1916 Pittsburgh Pirates

65-89 • .422 Win% • 6th in NL

The 1916 Pittsburgh Pirates went 65-89 (.422) finishing 6th in the NL. The club scored 484 runs, allowed 586, and played home games at Forbes Field. Team leaders included Max Carey (7 HR, 42 RBI) and Al Mamaux (21-15, 2.53 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

65 Wins
89 Losses
.422 Win %
6th Rank
484 R 586 RA
Diff -102

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⚡ Quick Stats

484 Runs Scored
586 Runs Allowed
-102 Run Diff
356K Attendance

📈 vs. 1916 NL Average

Batting Avg .240 3% below the 1916 league average (.246)
OBP .297 2% below the 1916 league average (.303)
SLG .315 4% below the 1916 league average (.328)
Team ERA 2.76 6% worse than the 1916 league average (2.61)
Runs Scored 484 10% below the 1916 league average (536 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumForbes Field
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 356,300
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Avg per Game 4,567

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1916

Batting Avg

1 Bill Hinchman 0.315 2 Honus Wagner 0.287 3 Jack Farmer 0.271 4 Max Carey 0.264 5 Joe Schultz 0.260

Home Runs

1 Max Carey 7 2 Bill Hinchman 4 3 Walter Schmidt 2 4 Hooks Warner 2 5 Doug Baird 1

RBI

1 Bill Hinchman 76 2 Max Carey 42 3 Doc Johnston 39 4 Honus Wagner 39 5 Doug Baird 28
1916 Pittsburgh Pirates — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Max Carey 154 599 90 158 23 11 7 42 59 58 63 0.264
Bill Hinchman 152 555 64 175 18 16 4 76 54 61 10 0.315
Honus Wagner 123 432 45 124 15 9 1 39 34 36 11 0.287
Doug Baird 128 430 41 93 10 7 1 28 24 49 20 0.216
Doc Johnston 114 404 33 86 10 10 0 39 20 42 17 0.213
Joe Schultz 77 204 18 53 8 2 0 22 7 14 6 0.260
Walter Schmidt 64 184 16 35 1 2 2 15 10 13 3 0.190
Frank Schulte 55 177 12 45 5 3 0 14 17 19 5 0.254
Hooks Warner 44 168 12 40 1 1 2 14 6 19 6 0.238
Jack Farmer 55 166 10 45 6 4 0 14 7 24 1 0.271
Carson Bigbee 43 164 17 41 3 6 0 3 7 14 8 0.250
Dan Costello 60 159 11 38 1 3 0 8 6 23 3 0.239
Alex McCarthy 50 146 11 29 3 0 0 3 15 10 3 0.199
Ed Barney 45 137 16 27 4 0 0 9 23 15 8 0.197
Jim Viox 43 132 12 33 7 0 1 17 17 11 2 0.250
Art Wilson 53 128 11 33 5 2 1 12 13 27 4 0.258
William Fischer 42 113 11 29 7 1 1 6 10 3 1 0.257
Al Mamaux 45 110 13 21 3 2 0 6 3 18 0 0.191
Jimmy Smith 36 96 4 18 1 1 0 5 6 22 0 0.188
Otto Knabe 28 89 4 17 3 1 0 9 6 6 1 0.191
George Gibson 33 84 4 17 2 2 0 4 3 7 0 0.202
Wilbur Cooper 44 79 4 17 2 0 0 4 0 20 0 0.215
Ray O'Brien 16 57 5 12 3 2 0 3 1 14 0 0.211
Bob Harmon 35 55 4 6 1 0 0 1 2 9 0 0.109
Frank Miller 30 51 1 7 4 0 0 3 1 16 0 0.137
Erv Kantlehner 34 46 2 8 0 1 0 1 2 11 0 0.174
Elmer Jacobs 34 40 3 3 0 1 0 1 3 13 0 0.075
Bill Wagner 19 38 2 9 0 2 0 2 5 8 0 0.237
Babe Adams 16 22 1 6 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 0.273
Bill Evans 13 20 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0.150
Lee King 8 18 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 0.111
Burleigh Grimes 6 17 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.176
Pete Compton 5 16 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0.062
Jesse Altenburg 8 14 2 6 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.429
Frank Smykal 6 10 1 3 0 0 0 2 3 1 1 0.300
Ike McAuley 4 8 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.250
Paddy Siglin 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.250
Paul Carpenter 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Billy Gleason 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jack Scott 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Wilbur Fisher 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Newt Halliday 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Gene Madden 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Batsch 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Carmen Hill 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1916

