1916 Boston Braves

89-63 • .586 Win% • 3rd in NL

The 1916 Boston Braves went 89-63 (.586) finishing 3rd in the NL. The club scored 542 runs, allowed 453, and played home games at Braves Field. Team leaders included Rabbit Maranville (4 HR, 38 RBI) and Dick Rudolph (19-12, 2.16 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

89 Wins
63 Losses
.586 Win %
3rd Rank
542 R 453 RA
Diff +89

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542 Runs Scored
453 Runs Allowed
+89 Run Diff
441K Attendance

📈 vs. 1916 NL Average

Batting Avg .232 6% below the 1916 league average (.246)
OBP .299 1% below the 1916 league average (.303)
SLG .307 6% below the 1916 league average (.328)
Team ERA 2.19 16% better than the 1916 league average (2.61)
Runs Scored 542 1% above the 1916 league average (536 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumBraves Field
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 441,571
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Avg per Game 5,661

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1916

Batting Avg

1 Earl Blackburn 0.273 2 Ed Konetchy 0.260 3 Red Smith 0.259 4 Hank Gowdy 0.252 5 Fred Snodgrass 0.249

Home Runs

1 Rabbit Maranville 4 2 Ed Konetchy 3 3 Sherry Magee 3 4 Red Smith 3 5 Lefty Tyler 3

RBI

1 Ed Konetchy 70 2 Red Smith 60 3 Sherry Magee 54 4 Rabbit Maranville 38 5 Joe Wilhoit 38
1916 Boston Braves — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Rabbit Maranville 155 604 79 142 16 13 4 38 50 69 32 0.235
Ed Konetchy 158 566 76 147 29 13 3 70 43 46 13 0.260
Red Smith 150 509 48 132 16 10 3 60 53 55 13 0.259
Sherry Magee 122 419 44 101 17 5 3 54 44 52 10 0.241
Joe Wilhoit 116 383 44 88 13 4 2 38 27 45 18 0.230
Fred Snodgrass 112 382 33 95 13 5 1 32 34 54 14 0.249
Hank Gowdy 118 349 32 88 14 1 1 34 24 33 8 0.252
Zip Collins 93 268 39 56 1 6 1 18 18 42 4 0.209
Johnny Evers 71 241 33 52 4 1 0 15 40 19 5 0.216
Dick Egan 83 238 23 53 8 3 0 16 19 21 2 0.223
Ed Fitzpatrick 83 216 17 46 8 0 1 18 15 26 5 0.213
Earl Blackburn 47 110 12 30 4 4 0 7 9 21 2 0.273
Joe Connolly 62 110 11 25 5 2 0 12 14 13 5 0.227
Dick Rudolph 41 101 5 16 2 1 0 6 8 26 2 0.158
Pete Compton 34 98 13 20 2 0 0 8 7 7 5 0.204
Lefty Tyler 39 93 10 19 3 1 3 20 9 15 0 0.204
Pat Ragan 31 60 2 13 2 1 0 4 2 25 0 0.217
Walt Tragesser 41 54 3 11 1 0 0 4 5 10 0 0.204
Larry Chappell 20 53 4 12 1 1 0 9 2 8 1 0.226
Tom Hughes 40 52 2 10 5 0 0 1 1 12 0 0.192
Jesse Barnes 33 48 1 9 1 0 0 2 2 4 0 0.188
Art Nehf 23 40 4 5 1 0 0 0 3 12 2 0.125
Frank Allen 19 34 4 7 0 1 0 4 8 14 0 0.206
Ed Reulbach 21 33 3 3 0 1 0 1 0 14 0 0.091
Fred Bailey 6 10 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.100
Art Rico 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Elmer Knetzer 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Mathes 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1916

ERA

1 Art Nehf 2.01 2 Lefty Tyler 2.02 3 Frank Allen 2.07 4 Pat Ragan 2.08 5 Dick Rudolph 2.16

Wins

1 Dick Rudolph 19 2 Lefty Tyler 17 3 Tom Hughes 16 4 Pat Ragan 9 5 Frank Allen 8

Strikeouts

1 Dick Rudolph 133 2 Lefty Tyler 117 3 Tom Hughes 97 4 Pat Ragan 94 5 Frank Allen 63
1916 Boston Braves — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Dick Rudolph 19 12 2.16 41 38 3 312.0 266 75 38 133
Lefty Tyler 17 9 2.02 34 28 1 249.1 200 56 58 117
Pat Ragan 9 9 2.08 28 23 0 182.0 143 42 47 94
Jesse Barnes 6 15 2.37 33 18 1 163.0 154 43 37 55
Tom Hughes 16 3 2.35 40 14 5 161.0 121 42 51 97
Art Nehf 7 5 2.01 22 12 0 121.0 110 27 20 36
Frank Allen 8 2 2.07 19 14 1 113.0 102 26 31 63
Ed Reulbach 7 6 2.47 21 11 0 109.1 99 30 41 47
Elmer Knetzer 0 2 7.20 2 0 0 5.0 11 4 2 2

👥 Roster (28)

Frank Allen Fred Bailey Jesse Barnes Earl Blackburn Larry Chappell Zip Collins Pete Compton Joe Connolly Dick Egan Johnny Evers Ed Fitzpatrick Hank Gowdy +16 more

28 players

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The 1916 Boston Braves in brief

A 89-63 record (.586) put the 1916 Boston Braves 3rd in the NL. The Boston Braves scored 542 runs and allowed 453, a run differential of +89. Against a league average of .246, the 1916 Boston Braves batted .232. Pitchers allowed 2.19 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 2.61. The 542 runs scored compare with a league average of 536 per club, 1% more.

Braves Field was home in 1916, drawing a total attendance of 441,571. Rabbit Maranville topped the Boston Braves with 4 home runs. Ed Konetchy drove in a team-high 70 runs. The pitching staff's wins leader was Dick Rudolph (19). The 1916 roster runs to 28 players. For the seasons either side, see the 1915 season and the 1917 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1916 Boston Braves

What was the 1916 Boston Braves record?
The 1916 Boston Braves finished 89-63 (.586 win pct).
Who led the 1916 Boston Braves in home runs?
Rabbit Maranville led the 1916 Boston Braves with 4 home runs.
What was the 1916 Boston Braves team ERA?
The 1916 Boston Braves posted a team ERA of 2.19.
Did the 1916 Boston Braves win the World Series?
No. The 1916 Boston Braves did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1916 Boston Braves play?
The 1916 Boston Braves played home games at Braves Field.
Who led the 1916 Boston Braves in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Rabbit Maranville (4 HR, 38 RBI) and Dick Rudolph (19-12, 2.16 ERA).
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