1916 Chicago White Sox

89-65 • .578 Win% • 2nd in AL

The 1916 Chicago White Sox went 89-65 (.578) finishing 2nd in the AL. The club scored 601 runs, allowed 497, and played home games at Comiskey Park. Team leaders included Happy Felsch (7 HR, 70 RBI) and Reb Russell (18-11, 2.42 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
65 Losses
.578 Win %
2nd Rank
601 R 497 RA
Diff +104

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601 Runs Scored
497 Runs Allowed
+104 Run Diff
804K Attendance

📈 vs. 1916 AL Average

Batting Avg .251 1% above the 1916 league average (.248)
OBP .319 1% below the 1916 league average (.321)
SLG .338 5% above the 1916 league average (.323)
Team ERA 2.36 17% better than the 1916 league average (2.83)
Runs Scored 601 5% above the 1916 league average (575 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumComiskey Park
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 804,042
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Avg per Game 10,442

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1916

Batting Avg

1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 0.341 2 Eddie Collins 0.308 3 Happy Felsch 0.300 4 Jack Ness 0.267 5 Fred McMullin 0.257

Home Runs

1 Happy Felsch 7 2 Jack Fournier 3 3 Shoeless Joe Jackson 3 4 Buck Weaver 3 5 Jack Ness 1

RBI

1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 78 2 Happy Felsch 70 3 Eddie Collins 52 4 Jack Fournier 44 5 Shano Collins 42
1916 Chicago White Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Shoeless Joe Jackson 155 592 91 202 40 21 3 78 46 25 24 0.341
Buck Weaver 151 582 78 132 27 6 3 38 30 48 22 0.227
Happy Felsch 146 546 73 164 24 12 7 70 31 67 13 0.300
Eddie Collins 155 545 87 168 14 17 0 52 86 36 40 0.308
Shano Collins 143 527 74 128 28 12 0 42 59 51 16 0.243
Ray Schalk 129 410 36 95 12 9 0 41 41 31 30 0.232
Jack Fournier 105 313 36 75 13 9 3 44 36 40 19 0.240
Zeb Terry 94 269 20 51 8 4 0 17 33 36 4 0.190
Jack Ness 75 258 32 69 7 5 1 34 9 32 4 0.267
Fred McMullin 68 187 8 48 3 0 0 10 19 30 9 0.257
Eddie Murphy 51 105 14 22 5 1 0 4 9 5 3 0.210
Jack Lapp 40 101 6 21 0 1 0 7 8 10 1 0.208
Reb Russell 56 91 9 13 2 0 0 6 0 18 1 0.143
Nemo Leibold 45 82 5 20 1 2 0 13 7 7 7 0.244
Lefty Williams 43 74 5 10 2 1 0 4 7 30 0 0.135
Red Faber 35 63 4 6 0 0 0 2 5 34 0 0.095
Eddie Cicotte 44 57 6 12 2 0 0 4 4 16 0 0.211
Jim Scott 32 52 2 6 0 0 0 3 0 13 0 0.115
Joe Benz 28 46 3 3 1 0 0 2 2 19 0 0.065
Fritz Von Kolnitz 24 44 1 10 3 0 0 7 2 6 0 0.227
Byrd Lynn 31 40 4 9 1 0 0 3 4 7 2 0.225
Mellie Wolfgang 28 40 2 9 1 0 0 3 0 8 0 0.225
Dave Danforth 28 23 3 2 0 0 0 0 4 12 0 0.087
Ceylon Wright 8 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0.000
Ziggy Hasbrook 9 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.125
George Moriarty 7 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.200
Ted Jourdan 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0.000
Joe Fautsch 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ray Shook 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ed Walsh 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1916

ERA

1 Eddie Cicotte 1.78 2 Mellie Wolfgang 1.98 3 Red Faber 2.02 4 Joe Benz 2.03 5 Reb Russell 2.42

Wins

1 Reb Russell 18 2 Red Faber 17 3 Eddie Cicotte 15 4 Lefty Williams 13 5 Joe Benz 9

Strikeouts

1 Lefty Williams 138 2 Reb Russell 112 3 Eddie Cicotte 91 4 Red Faber 87 5 Jim Scott 71
1916 Chicago White Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Reb Russell 18 11 2.42 56 25 3 264.1 207 71 42 112
Lefty Williams 13 7 2.89 43 26 1 224.1 220 72 65 138
Red Faber 17 9 2.02 35 25 1 205.1 167 46 61 87
Eddie Cicotte 15 7 1.78 44 19 5 187.0 138 37 70 91
Jim Scott 7 14 2.72 32 21 3 165.1 155 50 53 71
Joe Benz 9 5 2.03 28 16 0 142.0 108 32 32 57
Mellie Wolfgang 4 6 1.98 27 14 0 127.0 103 28 42 36
Dave Danforth 6 5 3.27 28 8 2 93.2 87 34 37 49
Ed Walsh 0 1 2.70 2 1 0 3.1 4 1 3 3

👥 Roster (30)

Joe Benz Eddie Cicotte Eddie Collins Shano Collins Dave Danforth Red Faber Joe Fautsch Happy Felsch Jack Fournier Ziggy Hasbrook Shoeless Joe Jackson Ted Jourdan +18 more

30 players

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The 1916 Chicago White Sox in brief

The record for the 1916 Chicago White Sox reads 89 wins and 65 losses, good for 2nd in the AL. The run column shows 601 for and 497 against. The team batting average of .251 was 1% above the 1916 league mark of .248. Pitchers allowed 2.36 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 2.83. League clubs averaged 575 runs that year, so the Chicago White Sox scored 5% more.

Home games were played at Comiskey Park, where 804,042 fans came through the gates. Happy Felsch led the club in home runs with 7. Shoeless Joe Jackson drove in a team-high 78 runs. On the mound, Reb Russell won 18 games to lead the staff. Lefty Williams struck out 138, the most on the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1916 Chicago White Sox

What was the 1916 Chicago White Sox record?
The 1916 Chicago White Sox finished 89-65 (.578 win pct).
Who led the 1916 Chicago White Sox in home runs?
Happy Felsch led the 1916 Chicago White Sox with 7 home runs.
What was the 1916 Chicago White Sox team ERA?
The 1916 Chicago White Sox posted a team ERA of 2.36.
Did the 1916 Chicago White Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1916 Chicago White Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1916 Chicago White Sox play?
The 1916 Chicago White Sox played home games at Comiskey Park.
Who led the 1916 Chicago White Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Happy Felsch (7 HR, 70 RBI) and Reb Russell (18-11, 2.42 ERA).
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