1916 Philadelphia Phillies

91-62 • .595 Win% • 2nd in NL

The 1916 Philadelphia Phillies went 91-62 (.595) finishing 2nd in the NL. The club scored 581 runs, allowed 489, and played home games at Baker Bowl. Team leaders included Gavvy Cravath (11 HR, 70 RBI) and Pete Alexander (33-12, 1.55 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

91 Wins
62 Losses
.595 Win %
2nd Rank
581 R 489 RA
Diff +92

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581 Runs Scored
489 Runs Allowed
+92 Run Diff
551K Attendance

📈 vs. 1916 NL Average

Batting Avg .249 1% above the 1916 league average (.246)
OBP .309 2% above the 1916 league average (.303)
SLG .340 4% above the 1916 league average (.328)
Team ERA 2.36 10% better than the 1916 league average (2.61)
Runs Scored 581 8% above the 1916 league average (536 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumBaker Bowl
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Home Games 79
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Total Attendance 551,300
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Avg per Game 6,978

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1916

Batting Avg

1 Gavvy Cravath 0.283 2 Fred Luderus 0.281 3 George Whitted 0.281 4 Milt Stock 0.281 5 Dode Paskert 0.279

Home Runs

1 Gavvy Cravath 11 2 Dode Paskert 8 3 George Whitted 6 4 Fred Luderus 5 5 Bert Niehoff 4

RBI

1 Gavvy Cravath 70 2 George Whitted 68 3 Bert Niehoff 61 4 Fred Luderus 53 5 Dode Paskert 46
1916 Philadelphia Phillies — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Dode Paskert 149 555 82 155 30 7 8 46 54 76 22 0.279
Bert Niehoff 146 548 65 133 42 4 4 61 37 57 20 0.243
George Whitted 147 526 68 148 20 12 6 68 19 46 29 0.281
Milt Stock 132 509 61 143 25 6 1 43 27 33 21 0.281
Fred Luderus 146 508 52 143 26 3 5 53 41 32 8 0.281
Dave Bancroft 142 477 53 101 10 0 3 33 74 57 15 0.212
Gavvy Cravath 137 448 70 127 21 8 11 70 64 89 9 0.283
Bill Killefer 97 286 22 62 5 4 3 27 8 14 2 0.217
Ed Burns 78 219 14 51 8 1 0 14 16 18 3 0.233
Bobby Byrne 48 141 22 33 10 1 0 9 14 7 6 0.234
Pete Alexander 49 138 10 33 7 4 0 9 5 15 1 0.239
Wilbur Good 75 136 25 34 4 3 1 15 8 13 7 0.250
Claude Cooper 56 104 9 20 2 0 0 11 7 15 1 0.192
Al Demaree 39 101 6 11 2 0 0 5 6 36 2 0.109
Eppa Rixey 38 97 6 15 3 0 0 9 2 14 0 0.155
Oscar Dugey 41 50 9 11 3 0 0 1 9 8 3 0.220
Charles Bender 28 43 2 12 4 0 0 5 3 9 0 0.279
Erskine Mayer 28 38 2 5 0 0 0 3 4 8 0 0.132
George Chalmers 12 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0.000
Bert Adams 11 13 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.231
George McQuillan 21 11 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0.091
Bud Weiser 4 10 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.300
Joe Oeschger 14 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.000
Gary Fortune 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bob Gandy 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Stan Baumgartner 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Billy Maharg 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ben Tincup 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Erv Kantlehner 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1916

ERA

1 Pete Alexander 1.55 2 Eppa Rixey 1.85 3 Joe Oeschger 2.37 4 Al Demaree 2.62 5 George McQuillan 2.76

Wins

1 Pete Alexander 33 2 Eppa Rixey 22 3 Al Demaree 19 4 Charles Bender 7 5 Erskine Mayer 7

Strikeouts

1 Pete Alexander 167 2 Eppa Rixey 134 3 Al Demaree 130 4 Erskine Mayer 62 5 Charles Bender 43
1916 Philadelphia Phillies — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Pete Alexander 33 12 1.55 48 45 3 389.0 323 67 50 167
Eppa Rixey 22 10 1.85 38 33 0 287.0 239 59 74 134
Al Demaree 19 14 2.62 39 35 1 285.0 252 83 48 130
Erskine Mayer 7 7 3.15 28 16 0 140.0 148 49 33 62
Charles Bender 7 7 3.74 27 13 3 122.2 137 51 34 43
George McQuillan 1 7 2.76 21 3 2 62.0 58 19 15 22
George Chalmers 1 4 3.19 12 8 0 53.2 49 19 19 21
Joe Oeschger 1 0 2.37 14 0 0 30.1 18 8 14 17
Gary Fortune 0 1 3.60 1 1 0 5.0 2 2 4 3
Stan Baumgartner 0 0 2.25 1 0 0 4.0 5 1 1 0
Erv Kantlehner 0 0 9.00 3 0 0 4.0 7 4 3 2

👥 Roster (29)

Bert Adams Pete Alexander Dave Bancroft Stan Baumgartner Charles Bender Ed Burns Bobby Byrne George Chalmers Claude Cooper Gavvy Cravath Al Demaree Oscar Dugey +17 more

29 players

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The 1916 Philadelphia Phillies in brief

In 1916 the Philadelphia Phillies posted a 91-62 mark (.595) and finished 2nd in the NL. Runs came in at 581 scored against 489 allowed (+92). Against a league average of .246, the 1916 Philadelphia Phillies batted .249. Pitchers allowed 2.36 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 2.61. The 1916 Philadelphia Phillies outscored the average club by 8% (581 against 536).

Baker Bowl was home in 1916, drawing a total attendance of 551,300. For power, Gavvy Cravath led the way with 11 homers. The hits leader was Dode Paskert with 155. Pete Alexander led the pitchers with 33 wins. The 1916 roster runs to 29 players. The 1915 season and the 1917 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1916 Philadelphia Phillies

What was the 1916 Philadelphia Phillies record?
The 1916 Philadelphia Phillies finished 91-62 (.595 win pct).
Who led the 1916 Philadelphia Phillies in home runs?
Gavvy Cravath led the 1916 Philadelphia Phillies with 11 home runs.
What was the 1916 Philadelphia Phillies team ERA?
The 1916 Philadelphia Phillies posted a team ERA of 2.36.
Did the 1916 Philadelphia Phillies win the World Series?
No. The 1916 Philadelphia Phillies did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1916 Philadelphia Phillies play?
The 1916 Philadelphia Phillies played home games at Baker Bowl.
Who led the 1916 Philadelphia Phillies in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Gavvy Cravath (11 HR, 70 RBI) and Pete Alexander (33-12, 1.55 ERA).
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