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1916 Brooklyn Robins season

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Manager(s)
  
Wilbert Robinson

Owner(s)
  
Charles Ebbets, Ed McKeever, Stephen McKeever

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.

Contents

Offseason

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

    • Notable transactions

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

    • 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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    Game 1

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

    Game 2

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

    Game 3

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

    Game 4

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

    Game 5

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

    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)

    • References

    1916 Brooklyn Robins season Wikipedia
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