1916 Chicago Cubs season

1916 Chicago Cubs
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1876)
Location
Weeghman Park (since 1916)
Chicago (since 1871)
Other information
Owner(s)	Charles Phelps Taft, Charles Weeghman
Manager(s)	Joe Tinker
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The 1916 Chicago Cubs season was the 44th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 41st in the National League and the 1st 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

1916 National League Records Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
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.

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
3B	Heinie Zimmerman	107	398	116	.291	6	64

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
William Fischer	65	179	35	.196	1	14
Joe Kelly	54	169	43	.254	2	15
Mickey Doolan	28	70	15	.214	0	5
Larry Doyle	9	38	15	.395	1	7
Earl Smith	14	27	7	.259	0	4
Merwin Jacobson	4	13	3	.231	0	0
Joe Tinker	7	10	1	.100	0	1
Herb Hunter	2	4	0	.000	0	0
Johnny O'Connor	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
Claude Hendrix	36	218	8	16	2.68	117
Jimmy Lavender	36	188	10	14	2.82	91
George McConnell	28	171.1	4	12	2.57	82

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	6	11	2.31	56
Mordecai Brown	12	48.1	2	3	3.91	21
Paul Carter	8	36	2	2	2.75	14

External links

• 1916 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference