1916 Boston Braves season
The 1916 Boston Braves season was the 46th season of the franchise. was a season in American baseball. The team finished third in the National League with a record of 89–63, four games behind the Brooklyn Robins.
Before the 1916 season, the Braves were sold to a syndicate headed by former Harvard University football coach Percy Haughton.Regular season
Record vs. opponents
Roster
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 |
C | | 118 | 349 | 88 | .252 | 1 | 34 |
1B | | 158 | 566 | 147 | .260 | 3 | 70 |
2B | | 71 | 241 | 52 | .216 | 0 | 15 |
SS | | 155 | 604 | 142 | .235 | 4 | 38 |
3B | | 150 | 509 | 132 | .259 | 3 | 60 |
OF | | 122 | 419 | 101 | .241 | 3 | 54 |
OF | | 112 | 382 | 95 | .249 | 1 | 32 |
OF | | 116 | 383 | 88 | .230 | 2 | 38 |
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 |
| 93 | 268 | 56 | .209 | 1 | 18 |
| 83 | 238 | 53 | .223 | 0 | 16 |
| 83 | 216 | 46 | .213 | 1 | 18 |
| 62 | 110 | 25 | .227 | 0 | 12 |
| 47 | 110 | 30 | .273 | 0 | 7 |
| 34 | 98 | 20 | .204 | 0 | 8 |
| 41 | 54 | 11 | .204 | 0 | 4 |
| 20 | 53 | 12 | .226 | 0 | 9 |
| 6 | 10 | 1 | .100 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | --- | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| 41 | 312 | 19 | 12 | 2.16 | 133 |
| 34 | 249.1 | 17 | 9 | 2.02 | 117 |
| 28 | 182 | 9 | 9 | 2.08 | 94 |
| 19 | 113 | 8 | 2 | 2.07 | 63 |
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 |
| 40 | 161 | 16 | 3 | 2.35 | 97 |
| 33 | 163 | 6 | 15 | 2.37 | 55 |
| 22 | 121 | 7 | 5 | 2.01 | 63 |
| 21 | 109.1 | 7 | 6 | 2.47 | 47 |
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 |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7.20 | 2 |