1916 Brooklyn Robins season

The 1916 Brooklyn Robins won their first National League pennant in 16 years and advanced to the first World Series in franchise history, where they lost to Babe Ruth and the Boston Red Sox in five games.

1916 Brooklyn Robins
1916 National League Champions
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1890)
Location
Ebbets Field (since 1913) Brooklyn, New York (since 1883)
Other information
Owner(s)	Charles Ebbets, Ed McKeever, Stephen McKeever
Manager(s)	Wilbert Robinson
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Offseason

• February 10, 1916: Jim Hickman was purchased by the Robins from the Baltimore Terrapins.[1]
• February 10, 1916: Mike Mowrey was purchased by the Robins from the Pittsburgh Rebels.[2]

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	—

Notable transactions

• August 25, 1916: Lew McCarty was traded by the Robins to the New York Giants for Fred Merkle.[3]

Roster

1916 Brooklyn Robins
Roster
Pitchers Ed Appleton Leon Cadore Larry Cheney Jack Coombs Wheezer Dell Duster Mails Rube Marquard Jeff Pfeffer Nap Rucker Sherry Smith		Catchers Artie Dede Lew McCarty Chief Meyers Otto Miller Mack Wheat Infielders George Cutshaw Jake Daubert Bunny Fabrique Gus Getz John Kelleher Fred Merkle Mike Mowrey Ollie O'Mara Ivy Olson Red Smyth		Outfielders Jim Hickman Jimmy Johnston Hack Miller Hy Myers Al Nixon Casey Stengel Zack Wheat		Manager Wilbert Robinson

Player stats

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases

Pos	Player	G	AB	R	H	Avg.	HR	RBI	SB
C	Chief Meyers	80	239	21	59	.247	0	21	2
1B	Jake Daubert	127	478	75	151	.316	3	33	21
2B	George Cutshaw	154	581	58	151	.260	2	63	27
3B	Mike Mowrey	144	495	57	121	.244	0	60	16
SS	Ivy Olson	108	351	29	89	.254	1	38	14
OF	Zack Wheat	149	568	76	177	.312	9	73	19
OF	Casey Stengel	127	462	66	129	.279	8	53	11
OF	Jimmy Johnston	118	425	58	107	.252	1	26	22

Other batters

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

Player	G	AB	R	H	Avg.	HR	RBI	SB
Hy Myers	113	412	54	108	.262	3	36	17
Otto Miller	73	216	16	55	.255	1	17	6
Ollie O'Mara	72	193	18	39	.202	0	15	10
Lew McCarty	55	150	17	47	.313	0	13	4
Gus Getz	40	96	9	21	.219	0	8	9
Fred Merkle	23	69	6	16	.232	0	2	2
Jim Hickman	9	5	3	1	.200	0	0	1
Red Smyth	2	5	0	0	.000	0	0	0
John Kelleher	2	3	0	0	.000	0	0	0
Hack Miller	3	3	0	1	.333	0	1	0
Bunny Fabrique	2	2	0	0	.000	0	0	0
Al Nixon	1	2	0	2	1.000	0	0	0
Mack Wheat	2	2	0	0	.000	0	0	0
Artie Dede	1	1	0	0	.000	0	0	0

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; CG = Complete games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	GS	CG	IP	W	L	ERA	BB	SO
Jeff Pfeffer	41	36	30	328.2	25	11	1.92	63	128
Larry Cheney	41	32	15	253	18	12	1.92	105	166
Jack Coombs	27	19	10	159	13	8	2.66	44	47

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; CG = Complete games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	GS	CG	IP	W	L	ERA	BB	SO
Sherry Smith	36	25	15	219	14	10	2.34	45	67
Rube Marquard	36	21	15	205	13	6	1.58	38	107
Wheezer Dell	32	16	9	155	8	9	2.26	43	76
Ed Appleton	14	3	2	47	1	2	3.06	18	14
Nap Rucker	9	4	1	37.1	2	1	1.69	7	14

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	SV	ERA	BB	SO
Duster Mails	11	17.1	0	1	0	3.63	9	13
Leon Cadore	1	6	0	0	0	4.50	0	2

1916 World Series

Game 1

October 7, 1916, at Braves Field in Boston, Massachusetts

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Brooklyn	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	5	10	4
Boston	0	0	1	0	1	0	3	1	x	6	8	1
W: Ernie Shore (1–0)  L: Rube Marquard (0–1) S: Carl Mays (1)

Game 2

October 9, 1916, at Braves Field in Boston, Massachusetts

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	R	H	E
Brooklyn	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	2
Boston	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	7	1
W: Babe Ruth (1–0)  L: Sherry Smith (0–1)
HR: BRO – Hy Myers (1)

Game 3

October 10, 1916, at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Boston	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	3	7	1
Brooklyn	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	x	4	10	0
W: Jack Coombs (1–0)  L: Carl Mays (0–1) S: Jeff Pfeffer (1)
HR: BOS – Larry Gardner (1)

Game 4

October 11, 1916, at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Boston	0	3	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	6	10	1
Brooklyn	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	4
W: Dutch Leonard (1–0)  L: Rube Marquard (0–2)
HR: BOS – Larry Gardner (2)

Game 5

October 12, 1916, at Braves Field in Boston, Massachusetts

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Brooklyn	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	3
Boston	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	x	4	7	2
W: Ernie Shore (2–0)  L: Jeff Pfeffer (0–1)

Awards and honors

League top five finishers

Larry Cheney

• #2 in NL in strikeouts (166)

Jake Daubert

• #2 in NL in batting average (.316)
• #4 in NL in on-base percentage (.371)

Rube Marquard

• #2 in NL in ERA (1.58)

Jeff Pfeffer

• #2 in NL in wins (25)
• #2 in NL in complete games (30)

Zach Wheat

• Led NL in slugging percentage (.461)
• #2 in NL in doubles (32)

Notes

1. Jim Hickman page at Baseball Reference
2. Mike Mowrey page at Baseball Reference
3. Lew McCarty page at Baseball Reference

References

• Baseball-Reference season page
• Baseball Almanac season page

External links

• 1916 Brooklyn Robins uniform
• Brooklyn Dodgers reference site
• Acme Dodgers page
• Retrosheet