Major League Baseball season
Major League Baseball team season
The 1916 Boston Red Sox season was the 16th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished first in the American League (AL) with a record of 91 wins and 63 losses. The team then faced the National League (NL) champion Brooklyn Robins in the 1916 World Series , which the Red Sox won in five games to capture the franchise's second consecutive and fourth overall World Series.
Ballparks
While the Red Sox' home field was Fenway Park , their final two regular season games—a doubleheader against the Philadelphia Athletics —and their three home games of the World Series were played at Braves Field ,[1] due to its larger seating capacity.[2]
Between the end of the regular season and the start of the World Series, Boston and Philadelphia played an exhibition game in Worcester, Massachusetts , on October 5.[3] The game was played to raise money for a grave monument for former National League umpire John Gaffney , who had grown up in Worcester and died in 1913.[4]
Regular season
Passbook for the 1916 season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team
BOS
CWS
CLE
DET
NYY
PHA
SLB
WSH
Boston
—
14–8
15–7
14–8
11–11
16–6
10–12–1
11–11–1
Chicago
8–14
—
13–9
13–9
10–12
18–4
15–7
12–10–1
Cleveland
7–15
9–13
—
11–11
12–10
18–4
11–11–2
9–13–1
Detroit
8–14
9–13
11–11
—
14–8–1
18–4
13–9
14–8
New York
11–11
12–10
10–12
8–14–1
—
15–7
9–13
15–7–1
Philadelphia
6–16
4–18
4–18
4–18
7–15
—
5–17
6–15–1
St. Louis
12–10–1
7–15
11–11–2
9–13
13–9
17–5
—
10–12–1
Washington
11–11–1
10–12–1
13–9–1
8–14
7–15–1
15–6–1
12–10–1
—
Opening Day lineup
Notable transactions
Roster
1916 Boston Red Sox
Roster
Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Other batters
Manager
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
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
1916 World Series
AL Boston Red Sox (4) vs. NL Brooklyn Robins (1)
Game
Score
Date
Location
Attendance
1
Robins – 5, Red Sox – 6
October 7
Braves Field
36,117
2
Robins – 1, Red Sox – 2 (14 innings)
October 9
Braves Field
41,373
3
Red Sox – 3, Robins – 4
October 10
Ebbets Field
21,087
4
Red Sox – 6, Robins – 2
October 11
Ebbets Field
21,662
5
Robins – 1, Red Sox – 4
October 12
Braves Field
42,620
References
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