1916 Philadelphia Athletics

36-117 • .235 Win% • 8th in AL

The 1916 Philadelphia Athletics went 36-117 (.235) finishing 8th in the AL. The club scored 447 runs, allowed 776, and played home games at Shibe Park. Team leaders included Wally Schang (7 HR, 38 RBI) and Bullet Joe Bush (15-24, 2.57 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

36 Wins
117 Losses
.235 Win %
8th Rank
447 R 776 RA
Diff -329

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447 Runs Scored
776 Runs Allowed
-329 Run Diff
234K Attendance

📈 vs. 1916 AL Average

Batting Avg .241 3% below the 1916 league average (.248)
OBP .302 6% below the 1916 league average (.321)
SLG .312 3% below the 1916 league average (.323)
Team ERA 3.92 39% worse than the 1916 league average (2.83)
Runs Scored 447 22% below the 1916 league average (575 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumShibe Park
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Home Games 76
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Total Attendance 234,850
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Avg per Game 3,090

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1916

Batting Avg

1 Amos Strunk 0.316 2 Stuffy McInnis 0.295 3 Roy Grover 0.273 4 Wally Schang 0.266 5 Lee McElwee 0.265

Home Runs

1 Wally Schang 7 2 Amos Strunk 3 3 Nap Lajoie 2 4 Whitey Witt 2 5 Jim Brown 1

RBI

1 Stuffy McInnis 60 2 Amos Strunk 49 3 Wally Schang 38 4 Whitey Witt 36 5 Nap Lajoie 35
1916 Philadelphia Athletics — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Whitey Witt 143 563 64 138 16 15 2 36 55 71 19 0.245
Amos Strunk 150 544 71 172 30 9 3 49 66 59 21 0.316
Stuffy McInnis 140 512 42 151 25 3 1 60 25 19 7 0.295
Nap Lajoie 113 426 33 105 14 4 2 35 14 26 15 0.246
Charlie Pick 121 398 29 96 10 3 0 20 40 24 25 0.241
Jimmy Walsh 114 390 42 91 13 6 1 27 54 36 27 0.233
Wally Schang 110 338 41 90 15 8 7 38 38 44 14 0.266
Lee McElwee 54 155 9 41 3 0 0 10 8 17 0 0.265
Rube Oldring 40 146 10 36 8 3 0 14 9 9 1 0.247
Lee King 42 144 13 27 1 2 0 8 7 15 4 0.188
Billy Meyer 50 138 6 32 2 2 1 12 8 11 3 0.232
Elmer Myers 53 126 9 27 5 1 0 9 3 26 0 0.214
Otis Lawry 41 123 10 25 0 0 0 4 9 21 4 0.203
Val Picinich 40 118 8 23 3 1 0 5 6 33 1 0.195
Raymond Haley 34 108 8 25 5 0 0 4 6 19 0 0.231
Bullet Joe Bush 41 100 4 14 4 0 0 6 0 23 0 0.140
Roy Grover 20 77 8 21 1 2 0 7 6 10 5 0.273
Jack Nabors 40 69 1 7 0 0 0 0 2 37 0 0.101
Tom Sheehan 38 56 3 7 1 1 0 2 2 24 0 0.125
Bill Stellbauer 25 48 2 13 2 1 0 5 6 7 2 0.271
Jim Brown 14 42 6 10 2 1 1 5 4 9 0 0.238
Ralph Mitterling 13 39 1 6 0 0 0 2 3 6 0 0.154
Harland Rowe 17 36 2 5 1 0 0 3 2 8 0 0.139
Red Lanning 19 33 5 6 2 0 0 1 10 9 0 0.182
Buck Thrasher 7 29 4 9 2 1 0 4 2 1 0 0.310
Jing Johnson 12 27 1 2 0 0 1 2 3 10 0 0.074
Mike Murphy 14 27 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0.111
Thomas Healy 6 23 4 6 1 1 0 2 1 2 1 0.261
Ralph Carroll 10 22 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 0.091
Charlie Grimm 12 22 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0.091
Marsh Williams 10 19 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 6 0 0.105
Shag Thompson 15 17 4 0 0 0 0 0 7 6 1 0.000
Bill Johnson 4 15 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.267
Cap Crowell 9 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.000
Socks Seibold 5 12 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.167
Rube Parnham 4 11 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.273
George Hesselbacher 6 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.125
Weldon Wyckoff 8 8 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.375
Moxie Divis 3 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.167
Rube Bressler 4 5 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.200
Sam Crane 2 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.250
Lew Malone 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Carl Ray 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Michael Driscoll 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Axel Lindstrom 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.500
Harry Weaver 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.500
Bill Morrisette 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.000
Harry Davis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Jack Richardson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Walt Whittaker 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1916

