1916 St. Louis Cardinals season

The 1916 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 35th season in St. Louis, Missouri and its 25th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 60–93 during the season and finished tied for seventh and last in the National League.

1916 St. Louis Cardinals
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1892)
Location
Robison Field (since 1893) St. Louis, Missouri (since 1882)
Results
Record	60–93 (.392)
League place	T-7th
Other information
Owner(s)	Helene Hathaway Britton
Manager(s)	Miller Huggins
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Rogers Hornsby became a regular in the Cardinals lineup starting in 1916. Hornsby played at least one game at each infield position. He immediately established himself as one of the league's leading hitters, finishing the 1916 season fourth in the batting race with a .313 average, and smacking 15 triples, one short of the league's lead.

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
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:
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	—

Roster

1916 St. Louis Cardinals
Roster
Pitchers Red Ames Murphy Currie Bill Doak Dan Griner Charley Hall Hi Jasper Joe Lotz Lee Meadows Slim Sallee Bob Steele Cy Warmoth Milt Watson Steamboat Williams		Catchers Tony Brottem Mike González Frank Snyder Infielders Zinn Beck Bruno Betzel Sam Bohne Roy Corhan Rogers Hornsby Miller Huggins Dots Miller Stuffy Stewart		Outfielders Bob Bescher Art Butler Walton Cruise Tom Long Jack Smith Chief Wilson		Manager Miller Huggins Coaches Charley O'Leary

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	Mike González	118	331	79	.239	0	29
3B	Rogers Hornsby	139	495	155	.313	6	65
OF	Jack Smith	130	357	87	.244	6	34

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
Tom Long	119	403	118	.293	1	33
Miller Huggins	18	9	3	.333	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
Bill Doak	29	192	12	8	2.63	82
Bob Steele	29	148	5	15	3.41	67

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
Red Ames	45	228	11	16	2.64	98

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
Murphy Currie	6	0	0	0	1.88	8
Dan Griner	4	0	0	0	4.09	3
Cy Warmoth	3	0	0	0	14.40	1

External links

• 1916 St. Louis Cardinals
• 1916 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com