1916 Philadelphia Athletics season
{{Short description|Major League Baseball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}
{{Infobox baseball team season
| name = Philadelphia Athletics
| season = 1916
| misc =
| league = American League
| ballpark = Shibe Park
| city = Philadelphia
| record = 36–117 ({{Winning percentage|36|117}})
| league_place = 8th
| owners = Connie Mack, Benjamin Shibe, Tom Shibe, and John Shibe
| managers = Connie Mack
| television =
| radio =
|}}
The 1916 Philadelphia Athletics season was the 16th season of the Philadelphia Athletics baseball franchise. The team concluded the season in eighth place within the American League, achieving a record of 36 wins against 117 losses. Baseball historians frequently regard the 1916 Athletics as the poorest-performing team in the history of the American League,{{cite book|last=Pahigian|first=Josh|year=2010|title=The Seventh Inning Stretch: Baseball's Most Essential and Inane Debates|location=Guilford, Connecticut|publisher=Globe Pequot Press|isbn=978-1-59921-805-2|page=151}} with a winning percentage of .235, which remains the lowest for any modern major league team since 1900. The 117 losses recorded by the team stood as a Major League Baseball record until the expansion New York Mets surpassed it in 1962, finishing with 120 losses but a slightly better winning percentage of .250.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/40993611/chicago-white-sox-lose-100th-game-detroit-tigers-sweep|title=Chicago White Sox lose 100th game, Detroit Tigers near sweep|date=August 25, 2024|accessdate=August 25, 2024|work=ESPN.com|quote=In MLB history, only the 1916 Philadelphia A's, who were 29-100-1, reached 100 losses in fewer games than the White Sox.}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/white-sox-lose-100th-game-of-2024-mlb-season-chicago-club-on-pace-to-beat-1962-mets-for-most-losses/|title=White Sox lose 100th game of 2024 MLB season: Chicago club on pace to beat 1962 Mets for most losses|date=August 25, 2024|accessdate=August 25, 2024|first=Mike|last=Axisa|work=CBSSports.com}}{{cite news|title=Mets Lose 118th for Modern Mark|first=Louis|last=Effrat|authorlink=Louis Effrat|newspaper=The New York Times|date=September 27, 1962|page=60}}
Regular season
= Season standings =
{{1916 American League standings|highlight=Philadelphia Athletics}}
= Record vs. opponents =
{{1916 AL Record vs. opponents|team=PHI}}
= Roster =
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| colspan="10" style="background-color: #4169e1; color: white; text-align: center;" | 1916 Philadelphia Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| colspan="10" style="background-color: #4169e1; color: white; text-align: center;" | Roster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| valign="top" | Pitchers
{{MLBplayer | Rube Bressler}}
{{MLBplayer | Bullet Joe Bush}}
{{MLBplayer | Cap Crowell}}
{{MLBplayer | Michael Driscoll}}
{{MLBplayer | George Hesselbacher}}
{{MLBplayer | Jing Johnson}}
{{MLBplayer | Axel Lindstrom}}
{{MLBplayer | Bill Morrisette}}
{{MLBplayer | Elmer Myers}}
{{MLBplayer | Jack Nabors}}
{{MLBplayer | Rube Parnham}}
{{MLBplayer | Carl Ray}}
{{MLBplayer | Jack Richardson}}
{{MLBplayer | Socks Seibold}}
{{MLBplayer | Tom Sheehan}}
{{MLBplayer | Harry Weaver}}
{{MLBplayer | Walt Whittaker}}
{{MLBplayer | Marsh Williams}}
{{MLBplayer | Weldon Wyckoff}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Catchers {{MLBplayer | Doc Carroll}}
{{MLBplayer | Raymond Haley}}
{{MLBplayer | Billy Meyer}}
{{MLBplayer | Mike Murphy}}
{{MLBplayer | Val Picinich}}
Infielders {{MLBplayer | Sam Crane}}
{{MLBplayer | Roy Grover}}
{{MLBplayer | Thomas Healy}}
{{MLBplayer | Nap Lajoie}}
{{MLBplayer | Otis Lawry}}
{{MLBplayer | Lew Malone}}
{{MLBplayer | Lee McElwee}}
{{MLBplayer | Stuffy McInnis}}
{{MLBplayer | Charlie Pick}}
{{MLBplayer | Harland Rowe}}
{{MLBplayer | Whitey Witt}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Outfielders {{MLBplayer | Jim Brown}}
{{MLBplayer | Moxie Divis}}
{{MLBplayer | Charlie Grimm}}
{{MLBplayer | Bill Johnson}}
{{MLBplayer | Lee King}}
{{MLBplayer | Red Lanning}}
{{MLBplayer | Ralph Mitterling}}
{{MLBplayer | Rube Oldring}}
{{MLBplayer | Wally Schang}}
{{MLBplayer | Bill Stellbauer}}
{{MLBplayer | Amos Strunk}}
{{MLBplayer | Shag Thompson}}
{{MLBplayer | Buck Thrasher}}
{{MLBplayer | Jimmy Walsh}}
Other batters {{MLBplayer | Harry Davis}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Manager {{MLBplayer | Connie Mack}} |
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 | Billy Meyer | 50 | 138 | 32 | .232 | 1 | 12 |
| align=center
| 1B | Stuffy McInnis | 140 | 512 | 151 | .295 | 1 | 60 |
| align=center
| 2B | {{sortname|Nap|Lajoie}} | 113 | 426 | 105 | .246 | 2 | 35 |
| align="center"
| SS | Whitey Witt | 143 | 563 | 138 | .245 | 2 | 36 |
| align=center
| 3B | Charlie Pick | 121 | 398 | 96 | .241 | 0 | 20 |
| align=center
| OF | Wally Schang | 110 | 338 | 90 | .266 | 7 | 38 |
