The 1916 Philadelphia Athletics

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 season involved the A's finishing 8th in the American League

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 with a record of 36 wins and 117 losses. The 1916 team is often considered by baseball historians the worst team in American League history, and its .235 winning percentage is still the lowest ever for a modern (post-1900) big-league team.

Roster

1916 Philadelphia Athletics
Roster
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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
OF		150	544	172	.316	3	49
OF		114	390	91	.233	1	27

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
	42	144	27	.188	0	8
	34	108	25	.231	0	4
	20	77	21	.273	0	7
	14	42	10	.238	1	5
	19	33	6	.182	0	1
	15	17	0	.000	0	0
	4	15	4	.267	0	1
	2	4	1	.250	0	0
	1	1	0	.000	0	0

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
	44	315	14	23	3.66	182
	40	286.2	15	24	2.57	157
	40	212.2	1	20	3.47	74
	12	84.1	2	8	3.74	25
	4	24.2	2	1	4.01	8

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
	38	188	1	16	3.69	54
	9	39.2	0	5	4.99	15
	6	26	0	4	7.27	6
	6	24.1	0	3	8.14	9
	3	21.2	1	2	4.15	5
	4	15	0	2	6.60	8
	3	9.1	0	1	4.82	5

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
	1	0	1	0	5.40	0
	1	0	0	0	4.50	1
	1	0	0	0	6.75	2
	1	0	0	0	40.50	1

League top five finishers

• Joe Bush
  Bullet Joe Bush
  Leslie Ambrose "Bullet Joe" Bush born in Brainerd, Minnesota was a pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics , Boston Red Sox , New York Yankees , St. Louis Browns , Washington Senators , Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Giants...
  
  : #4 in AL in strikeouts (157)
• Joe Bush: #3 in AL in shutouts (8)
• Joe Bush: #3 in AL in complete games (25)
• Joe Bush: MLB leader in losses (24)
• Joe Bush: MLB leader in wild pitches (15)
• Joe Bush: #2 in AL in walks allowed (130)
• Elmer Myers
  Elmer Myers
  Elmer Glenn Myers , was a professional baseball player who played in the Major Leagues primarily as a pitcher from 1915-1922.-Teams:...
  
  : #2 in AL in strikouts (182)
• Elmer Myers: #2 in AL in complete games (31)
• Elmer Myers: #2 in AL in losses (23)
• Elmer Myers: MLB leader in earned runs allowed (128)
• Elmer Myers: #2 in AL in hits allowed (280)
• Elmer Myers: MLB leader in walks allowed (168)
• Elmer Myers: #2 in AL in home runs allowed (7)
• Elmer Myers: #2 in AL in wild pitches (13)
• Elmer Myers: #2 in AL in hit batsmen (14)
• Jack Nabors
  Jack Nabors
  Herman John Nabors , was a professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues from -. He would play for the Philadelphia Athletics. From April 28 to September 28, 1916, Nabors lost 19 consecutive decisions, a major league record that has never been matched.-External links:...
  
  : #3 in AL in losses (20)
• Amos Strunk
  Amos Strunk
  Amos Aaron Strunk was a center fielder who played in Major League Baseball from through . A member of four World Series champion teams, Strunk batted and threw left-handed...
  
  : #4 in AL in batting average (.316)