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1916 Philadelphia Athletics season

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Manager(s)
  
Connie Mack

Owner(s)
  
Connie Mack, Benjamin Shibe, Tom Shibe and John Shibe

The 1916 Philadelphia Athletics season involved the A's finishing 8th in the American League with a record of 36 wins and 117 losses. The 1916 team is often considered by baseball historians the worst team in American League history, and its .235 winning percentage is still the lowest ever for a modern (post-1900) big-league team.

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Starters by position

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

Other batters

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

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

League top five finishers

  • Joe Bush: #4 in AL in strikeouts (157)
  • Joe Bush: #3 in AL in shutouts (8)
  • Joe Bush: #3 in AL in complete games (25)
  • Joe Bush: MLB leader in losses (24)
  • Joe Bush: MLB leader in wild pitches (15)
  • Joe Bush: #2 in AL in walks allowed (130)
  • Elmer Myers: #2 in AL in strikeouts (182)
  • Elmer Myers: #2 in AL in complete games (31)
  • Elmer Myers: #2 in AL in losses (23)
  • Elmer Myers: MLB leader in earned runs allowed (128)
  • Elmer Myers: #2 in AL in hits allowed (280)
  • Elmer Myers: MLB leader in walks allowed (168)
  • Elmer Myers: #2 in AL in home runs allowed (7)
  • Elmer Myers: #2 in AL in wild pitches (13)
  • Elmer Myers: #2 in AL in hit batsmen (14)
  • Jack Nabors: #3 in AL in losses (20)
  • Amos Strunk: #4 in AL in batting average (.316)
  • References

    1916 Philadelphia Athletics season Wikipedia