:1916 Chicago White Sox season
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{{Infobox baseball team season
| name = Chicago White Sox
| season = 1916
| misc =
| league = American League
| ballpark = Comiskey Park
| city = Chicago, Illinois
| owners = Charles Comiskey
| managers = Pants Rowland
| television =
| radio =
|}}
The 1916 Chicago White Sox finished second in the American League, just two games behind the first-place Boston Red Sox. By this time, the nucleus of the 1917–19 dynasty was in place. Chicago would win the World Series the following season.
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Regular season
This was Shoeless Joe Jackson's first full season with the White Sox. He led the team in batting with a .341 average and finished third in the league overall. Eddie Collins and Happy Felsch also hit .300. The pitching staff was well-balanced, with seven men making at least 14 starts.
= Season standings =
File:1916 Chicago White Sox.jpg
{{1916 American League standings|highlight=Chicago White Sox}}
= Record vs. opponents =
{{1916 AL Record vs. opponents|team=CWS}}
= Roster =
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| colspan="10" style="background-color: black; color: white; text-align: center;" | 1916 Chicago White Sox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| colspan="10" style="background-color: black; color: white; text-align: center;" | Roster | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| valign="top" | Pitchers
{{MLBplayer | Joe Benz}}
{{MLBplayer | Eddie Cicotte}}
{{MLBplayer | Dave Danforth}}
{{MLBplayer | Red Faber}}
{{MLBplayer | Reb Russell}}
{{MLBplayer | Jim Scott}}
{{MLBplayer | Ed Walsh}}
{{MLBplayer | Lefty Williams}}
{{MLBplayer | Mellie Wolfgang}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Catchers {{MLBplayer | Jack Lapp}}
{{MLBplayer | Byrd Lynn}}
{{MLBplayer | Ray Schalk}}
Infielders {{MLBplayer | Eddie Collins}}
{{MLBplayer | Jack Fournier}}
{{MLBplayer | Ziggy Hasbrook}}
{{MLBplayer | Fred McMullin}}
{{MLBplayer | George Moriarty}}
{{MLBplayer | Jack Ness}}
{{MLBplayer | Zeb Terry}}
{{MLBplayer | Fritz Von Kolnitz}}
{{MLBplayer | Buck Weaver}}
{{MLBplayer | Cy Wright}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Outfielders {{MLBplayer | Shano Collins}}
{{MLBplayer | Happy Felsch}}
{{MLBplayer | Joe Jackson}}
{{MLBplayer | Nemo Leibold}}
{{MLBplayer | Eddie Murphy}}
Other positions {{MLBplayer | Joe Fautsch}}
{{MLBplayer | Ted Jourdan}}
{{MLBplayer | Ray Shook}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Manager {{MLBplayer | Pants Rowland}}
Coaches {{MLBplayer | Kid Gleason}} |
Player stats
= Batting =
== Starters by position ==
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
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| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Pos
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| C | {{sortname|Ray|Schalk}} | 129 | 410 | 95 | .232 | 0 | 41 |
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| 1B | {{sortname|Jack|Fournier}} | 105 | 313 | 75 | .240 | 3 | 44 |
| align="center"
| 2B | {{sortname|Eddie|Collins}} | 155 | 545 | 168 | .308 | 0 | 52 |
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| SS | {{sortname|Zeb|Terry}} | 94 | 269 | 51 | .190 | 0 | 17 |
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| 3B | {{sortname|Buck|Weaver}} | 151 | 582 | 132 | .227 | 3 | 38 |
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| OF | {{sortname|Joe|Jackson|Shoeless Joe Jackson}} | 155 | 592 | 202 | .341 | 3 | 78 |
| align="center"
| OF | {{sortname|Happy|Felsch}} | 146 | 546 | 164 | .300 | 7 | 70 |
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| OF | {{sortname|Shano|Collins}} | 143 | 527 | 128 | .243 | 0 | 42 |
== Other batters ==
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
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| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Jack|Ness}} | 75 | 258 | 69 | .267 | 1 | 34 |
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| {{sortname|Fred|McMullin}} | 68 | 187 | 48 | .257 | 0 | 10 |
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| {{sortname|Eddie|Murphy|Eddie Murphy (baseball)}} | 51 | 105 | 22 | .210 | 0 | 4 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Jack|Lapp}} | 40 | 101 | 21 | .208 | 0 | 7 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Nemo|Leibold}} | 45 | 82 | 20 | .244 | 0 | 13 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Fritz|Von Kolnitz}} | 24 | 44 | 10 | .227 | 0 | 7 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Byrd|Lynn}} | 31 | 40 | 9 | .225 | 0 | 3 |
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| {{sortname|Cy|Wright}} | 8 | 18 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Ziggy|Hasbrook}} | 9 | 8 | 1 | .125 | 0 | 0 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|George|Moriarty}} | 7 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Ted|Jourdan}} | 3 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Joe|Fautsch}} | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Ray|Shook}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
= Pitching =
== Starting pitchers ==
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Red|Faber}} | 35 | 205.1 | 17 | 9 | 2.02 | 87 |
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== Other pitchers ==
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Reb|Russell}} | 56 | 264.1 | 18 | 11 | 2.42 | 112 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Lefty|Williams}} | 43 | 224.1 | 13 | 7 | 2.89 | 138 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Eddie|Cicotte}} | 44 | 187.0 | 15 | 7 | 1.78 | 91 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Jim|Scott|Jim Scott (pitcher)}} | 32 | 165.1 | 7 | 14 | 2.72 | 71 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Joe|Benz}} | 28 | 142.0 | 9 | 5 | 2.03 | 57 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Mellie|Wolfgang}} | 27 | 127.0 | 4 | 6 | 1.98 | 36 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Dave|Danforth}} | 28 | 93.2 | 6 | 5 | 3.27 | 49 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Ed|Walsh}} | 2 | 3.1 | 0 | 1 | 2.70 | 3 |
Awards and honors
= League top ten finishers =
- #2 in AL in ERA (1.78)
- #2 in AL in slugging percentage (.495)
- #3 in AL in batting average (.341)
References
{{Reflist}}
{{1916 MLB season by team}}
{{Chicago White Sox}}
Category:Chicago White Sox seasons
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