1916 Boston Red Sox season
{{Short description|Major League Baseball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}
{{Infobox baseball team season
| name = Boston Red Sox
| season = 1916
| misc = World Series Champions
American League Champions
| image = 1916 Boston Red Sox.jpg
| image_size = 250
| caption = 1916 Boston Red Sox team photo, with Babe Ruth fourth from left in bottom row
| league = American League
| ballpark = Fenway Park
| city = Boston, Massachusetts
| record = 91–63 (.591)
| league_place = 1st
| owners = Joseph Lannin
| managers = Bill Carrigan
| espntn = bos
| brtn = BOS
}}
The 1916 Boston Red Sox season was the 16th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished first in the American League (AL) with a record of 91 wins and 63 losses. The team then faced the National League (NL) champion Brooklyn Robins in the 1916 World Series, which the Red Sox won in five games to capture the franchise's second consecutive and fourth overall World Series.
Ballparks
While the Red Sox' home field was Fenway Park, their final two regular season games—a doubleheader against the Philadelphia Athletics—and their three home games of the World Series were played at Braves Field,{{cite web |url=https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1916/PKL_BOS081916.htm |title=1916 Log For Braves Field in Boston, MA |website=Retrosheet |access-date=September 18, 2019}} due to its larger seating capacity.{{cite web |url=http://www.thisgreatgame.com/ballparks-braves-field.html |title=The Ballparks: Braves Field |website=This Great Game |access-date=September 18, 2019}}
Between the end of the regular season and the start of the World Series, Boston and Philadelphia played an exhibition game in Worcester, Massachusetts, on October 5.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111384056/mackman-shut-out-team-of-the-red-sox/ |title=Mackman Shut Out Team of the Red Sox |newspaper=The Boston Globe |page=8 |date=October 6, 1916 |accessdate=October 15, 2022 |via=newspapers.com}} The game was played to raise money for a grave monument for former National League umpire John Gaffney, who had grown up in Worcester and died in 1913.{{cite news |url=https://www.telegram.com/story/sports/2017/06/17/baseball-king-of-umpires-john-gaffney-called-worcester-home/20541824007/ |title=Baseball: 'King of Umpires' John Gaffney called Worcester home |first=Bill |last=Ballou |website=Telegram & Gazette |location=Worcester, Massachusetts |date=June 17, 2017 |accessdate=October 15, 2022}}
Regular season
=Season standings=
{{1916 American League standings|highlight=Boston Red Sox}}
= Record vs. opponents =
{{1916 AL Record vs. opponents|team=BOS}}
=Opening Day lineup=
=Notable transactions=
- April 9, 1916: Tris Speaker was traded by the Red Sox to the Cleveland Indians for Sad Sam Jones, Fred Thomas, and $55,000.{{Cite web |title=Tris Speaker Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/speaktr01.shtml |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}
=Roster=
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valign="top" | Pitchers
{{MLBplayer | Rube Foster}}
{{MLBplayer | Vean Gregg}}
{{MLBplayer | Sad Sam Jones}}
{{MLBplayer | Dutch Leonard}}
{{MLBplayer | Carl Mays}}
{{MLBplayer | Marty McHale}}
{{MLBplayer | Herb Pennock}}
{{MLBplayer | Babe Ruth}}
{{MLBplayer | Ernie Shore}}
{{MLBplayer | Weldon Wyckoff}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Catchers {{MLBplayer | Sam Agnew}}
{{MLBplayer | Hick Cady}}
{{MLBplayer | Bill Carrigan}}
{{MLBplayer | Pinch Thomas}}
Infielders {{MLBplayer | Jack Barry}}
{{MLBplayer | Del Gainer}}
{{MLBplayer | Larry Gardner}}
{{MLBplayer | Dick Hoblitzel}}
{{MLBplayer | Hal Janvrin}}
{{MLBplayer | Mike McNally}}
{{MLBplayer | Everett Scott}}
{{MLBplayer | Heinie Wagner}}
{{MLBplayer | Jimmy Walsh}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Outfielders {{MLBplayer | Olaf Henriksen}}
{{MLBplayer | Harry Hooper}}
{{MLBplayer | Duffy Lewis}}
{{MLBplayer | Chick Shorten}}
{{MLBplayer | Tilly Walker}}
Other batters {{MLBplayer | Raymond Haley}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Manager {{MLBplayer | Bill Carrigan}} |
Player stats
= Batting=
== Starters by position==
Note: Pos=Position; G=Games Played; AB=At Bats; R=Runs; H=Hits; 2B=Doubles; 3B=Triples; HR=Home Runs; RBI=Runs Batted In; BB=Walks; AVG=Batting Average; OBP=On Base Percentage; SLG=Slugging Percentage
==Other batters==
Note: G=Games Played; AB=At Bats; R=Runs; H=Hits; 2B=Doubles; 3B=Triples; HR=Home Runs; RBI=Runs Batted In; BB=Walks; AVG=Batting Average; OBP=On Base Percentage; SLG=Slugging Percentage
==Pitchers==
Note: G=Games Played; AB=At Bats; R=Runs; H=Hits; 2B=Doubles; 3B=Triples; HR=Home Runs; RBI=Runs Batted In; BB=Walks; AVG=Batting Average; OBP=On Base Percentage; SLG=Slugging Percentage
=Pitching=
Note: G=Games Played; GS=Games Started; IP=Innings Pitched; H=Hits; BB=Walks; R=Runs; ER=Earned Runs; SO=Strikeouts; W=Wins; L=Losses; SV=Saves; ERA=Earned Run Average
1916 World Series
{{main|1916 World Series}}
AL Boston Red Sox (4) vs. NL Brooklyn Robins (1)
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!|Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
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1 | Robins – 5, Red Sox – 6 | October 7 | Braves Field | 36,117 |
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|2 | Robins – 1, Red Sox – 2 (14) | October 9 | Braves Field | 41,373 |
3 | Red Sox – 3, Robins – 4 | October 10 | Ebbets Field | 21,087 |
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|4 | Red Sox – 6, Robins – 2 | October 11 | Ebbets Field | 21,662 |
5 | Robins – 1, Red Sox – 4 | October 12 | Braves Field | 42,620 |
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References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BOS/1916.shtml 1916 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference]
- [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1916&t=BOS 1916 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com]
{{World Series champions}}
{{American League champions}}
{{1916 MLB season by team}}
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