| 1916 Chicago Cubs | ||
|---|---|---|
| League | National League | |
| Ballpark | Weeghman Park | |
| City | Chicago | |
| Owners | Charles Phelps Taft, Charles Weeghman | |
| Managers | Joe Tinker | |
| ||
The 1916 Chicago Cubs season was the 45th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 41st in the National League and the first at Wrigley Field (then known as "Weeghman Park"). The Cubs finished fifth in the National League with a record of 67–86.
Regular season
Season standings
| National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn Robins | 94 | 60 | 0.610 | — | 50–27 | 44–33 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 91 | 62 | 0.595 | 2½ | 50–29 | 41–33 |
| Boston Braves | 89 | 63 | 0.586 | 4 | 41–31 | 48–32 |
| New York Giants | 86 | 66 | 0.566 | 7 | 47–30 | 39–36 |
| Chicago Cubs | 67 | 86 | 0.438 | 26½ | 37–41 | 30–45 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 65 | 89 | 0.422 | 29 | 37–40 | 28–49 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 60 | 93 | 0.392 | 33½ | 36–40 | 24–53 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 60 | 93 | 0.392 | 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 | — | |||||
Notable transactions
- August 28, 1916: Heinie Zimmerman and Mickey Doolan were traded by the Cubs to the New York Giants for Larry Doyle, Merwin Jacobson, and Herb Hunter.[1]
Roster
| 1916 Chicago Cubs | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers
Infielders |
Outfielders
Other batters |
Manager | ||||||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Jimmy Archer | 77 | 205 | 45 | .220 | 1 | 30 |
| 1B | Vic Saier | 147 | 498 | 126 | .253 | 7 | 50 |
| 2B | Otto Knabe | 51 | 145 | 40 | .276 | 0 | 7 |
| SS | Chuck Wortman | 69 | 234 | 47 | .201 | 2 | 16 |
| 3B | Heinie Zimmerman | 107 | 398 | 116 | .291 | 6 | 64 |
| OF | Cy Williams | 118 | 405 | 113 | .279 | 12 | 66 |
| OF | Leslie Mann | 127 | 415 | 113 | .272 | 2 | 29 |
| OF | Max Flack | 141 | 465 | 120 | .258 | 3 | 20 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rollie Zeider | 98 | 345 | 81 | .235 | 1 | 22 |
| Frank Schulte | 72 | 230 | 68 | .296 | 5 | 27 |
| Eddie Mulligan | 58 | 189 | 29 | .153 | 0 | 9 |
| William Fischer | 65 | 179 | 35 | .196 | 1 | 14 |
| Joe Kelly | 54 | 169 | 43 | .254 | 2 | 15 |
| Steve Yerkes | 44 | 137 | 36 | .263 | 1 | 10 |
| Art Wilson | 36 | 114 | 22 | .193 | 0 | 5 |
| Alex McCarthy | 37 | 107 | 26 | .243 | 0 | 6 |
| Fritz Mollwitz | 33 | 71 | 19 | .268 | 0 | 11 |
| Mickey Doolan | 28 | 70 | 15 | .214 | 0 | 5 |
| Charlie Pechous | 22 | 69 | 10 | .145 | 0 | 4 |
| Rowdy Elliott | 23 | 55 | 14 | .255 | 0 | 3 |
| Dutch Zwilling | 35 | 53 | 6 | .113 | 1 | 8 |
| Larry Doyle | 9 | 38 | 15 | .395 | 1 | 7 |
| Earl Smith | 14 | 27 | 7 | .259 | 0 | 4 |
| Solly Hofman | 5 | 16 | 5 | .313 | 0 | 2 |
| Nick Allen | 5 | 16 | 1 | .063 | 0 | 1 |
| Clem Clemens | 10 | 15 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Merwin Jacobson | 4 | 13 | 3 | .231 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Tinker | 7 | 10 | 1 | .100 | 0 | 1 |
| Charlie Deal | 2 | 8 | 2 | .250 | 0 | 3 |
| Marty Shay | 2 | 7 | 2 | .286 | 0 | 0 |
| Herb Hunter | 2 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Sicking | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny O'Connor | 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
| Bob O'Farrell | 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hippo Vaughn | 44 | 294.0 | 17 | 15 | 2.20 | 144 |
| Claude Hendrix | 36 | 218.0 | 8 | 16 | 2.68 | 117 |
| Jimmy Lavender | 36 | 188.0 | 10 | 14 | 2.82 | 91 |
| George McConnell | 28 | 171.1 | 4 | 12 | 2.57 | 82 |
| Scott Perry | 4 | 28.1 | 2 | 1 | 2.54 | 10 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gene Packard | 37 | 155.1 | 10 | 6 | 2.78 | 36 |
| Mike Prendergast | 35 | 152.0 | 6 | 11 | 2.31 | 56 |
| Tom Seaton | 31 | 121.0 | 6 | 6 | 3.27 | 45 |
| Mordecai Brown | 12 | 48.1 | 2 | 3 | 3.91 | 21 |
| Paul Carter | 8 | 36.0 | 2 | 2 | 2.75 | 14 |
| George Pierce | 4 | 4.1 | 0 | 0 | 2.08 | 0 |
References
External links
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