| align=center
| OF | {{sortname|Amos|Strunk}} | 150 | 544 | 172 | .316 | 3 | 49 |
| align="center"
| OF | {{sortname|Jimmy|Walsh|Jimmy Walsh (outfielder)}} | 114 | 390 | 91 | .233 | 1 | 27 |
== 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" | 54 | 155 | 41 | .265 | 0 | 10 |
| align=center | 40 | 146 | 36 | .247 | 0 | 14 |
| align=center
| {{sortname|Lee|King|Lee King (outfielder, born 1894)}} | 42 | 144 | 27 | .188 | 0 | 8 |
| align="center" | 41 | 123 | 25 | .203 | 0 | 4 |
| align=center | 40 | 118 | 23 | .195 | 0 | 5 |
| align=center
| {{sortname|Raymond|Haley}} | 34 | 108 | 25 | .231 | 0 | 4 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Roy|Grover}} | 20 | 77 | 21 | .273 | 0 | 7 |
| align="center" | 25 | 48 | 13 | .271 | 0 | 5 |
| align=center
| {{sortname|Jim|Brown|Jim Brown (outfielder)}} | 14 | 42 | 10 | .238 | 1 | 5 |
| align="center" | 13 | 39 | 6 | .154 | 0 | 2 |
| align=center | 17 | 36 | 5 | .139 | 0 | 3 |
| align=center
| {{sortname|Red|Lanning}} | 19 | 33 | 6 | .182 | 0 | 1 |
| align="center" | 7 | 29 | 9 | .310 | 0 | 4 |
| align=center | 14 | 27 | 3 | .111 | 0 | 1 |
| align=center | 6 | 23 | 6 | .261 | 0 | 2 |
| align=center | 10 | 22 | 2 | .091 | 0 | 0 |
| align=center | 12 | 22 | 2 | .091 | 0 | 0 |
| align=center
| {{sortname|Shag|Thompson}} | 15 | 17 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Bill|Johnson|Bill Johnson (1910s outfielder)}} | 4 | 15 | 4 | .267 | 0 | 1 |
| align="center" | 3 | 6 | 1 | .167 | 0 | 1 |
| align=center | 5 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| align=center
| {{sortname|Sam|Crane|Sam Crane (shortstop)}} | 2 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Harry|Davis|Harry Davis (1900s first baseman)}} | 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
| 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|Elmer|Myers}} | 44 | 315.0 | 14 | 23 | 3.66 | 182 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Bullet Joe|Bush}} | 40 | 286.2 | 15 | 24 | 2.57 | 157 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Jack|Nabors}} | 40 | 212.2 | 1 | 20 | 3.47 | 74 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Jing|Johnson}} | 12 | 84.1 | 2 | 8 | 3.74 | 25 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Rube|Parnham}} | 4 | 24.2 | 2 | 1 | 4.01 | 8 |
== 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|Tom|Sheehan}} | 38 | 188.0 | 1 | 16 | 3.69 | 54 |
| align="center" | 10 | 51.1 | 0 | 6 | 7.89 | 17 |
| align=center
| {{sortname|Cap|Crowell}} | 9 | 39.2 | 0 | 5 | 4.99 | 15 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|George|Hesselbacher}} | 6 | 26.0 | 0 | 4 | 7.27 | 6 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Red|Lanning}} | 6 | 24.1 | 0 | 3 | 8.14 | 9 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Socks|Seibold}} | 3 | 21.2 | 1 | 2 | 4.15 | 5 |
| align="center" | 7 | 21.1 | 0 | 1 | 5.48 | 4 |
| align=center
| {{sortname|Rube|Bressler}} | 4 | 15.0 | 0 | 2 | 6.60 | 8 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Carl|Ray|Carl Ray (baseball)}} | 3 | 9.1 | 0 | 1 | 4.82 | 5 |
| 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" | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.13 | 2 |
| align=center
| {{sortname|Michael|Driscoll|Michael Driscoll (baseball)}} | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.40 | 0 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Axel|Lindstrom}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Bill|Morrisette|Bill Morrisette (baseball)}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 2 |
| align="center" | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 0 |
| align=center
| {{sortname|Jack|Richardson|Jack Richardson (baseball)}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40.50 | 1 |
Awards and honors
= League top five finishers =
- Bullet Joe Bush: #4 in AL in strikeouts (157)
- Bullet Joe Bush: #3 in AL in shutouts (8)
- Bullet Joe Bush: #3 in AL in complete games (25)
- Bullet Joe Bush: MLB leader in losses (24)
- Bullet Joe Bush: MLB leader in wild pitches (15)
- Bullet Joe Bush: #2 in AL in walks allowed (130)
- Elmer Myers: #2 in AL in strikeouts (182)
- Elmer Myers: #2 in AL in complete games (31)
- Elmer Myers: #2 in AL in losses (23)
- Elmer Myers: MLB leader in earned runs allowed (128)
- Elmer Myers: #2 in AL in hits allowed (280)
- Elmer Myers: MLB leader in walks allowed (168)
- Elmer Myers: #2 in AL in home runs allowed (7)
- Elmer Myers: #2 in AL in wild pitches (13)
- Elmer Myers: #2 in AL in hit batsmen (14)
- Jack Nabors: #3 in AL in losses (20)
- Amos Strunk: #4 in AL in batting average (.316)
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PHA/1916.shtml 1916 Philadelphia Athletics team page at Baseball Reference]
- [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1916&t=PHA 1916 Philadelphia Athletics team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]
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