| 1916 Pittsburgh Pirates | |
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| Owner(s) | Barney Dreyfuss |
| Manager(s) | Nixey Callahan |
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The 1916 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 35th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; the 30th in the National League. The Pirates finished sixth in the league standings with a record of 65–89.
Regular season
Season standings
| National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| 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] | |||||||||||||
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| 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 | — | |||||
Game log
| 1916 Game Log: 65–89 (Home: 37–40; Away: 28–49) | ||||||||
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April: 6–8 (Home: 3–1; Away: 3–7) | ||||||||
May: 11–14 (Home: 6–12; Away: 5–2) | ||||||||
June: 11–9 (Home: 4–2; Away: 7–7) | ||||||||
July: 11–18 (Home: 8–10; Away: 3–8) | ||||||||
August: 16–15 (Home: 10–9; Away: 6–6) | ||||||||
September: 10–24 (Home: 6–6; Away: 4–18) | ||||||||
October: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–1) | ||||||||
| Legend: = Win = Loss = Tie Bold = Pirates team member | ||||||||
Opening Day lineup
Roster
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Pitchers
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Infielders
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Other batters
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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
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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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 |
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| Lee King | 8 | 18 | 2 | .111 | 0 | 1 |
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 |
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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 |
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| Babe Adams | 16 | 72.1 | 2 | 9 | 5.72 | 22 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Paul Carpenter | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.17 | 5 |
References
- ^ From 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Shore in 1907.