1916 St. Louis Cardinals season
1916 St. Louis Cardinals | ||
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League | National League | |
Ballpark | Robison Field | |
City | St. Louis, Missouri | |
Record | 60–93 (.392) | |
League place | T-7th | |
Owners | Helene Hathaway Britton | |
Managers | Miller Huggins | |
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The 1916 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 35th season in St. Louis, Missouri and its 25th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 60–93 during the season and finished tied for seventh and last in the National League.
Rogers Hornsby became a regular in the Cardinals lineup starting in 1916. Hornsby played at least one game at each infield position. He immediately established himself as one of the league's leading hitters, finishing the 1916 season fourth in the batting race with a .313 average, and smacking 15 triples, one short of the league's lead.
Regular season
Season standings
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Brooklyn Robins | 94 | 60 | .610 | — | 50–27 | 44–33 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 91 | 62 | .595 | 2½ | 50–29 | 41–33 |
Boston Braves | 89 | 63 | .586 | 4 | 41–31 | 48–32 |
New York Giants | 86 | 66 | .566 | 7 | 47–30 | 39–36 |
Chicago Cubs | 67 | 86 | .438 | 26½ | 37–41 | 30–45 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 65 | 89 | .422 | 29 | 37–40 | 28–49 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 60 | 93 | .392 | 33½ | 36–40 | 24–53 |
Cincinnati Reds | 60 | 93 | .392 | 33½ | 32–44 | 28–49 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BOS | BR | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
Boston | — | 13–9 | 14–7–2 | 13–9–1 | 11–10–1 | 11–11–1 | 14–8–1 | 13–9 | |||||
Brooklyn | 9–13 | — | 15–7–1 | 15–7–1 | 15–7 | 11–11 | 14–8 | 15–7 | |||||
Chicago | 7–14–2 | 7–15–1 | — | 9–13 | 10–12 | 8–14 | 12–10 | 14–8 | |||||
Cincinnati | 9–13–1 | 7–15–1 | 13–9 | — | 5–16 | 5–17 | 13–9 | 8–14 | |||||
New York | 10–11–1 | 7–15 | 12–10 | 16–5 | — | 9–13 | 17–5–2 | 15–7 | |||||
Philadelphia | 11–11–1 | 11–11 | 14–8 | 17–5 | 13–9 | — | 13–9 | 12–9 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 8–14–1 | 8–14 | 10–12 | 9–13 | 5–17–2 | 9–13 | — | 16–6 | |||||
St. Louis | 9–13 | 7–15 | 8–14 | 14–8 | 7–15 | 9–12 | 6–16 | — |
Roster
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Outfielders | Manager
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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
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Mike González | 118 | 331 | 79 | .239 | 0 | 29 |
1B | Dots Miller | 143 | 505 | 120 | .238 | 1 | 46 |
2B | Bruno Betzel | 142 | 510 | 119 | .233 | 1 | 37 |
SS | Roy Corhan | 92 | 295 | 62 | .210 | 0 | 18 |
3B | Rogers Hornsby | 139 | 495 | 155 | .313 | 6 | 65 |
OF | Bob Bescher | 151 | 561 | 132 | .235 | 6 | 43 |
OF | Jack Smith | 130 | 357 | 87 | .244 | 6 | 34 |
OF | Chief Wilson | 120 | 355 | 85 | .239 | 3 | 32 |
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 |
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Frank Snyder | 132 | 406 | 105 | .259 | 0 | 39 |
Tom Long | 119 | 403 | 118 | .293 | 1 | 33 |
Zinn Beck | 62 | 184 | 41 | .223 | 0 | 10 |
Art Butler | 86 | 110 | 23 | .209 | 0 | 7 |
Sam Bohne | 14 | 38 | 9 | .237 | 0 | 0 |
Tony Brottem | 26 | 33 | 6 | .182 | 0 | 4 |
Stuffy Stewart | 9 | 17 | 3 | .176 | 0 | 1 |
Miller Huggins | 18 | 9 | 3 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
Walton Cruise | 3 | 3 | 2 | .667 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting 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 |
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Lee Meadows | 51 | 289.0 | 12 | 23 | 2.58 | 120 |
Bill Doak | 29 | 192.0 | 12 | 8 | 2.63 | 82 |
Bob Steele | 29 | 148.0 | 5 | 15 | 3.41 | 67 |
Milt Watson | 18 | 103.0 | 4 | 6 | 3.06 | 27 |
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 |
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Red Ames | 45 | 228.0 | 11 | 16 | 2.64 | 98 |
Hi Jasper | 21 | 107.0 | 5 | 6 | 3.28 | 37 |
Steamboat Williams | 36 | 105.0 | 6 | 7 | 4.20 | 25 |
Slim Sallee | 16 | 70.0 | 5 | 5 | 3.47 | 28 |
Charley Hall | 10 | 42.2 | 0 | 4 | 5.48 | 15 |
Joe Lotz | 12 | 40.0 | 0 | 3 | 4.28 | 18 |
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 |
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Murphy Currie | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.88 | 8 |
Dan Griner | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.09 | 3 |
Cy Warmoth | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.40 | 1 |
External links
- 1916 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Reference
- 1916 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com