1916 Philadelphia Athletics season
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1916 Philadelphia Athletics season
| 1916 Philadelphia Athletics |
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| Owner(s) | Connie Mack, Benjamin Shibe, Tom Shibe and John Shibe | |
| Manager(s) | Connie Mack | |
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The 1916 Philadelphia Athletics season involved the A's finishing 8th in the American League with a record of 36 wins and 117 losses. The 1916 team is often considered by baseball historians the worst team in American League history,[1] and its .235 winning percentage is still the lowest ever for a modern (post-1900) big-league team.
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Regular season
Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| 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
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| Pitchers | Catchers
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Outfielders
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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 |
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| OF | Amos Strunk | 150 | 544 | 172 | .316 | 3 | 49 |
| OF | Jimmy Walsh | 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
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Lee King | 42 | 144 | 27 | .188 | 0 | 8 |
| Richard Haley | 34 | 108 | 25 | .231 | 0 | 4 |
| Roy Grover | 20 | 77 | 21 | .273 | 0 | 7 |
| Jim Brown | 14 | 42 | 10 | .238 | 1 | 5 |
| Red Lanning | 19 | 33 | 6 | .182 | 0 | 1 |
| Shag Thompson | 15 | 17 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Johnson | 4 | 15 | 4 | .267 | 0 | 1 |
| Sam Crane | 2 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Davis | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 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 |
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| Elmer Myers | 44 | 315 | 14 | 23 | 3.66 | 182 |
| Joe Bush | 40 | 286.2 | 15 | 24 | 2.57 | 157 |
| Jack Nabors | 40 | 212.2 | 1 | 20 | 3.47 | 74 |
| Jing Johnson | 12 | 84.1 | 2 | 8 | 3.74 | 25 |
| 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
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Tom Sheehan | 38 | 188 | 1 | 16 | 3.69 | 54 |
| Cap Crowell | 9 | 39.2 | 0 | 5 | 4.99 | 15 |
| George Hesselbacher | 6 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 7.27 | 6 |
| Red Lanning | 6 | 24.1 | 0 | 3 | 8.14 | 9 |
| Socks Seibold | 3 | 21.2 | 1 | 2 | 4.15 | 5 |
| Rube Bressler | 4 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 6.60 | 8 |
| Carl Ray | 3 | 9.1 | 0 | 1 | 4.82 | 5 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Michael Driscoll | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.40 | 0 |
| Axel Lindstrom | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1 |
| Bill Morrisette | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 2 |
| Jack Richardson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40.50 | 1 |
Awards and honors
League top five finishers
- Joe Bush: #4 in AL in strikeouts (157)
- Joe Bush: #3 in AL in shutouts (8)
- Joe Bush: #3 in AL in complete games (25)
- Joe Bush: MLB leader in losses (24)
- Joe Bush: MLB leader in wild pitches (15)
- 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
- ^ Pahigian, Josh (2010). The Seventh Inning Stretch: Baseball's Most Essential and Inane Debates. Guilford, CT: Globe Pequot Press. ISBN 978-1-59921-805-2. p. 151
External links
- 1916 Philadelphia Athletics team page at Baseball Reference
- 1916 Philadelphia Athletics team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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