ERA

1 Wilbur Cooper 1.87 2 Frank Miller 2.29 3 Burleigh Grimes 2.36 4 Al Mamaux 2.53 5 Bob Harmon 2.81

Wins

1 Al Mamaux 21 2 Wilbur Cooper 12 3 Bob Harmon 8 4 Frank Miller 7 5 Elmer Jacobs 6

Strikeouts

1 Al Mamaux 163 2 Wilbur Cooper 111 3 Frank Miller 88 4 Bob Harmon 62 5 Erv Kantlehner 49
1916 Pittsburgh Pirates — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Al Mamaux 21 15 2.53 45 38 2 310.0 264 87 136 163
Wilbur Cooper 12 11 1.87 42 23 2 246.0 189 51 74 111
Frank Miller 7 10 2.29 30 20 1 173.0 135 44 49 88
Bob Harmon 8 11 2.81 31 17 0 172.2 175 54 39 62
Erv Kantlehner 5 15 3.16 34 21 2 165.0 151 58 57 49
Elmer Jacobs 6 10 2.94 34 17 0 153.0 151 50 38 46
Babe Adams 2 9 5.72 16 10 0 72.1 91 46 12 22
Bill Evans 2 5 3.00 13 6 0 63.0 57 21 16 21
Burleigh Grimes 2 3 2.36 6 5 0 45.2 40 12 10 20
Paul Carpenter 0 0 1.17 5 0 0 7.2 8 1 4 5
Carmen Hill 0 0 8.53 2 0 0 6.1 11 6 5 5
Jack Scott 0 0 10.80 1 0 0 5.0 5 6 3 4

👥 Roster (45)

Babe Adams Jesse Altenburg Doug Baird Ed Barney Bill Batsch Carson Bigbee Max Carey Paul Carpenter Pete Compton Wilbur Cooper Dan Costello Bill Evans +33 more

45 players

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The 1916 Pittsburgh Pirates in brief

In 1916 the Pittsburgh Pirates posted a 65-89 mark (.422) and finished 6th in the NL. The run column shows 484 for and 586 against. At the plate the Pittsburgh Pirates hit .240, 3% worse than the league's .246. Pitchers allowed 2.76 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 2.61. The 1916 Pittsburgh Pirates scored 10% fewer runs than the average club (484 against 536).

Home games were played at Forbes Field, where 356,300 fans came through the gates. Max Carey led the club in home runs with 7. Bill Hinchman drove in a team-high 76 runs. The pitching staff's wins leader was Al Mamaux (21). The 1916 roster runs to 45 players. The 1915 season and the 1917 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1916 Pittsburgh Pirates

What was the 1916 Pittsburgh Pirates record?
The 1916 Pittsburgh Pirates finished 65-89 (.422 win pct).
Who led the 1916 Pittsburgh Pirates in home runs?
Max Carey led the 1916 Pittsburgh Pirates with 7 home runs.
What was the 1916 Pittsburgh Pirates team ERA?
The 1916 Pittsburgh Pirates posted a team ERA of 2.76.
Did the 1916 Pittsburgh Pirates win the World Series?
No. The 1916 Pittsburgh Pirates did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1916 Pittsburgh Pirates play?
The 1916 Pittsburgh Pirates played home games at Forbes Field.
Who led the 1916 Pittsburgh Pirates in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Max Carey (7 HR, 42 RBI) and Al Mamaux (21-15, 2.53 ERA).
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