1916 in baseball
The following are the baseball events of the year 1916 throughout the world.
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[edit] Champions
- World Series: Boston Red Sox over Brooklyn Robins (4-1)
[edit] Awards and honors
[edit] Major League Baseball final standings
[edit] American League final standings
| American League | ||||
| Club | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
| Boston Red Sox | 91 | 63 | .591 | -- |
| Chicago White Sox | 89 | 65 | .578 | 2 |
| Detroit Tigers | 87 | 67 | .565 | 4 |
| New York Yankees | 80 | 74 | .519 | 11 |
| St. Louis Browns | 79 | 75 | .513 | 12 |
| Cleveland Indians | 77 | 77 | .500 | 14 |
| Washington Senators | 76 | 77 | .497 | 14.5 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 36 | 117 | .235 | 54.5 |
[edit] National League final standings
| National League | ||||
| Club | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
| Brooklyn Robins | 94 | 60 | .610 | -- |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 91 | 62 | .595 | 2.5 |
| Boston Braves | 89 | 63 | .586 | 4 |
| New York Giants | 86 | 66 | .566 | 7 |
| Chicago Cubs | 67 | 86 | .438 | 26.5 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 65 | 89 | .422 | 29 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 60 | 93 | .392 | 33.5 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 60 | 93 | .392 | 33.5 |
[edit] Events
[edit] Births
- January 24 - Jack Brickhouse
- April 4 - Mickey Owen
- April 27 - Enos Slaughter
- May 12 - Hank Borowy
- June 5 - Eddie Joost
- July 1 - Bob Prince
- July 19 - Phil Cavarretta
- August 10 - Buddy Lewis
- September 3 - Eddie Stanky
- October 30 - Leon Day
- October 31 - Ken Keltner
- November 26 - Bob Elliott
[edit] Deaths
- January 6 - King Cole, 29, pitcher who was 20-4 and led NL in ERA for 1910 Cubs, gave up Babe Ruth's first hit in 1914; inspired Ring Lardner's "Alibi Ike" stories
- October 31 - Nicholas Young, 76, president of the National League from 1885 to 1902, league secretary from 1876-1902; managed Washington team in the National Association, also umpiring in that league
