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.
Offseason February 10, 1916: Jim Hickman was purchased by the Robins from the Baltimore Terrapins.Jim Hickman page at Baseball Reference February 10, 1916: Mike Mowrey was purchased by the Robins from the Pittsburgh Rebels.Mike Mowrey page at Baseball Reference
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions August 25, 1916: Lew McCarty was traded by the Robins to the New York Giants for Fred Merkle.Lew McCarty page at Baseball Reference
Roster 1916 Brooklyn Robins Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders Manager
Player stats = Indicates team leader
Batting
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 80 239 21 59 .247 0 21 2 1B 127 478 75 151 .316 3 33 21 2B 154 581 58 151 .260 2 63 27 3B 144 495 57 121 .244 0 60 16 SS 108 351 29 89 .254 1 38 14 OF 149 568 76 177 .312 9 73 19 OF 127 462 66 129 .279 8 53 11 OF 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 113 412 54 108 .262 3 36 17 73 216 16 55 .255 1 17 6 72 193 18 39 .202 0 15 10 55 150 17 47 .313 0 13 4 40 96 9 21 .219 0 8 9 23 69 6 16 .232 0 2 2 9 5 3 1 .200 0 0 1 2 5 0 0 .000 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 .000 0 0 0 3 3 0 1 .333 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 1.000 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .000 0 0 0
Pitching
Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; 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 41 36 30 328.2 25 11 1.92 63 128 41 32 15 253.0 18 12 1.92 105 166 27 19 10 159.0 13 8 2.66 44 47
Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; 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 36 25 15 219.0 14 10 2.34 45 67 36 21 15 205.0 13 6 1.58 38 107 32 16 9 155.0 8 9 2.26 43 76 14 3 2 47.0 1 2 3.06 18 14 9 4 1 37.1 2 1 1.69 7 14 Note: Rube Marquard was team leader in saves with 5.
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 11 17.1 0 1 0 3.63 9 13 1 6.0 0 0 0 4.50 0 2
1916 World Series
Game 1 October 7, 1916, at Braves Field in Boston, Massachusetts Team123456789RHEBrooklyn0001000045104Boston00101031x681W: Ernie Shore (1–0) L: Rube Marquard (0–1) S: Carl Mays (1)
Game 2 October 9, 1916, at Braves Field in Boston, Massachusetts Team1234567891011121314RHEBrooklyn10000000000000162Boston00100000000001271W: 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 Team123456789RHEBoston000002100371Brooklyn00112000x4100W: 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 Team123456789RHEBoston0301101006101Brooklyn200000000254W: 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 Team123456789RHEBrooklyn010000000133Boston01201000x472W: 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
References Baseball-Reference season page Baseball Almanac season page
External links 1916 Brooklyn Robins uniform Brooklyn Dodgers reference site Acme Dodgers page Retrosheet