1916 New York Yankees season
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Owner(s) | Jacob Ruppert and Tillinghast L'Hommedieu Huston |
Manager(s) | Bill Donovan |
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The 1916 New York Yankees season was the 14th season for the Yankees in New York, and the 16th overall for the franchise. The team finished with a record of 80–74, finishing 11 games behind the American League champion Boston Red Sox. New York was managed by Bill Donovan. Their home games were played at the Polo Grounds.
Opening game
The game was on April 21, 1916, at Griffith Stadium against the Washington Senators. President Woodrow Wilson threw out the ceremonial first pitch.[1]
Regular season
Season standings
American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Boston Red Sox | 91 | 63 | 0.591 | — | 49–28 | 42–35 |
Chicago White Sox | 89 | 65 | 0.578 | 2 | 49–28 | 40–37 |
Detroit Tigers | 87 | 67 | 0.565 | 4 | 49–28 | 38–39 |
New York Yankees | 80 | 74 | 0.519 | 11 | 46–31 | 34–43 |
St. Louis Browns | 79 | 75 | 0.513 | 12 | 45–32 | 34–43 |
Cleveland Indians | 77 | 77 | 0.500 | 14 | 44–33 | 33–44 |
Washington Senators | 76 | 77 | 0.497 | 14½ | 49–28 | 27–49 |
Philadelphia Athletics | 36 | 117 | 0.235 | 54½ | 23–53 | 13–64 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHI | STL | WSH | |||||
Boston | — | 14–8 | 15–7 | 14–8 | 11–11 | 16–6 | 10–12–1 | 11–11–1 | |||||
Chicago | 8–14 | — | 13–9 | 13–9 | 10–12 | 18–4 | 15–7 | 12–10–1 | |||||
Cleveland | 7–15 | 9–13 | — | 11–11 | 12–10 | 18–4 | 11–11–2 | 9–13–1 | |||||
Detroit | 8–14 | 9–13 | 11–11 | — | 14–8–1 | 18–4 | 13–9 | 14–8 | |||||
New York | 11–11 | 12–10 | 10–12 | 8–14–1 | — | 15–7 | 9–13 | 15–7–1 | |||||
Philadelphia | 6–16 | 4–18 | 4–18 | 4–18 | 7–15 | — | 5–17 | 6–15–1 | |||||
St. Louis | 12–10–1 | 7–15 | 11–11–2 | 9–13 | 13–9 | 17–5 | — | 10–12–1 | |||||
Washington | 11–11–1 | 10–12–1 | 13–9–1 | 8–14 | 7–15–1 | 15–6–1 | 12–10–1 | — |
Roster
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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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3B | Baker, Home RunHome Run Baker | 100 | 360 | 97 | .269 | 10 | 52 |
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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Schaefer, GermanyGermany Schaefer | 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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Caldwell, RayRay Caldwell | 21 | 165.2 | 5 | 12 | 2.99 | 76 |
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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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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Buckles, JessJess Buckles | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.25 | 2 |
Donovan, BillBill Donovan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
References
- ↑ "Yankees Open Season in Washington with Inglorious Defeat. Keating Batted Out of Box". New York Times. April 21, 1916. Retrieved 2013-12-26.
President Wilson opened the local baseball season, here today when he threw out the first ball in the game between Washington and New York. The President was greeted with enthusiastic cheers from a capacity crowd when he tossed the ball to Umpire Connolly. ...
Further reading
- 1916 New York Yankees team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
- 1916 New York Yankees page at Baseball Reference