1916 New York Yankees

80-74 • .519 Win% • 4th in AL

The 1916 New York Yankees went 80-74 (.519) finishing 4th in the AL. The club scored 577 runs, allowed 561, and played home games at Polo Grounds IV. Team leaders included Wally Pipp (12 HR, 93 RBI) and Bob Shawkey (24-14, 2.21 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

80 Wins
74 Losses
.519 Win %
4th Rank
577 R 561 RA
Diff +16

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577 Runs Scored
561 Runs Allowed
+16 Run Diff
681K Attendance

📈 vs. 1916 AL Average

Batting Avg .245 1% below the 1916 league average (.248)
OBP .318 1% below the 1916 league average (.321)
SLG .325 1% above the 1916 league average (.323)
Team ERA 2.77 2% better than the 1916 league average (2.83)
Runs Scored 577 equal to the 1916 league average (575 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumPolo Grounds IV
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Home Games 79
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Total Attendance 681,200
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Avg per Game 8,622

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1916

Batting Avg

1 Les Nunamaker 0.296 2 Tim Hendryx 0.290 3 Paddy Baumann 0.287 4 Frank Gilhooley 0.278 5 Home Run Baker 0.269

Home Runs

1 Wally Pipp 12 2 Home Run Baker 10 3 Roger Peckinpaugh 4 4 Lee Magee 3 5 Paddy Baumann 1

RBI

1 Wally Pipp 93 2 Roger Peckinpaugh 58 3 Home Run Baker 52 4 Lee Magee 45 5 Hugh High 28
1916 New York Yankees — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Roger Peckinpaugh 145 552 65 141 22 8 4 58 62 50 18 0.255
Wally Pipp 151 545 70 143 20 14 12 93 54 82 16 0.262
Lee Magee 131 510 57 131 18 4 3 45 50 31 29 0.257
Joe Gedeon 122 435 50 92 14 4 0 27 40 61 14 0.211
Hugh High 116 377 44 99 13 4 1 28 47 44 13 0.263
Home Run Baker 100 360 46 97 23 2 10 52 36 30 15 0.269
Les Nunamaker 91 260 25 77 14 7 0 28 34 21 4 0.296
Paddy Baumann 79 237 35 68 5 3 1 25 19 16 10 0.287
Frank Gilhooley 58 223 40 62 5 3 1 10 37 17 16 0.278
Roxy Walters 66 203 13 54 9 3 0 23 14 42 2 0.266
Fritz Maisel 53 158 18 36 5 0 0 7 20 18 4 0.228
Rube Oldring 43 158 17 37 8 0 1 12 12 13 6 0.234
Elmer Miller 43 152 12 34 3 2 1 18 11 18 8 0.224
Charlie Mullen 59 146 11 39 9 1 0 18 9 13 7 0.267
Luke Boone 46 124 14 23 4 0 1 8 8 10 7 0.185
Ray Caldwell 45 93 6 19 2 0 0 4 2 17 1 0.204
Bob Shawkey 53 93 5 17 1 0 0 4 3 21 0 0.183
Walt Alexander 36 78 8 20 6 1 0 3 13 20 0 0.256
George Mogridge 30 66 4 14 1 1 0 2 2 20 0 0.212
Roy Hartzell 33 64 12 12 1 0 0 7 9 3 1 0.188
Ray Fisher 31 62 5 11 3 0 0 2 5 12 1 0.177
Tim Hendryx 15 62 10 18 7 1 0 5 8 6 4 0.290
Nick Cullop 28 55 0 6 0 0 0 2 3 13 0 0.109
Allen Russell 35 45 2 2 0 0 0 0 6 20 0 0.044
Ray Keating 14 29 2 7 0 0 0 3 2 10 0 0.241
Solly Hofman 6 27 0 8 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 0.296
Angel Aragon 12 24 1 5 0 0 0 3 2 2 2 0.208
Urban Shocker 12 21 2 4 0 0 0 1 5 7 0 0.190
Slim Love 20 14 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 0 0.000
Cliff Markle 11 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.000
Doc Cook 4 10 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.100
Jess Buckles 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Germany Schaefer 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Cantwell 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Donovan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1916

ERA

1 Nick Cullop 2.05 2 Bob Shawkey 2.21 3 George Mogridge 2.31 4 Urban Shocker 2.62 5 Ray Caldwell 2.99

Wins

1 Bob Shawkey 24 2 Nick Cullop 13 3 Ray Fisher 11 4 George Mogridge 6 5 Allen Russell 6

Strikeouts

1 Bob Shawkey 122 2 Allen Russell 104 3 Nick Cullop 77 4 Ray Caldwell 76 5 George Mogridge 66
1916 New York Yankees — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bob Shawkey 24 14 2.21 53 27 8 276.2 204 68 81 122
George Mogridge 6 12 2.31 30 21 0 194.2 174 50 45 66
Ray Fisher 11 8 3.17 31 21 2 179.0 191 63 51 56
Allen Russell 6 10 3.20 34 18 6 171.1 138 61 75 104
Nick Cullop 13 6 2.05 28 22 1 167.0 151 38 32 77
Ray Caldwell 5 12 2.99 21 18 0 165.2 142 55 65 76
Ray Keating 5 6 3.07 14 12 0 91.0 91 31 37 35
Urban Shocker 4 3 2.62 12 9 0 82.1 67 24 32 43
Slim Love 2 0 4.91 20 1 0 47.2 46 26 23 21
Cliff Markle 4 3 4.53 11 7 0 45.2 41 23 31 14
Jess Buckles 0 0 2.25 2 0 0 4.0 3 1 1 2
Mike Cantwell 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 2.0 0 0 2 0
Bill Donovan 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 0 1 0

👥 Roster (35)

Walt Alexander Angel Aragon Home Run Baker Paddy Baumann Luke Boone Jess Buckles Ray Caldwell Mike Cantwell Doc Cook Nick Cullop Bill Donovan Ray Fisher +23 more

35 players

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The 1916 New York Yankees in brief

A 80-74 record (.519) put the 1916 New York Yankees 4th in the AL. With 577 runs scored and 561 given up, the 1916 differential was +16. Against a league average of .248, the 1916 New York Yankees batted .245. The New York Yankees staff finished with a 2.77 ERA; the league as a whole was at 2.83.

The home park, Polo Grounds IV, recorded 681,200 in attendance, about 8,622 a game. The home run leader was Wally Pipp, who hit 12. Bob Shawkey was the top winner, with 24 victories. In all, the roster shows 35 players. The 1915 season and the 1917 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1916 New York Yankees

What was the 1916 New York Yankees record?
The 1916 New York Yankees finished 80-74 (.519 win pct).
Who led the 1916 New York Yankees in home runs?
Wally Pipp led the 1916 New York Yankees with 12 home runs.
What was the 1916 New York Yankees team ERA?
The 1916 New York Yankees posted a team ERA of 2.77.
Did the 1916 New York Yankees win the World Series?
No. The 1916 New York Yankees did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1916 New York Yankees play?
The 1916 New York Yankees played home games at Polo Grounds IV.
Who led the 1916 New York Yankees in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Wally Pipp (12 HR, 93 RBI) and Bob Shawkey (24-14, 2.21 ERA).
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