The 1916 New York Yankees season was the club's 14th season. The team finished with a record of 80–74 for their first winning season as the Yankees (and their first in 6 years when they were still officially known as the Highlanders) finishing 11 games behind the American League champion Boston Red Sox. New York was managed by Bill Donovan. Their home games were played at the Polo Grounds. This would be the final season that the famous "NY" logo would appear on the front of the jerseys until 1936.
1916 New York Yankees | ||
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League | American League | |
Ballpark | Polo Grounds | |
City | New York City, New York | |
Owners | Jacob Ruppert and Tillinghast L'Hommedieu Huston | |
Managers | Bill Donovan | |
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Opening game
editThe game was on April 20, 1916, at Griffith Stadium against the Washington Senators. President Woodrow Wilson threw out the ceremonial first pitch. The Senators, behind Walter Johnson, defeated New York, 12-4.[1]
Regular season
editSeason standings
editTeam | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Boston Red Sox | 91 | 63 | .591 | — | 49–28 | 42–35 |
Chicago White Sox | 89 | 65 | .578 | 2 | 49–28 | 40–37 |
Detroit Tigers | 87 | 67 | .565 | 4 | 49–28 | 38–39 |
New York Yankees | 80 | 74 | .519 | 11 | 46–31 | 34–43 |
St. Louis Browns | 79 | 75 | .513 | 12 | 45–32 | 34–43 |
Cleveland Indians | 77 | 77 | .500 | 14 | 44–33 | 33–44 |
Washington Senators | 76 | 77 | .497 | 14½ | 49–28 | 27–49 |
Philadelphia Athletics | 36 | 117 | .235 | 54½ | 23–53 | 13–64 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHA | SLB | WSH | |||||
Boston | — | 14–8 | 15–7 | 14–8 | 11–11 | 16–6 | 10–12–1 | 11–11–1 | |||||
Chicago | 8–14 | — | 13–9 | 13–9 | 10–12 | 18–4 | 15–7 | 12–10–1 | |||||
Cleveland | 7–15 | 9–13 | — | 11–11 | 12–10 | 18–4 | 11–11–2 | 9–13–1 | |||||
Detroit | 8–14 | 9–13 | 11–11 | — | 14–8–1 | 18–4 | 13–9 | 14–8 | |||||
New York | 11–11 | 12–10 | 10–12 | 8–14–1 | — | 15–7 | 9–13 | 15–7–1 | |||||
Philadelphia | 6–16 | 4–18 | 4–18 | 4–18 | 7–15 | — | 5–17 | 6–15–1 | |||||
St. Louis | 12–10–1 | 7–15 | 11–11–2 | 9–13 | 13–9 | 17–5 | — | 10–12–1 | |||||
Washington | 11–11–1 | 10–12–1 | 13–9–1 | 8–14 | 7–15–1 | 15–6–1 | 12–10–1 | — |
Roster
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Pitchers | Catchers
Infielders |
Outfielders | Manager
Coaches |
Player stats
editBatting
editStarters by position
editNote: 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 | Les Nunamaker | 91 | 260 | 77 | .296 | 0 | 28 |
1B | Wally Pipp | 151 | 545 | 143 | .262 | 12 | 93 |
2B | Joe Gedeon | 122 | 435 | 92 | .211 | 0 | 27 |
SS | Roger Peckinpaugh | 145 | 552 | 141 | .255 | 4 | 58 |
3B | Home Run Baker | 100 | 360 | 97 | .269 | 10 | 52 |
OF | Lee Magee | 131 | 510 | 131 | .257 | 3 | 45 |
OF | Frank Gilhooley | 58 | 223 | 62 | .278 | 1 | 10 |
OF | Hugh High | 116 | 377 | 99 | .263 | 1 | 28 |
Other batters
editNote: 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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Paddy Baumann | 79 | 237 | 68 | .287 | 1 | 25 |
Roxy Walters | 66 | 203 | 54 | .266 | 0 | 23 |
Fritz Maisel | 53 | 158 | 36 | .228 | 0 | 7 |
Rube Oldring | 43 | 158 | 37 | .234 | 1 | 12 |
Elmer Miller | 43 | 152 | 34 | .224 | 1 | 18 |
Charlie Mullen | 59 | 146 | 39 | .267 | 0 | 18 |
Lute Boone | 46 | 124 | 23 | .185 | 1 | 8 |
Walt Alexander | 36 | 78 | 20 | .256 | 0 | 3 |
Roy Hartzell | 33 | 64 | 12 | .188 | 0 | 7 |
Tim Hendryx | 15 | 62 | 18 | .290 | 0 | 5 |
Solly Hofman | 6 | 27 | 8 | .296 | 0 | 2 |
Ángel Aragón | 12 | 24 | 5 | .208 | 0 | 3 |
Doc Cook | 4 | 10 | 1 | .100 | 0 | 1 |
Germany Schaefer | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
editStarting pitchers
editNote: 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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Bob Shawkey | 53 | 276.2 | 24 | 14 | 2.21 | 122 |
George Mogridge | 30 | 194.2 | 6 | 12 | 2.31 | 66 |
Ray Fisher | 31 | 179.0 | 11 | 8 | 3.17 | 56 |
Nick Cullop | 28 | 167.0 | 13 | 6 | 2.05 | 77 |
Ray Caldwell | 21 | 165.2 | 5 | 12 | 2.99 | 76 |
Ray Keating | 14 | 91.0 | 5 | 6 | 3.07 | 35 |
Urban Shocker | 12 | 82.1 | 4 | 3 | 2.62 | 43 |
Other pitchers
editNote: 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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Allen Russell | 34 | 171.1 | 6 | 10 | 3.20 | 104 |
Cliff Markle | 11 | 45.2 | 4 | 3 | 4.53 | 14 |
Relief pitchers
editNote: 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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Slim Love | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.91 | 21 |
Jess Buckles | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.25 | 2 |
Mike Cantwell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
Bill Donovan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
References
edit- ^ "Yankees Open Season in Washington with Inglorious Defeat. Keating Batted Out of Box" (PDF). The New York Times. April 21, 1916. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
President Wilson opened the local baseball season, here today when he threw out the first ball in the game between Washington and New York. The President was greeted with enthusiastic cheers from a capacity crowd when he tossed the ball to Umpire Connolly. ...