1916 Boston Braves season
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}
{{Infobox baseball team season
| name = Boston Braves
| season = 1916
| misc =
| league = National League
| ballpark = Braves Field
| city = Boston, Massachusetts
| record = 89–63 (.586)
| league_place = 3rd
| owners = Percy Haughton
| managers = George Stallings
| television =
| radio =
|}}
The 1916 Boston Braves season was the 46th season of the franchise. was a season in American baseball. The team finished third in the National League with a record of 89–63, four games behind the Brooklyn Robins.
Before the 1916 season, the Braves were sold to a syndicate headed by former Harvard University football coach Percy Haughton.
Regular season
= Season standings =
{{1916 National League standings|highlight=Boston Braves}}
= Record vs. opponents =
{{1916 NL Record vs. opponents|team=BOS}}
= Roster =
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| colspan="10" style="background-color: #af0039; color: white; text-align: center;" | Roster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| valign="top" | Pitchers
{{MLBplayer | Frank Allen}}
{{MLBplayer | Jesse Barnes}}
{{MLBplayer | Tom Hughes}}
{{MLBplayer | Elmer Knetzer}}
{{MLBplayer | Art Nehf}}
{{MLBplayer | Pat Ragan}}
{{MLBplayer | Ed Reulbach}}
{{MLBplayer | Dick Rudolph}}
{{MLBplayer | Lefty Tyler}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Catchers {{MLBplayer | Earl Blackburn}}
{{MLBplayer | Hank Gowdy}}
{{MLBplayer | Art Rico}}
{{MLBplayer | Walt Tragesser}}
Infielders {{MLBplayer | Dick Egan}}
{{MLBplayer | Johnny Evers}}
{{MLBplayer | Ed Fitzpatrick}}
{{MLBplayer | Ed Konetchy}}
{{MLBplayer | Rabbit Maranville}}
{{MLBplayer | Joe Mathes}}
{{MLBplayer | Red Smith}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Outfielders {{MLBplayer | Fred Bailey}}
{{MLBplayer | Larry Chappell}}
{{MLBplayer | Zip Collins}}
{{MLBplayer | Pete Compton}}
{{MLBplayer | Joe Connolly}}
{{MLBplayer | Sherry Magee}}
{{MLBplayer | Fred Snodgrass}}
{{MLBplayer | Joe Wilhoit}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Manager {{MLBplayer | George Stallings}} |
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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| C | {{sortname|Hank|Gowdy}} | 118 | 349 | 88 | .252 | 1 | 34 |
| align="center"
| 1B | {{sortname|Ed|Konetchy}} | 158 | 566 | 147 | .260 | 3 | 70 |
| align="center"
| 2B | {{sortname|Johnny|Evers}} | 71 | 241 | 52 | .216 | 0 | 15 |
| align="center"
| SS | {{sortname|Rabbit|Maranville}} | 155 | 604 | 142 | .235 | 4 | 38 |
| align="center"
| 3B | {{sortname|Red|Smith|Red Smith (third baseman)}} | 150 | 509 | 132 | .259 | 3 | 60 |
| align="center"
| OF | {{sortname|Sherry|Magee}} | 122 | 419 | 101 | .241 | 3 | 54 |
| align="center"
| OF | {{sortname|Fred|Snodgrass}} | 112 | 382 | 95 | .249 | 1 | 32 |
| align="center"
| OF | {{sortname|Joe|Wilhoit}} | 116 | 383 | 88 | .230 | 2 | 38 |
== 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|Zip|Collins}} | 93 | 268 | 56 | .209 | 1 | 18 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Dick|Egan|Dick Egan (infielder)}} | 83 | 238 | 53 | .223 | 0 | 16 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Ed|Fitzpatrick}} | 83 | 216 | 46 | .213 | 1 | 18 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Joe|Connolly|Joe Connolly (1910s outfielder)}} | 62 | 110 | 25 | .227 | 0 | 12 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Earl|Blackburn}} | 47 | 110 | 30 | .273 | 0 | 7 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Pete|Compton}} | 34 | 98 | 20 | .204 | 0 | 8 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Walt|Tragesser}} | 41 | 54 | 11 | .204 | 0 | 4 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Larry|Chappell}} | 20 | 53 | 12 | .226 | 0 | 9 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Fred|Bailey}} | 6 | 10 | 1 | .100 | 0 | 1 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Art|Rico}} | 4 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Joe|Mathes}} | 2 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
= Pitching =
== Starting pitchers ==
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| 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|Dick|Rudolph}} | 41 | 312.0 | 19 | 12 | 2.16 | 133 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Lefty|Tyler}} | 34 | 249.1 | 17 | 9 | 2.02 | 117 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Pat|Ragan}} | 28 | 182.0 | 9 | 9 | 2.08 | 94 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Frank|Allen|Frank Allen (baseball)}} | 19 | 113.0 | 8 | 2 | 2.07 | 63 |
| align="center" |
== Other pitchers ==
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| 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|Jesse|Barnes}} | 33 | 163.0 | 6 | 15 | 2.37 | 55 |
| align=center
| {{sortname|Tom|Hughes|Tom Hughes (pitcher, born 1884)}} | 40 | 161.0 | 16 | 3 | 2.35 | 97 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Art|Nehf}} | 22 | 121.0 | 7 | 5 | 2.01 | 63 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Ed|Reulbach}} | 21 | 109.1 | 7 | 6 | 2.47 | 47 |
| align="center" |
== Relief pitchers ==
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SV ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Elmer|Knetzer}} | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7.20 | 2 |
External links
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BSN/1916.shtml 1916 Boston Braves season at Baseball Reference]
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