1893 • 1892 • 1891 • 1890

1880s

1889 • 1888 • 1887 • 1886 • 1885 1884 • 1883 • 1882 • 1881 • 1880

1870s

1879 • 1878 • 1877 • 1876 • 1875 1874 • 1873 • 1872 • 1871 • 1870

Early Years

1845-1868 • 1869

See also

Baseball Major League Baseball Minor league baseball Negro league baseball Nippon Professional Baseball 1916 in sports

Sources

Baseball Hall of Fame Baseball Almanac Baseball Library Baseball Reference National Pastime The Deadball Era

Contents 1 Champions 2 Awards and honors 3 MLB Statistical Leaders 4 Major League Baseball final standings 4.1 American League final standings 4.2 National League final standings 5 Events 6 Births 6.1 January-March 6.2 April-June 6.3 July-September 6.4 October-December 7 Deaths

[edit] Champions

• World Series: Boston Red Sox over Brooklyn Robins (4-1)

[edit] Awards and honors

• MLB Most Valuable Player Award
  • None

[edit] MLB Statistical Leaders

American League National League Type Name Stat Name Stat AVG Tris Speaker CLE .386 Hal Chase CIN .339 HR Wally Pipp NYY 12 Dave Robertson NYG & Cy Williams CHC 12 RBI Del Pratt SLB 103 Heinie Zimmerman CHC & NYG 83 Wins Walter Johnson WSH 25 Pete Alexander PHI 33 ERA Babe Ruth BRS 1.75 Pete Alexander PHI 1.75 Ks Walter Johnson WAS 228 Pete Alexander PHI 167

[edit] Major League Baseball final standings

[edit] American League final standings

American League
Club	Wins	Losses	Win %	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	14.5
Philadelphia Athletics	36	117	.235	54.5

[edit] National League final standings

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

[edit] Events

[edit] Births

[edit] January-March

• January 6 - Phil Masi
• January 13 - Bama Rowell
• January 24 - Jack Brickhouse
• January 24 - Clem Dreisewerd
• January 24 - Wally Judnich
• January 25 - Glenn Gardner
• January 28 - Bob Muncrief
• February 5 - Dewey Williams
• February 6 - Don Fisher
• February 9 - Tex Hughson
• February 9 - Freddy Schmidt
• March 2 - Mickey Rocco
• March 9 - Woody Rich
• March 12 - René Monteagudo
• March 18 - Hiram Bithorn
• March 18 - Elbie Fletcher
• March 18 - Eddie Lake

[edit] April-June

• April 4 - Mickey Owen
• April 11 - Sam Chapman
• April 14 - Johnny Hutchings
• April 16 - Pete Suder
• April 23 - Jack Creel
• April 27 - Enos Slaughter
• April 29 - Art Kenney
• May 3 - Ken Silvestri
• May 12 - Hank Borowy
• May 14 - Red Hayworth
• May 20 - Joe Wood
• May 25 - Frank Drews
• May 27 - John Dudra
• June 5 - Eddie Joost
• June 15 - Bud Stewart
• June 27 - Fuzz White

[edit] July-September

• July 1 - Bob Prince
• July 6 - Bill Donovan
• July 18 - Johnny Hopp
• July 16 - Dario Lodigiani
• July 19 - Phil Cavarretta
• July 20 - Don Black
• July 24 - Al Flair
• July 31 - Billy Hitchcock
• August 10 - Buddy Lewis
• August 21 - Murry Dickson
• August 26 - Adrián Zabala
• August 31 - Danny Litwhiler
• August 31 - Ray Mack
• September 3 - Eddie Stanky
• September 8 - Jim Bagby
• September 11 - Ellis Clary
• September 12 - Charlie Keller
• September 13 - Roy Zimmerman
• September 19 - Bob McNamara
• September 28 - Al Evans

[edit] October-December

• October 8 - Rex Cecil
• October 10 - Floyd Baker
• October 13 - Ray Hathaway
• October 16 - Eddie Carnett
• October 19 - Ralph McLeod
• October 21 - Bill Bevens
• October 22 - Harry Walker
• October 28 - Ed Levy
• October 30 - Leon Day
• October 31 - Ken Keltner
• November 2 - Al Campanis
• November 5 - Jim Tabor
• November 7 - Joe Hatten
• November 9 - Walt Lanfranconi
• November 16 - Joe Hatten
• November 18 - Ken Burkhart
• November 22 - Ted Cieslak
• November 26 - Bob Elliott
• November 26 - Walt Ripley
• November 26 - Eddie Miller
• December 4 - Ray Sanders
• December 13 - Hank Majeski

[edit] Deaths

• January 6 - King Cole, 29, pitcher who was 20-4 and led NL in ERA for 1910 Cubs, gave up Babe Ruth's first hit in 1914; inspired Ring Lardner's "Alibi Ike" stories
• June 10 - Jack Chapman, 73, Right fielder who later managed 11 seasons.
• October 31 - Nicholas Young, 76, president of the National League from 1885 to 1902, league secretary from 1876-1902; managed Washington team in the National Association, also umpiring in that league