1916 Chicago Cubs season

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1916 Chicago Cubs
Major league affiliations
National League (Since 1876)
Location
Weeghman Park (Since 1916) Chicago, Illinois (Since 1871)
1916 Information
Owner(s)	Charles Phelps Taft, Charles Weeghman
Manager(s)	Joe Tinker
Local television	none
Local radio	none
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Contents

1 Regular season
2 Player stats
- 2.1 Batting
  - 2.1.1 Starters by position
  - 2.1.2 Other batters
- 2.2 Pitching
  - 2.2.1 Starting pitchers
  - 2.2.2 Other pitchers
3 Notes
4 References

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
Brooklyn Robins	94	60	--	.610
Philadelphia Phillies	91	62	2.5	.595
Boston Braves	89	63	4	.586
New York Giants	86	66	7	.566
Chicago Cubs	67	86	26.5	.438
Pittsburgh Pirates	65	89	29	.422
Cincinnati Reds	60	93	33.5	.392
St. Louis Cardinals	60	93	33.5	.392

Notable transactions

August 28, 1916: Heinie Zimmerman and Mickey Doolan were traded by the Cubs to the New York Giants for Larry Doyle, Merwin Jacobson, and Herb Hunter.^[1]

Roster

1916 Chicago Cubs

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Ed Sicking

Manager

Joe Tinker

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

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
3B	Zimmerman, HeinieHeinie Zimmerman	107	398	116	.291	6	64

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Fischer, WilliamWilliam Fischer	65	179	35	.196	1	14
Kelly, JoeJoe Kelly	54	169	43	.254	2	15
Doolan, MickeyMickey Doolan	28	70	15	.214	0	5
Doyle, LarryLarry Doyle	9	38	15	.395	1	7
Smith, EarlEarl Smith	14	27	7	.259	0	4
Jacobson, MerwinMerwin Jacobson	4	13	3	.231	0	0
Tinker, JoeJoe Tinker	7	10	1	.100	0	1
Hunter, HerbHerb Hunter	2	4	0	.000	0	0
O'Connor, JohnnyJohnny O'Connor	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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Hendrix, ClaudeClaude Hendrix	36	218	8	16	2.68	117
Lavender, JimmyJimmy Lavender	36	188	10	14	2.82	91
McConnell, GeorgeGeorge McConnell	28	171.1	4	12	2.57	82

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Packard, GeneGene Packard	37	155.1	10	6	2.78	36
Prendergast, MikeMike Prendergast	35	152	6	11	2.31	56
Brown, MordecaiMordecai Brown	12	48.1	2	3	3.91	21
Carter, PaulPaul Carter	8	36	2	2	2.75	14

Notes

^ Herb Hunter page at Baseball Reference

References

1916 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference

v · d · e1916 MLB season by team

American League	Boston • Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • New York • Philadelphia • St. Louis • Washington

National League	Boston • Brooklyn • Chicago • Cincinnati • New York • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • St. Louis

1916 World Series

Chicago Cubs

Formerly the Chicago White Stockings, Chicago Colts and the Chicago Orphans • Based in Chicago, Illinois

Franchise

History • Seasons • Records • No-hitters • Players • Managers • Owners and executives • Broadcasters • Opening Day starting pitchers • First-round draft picks

Ballparks

23rd Street Grounds • Lakefront Park • West Side Park I • South Side Park • West Side Park II • Wrigley Field
Spring training: Plant Field • Blair Field • HoHoKam Park

Lore

Babe Ruth's called shot • The Inning • Gatorade Glove Play • Homer in the Gloamin' • The Sandberg Game • Fall of '69 • Sandy Koufax's perfect game • Home Run Chase • Brock for Broglio • Merkle's Boner • Worst to First • Monday Saves the Flag • College of Coaches • Ken Hubbs incident • Billy Jurges incident • Game 163

Culture

Steve Bartman • Curse of the Billy Goat • Ex-Cubs Factor • Tinker to Evers to Chance • Rookie of the Year • This Old Cub • Ronnie Woo Woo • Grant DePorter • Wrigley Rooftops • Cubby Bear • Wrigleyville • Wayne Messmer • Yosh Kawano • Mike Royko • Holy Cow! • Wrigley Company • Old Style Beer • Hey Hey Holy Mackerel • Bill Holden • Bleacher Bums • The Heckler • Arne Harris • Voice of Chicago • Billy Sianis • "Go, Cubs, Go" • The Natural • Pat and Ron Show • "All the Way" • Cubs Win Flag • Brant Brown • JDRF • Addison Red Line Station • Sheridan Red Line Station • Taking Care of Business • Billy Goat Tavern • Heel Click • Winter Classic • Clark Street • Addison Street • Radio Network • "Let's Play Two!" • Mr. Cub • A League of Their Own • Take Me Out to the Ball Game • I.O. • The Cubs Fan's Guide To Happiness • Pat Pieper • The Cubby Bear • Great Chicago Fire • Harry Caray's Italian Steakhouse • Bohemian National Cemetery Columbarium

Rivalries

Milwaukee Brewers • St. Louis Cardinals • Chicago White Sox

Retired numbers

10 • 14 • 23 • 26 • 31 • 31 • 42 • Hey Hey!

Key personnel

Owner: Family of Joe Ricketts; operated by Tom Ricketts • President of Baseball Operations: Theo Epstein • General Manager: Jed Hoyer • Manager: Vacant

World Series
Championships (4)

1882 • 1885 • 1907 • 1908

National League
Championships (16)

1876 • 1880 • 1881 • 1882 • 1885 • 1886 • 1906 • 1907 • 1908 • 1910 • 1918 • 1929 • 1932 • 1935 • 1938 • 1945

Division
Championships

Eastern	1984 • 1989

Central	2003 • 2007 • 2008

Wild Card	1998

Minor league
affiliates

Iowa Cubs (AAA) • Tennessee Smokies (AA) • Daytona Cubs (A) • Peoria Chiefs (A) • Boise Hawks (A) • Arizona League Cubs (Rookie) • DSL Cubs1 (Rookie) • DSL Cubs2 (Rookie)

Other assets

Comcast SportsNet Chicago • WGN

Seasons (140)

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