1916 Boston Braves season

The 1916 Boston Braves season was the 46th season of the franchise. was a season in American baseball. The team finished third in the National League with a record of 89–63, four games behind the Brooklyn Robins.

1916 Boston Braves
League	National League
Ballpark	Braves Field
City	Boston, Massachusetts
Record	89–63 (.586)
League place	3rd
Owners	Percy Haughton
Managers	George Stallings

Before the 1916 season, the Braves were sold to a syndicate headed by former Harvard University football coach Percy Haughton.

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Brooklyn Robins	94	60	0.610	—	50–27	44–33
Philadelphia Phillies	91	62	0.595	2½	50–29	41–33
Boston Braves	89	63	0.586	4	41–31	48–32
New York Giants	86	66	0.566	7	47–30	39–36
Chicago Cubs	67	86	0.438	26½	37–41	30–45
Pittsburgh Pirates	65	89	0.422	29	37–40	28–49
St. Louis Cardinals	60	93	0.392	33½	36–40	24–53
Cincinnati Reds	60	93	0.392	33½	32–44	28–49

Record vs. opponents

1916 National League record Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team	BOS	BR	CHC	CIN	NYG	PHI	PIT	STL
Boston	—	13–9	14–7–2	13–9–1	11–10–1	11–11–1	14–8–1	13–9
Brooklyn	9–13	—	15–7–1	15–7–1	15–7	11–11	14–8	15–7
Chicago	7–14–2	7–15–1	—	9–13	10–12	8–14	12–10	14–8
Cincinnati	9–13–1	7–15–1	13–9	—	5–16	5–17	13–9	8–14
New York	10–11–1	7–15	12–10	16–5	—	9–13	17–5–2	15–7
Philadelphia	11–11–1	11–11	14–8	17–5	13–9	—	13–9	12–9
Pittsburgh	8–14–1	8–14	10–12	9–13	5–17–2	9–13	—	16–6
St. Louis	9–13	7–15	8–14	14–8	7–15	9–12	6–16	—

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	Hank Gowdy	118	349	88	.252	1	34
1B	Ed Konetchy	158	566	147	.260	3	70
2B	Johnny Evers	71	241	52	.216	0	15
SS	Rabbit Maranville	155	604	142	.235	4	38
3B	Red Smith	150	509	132	.259	3	60
OF	Sherry Magee	122	419	101	.241	3	54
OF	Fred Snodgrass	112	382	95	.249	1	32
OF	Joe Wilhoit	116	383	88	.230	2	38

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
Zip Collins	93	268	56	.209	1	18
Dick Egan	83	238	53	.223	0	16
Ed Fitzpatrick	83	216	46	.213	1	18
Joe Connolly	62	110	25	.227	0	12
Earl Blackburn	47	110	30	.273	0	7
Pete Compton	34	98	20	.204	0	8
Walt Tragesser	41	54	11	.204	0	4
Larry Chappell	20	53	12	.226	0	9
Fred Bailey	6	10	1	.100	0	1
Art Rico	4	4	0	.000	0	0
Joe Mathes	2	0	0	----	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
Dick Rudolph	41	312.0	19	12	2.16	133
Lefty Tyler	34	249.1	17	9	2.02	117
Pat Ragan	28	182.0	9	9	2.08	94
Frank Allen	19	113.0	8	2	2.07	63

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
Jesse Barnes	33	163.0	6	15	2.37	55
Tom Hughes	40	161.0	16	3	2.35	97
Art Nehf	22	121.0	7	5	2.01	63
Ed Reulbach	21	109.1	7	6	2.47	47

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
Elmer Knetzer	2	0	2	0	7.20	2

External links

• 1916 Boston Braves season at Baseball Reference