1916 St. Louis Browns

79-75 • .513 Win% • 5th in AL

The 1916 St. Louis Browns went 79-75 (.513) finishing 5th in the AL. The club scored 588 runs, allowed 545, and played home games at Sportsman's Park IV. Team leaders included Del Pratt (5 HR, 103 RBI) and Carl Weilman (17-18, 2.15 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

79 Wins
75 Losses
.513 Win %
5th Rank
588 R 545 RA
Diff +43

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588 Runs Scored
545 Runs Allowed
+43 Run Diff
494K Attendance

📈 vs. 1916 AL Average

Batting Avg .244 2% below the 1916 league average (.248)
OBP .331 3% above the 1916 league average (.321)
SLG .307 5% below the 1916 league average (.323)
Team ERA 2.58 9% better than the 1916 league average (2.83)
Runs Scored 588 2% above the 1916 league average (575 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSportsman's Park IV
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Home Games 79
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Total Attendance 494,200
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Avg per Game 6,255

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1916

Batting Avg

1 George Sisler 0.305 2 Burt Shotton 0.283 3 Hank Severeid 0.273 4 Del Pratt 0.267 5 Ward Miller 0.266

Home Runs

1 Del Pratt 5 2 George Sisler 4 3 Jimmy Austin 1 4 Babe Borton 1 5 Armando Marsans 1

RBI

1 Del Pratt 103 2 George Sisler 76 3 Armando Marsans 60 4 Ward Miller 50 5 Burt Shotton 36
1916 St. Louis Browns — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Burt Shotton 156 614 97 174 23 6 1 36 110 65 41 0.283
Del Pratt 158 596 64 159 35 12 5 103 54 56 26 0.267
George Sisler 151 580 83 177 21 11 4 76 40 37 34 0.305
Armando Marsans 151 528 51 134 12 1 1 60 57 41 46 0.254
Ward Miller 146 485 72 129 17 5 1 50 72 76 25 0.266
Jimmy Austin 129 411 55 85 15 6 1 28 74 59 19 0.207
Doc Lavan 110 343 32 81 13 1 0 19 32 38 7 0.236
Hank Severeid 100 293 23 80 8 2 0 34 26 17 3 0.273
Ernie Johnson 74 236 29 54 9 3 0 19 30 23 13 0.229
Grover Hartley 89 222 19 50 8 0 0 12 30 24 4 0.225
Jack Tobin 77 150 16 32 4 1 0 10 12 13 7 0.213
Babe Borton 66 98 10 22 1 2 1 12 19 13 1 0.224
Carl Weilman 46 91 3 14 2 0 0 6 6 25 0 0.154
Eddie Plank 37 81 3 15 1 0 0 5 4 16 2 0.185
Charlie Deal 23 74 7 10 1 0 0 10 6 8 4 0.135
Dave Davenport 59 73 5 10 3 0 0 4 16 43 0 0.137
Bob Groom 41 63 5 7 3 0 0 3 4 20 1 0.111
Ernie Koob 33 41 4 0 0 0 0 1 15 24 0 0.000
William Rumler 27 37 6 12 3 0 0 10 3 7 0 0.324
Harry Chapman 18 31 2 3 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0.097
Jim Park 26 20 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 1 0.100
Bobby Wallace 14 18 0 5 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0.278
Doc Crandall 16 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0.083
Billy Lee 7 11 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.182
Verne Clemons 4 7 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.143
Bill Fincher 12 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Tim McCabe 13 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Gene Paulette 5 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.500
George Baumgardner 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
George Hale 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Ray Kennedy 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Earl Hamilton 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1916

ERA

1 Carl Weilman 2.15 2 Eddie Plank 2.33 3 Ernie Koob 2.54 4 Bob Groom 2.57 5 Jim Park 2.62

Wins

1 Carl Weilman 17 2 Eddie Plank 16 3 Bob Groom 13 4 Dave Davenport 12 5 Ernie Koob 11

Strikeouts

1 Dave Davenport 129 2 Bob Groom 92 3 Carl Weilman 91 4 Eddie Plank 88 5 Ernie Koob 26
1916 St. Louis Browns — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Dave Davenport 12 11 2.85 59 31 2 290.2 267 92 100 129
Carl Weilman 17 18 2.15 46 31 2 276.0 237 66 76 91
Eddie Plank 16 15 2.33 37 26 3 235.2 203 61 67 88
Bob Groom 13 9 2.57 41 26 4 217.1 174 62 98 92
Ernie Koob 11 8 2.54 33 20 2 166.2 153 47 56 26
Jim Park 1 4 2.62 26 6 0 79.0 69 23 25 26
George Sisler 1 2 1.00 3 3 0 27.0 18 3 6 12
Tim McCabe 2 0 3.16 13 0 0 25.2 29 9 7 7
Bill Fincher 0 1 2.14 12 1 0 21.0 22 5 7 5
George Baumgardner 1 0 7.88 4 2 0 8.0 12 7 5 4
Earl Hamilton 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 4.0 4 4 4 0
Doc Crandall 0 0 27.00 2 0 0 1.1 7 4 1 0

👥 Roster (32)

Jimmy Austin George Baumgardner Babe Borton Harry Chapman Verne Clemons Doc Crandall Dave Davenport Charlie Deal Bill Fincher Bob Groom George Hale Earl Hamilton +20 more

32 players

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The 1916 St. Louis Browns in brief

A 79-75 record (.513) put the 1916 St. Louis Browns 5th in the AL. The St. Louis Browns scored 588 runs and allowed 545, a run differential of +43. The team batting average of .244 was 2% below the 1916 league mark of .248. Pitchers allowed 2.58 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 2.83. The 1916 St. Louis Browns outscored the average club by 2% (588 against 575).

The home park, Sportsman's Park IV, recorded 494,200 in attendance, about 6,255 a game. Del Pratt led the club in home runs with 5. The hits leader was George Sisler with 177. Carl Weilman led the pitchers with 17 wins. The strikeout leader was Dave Davenport with 129. The roster section lists 32 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1916 St. Louis Browns

What was the 1916 St. Louis Browns record?
The 1916 St. Louis Browns finished 79-75 (.513 win pct).
Who led the 1916 St. Louis Browns in home runs?
Del Pratt led the 1916 St. Louis Browns with 5 home runs.
What was the 1916 St. Louis Browns team ERA?
The 1916 St. Louis Browns posted a team ERA of 2.58.
Did the 1916 St. Louis Browns win the World Series?
No. The 1916 St. Louis Browns did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1916 St. Louis Browns play?
The 1916 St. Louis Browns played home games at Sportsman's Park IV.
Who led the 1916 St. Louis Browns in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Del Pratt (5 HR, 103 RBI) and Carl Weilman (17-18, 2.15 ERA).
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