1916 Brooklyn Robins season

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1916 Brooklyn Robins
1916 National League Champions
Major league affiliations
Location
1916 Information
Owner(s) Charles Ebbets, Ed McKeever, Stephen McKeever
Manager(s) Wilbert Robinson
Local television none
Local radio none

The 1916 Brooklyn Dodgers won their first NL Pennant in 16 years and advanced to the first World Series in franchise history, where they lost to Babe Ruth and the Boston Red Sox in five games.

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[edit] Season standings

National League W L GB Pct.
Brooklyn Robins 94 60 -- .610
Philadelphia Phillies 91 62 2.5 .595
Boston Braves 89 63 4 .586
New York Giants 86 66 7 .566
Chicago Cubs 67 86 26.5 .438
Pittsburgh Pirates 65 89 29 .422
Cincinnati Reds 60 93 33.5 .392
St. Louis Cardinals 60 93 33.5 .392

[edit] 1916 Roster

1916 Brooklyn Robins roster
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Roster
Starting Pitchers

Relief Pitchers

 Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

[edit] Pitching Stats

Name Pos G GS IP W/L ERA BB SO CG
Jeff Pfeffer SP/OF
Larry Cheney SP/RP
Sherry Smith SP/RP
Jack Coombs SP/RP
Rube Marquard SP/RP
Wheezer Dell RP/SP
Ed Appleton RP/SP
Duster Mails RP
Nap Rucker RP/SP
Leon Cadore RP

[edit] Batting Stats

Name Pos G AB Avg. R H HR RBI SB
Chief Meyers C
Otto Miller C
Lew McCarty C
Artie Dede C
Mack Wheat C
Jake Daubert 1B
George Cutshaw 2B
Ivy Olson SS/2B
Mike Mowrey 3B
Ollie O'Mara SS
Gus Getz 3B/SS/1B
Fred Merkle 1B/OF
Red Smyth 2B
John Kelleher 3B/SS
Bunny Fabrique SS
Zack Wheat OF
Casey Stengel OF
Jimmy Johnston OF
Hy Myers OF
Jim Hickman OF
Hack Miller OF
Al Nixon OF

[edit] 1916 World Series

[edit] Game 1

October 7, 1916 at Braves Field in Boston, Massachusetts

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Brooklyn 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 5 10 4
Boston 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 1 x 6 8 1
W: Ernie Shore (1-0)  L: Rube Marquard (0-1) S: Carl Mays (1)

[edit] Game 2

October 9, 1916 at Braves Field in Boston, Massachusetts

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 R H E
Brooklyn 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 2
Boston 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 7 1
W: Babe Ruth (1-0)  L: Sherry Smith (0-1)
HR: BRO – Hy Myers (1)

[edit] Game 3

October 10, 1916 at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 7 1
Brooklyn 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 x 4 10 0
W: Jack Coombs (1-0)  L: Carl Mays (0-1) S: Jeff Pfeffer (1)
HR: BOS – Larry Gardner (1)

[edit] Game 4

October 11, 1916 at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston 0 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 6 10 1
Brooklyn 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 4
W: Dutch Leonard (1-0)  L: Rube Marquard (0-2)
HR: BOS – Larry Gardner (2)

[edit] Game 5

October 12, 1916 at Braves Field in Boston, Massachusetts

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Brooklyn 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3
Boston 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 x 4 7 2
W: Ernie Shore (2-0)  L: Jeff Pfeffer (0-1)

[edit] 1916 Transactions

[edit] External links

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1916 MLB season by team
American League
National League
Boston • Brooklyn • Chicago • Cincinnati • New York • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • St. Louis
Preceded by
Philadelphia Phillies
1915		 National League Championship Season
1916		 Succeeded by
New York Giants
1917
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Los Angeles Dodgers
Formerly the Brooklyn Robins and the Brooklyn Dodgers • Based in Los Angeles, California
The Franchise
Ballparks
Culture
Rivalries
Important Figures
Retired Numbers
1 • 2 • 4 • 19 • 20 • 24 • 32 • 39 • 42 • 53
Key Personnel
Owner: Frank McCourt • General Manager: Ned Colletti • Manager: Joe Torre
Minors
Championships (6)
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League Pennants
American Association: 1889 • National League: 1890 • 1899 • 1900 • 1916 • 1920 • 1941 • 1947 • 1949 • 1952 • 1953 • 1955 • 1956 • 1959 • 1963 • 1965 • 1966 • 1974 • 1977 • 1978 • 1981 • 1988
Division Titles
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