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1916 Boston Red Sox

91-63 • .591 Win% • 1st in AL

The 1916 Boston Red Sox went 91-63 (.591) finishing 1st in the AL. They won the World Series that season. The club scored 550 runs, allowed 480, and played home games at Fenway Park I. Team leaders included Tillie Walker (3 HR, 46 RBI) and Babe Ruth (23-12, 1.75 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

91 Wins
63 Losses
.591 Win %
1st Rank
550 R 480 RA
Diff +70

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550 Runs Scored
480 Runs Allowed
+70 Run Diff
496K Attendance

📈 vs. 1916 AL Average

Batting Avg .248 equal to the 1916 league average (.248)
OBP .316 1% below the 1916 league average (.321)
SLG .318 2% below the 1916 league average (.323)
Team ERA 2.48 12% better than the 1916 league average (2.83)
Runs Scored 550 4% below the 1916 league average (575 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumFenway Park I
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Home Games (est.) 78 ≈
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Total Attendance 496,397
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Avg per Game 6,364

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1916

Batting Avg

1 Larry Gardner 0.308 2 Chick Shorten 0.295 3 Babe Ruth 0.272 4 Harry Hooper 0.271 5 Bill Carrigan 0.270

Home Runs

1 Del Gainer 3 2 Babe Ruth 3 3 Tillie Walker 3 4 Larry Gardner 2 5 Harry Hooper 1

RBI

1 Larry Gardner 62 2 Duffy Lewis 56 3 Tillie Walker 46 4 Dick Hoblitzell 39 5 Harry Hooper 37
1916 Boston Red Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Harry Hooper 151 575 75 156 20 11 1 37 80 35 27 0.271
Duffy Lewis 152 563 56 151 29 5 1 56 33 56 16 0.268
Larry Gardner 148 493 47 152 19 7 2 62 48 27 12 0.308
Tillie Walker 128 467 68 124 29 11 3 46 23 45 14 0.266
Dick Hoblitzell 130 417 57 108 17 1 0 39 47 28 10 0.259
Everett Scott 123 366 37 85 19 2 0 27 23 24 8 0.232
Jack Barry 94 330 28 67 6 1 0 20 17 24 8 0.203
Hal Janvrin 117 310 32 69 11 4 0 26 32 32 6 0.223
Pinch Thomas 99 216 21 57 10 1 1 21 33 13 4 0.264
Forrest Cady 78 162 5 31 6 3 0 13 15 16 0 0.191
Del Gainer 56 142 14 36 6 0 3 18 10 24 5 0.254
Babe Ruth 67 136 18 37 5 3 3 15 10 23 0 0.272
Mike McNally 87 135 28 23 0 0 0 9 10 19 9 0.170
Chick Shorten 53 112 14 33 2 1 0 11 10 8 1 0.295
Olaf Henriksen 68 99 13 20 2 2 0 11 19 15 2 0.202
Dutch Leonard 48 85 2 17 3 0 0 10 6 16 0 0.200
Carl Mays 48 77 8 18 1 2 0 8 16 19 0 0.234
Ernie Shore 38 77 3 7 2 0 0 3 3 31 0 0.091
Sam Agnew 40 67 4 14 2 1 0 7 6 4 0 0.209
Bill Carrigan 33 63 7 17 2 1 0 11 11 3 2 0.270
Rube Foster 38 62 3 11 3 0 0 2 3 10 0 0.177
Vean Gregg 21 18 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.111
Jimmy Walsh 14 17 5 3 1 0 0 2 4 2 3 0.176
Herb Pennock 11 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.125
Heinie Wagner 6 8 2 4 1 0 0 0 3 0 2 0.500
Sad Sam Jones 13 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.333
Weldon Wyckoff 8 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.167
Raymond Haley 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Marty McHale 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1916

ERA

1 Babe Ruth 1.75 2 Dutch Leonard 2.36 3 Carl Mays 2.39 4 Ernie Shore 2.63 5 Vean Gregg 3.01

Wins

1 Babe Ruth 23 2 Dutch Leonard 18 3 Carl Mays 18 4 Ernie Shore 16 5 Rube Foster 14

Strikeouts

1 Babe Ruth 170 2 Dutch Leonard 144 3 Carl Mays 76 4 Ernie Shore 62 5 Rube Foster 53
1916 Boston Red Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Babe Ruth 23 12 1.75 44 41 1 323.2 230 63 118 170
Dutch Leonard 18 12 2.36 48 34 6 274.0 244 72 66 144
Carl Mays 18 13 2.39 44 24 3 245.0 208 65 74 76
Ernie Shore 16 10 2.63 38 28 1 225.2 221 66 49 62
Rube Foster 14 7 3.06 33 19 2 182.1 173 62 86 53
Vean Gregg 2 5 3.01 21 7 0 77.2 71 26 30 41
Sad Sam Jones 0 1 3.67 12 0 1 27.0 25 11 10 7
Herb Pennock 0 2 3.04 9 2 1 26.2 23 9 8 12
Weldon Wyckoff 0 0 4.76 8 0 1 22.2 19 12 18 18
Marty McHale 0 1 3.00 2 1 0 6.0 7 2 4 1

🏆 Postseason Results

World Series
BOS def. BRO 4-1

👥 Roster (29)

Sam Agnew Jack Barry Forrest Cady Bill Carrigan Rube Foster Del Gainer Larry Gardner Vean Gregg Raymond Haley Olaf Henriksen Dick Hoblitzell Harry Hooper +17 more

29 players

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The 1916 Boston Red Sox in brief

A 91-63 record (.591) put the 1916 Boston Red Sox 1st in the AL. This was a year in which the Boston Red Sox won the World Series. The run column shows 550 for and 480 against. The staff ERA of 2.48 was 12% better than the league average of 2.83. The 1916 Boston Red Sox scored 4% fewer runs than the average club (550 against 575).

Home games were played at Fenway Park I, where 496,397 fans came through the gates. For power, Tillie Walker led the way with 3 homers. Larry Gardner led in RBI with 62. The hits leader was Harry Hooper with 156. Babe Ruth was the top winner, with 23 victories. In the World Series, the Boston Red Sox beat BRO 4-1.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1916 Boston Red Sox

What was the 1916 Boston Red Sox record?
The 1916 Boston Red Sox finished 91-63 (.591 win pct).
Did the 1916 Boston Red Sox win the World Series?
Yes. The 1916 Boston Red Sox won the World Series.
Who led the 1916 Boston Red Sox in home runs?
Del Gainer led the 1916 Boston Red Sox with 3 home runs.
What was the 1916 Boston Red Sox team ERA?
The 1916 Boston Red Sox posted a team ERA of 2.48.
Where did the 1916 Boston Red Sox play?
The 1916 Boston Red Sox played home games at Fenway Park I.
Who led the 1916 Boston Red Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Tillie Walker (3 HR, 46 RBI) and Babe Ruth (23-12, 1.75 ERA).
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