1916 Boston Braves season
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The Boston Braves
season was a season in American baseball. The team finished third in the National League
with a record of 89-63, four games behind the Brooklyn Robins
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Before the 1916 season, the Braves were sold to a syndicate headed by former Harvard University
football coach Percy Haughton
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Atlanta Braves
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season was a season in American baseball. The team finished third in the National League
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with a record of 89-63, four games behind the Brooklyn Robins
1916 Brooklyn Robins season
The Brooklyn Dodgers won their first National League 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.- Offseason :...
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Before the 1916 season, the Braves were sold to a syndicate headed by former Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
football coach Percy Haughton
Percy Haughton
Percy Duncan Haughton was an American football and baseball player and coach in the United States. He served as head football coach at Cornell University from 1899 to 1900, at Harvard University from 1908 to 1916, and at Columbia University from 1923 to 1924, compiling a career college football...
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Roster
| 1916 Boston Braves | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders |
Outfielders | Manager | ||||||
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 | 150 | 509 | 132 | .259 | 3 | 60 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83 | 238 | 53 | .223 | 0 | 16 | |
| 83 | 216 | 46 | .213 | 1 | 18 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 113 | 8 | 2 | 2.07 | 63 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 161 | 16 | 3 | 2.35 | 97 | |
| 33 | 163 | 6 | 15 | 2.37 | 55 | |
| 21 | 109.1 | 7 | 6 | 2.47 | 47 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|