1916 Washington Senators

76-77 • .497 Win% • 7th in AL

The 1916 Washington Senators went 76-77 (.497) finishing 7th in the AL. The club scored 536 runs, allowed 543, and played home games at Griffith Stadium I. Team leaders included Elmer Smith (2 HR, 27 RBI) and Walter Johnson (25-20, 1.90 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

76 Wins
77 Losses
.497 Win %
7th Rank
536 R 543 RA
Diff -7

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536 Runs Scored
543 Runs Allowed
-7 Run Diff
300K Attendance

📈 vs. 1916 AL Average

Batting Avg .242 3% below the 1916 league average (.248)
OBP .319 equal to the 1916 league average (.321)
SLG .305 6% below the 1916 league average (.323)
Team ERA 2.67 6% better than the 1916 league average (2.83)
Runs Scored 536 7% below the 1916 league average (575 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumGriffith Stadium I
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 300,213
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Avg per Game 3,706

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1916

Batting Avg

1 Sam Rice 0.299 2 Joe Leonard 0.274 3 Clyde Milan 0.273 4 Alva Williams 0.267 5 Ray Morgan 0.267

Home Runs

1 Elmer Smith 2 2 Turner Barber 1 3 Eddie Foster 1 4 Walter Johnson 1 5 George McBride 1

RBI

1 Howie Shanks 48 2 John Henry 46 3 Clyde Milan 45 4 Eddie Foster 44 5 George McBride 36
1916 Washington Senators — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Eddie Foster 158 606 75 153 18 9 1 44 68 26 23 0.252
Clyde Milan 150 565 58 154 14 3 1 45 56 31 34 0.273
Howie Shanks 140 471 51 119 15 7 1 48 41 34 23 0.253
George McBride 139 466 36 106 15 4 1 36 23 58 8 0.227
Joe Judge 103 336 42 74 10 8 0 28 54 44 18 0.220
Ray Morgan 99 315 41 84 12 4 1 29 59 29 14 0.267
John Henry 117 305 28 76 12 3 0 46 49 40 12 0.249
Danny Moeller 78 240 30 59 8 1 1 23 30 35 13 0.246
Alva Williams 76 202 16 54 10 2 0 20 15 19 5 0.267
Sam Rice 58 197 26 59 8 3 1 17 15 13 4 0.299
Joe Leonard 42 168 20 46 7 0 0 14 22 23 4 0.274
Elmer Smith 45 168 12 36 10 3 2 27 18 28 4 0.214
Henri Rondeau 50 162 20 36 5 3 1 28 18 18 7 0.222
Charlie Jamieson 64 145 16 36 4 0 0 13 18 18 5 0.248
Walter Johnson 58 142 13 32 2 4 1 7 11 28 0 0.225
Eddie Ainsmith 51 100 11 17 4 0 0 8 8 14 3 0.170
Bert Gallia 49 93 8 18 3 1 0 7 3 34 1 0.194
Patsy Gharrity 39 92 8 21 5 1 0 9 8 18 2 0.228
Harry Harper 36 87 6 18 2 0 0 1 2 21 1 0.207
Doc Ayers 43 43 2 6 1 0 0 4 0 8 0 0.140
Joe Boehling 27 41 2 7 1 1 0 3 3 12 0 0.171
Mike Menosky 11 37 5 6 1 1 0 3 1 10 1 0.162
Turner Barber 15 33 3 7 0 1 1 5 2 3 0 0.212
Jim Shaw 26 32 2 5 2 0 0 0 2 13 0 0.156
Carl Sawyer 16 31 3 6 1 0 0 2 4 4 3 0.194
George Dumont 17 14 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 7 0 0.071
Claude Thomas 7 10 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 0.100
Merito Acosta 5 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.125
Molly Craft 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Marv Goodwin 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jack Bentley 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1916

ERA

1 Walter Johnson 1.90 2 Harry Harper 2.45 3 Jim Shaw 2.62 4 Bert Gallia 2.76 5 George Dumont 3.06

Wins

1 Walter Johnson 25 2 Bert Gallia 17 3 Harry Harper 14 4 Joe Boehling 9 5 Doc Ayers 5

Strikeouts

1 Walter Johnson 228 2 Harry Harper 149 3 Bert Gallia 120 4 Doc Ayers 69 5 Joe Boehling 52
1916 Washington Senators — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Walter Johnson 25 20 1.90 48 38 1 369.2 290 78 82 228
Bert Gallia 17 12 2.76 49 31 2 283.2 278 87 99 120
Harry Harper 14 10 2.45 36 34 0 249.2 209 68 101 149
Doc Ayers 5 9 3.78 43 17 2 157.0 173 66 52 69
Joe Boehling 9 11 3.09 27 19 0 139.2 134 48 54 52
Jim Shaw 3 8 2.62 26 9 1 106.1 86 31 50 44
George Dumont 2 3 3.06 17 5 1 53.0 37 18 17 21
Claude Thomas 1 2 4.13 7 4 0 28.1 27 13 12 7
Sam Rice 0 1 2.95 5 1 0 21.1 18 7 10 3
Molly Craft 0 1 3.27 2 1 0 11.0 12 4 6 9
Marv Goodwin 0 0 3.18 3 0 0 5.2 5 2 3 1
Charlie Jamieson 0 0 4.50 1 0 0 4.0 2 2 3 2
Jack Bentley 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 1.1 0 0 1 1

👥 Roster (31)

Merito Acosta Eddie Ainsmith Doc Ayers Turner Barber Jack Bentley Joe Boehling Molly Craft George Dumont Eddie Foster Bert Gallia Patsy Gharrity Marv Goodwin +19 more

31 players

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The 1916 Washington Senators in brief

The 1916 Washington Senators won 76 games and lost 77, ending up 7th in the AL. The run column shows 536 for and 543 against. At the plate the Washington Senators hit .242, 3% worse than the league's .248. Pitchers allowed 2.67 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 2.83. The 1916 Washington Senators scored 7% fewer runs than the average club (536 against 575).

Attendance at Griffith Stadium I totaled 300,213 for the year. Elmer Smith topped the Washington Senators with 2 home runs. The RBI leader was Howie Shanks, with 48. Clyde Milan collected the most hits, 154. The pitching staff's wins leader was Walter Johnson (25). In all, the roster shows 31 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1916 Washington Senators

What was the 1916 Washington Senators record?
The 1916 Washington Senators finished 76-77 (.497 win pct).
Who led the 1916 Washington Senators in home runs?
Elmer Smith led the 1916 Washington Senators with 2 home runs.
What was the 1916 Washington Senators team ERA?
The 1916 Washington Senators posted a team ERA of 2.67.
Did the 1916 Washington Senators win the World Series?
No. The 1916 Washington Senators did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1916 Washington Senators play?
The 1916 Washington Senators played home games at Griffith Stadium I.
Who led the 1916 Washington Senators in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Elmer Smith (2 HR, 27 RBI) and Walter Johnson (25-20, 1.90 ERA).
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