1916 Chicago White Sox season


The 1916 Chicago White Sox finished second in the American League, just two games behind the first-place Boston Red Sox. By this time, the nucleus of the 1917–19 dynasty was in place. Chicago would win the World Series the following season.

Regular season

This was Shoeless Joe Jackson's first full season with the White Sox. He led the team in batting with a.341 average and finished third in the league overall. Eddie Collins and Happy Felsch also hit.300. The pitching staff was well-balanced, with seven men making at least 14 starts.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Roster

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
PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C12941095.232041
1B10531375.240344
2B155545168.308052
SS9426951.190017
3B151582132.227338
OF155592202.341378
OF146546164.300770
OF143527128.243042

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
7525869.267134
6818748.257010
5110522.21004
4010121.20807
458220.244013
244410.22707
31409.22503
8180.00000
981.12500
751.20000
320.00000
110.00000
100----00

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGIPWLERASO
35205.11792.0287

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGIPWLERASO
56264.118112.42112
43224.11372.89138
441871571.7891
32165.17142.7271
28142952.0357
27127461.9836
2893.2653.2749
23.1012.703

Awards and honors

League top ten finishers

Eddie Cicotte
Joe Jackson