1916 Brooklyn Robins season


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

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

Player stats

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
PosPlayerGABRHAvg.HRRBISB
C802392159.2470212
1B12747875151.31633321
2B15458158151.26026327
3B14449557121.24406016
SS1083512989.25413814
OF14956876177.31297319
OF12746266129.27985311
OF11842558107.25212622

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
PlayerGABRHAvg.HRRBISB
11341254108.26233617
732161655.2551176
721931839.20201510
551501747.3130134
4096921.219089
2369616.232022
9531.200001
2500.000000
2300.000000
3301.333010
2200.000000
12021.000000
2200.000000
1100.000000

Pitching

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
PlayerGGSCGIPWLERABBSO
413630328.225111.9263128
41321525318121.92105166
2719101591382.664447

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
PlayerGGSCGIPWLERABBSO
36251521914102.344567
3621152051361.5838107
32169155892.264376
143247123.061814
94137.1211.69714

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
PlayerGIPWLSVERABBSO
1117.10103.63913
160004.5002

1916 World Series

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

Awards and honors

League top five finishers

Larry Cheney
Jake Daubert
Rube Marquard
Jeff Pfeffer
Zach Wheat