ERA

1 Bullet Joe Bush 2.57 2 Jack Nabors 3.47 3 Elmer Myers 3.66 4 Tom Sheehan 3.69 5 Jing Johnson 3.74

Wins

1 Bullet Joe Bush 15 2 Elmer Myers 14 3 Jing Johnson 2 4 Rube Parnham 2 5 Jack Nabors 1

Strikeouts

1 Elmer Myers 182 2 Bullet Joe Bush 157 3 Jack Nabors 74 4 Tom Sheehan 54 5 Jing Johnson 25
1916 Philadelphia Athletics — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Elmer Myers 14 23 3.66 44 35 1 315.0 280 128 168 182
Bullet Joe Bush 15 24 2.57 40 33 0 286.2 222 82 130 157
Jack Nabors 1 20 3.47 40 30 1 212.2 206 82 95 74
Tom Sheehan 1 16 3.69 38 17 0 188.0 197 77 94 54
Jing Johnson 2 8 3.74 12 12 0 84.1 90 35 39 25
Marsh Williams 0 6 7.89 10 4 0 51.1 71 45 31 17
Cap Crowell 0 5 4.99 9 6 0 39.2 43 22 34 15
George Hesselbacher 0 4 7.27 6 4 0 26.0 37 21 22 6
Rube Parnham 2 1 4.01 4 3 0 24.2 27 11 13 8
Red Lanning 0 3 8.14 6 3 0 24.1 38 22 17 9
Socks Seibold 1 2 4.15 3 2 0 21.2 22 10 9 5
Weldon Wyckoff 0 1 5.48 7 2 0 21.1 20 13 20 4
Rube Bressler 0 2 6.60 4 2 0 15.0 16 11 14 8
Carl Ray 0 1 4.82 3 1 0 9.1 9 5 14 5
Harry Weaver 0 0 10.13 3 0 0 8.0 14 9 5 2
Michael Driscoll 0 1 5.40 1 0 0 5.0 6 3 2 0
Axel Lindstrom 0 0 4.50 1 0 1 4.0 2 2 0 1
Bill Morrisette 0 0 6.75 1 0 0 4.0 6 3 5 2
Walt Whittaker 0 0 4.50 1 0 0 2.0 3 1 2 0
Jack Richardson 0 0 40.50 1 0 0 0.2 2 3 1 1

👥 Roster (50)

Rube Bressler Jim Brown Bullet Joe Bush Ralph Carroll Sam Crane Cap Crowell Harry Davis Moxie Divis Michael Driscoll Charlie Grimm Roy Grover Raymond Haley +38 more

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The 1916 Philadelphia Athletics in brief

The record for the 1916 Philadelphia Athletics reads 36 wins and 117 losses, good for 8th in the AL. The Philadelphia Athletics scored 447 runs and allowed 776, a run differential of -329. At the plate the Philadelphia Athletics hit .241, 3% worse than the league's .248. The staff ERA of 3.92 was 39% worse than the league average of 2.83. The 1916 Philadelphia Athletics scored 22% fewer runs than the average club (447 against 575).

Home games were played at Shibe Park, where 234,850 fans came through the gates. The home run leader was Wally Schang, who hit 7. The RBI leader was Stuffy McInnis, with 60. Bullet Joe Bush led the pitchers with 15 wins. The strikeout leader was Elmer Myers with 182.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1916 Philadelphia Athletics

What was the 1916 Philadelphia Athletics record?
The 1916 Philadelphia Athletics finished 36-117 (.235 win pct).
Who led the 1916 Philadelphia Athletics in home runs?
Wally Schang led the 1916 Philadelphia Athletics with 7 home runs.
What was the 1916 Philadelphia Athletics team ERA?
The 1916 Philadelphia Athletics posted a team ERA of 3.92.
Did the 1916 Philadelphia Athletics win the World Series?
No. The 1916 Philadelphia Athletics did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1916 Philadelphia Athletics play?
The 1916 Philadelphia Athletics played home games at Shibe Park.
Who led the 1916 Philadelphia Athletics in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Wally Schang (7 HR, 38 RBI) and Bullet Joe Bush (15-24, 2.57 ERA).
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