1916 Chicago Cubs

67-86 • .438 Win% • 5th in NL

The 1916 Chicago Cubs went 67-86 (.438) finishing 5th in the NL. The club scored 520 runs, allowed 541, and played home games at Wrigley Field. Team leaders included Cy Williams (12 HR, 66 RBI) and Hippo Vaughn (17-15, 2.20 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

67 Wins
86 Losses
.438 Win %
5th Rank
520 R 541 RA
Diff -21

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520 Runs Scored
541 Runs Allowed
-21 Run Diff
536K Attendance

📈 vs. 1916 NL Average

Batting Avg .238 3% below the 1916 league average (.246)
OBP .297 2% below the 1916 league average (.303)
SLG .324 1% below the 1916 league average (.328)
Team ERA 2.65 1% worse than the 1916 league average (2.61)
Runs Scored 520 3% below the 1916 league average (536 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumWrigley Field
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Home Games 79
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Total Attendance 536,100
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Avg per Game 6,786

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1916

Batting Avg

1 Frank Schulte 0.296 2 Heinie Zimmerman 0.291 3 Cy Williams 0.279 4 Otto Knabe 0.276 5 Les Mann 0.272

Home Runs

1 Cy Williams 12 2 Vic Saier 7 3 Heinie Zimmerman 6 4 Frank Schulte 5 5 Max Flack 3

RBI

1 Cy Williams 66 2 Heinie Zimmerman 64 3 Vic Saier 50 4 Jimmy Archer 30 5 Les Mann 29
1916 Chicago Cubs — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Vic Saier 147 498 60 126 25 3 7 50 79 68 20 0.253
Max Flack 141 465 65 120 14 3 3 20 42 43 24 0.258
Les Mann 127 415 46 113 13 9 2 29 19 31 11 0.272
Cy Williams 118 405 55 113 19 9 12 66 51 64 6 0.279
Heinie Zimmerman 107 398 54 116 25 5 6 64 16 33 15 0.291
Rollie Zeider 98 345 29 81 11 2 1 22 26 26 9 0.235
Chuck Wortman 69 234 17 47 4 2 2 16 18 22 4 0.201
Frank Schulte 72 230 31 68 11 1 5 27 20 35 9 0.296
Jimmy Archer 77 205 11 45 6 2 1 30 12 24 3 0.220
Eddie Mulligan 58 189 13 29 3 4 0 9 8 30 1 0.153
William Fischer 65 179 15 35 9 2 1 14 11 8 2 0.196
Joe Kelly 54 169 18 43 7 1 2 15 9 16 10 0.254
Otto Knabe 51 145 17 40 8 0 0 7 9 18 3 0.276
Steve Yerkes 44 137 12 36 6 2 1 10 9 7 1 0.263
Art Wilson 36 114 5 22 3 1 0 5 6 14 1 0.193
Alex McCarthy 37 107 10 26 2 3 0 6 11 7 1 0.243
Hippo Vaughn 44 104 4 14 1 1 0 7 3 46 0 0.135
Claude Hendrix 45 80 4 16 3 0 1 5 6 24 0 0.200
Fritz Mollwitz 33 71 1 19 2 0 0 11 7 6 4 0.268
Mickey Doolin 28 70 4 15 2 1 0 5 8 7 0 0.214
Charlie Pechous 22 69 5 10 1 1 0 4 3 21 1 0.145
George McConnell 28 57 2 9 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0.158
Rowdy Elliott 23 55 5 14 3 0 0 3 3 5 1 0.255
Gene Packard 44 54 9 7 3 0 0 1 4 13 0 0.130
Jimmy Lavender 36 53 1 8 1 0 0 0 2 21 0 0.151
Dutch Zwilling 35 53 4 6 1 0 1 8 4 6 0 0.113
Mike Prendergast 35 46 1 7 0 0 0 1 1 17 0 0.152
Larry Doyle 9 38 6 15 5 1 1 7 1 1 2 0.395
Tom Seaton 31 38 4 7 1 1 0 2 1 15 2 0.184
Earl Smith 14 27 2 7 1 1 0 4 2 5 1 0.259
Nick Allen 5 16 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.062
Mordecai Brown 12 16 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.250
Solly Hofman 5 16 2 5 2 1 0 2 2 2 0 0.312
Clem Clemens 10 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0.000
Merwin Jacobson 4 13 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 2 0.231
Paul Carter 8 12 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.167
Scott Perry 4 11 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.273
Joe Tinker 7 10 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.100
Charlie Deal 2 8 2 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0.250
Marty Shay 2 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.286
Herb Hunter 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ed Sicking 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Johnny O'Connor 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob O'Farrell 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
George Pierce 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1916

