1916 Washington Senators
LeagueAmerican League
BallparkNational Park
CityWashington, D.C.
OwnersThomas C. Noyes
ManagersClark Griffith
← 1915 Seasons 1917 →

The 1916 Washington Senators won 76 games, lost 77, and finished in seventh place in the American League. They were managed by Clark Griffith and played home games at National Park.

Regular season

Season standings

American League 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
Boston Red Sox 91 63 0.591 — 49–28 42–35
Chicago White Sox 89 65 0.578 2 49–28 40–37
Detroit Tigers 87 67 0.565 4 49–28 38–39
New York Yankees 80 74 0.519 11 46–31 34–43
St. Louis Browns 79 75 0.513 12 45–32 34–43
Cleveland Indians 77 77 0.500 14 44–33 33–44
Washington Senators 76 77 0.497 14½ 49–28 27–49
Philadelphia Athletics 36 117 0.235 54½ 23–53 13–64

Record vs. opponents

1916 American League record

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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

1916 Washington Senators
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders 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 John Henry 117 305 76 .249 0 46
1B Joe Judge 103 336 74 .220 0 28
2B Ray Morgan 99 315 84 .267 1 29
SS George McBride 139 466 106 .227 1 36
3B Eddie Foster 158 606 153 .252 1 44
OF Danny Moeller 78 240 59 .246 1 23
OF Howie Shanks 140 471 119 .253 1 48
OF Clyde Milan 150 565 154 .273 1 45

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
Rip Williams 76 202 54 .267 0 20
Sam Rice 58 197 59 .299 1 17
Elmer Smith 45 168 36 .214 2 27
Joe Leonard 42 168 46 .274 0 14
Henri Rondeau 50 162 36 .222 1 28
Charlie Jamieson 64 145 36 .248 0 13
Eddie Ainsmith 51 100 17 .170 0 8
Patsy Gharrity 39 92 21 .228 0 9
Mike Menosky 11 37 6 .162 0 3
Turner Barber 15 33 7 .212 1 5
Carl Sawyer 16 31 6 .194 0 2
Merito Acosta 5 8 1 .125 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
Walter Johnson 48 369.2 25 20 1.90 228
Bert Gallia 49 283.2 17 13 2.76 120
Harry Harper 36 249.2 14 10 2.45 149
Joe Boehling 27 139.2 9 11 3.09 52

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
Doc Ayers 43 157.0 5 8 3.78 69
Jim Shaw 26 106.1 3 8 2.62 44
George Dumont 17 53.0 2 3 3.06 21
Claude Thomas 7 28.1 1 2 4.13 7
Sam Rice 5 21.1 0 1 2.95 3
Molly Craft 2 11.0 0 1 3.27 9

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
Marv Goodwin 3 0 0 0 3.18 1
Jack Bentley 2 0 0 0 0.00 1
Charlie Jamieson 1 0 0 0 4.50 2

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