The
1916 St. Louis BrownsThe Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland in the United States. They are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's American League. One of the American League's eight charter franchises in 1901, it spent its first year as a major league...
season involved the Browns finishing fifth in the
American LeagueThe American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League , is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada. It developed from the Western League, a minor league based in the Great Lakes states, which eventually aspired to major...
with a record of 79 wins and 75 losses.
Offseason
- February 10, 1916: Harry Chapman
Harry E. Chapman was a professional baseball player. He played all or part of five seasons in Major League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Terriers, and St. Louis Browns, primarily as a catcher...
, Ernie JohnsonErnest Rudolph Johnson was a Major League Baseball shortstop. A native of Chicago, Illinois, he played for the Chicago White Sox , St. Louis Terriers , St. Louis Browns , and New York Yankees...
, and Ward MillerWard Taylor Miller , was a professional baseball player who played outfielder in the Major Leagues from -. He played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Terriers, and St...
were purchased by the Browns from the St. Louis TerriersThe St. Louis Terriers were a baseball club that played in the short-lived Federal League in and . They played their home games at Handlan's Park. The St. Louis Chapter of SABR placed a marker at the site of Handland's Park, now on the campus of St. Louis University, on October 17, 2007. The team...
.
Roster
| 1916 St. Louis Browns |
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Infielders
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Other batters
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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 |
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146 |
485 |
129 |
.266 |
1 |
50 |
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 |
| |
74 |
236 |
54 |
.229 |
0 |
19 |
| |
18 |
31 |
3 |
.097 |
0 |
0 |
| |
14 |
18 |
5 |
.278 |
0 |
1 |
| |
4 |
7 |
1 |
.143 |
0 |
0 |
| |
4 |
1 |
0 |
.000 |
0 |
0 |
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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 |
| |
59 |
290.2 |
12 |
11 |
2.85 |
129 |
| |
33 |
166.2 |
11 |
8 |
2.54 |
26 |
| |
4 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
7.88 |
4 |
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 |
| |
12 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2.14 |
5 |
| |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
27.00 |
0 |
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