ERA

1 Hippo Vaughn 2.20 2 Mike Prendergast 2.31 3 George McConnell 2.57 4 Claude Hendrix 2.68 5 Paul Carter 2.75

Wins

1 Hippo Vaughn 17 2 Jimmy Lavender 10 3 Gene Packard 10 4 Claude Hendrix 8 5 Mike Prendergast 6

Strikeouts

1 Hippo Vaughn 144 2 Claude Hendrix 117 3 Jimmy Lavender 91 4 George McConnell 82 5 Mike Prendergast 56
1916 Chicago Cubs — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Hippo Vaughn 17 15 2.20 44 35 1 294.0 269 72 67 144
Claude Hendrix 8 16 2.68 36 24 2 218.0 193 65 67 117
Jimmy Lavender 10 14 2.82 36 25 2 188.0 163 59 62 91
George McConnell 4 12 2.57 28 21 0 171.1 137 49 35 82
Gene Packard 10 6 2.78 37 16 5 155.1 154 48 38 36
Mike Prendergast 6 11 2.31 35 10 2 152.0 127 39 23 56
Tom Seaton 6 6 3.27 31 12 1 121.0 108 44 43 45
Mordecai Brown 2 3 3.91 12 4 0 48.1 52 21 9 21
Paul Carter 2 2 2.75 8 5 0 36.0 26 11 17 14
Scott Perry 2 1 2.54 4 3 0 28.1 30 8 3 10
George Pierce 0 0 2.08 4 1 0 4.1 6 1 1 0

👥 Roster (45)

Nick Allen Jimmy Archer Mordecai Brown Paul Carter Clem Clemens Charlie Deal Mickey Doolin Larry Doyle Rowdy Elliott William Fischer Max Flack Claude Hendrix +33 more

45 players

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The 1916 Chicago Cubs in brief

The 1916 Chicago Cubs finished 67-86, a .438 winning percentage, placing 5th in the NL. Runs came in at 520 scored against 541 allowed (-21). The team batting average of .238 was 3% below the 1916 league mark of .246. Pitchers allowed 2.65 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 2.61. The 520 runs scored compare with a league average of 536 per club, 3% fewer.

The home park, Wrigley Field, recorded 536,100 in attendance, about 6,786 a game. Cy Williams led the club in home runs with 12. The hits leader was Vic Saier with 126. Hippo Vaughn was the top winner, with 17 victories. The roster section lists 45 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1916 Chicago Cubs

What was the 1916 Chicago Cubs record?
The 1916 Chicago Cubs finished 67-86 (.438 win pct).
Who led the 1916 Chicago Cubs in home runs?
Cy Williams led the 1916 Chicago Cubs with 12 home runs.
What was the 1916 Chicago Cubs team ERA?
The 1916 Chicago Cubs posted a team ERA of 2.65.
Did the 1916 Chicago Cubs win the World Series?
No. The 1916 Chicago Cubs did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1916 Chicago Cubs play?
The 1916 Chicago Cubs played home games at Wrigley Field.
Who led the 1916 Chicago Cubs in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Cy Williams (12 HR, 66 RBI) and Hippo Vaughn (17-15, 2.20 ERA).
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