1916 Chicago White Sox season

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1916 Chicago White Sox
Major league affiliations
American League (Since 1901)
Location
Comiskey Park (Since 1910) Chicago, Illinois (Since 1900)
1916 Information
Owner(s)	Charles Comiskey
Manager(s)	Pants Rowland
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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.

Contents

1 Regular season
- 1.1 Season standings
- 1.2 Roster
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 Awards and honors
- 3.1 League top ten finishers
4 References

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

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
Boston Red Sox	91	63	.591	--
Chicago White Sox	89	65	.578	2
Detroit Tigers	87	67	.565	4
New York Yankees	80	74	.519	11
St. Louis Browns	79	75	.513	12
Cleveland Indians	77	77	.500	14
Washington Senators	76	77	.497	14½
Philadelphia Athletics	36	117	.235	54½

Roster

1916 Chicago White Sox

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other positions

Manager

Pants Rowland

Coaches

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

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Schalk, RayRay Schalk	129	410	95	.232	0	41
1B	Fournier, JackJack Fournier	105	313	75	.240	3	44
2B	Collins, EddieEddie Collins	155	545	168	.308	0	52
SS	Terry, ZebZeb Terry	94	269	51	.190	0	17
3B	Weaver, BuckBuck Weaver	151	582	132	.227	3	38
OF	Jackson, JoeJoe Jackson	155	592	202	.341	3	78
OF	Felsch, HappyHappy Felsch	146	546	164	.300	7	70
OF	Collins, ShanoShano 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

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Ness, JackJack Ness	75	258	69	.267	1	34
McMullin, FredFred McMullin	68	187	48	.257	0	10
Murphy, EddieEddie Murphy	51	105	22	.210	0	4
Hasbrook, ZiggyZiggy Hasbrook	9	8	1	.125	0	0
Shook, RayRay 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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Faber, RedRed Faber	35	205.1	17	9	2.02	87

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
Russell, RebReb Russell	56	264.1	18	11	2.42	112
Cicotte, EddieEddie Cicotte	44	187	15	7	1.78	91
Scott, JimJim Scott	32	165.1	7	14	2.72	71
Benz, JoeJoe Benz	28	142	9	5	2.03	57
Danforth, DaveDave Danforth	28	93.2	6	5	3.27	49
Walsh, EdEd Walsh	2	3.1	0	1	2.70	3

Awards and honors

League top ten finishers

Eddie Cicotte

#2 in AL in ERA (1.78)

Joe Jackson

#2 in AL in slugging percentage (.495)
#3 in AL in batting average (.341)

References

1916 Chicago White Sox 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 White Sox

Formerly the Sioux City Cornhuskers, St. Paul Saints, and the White Stockings • Based in Chicago, Illinois

The Franchise

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

Ballparks

South Side Park • Comiskey Park • U.S. Cellular Field
Spring Training: Recreation Park • Palm Springs Stadium • Plant Field • Al Lopez Field • Payne Park • Ed Smith Stadium • Tucson Electric Park • Camelback Ranch

Culture

Disco Demolition Night • White Flag Trade • Andy the Clown • "Let's Go, Go-Go White Sox" • "Sweet Home Chicago" • Curse of the Black Sox • Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye • Nancy Faust • Southpaw • Gene Honda • Sox–35th • Take Me Out to the Ball Game • Soxville • Turn Back the Clock

Lore

Black Sox Scandal • 1994 Bat Burglary • Mark Buehrle's perfect game

Rivalries

Chicago Cubs

Retired Numbers

2 • 3 • 4 • 9 • 11 • 16 • 19 • 35 • 42 • 72

Key Personnel

Owners: Jerry Reinsdorf and Eddie Einhorn • General Manager: Kenny Williams • Manager: Robin Ventura • Team Captain: Paul Konerko

World Series
Championships (3)

1906 • 1917 • 2005

American League
Championships (6)

1901 • 1906 • 1917 • 1919 • 1959 • 2005

Division Championships (5)

Western: 1983 • 1993, Central: 2000 • 2005 • 2008

Minor League
Affiliates

Charlotte Knights (AAA) • Birmingham Barons (AA) • Winston-Salem Dash (A) • Kannapolis Intimidators (A) • Bristol White Sox (Rookie) • Great Falls Voyagers (Rookie)

Other Assets

Comcast SportsNet Chicago

Seasons (111)

1900s	1900 • 1901 • 1902 • 1903 • 1904 • 1905 • 1906 • 1907 • 1908 • 1909

1910s	1910 • 1911 • 1912 • 1913 • 1914 • 1915 • 1916 • 1917 • 1918 • 1919

1920s	1920 • 1921 • 1922 • 1923 • 1924 • 1925 • 1926 • 1927 • 1928 • 1929

1930s	1930 • 1931 • 1932 • 1933 • 1934 • 1935 • 1936 • 1937 • 1938 • 1939

1940s	1940 • 1941 • 1942 • 1943 • 1944 • 1945 • 1946 • 1947 • 1948 • 1949

1950s	1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959

1960s	1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969

1970s	1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979

1980s	1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989

1990s	1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999

2000s	2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009

2010s	2010 • 2011 • 2012

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