1916 Season

The 1916 season in brief

At 14-8, the New York Lincoln Giants had the top winning percentage of the 1916 season. The Cuban Stars East finished at the bottom of the 1916 table at 2-10. Race by race in 1916, the EAS group ended with the New York Lincoln Giants and the Brooklyn Royal Giants level at 14-8, the New York Lincoln Giants ranked first, the Chicago White Sox (89-65) chased the Boston Red Sox (91-63) to the end in the American League, the Brooklyn Robins (94-60) held off the Philadelphia Phillies (91-62) in the National League, and the Chicago American Giants won the WES group going away, 40-26 against 23-18 for the Indianapolis ABCs. The 1916 title went to the Boston Red Sox, who defeated the Brooklyn Robins in the World Series, 4 games to 1. Wally Pipp and Dave Robertson shared the home run lead at 12. The qualified batting-average board starts with Tris Speaker at .386, with Ty Cobb next at .371. In 1916 the qualifying line sat at 480 plate appearances, from a 155-game club schedule. The batting tiles keep returning to Tris Speaker, first in batting average, OPS, and hits. The ERA board, limited to qualified pitchers, starts with Pete Alexander at 1.55; Rube Marquard followed at 1.58. 1916's pitching counting leaders: Pete Alexander in wins (33) and Walter Johnson in strikeouts (228). Every 1916 hitter and pitcher past the display floor is on the 1916 leaders page.