1916 St. Louis Cardinals

60-93 • .392 Win% • 7th in NL

The 1916 St. Louis Cardinals went 60-93 (.392) finishing 7th in the NL. The club scored 476 runs, allowed 629, and played home games at Robison Field. Team leaders included Rogers Hornsby (6 HR, 65 RBI) and Bill Doak (12-8, 2.63 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

60 Wins
93 Losses
.392 Win %
7th Rank
476 R 629 RA
Diff -153

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476 Runs Scored
629 Runs Allowed
-153 Run Diff
284K Attendance

📈 vs. 1916 NL Average

Batting Avg .243 1% below the 1916 league average (.246)
OBP .294 3% below the 1916 league average (.303)
SLG .318 3% below the 1916 league average (.328)
Team ERA 3.14 20% worse than the 1916 league average (2.61)
Runs Scored 476 11% below the 1916 league average (536 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumRobison Field
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Home Games 76
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Total Attendance 284,330
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Avg per Game 3,741

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1916

Batting Avg

1 Rogers Hornsby 0.313 2 Tom Long 0.293 3 Frank Snyder 0.259 4 Jack Smith 0.244 5 Owen Wilson 0.239

Home Runs

1 Bob Bescher 6 2 Rogers Hornsby 6 3 Jack Smith 6 4 Owen Wilson 3 5 Bruno Betzel 1

RBI

1 Rogers Hornsby 65 2 Dots Miller 46 3 Bob Bescher 43 4 Frank Snyder 39 5 Bruno Betzel 37
1916 St. Louis Cardinals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Bob Bescher 151 561 78 132 24 8 6 43 60 50 39 0.235
Bruno Betzel 142 510 49 119 15 11 1 37 39 77 22 0.233
Dots Miller 143 505 47 120 22 7 1 46 40 49 18 0.238
Rogers Hornsby 139 495 63 155 17 15 6 65 40 63 17 0.313
Frank Snyder 132 406 23 105 12 4 0 39 18 31 7 0.259
Tom Long 119 403 37 118 11 10 1 33 10 43 21 0.293
Jack Smith 130 357 43 87 6 5 6 34 20 50 24 0.244
Owen Wilson 120 355 30 85 8 2 3 32 20 46 4 0.239
Mike Gonzalez 118 331 33 79 15 4 0 29 28 18 5 0.239
Roy Corhan 92 295 30 62 6 3 0 18 20 31 15 0.210
Zinn Beck 62 184 8 41 7 1 0 10 14 21 3 0.223
Art Butler 86 110 9 23 5 0 0 7 7 12 3 0.209
Lee Meadows 51 95 3 15 3 2 0 4 0 32 0 0.158
Red Ames 45 68 3 12 0 1 0 1 3 19 0 0.176
Bill Doak 29 62 3 8 1 1 0 2 1 21 0 0.129
Bob Steele 29 51 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0.196
Sam Bohne 14 38 3 9 0 0 0 0 4 6 3 0.237
Tony Brottem 26 33 3 6 1 0 0 4 3 10 1 0.182
Hi Jasper 21 33 2 7 0 0 1 3 0 16 0 0.212
Milt Watson 18 32 0 7 0 0 0 1 0 9 0 0.219
Steamboat Williams 36 24 3 5 1 0 0 1 3 6 0 0.208
Slim Sallee 16 18 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 0.167
Stuffy Stewart 9 17 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.176
Charley Hall 10 14 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0.143
Joe Lotz 12 12 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 4 0 0.333
Miller Huggins 18 9 2 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0.333
Dan Griner 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.250
Walton Cruise 3 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.667
Murphy Currie 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Cy Warmoth 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1916

ERA

1 Lee Meadows 2.58 2 Bill Doak 2.63 3 Red Ames 2.64 4 Milt Watson 3.06 5 Hi Jasper 3.28

Wins

1 Bill Doak 12 2 Lee Meadows 12 3 Red Ames 11 4 Steamboat Williams 6 5 Hi Jasper 5

Strikeouts

1 Lee Meadows 120 2 Red Ames 98 3 Bill Doak 82 4 Bob Steele 67 5 Hi Jasper 37
1916 St. Louis Cardinals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Lee Meadows 12 23 2.58 51 36 2 289.0 261 83 119 120
Red Ames 11 16 2.64 45 22 8 228.0 225 67 57 98
Bill Doak 12 8 2.63 29 26 0 192.0 177 56 55 82
Bob Steele 5 15 3.41 29 22 0 148.0 156 56 42 67
Hi Jasper 5 6 3.28 21 11 1 107.0 97 39 42 37
Steamboat Williams 6 7 4.20 36 8 1 105.0 121 49 27 25
Milt Watson 4 6 3.06 18 13 0 103.0 109 35 33 27
Slim Sallee 5 5 3.47 16 7 1 70.0 75 27 23 28
Charley Hall 0 4 5.48 10 5 1 42.2 45 26 14 15
Joe Lotz 0 3 4.28 12 3 0 40.0 31 19 17 18
Murphy Currie 0 0 1.88 6 0 0 14.1 7 3 9 8
Dan Griner 0 0 4.09 4 0 1 11.0 15 5 3 3
Cy Warmoth 0 0 14.40 3 0 0 5.0 12 8 4 1

👥 Roster (30)

Red Ames Zinn Beck Bob Bescher Bruno Betzel Sam Bohne Tony Brottem Art Butler Roy Corhan Walton Cruise Murphy Currie Bill Doak Mike Gonzalez +18 more

30 players

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The 1916 St. Louis Cardinals in brief

In 1916 the St. Louis Cardinals posted a 60-93 mark (.392) and finished 7th in the NL. With 476 runs scored and 629 given up, the 1916 differential was -153. Against a league average of .246, the 1916 St. Louis Cardinals batted .243. The St. Louis Cardinals staff finished with a 3.14 ERA; the league as a whole was at 2.61. Measured against the 536-run league average, the offense was 11% behind.

Attendance at Robison Field totaled 284,330 for the year. For power, Rogers Hornsby led the way with 6 homers. On the mound, Bill Doak won 12 games to lead the staff. The strikeout leader was Lee Meadows with 120. The 1916 roster runs to 30 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1915 season and the 1917 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1916 St. Louis Cardinals

What was the 1916 St. Louis Cardinals record?
The 1916 St. Louis Cardinals finished 60-93 (.392 win pct).
Who led the 1916 St. Louis Cardinals in home runs?
Bob Bescher led the 1916 St. Louis Cardinals with 6 home runs.
What was the 1916 St. Louis Cardinals team ERA?
The 1916 St. Louis Cardinals posted a team ERA of 3.14.
Did the 1916 St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series?
No. The 1916 St. Louis Cardinals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1916 St. Louis Cardinals play?
The 1916 St. Louis Cardinals played home games at Robison Field.
Who led the 1916 St. Louis Cardinals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Rogers Hornsby (6 HR, 65 RBI) and Bill Doak (12-8, 2.63 ERA).
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