1916 Major League Baseball 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.

This article is about the 1916 Major League Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1916 in baseball.
1916 MLB season
LeagueAmerican League (AL)
National League (NL)
SportBaseball
DurationRegular season:
  • April 14 – October 4, 1916 (AL)
  • April 14 – October 5, 1916 (NL)
World Series:
  • October 7 – October 12, 1916
Number of games154
Number of teams16 (8 per league)
Pennant Winners
AL championsBoston Red Sox
  AL runners-upChicago White Sox
NL championsBrooklyn Robins
  NL runners-upPhiladelphia Phillies
World Series
ChampionsBoston Red Sox
  Runners-upBrooklyn Robins
Locations of teams for the 1915–1922 American League seasons
American League
Locations of teams for the 1916–1919 National League seasons
National League

Teams
League Team City Stadium Capacity Manager
American League Boston Red Sox Boston, Massachusetts Fenway Park 35,000 Bill Carrigan
Chicago White Sox Chicago, Illinois Comiskey Park 28,000 Pants Rowland
Cleveland Indians Cleveland, Ohio League Park 21,414 Lee Fohl
Detroit Tigers Detroit, Michigan Navin Field 23,000 Hughie Jennings
New York Yankees New York, New York Brush Stadium 34,000 Bill Donovan
Philadelphia Athletics Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Shibe Park 23,000 Connie Mack
St. Louis Browns St. Louis, Missouri Sportsman's Park 18,000 Fielder Jones
Washington Senators Washington, D.C. Griffith Stadium 27,000 Clark Griffith
National League Boston Braves Boston, Massachusetts Braves Field 40,000 George Stallings
Brooklyn Robins New York, New York Ebbets Field 30,000 Wilbert Robinson
Chicago Cubs Chicago, Illinois Weeghman Park 15,000 Joe Tinker
Cincinnati Reds Cincinnati, Ohio Redland Field 20,696 Buck Herzog, Ivey Wingo, Christy Mathewson
New York Giants New York, New York Brush Stadium 34,000 John McGraw
Philadelphia Phillies Philadelphia, Pennsylvania National League Park 18,000 Pat Moran
Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Forbes Field 25,000 Jimmy Callahan
St. Louis Cardinals St. Louis, Missouri Robison Field 21,000 Miller Huggins

Schedule
See also: Major League Baseball schedule

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

Postseason

Bracket

World Series
   
AL Boston Red Sox 4
NL Brooklyn Robins 1

Managerial changes

Off-season
Team Former Manager New Manager
Chicago Cubs Roger Bresnahan Joe Tinker
Pittsburgh Pirates Fred Clarke Jimmy Callahan
St. Louis Browns Branch Rickey Fielder Jones

In-season
Team Former Manager New Manager
Cincinnati Reds Buck Herzog Ivey Wingo
Cincinnati Reds Ivey Wingo Christy Mathewson

League leaders

American League

National League

Home field attendance
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

References
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  2. "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  3. "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  4. "Philadelphia Phillies Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  5. "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  6. "Cleveland Guardians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  7. "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  8. "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  9. "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  10. "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  11. "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  12. "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  13. "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  14. "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  15. "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  16. "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  17. Paschal, John (January 29, 2019). "Once Upon A Time: When Hall of Famers Go One-And-Done". fangraphs.com. Retrieved April 2, 2019.

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