1916 Boston Braves season

The 1916 Boston Braves season was the 46th season of the franchise. was a season in American baseball. The team finished third in the National League with a record of 89–63, four games behind the Brooklyn Robins.

1916 Boston Braves
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1876)
Location
Braves Field (since 1915) Boston, Massachusetts (since 1871)
Results
Record	89–63 (.586)
League place	3rd
Other information
Owner(s)	Percy Haughton
Manager(s)	George Stallings
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Before the 1916 season, the Braves were sold to a syndicate headed by former Harvard University football coach Percy Haughton.

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Brooklyn Robins	94	60	0.610	—	50–27	44–33
Philadelphia Phillies	91	62	0.595	2½	50–29	41–33
Boston Braves	89	63	0.586	4	41–31	48–32
New York Giants	86	66	0.566	7	47–30	39–36
Chicago Cubs	67	86	0.438	26½	37–41	30–45
Pittsburgh Pirates	65	89	0.422	29	37–40	28–49
St. Louis Cardinals	60	93	0.392	33½	36–40	24–53
Cincinnati Reds	60	93	0.392	33½	32–44	28–49

Record vs. opponents

1916 National League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	BR	CHC	CIN	NYG	PHI	PIT	STL
Boston	—	13–9	14–7–2	13–9–1	11–10–1	11–11–1	14–8–1	13–9
Brooklyn	9–13	—	15–7–1	15–7–1	15–7	11–11	14–8	15–7
Chicago	7–14–2	7–15–1	—	9–13	10–12	8–14	12–10	14–8
Cincinnati	9–13–1	7–15–1	13–9	—	5–16	5–17	13–9	8–14
New York	10–11–1	7–15	12–10	16–5	—	9–13	17–5–2	15–7
Philadelphia	11–11–1	11–11	14–8	17–5	13–9	—	13–9	12–9
Pittsburgh	8–14–1	8–14	10–12	9–13	5–17–2	9–13	—	16–6
St. Louis	9–13	7–15	8–14	14–8	7–15	9–12	6–16	—

Roster

1916 Boston Braves
Roster
Pitchers Frank Allen Jesse Barnes Tom Hughes Elmer Knetzer Art Nehf Pat Ragan Ed Reulbach Dick Rudolph Lefty Tyler		Catchers Earl Blackburn Hank Gowdy Art Rico Walt Tragesser Infielders Dick Egan Johnny Evers Ed Fitzpatrick Ed Konetchy Rabbit Maranville Joe Mathes Red Smith		Outfielders Fred Bailey Larry Chappell Zip Collins Pete Compton Joe Connolly Sherry Magee Fred Snodgrass Joe Wilhoit		Manager George Stallings

Player stats

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	Hank Gowdy	118	349	88	.252	1	34
1B	Ed Konetchy	158	566	147	.260	3	70
2B	Johnny Evers	71	241	52	.216	0	15
SS	Rabbit Maranville	155	604	142	.235	4	38
3B	Red Smith	150	509	132	.259	3	60
OF	Sherry Magee	122	419	101	.241	3	54
OF	Fred Snodgrass	112	382	95	.249	1	32
OF	Joe Wilhoit	116	383	88	.230	2	38

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
Zip Collins	93	268	56	.209	1	18
Dick Egan	83	238	53	.223	0	16
Ed Fitzpatrick	83	216	46	.213	1	18
Joe Connolly	62	110	25	.227	0	12
Earl Blackburn	47	110	30	.273	0	7
Pete Compton	34	98	20	.204	0	8
Walt Tragesser	41	54	11	.204	0	4
Larry Chappell	20	53	12	.226	0	9
Fred Bailey	6	10	1	.100	0	1
Art Rico	4	4	0	.000	0	0
Joe Mathes	2	0	0	---	0	0

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
Dick Rudolph	41	312	19	12	2.16	133
Lefty Tyler	34	249.1	17	9	2.02	117
Pat Ragan	28	182	9	9	2.08	94
Frank Allen	19	113	8	2	2.07	63

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
Tom Hughes	40	161	16	3	2.35	97
Jesse Barnes	33	163	6	15	2.37	55
Art Nehf	22	121	7	5	2.01	63
Ed Reulbach	21	109.1	7	6	2.47	47

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
Elmer Knetzer	2	0	2	0	7.20	2

External links

• 1916 Boston Braves season at Baseball Reference