| 1916 New York Yankees | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 The Yankees at the White House | ||||
| League | American League | |||
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds | |||
| City | New York City, New York | |||
| Owners | Jacob Ruppert andTillinghast L'Hommedieu Huston | |||
| Managers | Bill Donovan | |||
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The 1916New York Yankees season was the club's 14th season. The team finished with a record of 80–74 for their first winning season as the Yankees (and their first in 6 years when they were still officially known as the Highlanders) finishing 11 games behind theAmerican League championBoston Red Sox. New York was managed byBill Donovan. Their home games were played at thePolo Grounds. This would be the final season that the famous "NY" logo would appear on the front of the jerseys until 1936.
The game was on April 20, 1916, atGriffith Stadium against theWashington Senators. PresidentWoodrow Wilson threw out theceremonial first pitch. The Senators, behindWalter Johnson, defeated New York, 12–4.[1]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Red Sox | 91 | 63 | .591 | — | 49–28 | 42–35 |
| Chicago White Sox | 89 | 65 | .578 | 2 | 49–28 | 40–37 |
| Detroit Tigers | 87 | 67 | .565 | 4 | 49–28 | 38–39 |
| New York Yankees | 80 | 74 | .519 | 11 | 46–31 | 34–43 |
| St. Louis Browns | 79 | 75 | .513 | 12 | 45–32 | 34–43 |
| Cleveland Indians | 77 | 77 | .500 | 14 | 44–33 | 33–44 |
| Washington Senators | 76 | 77 | .497 | 14½ | 49–28 | 27–49 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 36 | 117 | .235 | 54½ | 23–53 | 13–64 |
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| Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHA | SLB | WSH | |||||
| Boston | — | 14–8 | 15–7 | 14–8 | 11–11 | 16–6 | 10–12–1 | 11–11–1 | |||||
| Chicago | 8–14 | — | 13–9 | 13–9 | 10–12 | 18–4 | 15–7 | 12–10–1 | |||||
| Cleveland | 7–15 | 9–13 | — | 11–11 | 12–10 | 18–4 | 11–11–2 | 9–13–1 | |||||
| Detroit | 8–14 | 9–13 | 11–11 | — | 14–8–1 | 18–4 | 13–9 | 14–8 | |||||
| New York | 11–11 | 12–10 | 10–12 | 8–14–1 | — | 15–7 | 9–13 | 15–7–1 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 6–16 | 4–18 | 4–18 | 4–18 | 7–15 | — | 5–17 | 6–15–1 | |||||
| St. Louis | 12–10–1 | 7–15 | 11–11–2 | 9–13 | 13–9 | 17–5 | — | 10–12–1 | |||||
| Washington | 11–11–1 | 10–12–1 | 13–9–1 | 8–14 | 7–15–1 | 15–6–1 | 12–10–1 | — | |||||
| 1916 New York Yankees | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders | Manager Coaches | ||||||
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 | Les Nunamaker | 91 | 260 | 77 | .296 | 0 | 28 |
| 1B | Wally Pipp | 151 | 545 | 143 | .262 | 12 | 93 |
| 2B | Joe Gedeon | 122 | 435 | 92 | .211 | 0 | 27 |
| SS | Roger Peckinpaugh | 145 | 552 | 141 | .255 | 4 | 58 |
| 3B | Home Run Baker | 100 | 360 | 97 | .269 | 10 | 52 |
| OF | Lee Magee | 131 | 510 | 131 | .257 | 3 | 45 |
| OF | Frank Gilhooley | 58 | 223 | 62 | .278 | 1 | 10 |
| OF | Hugh High | 116 | 377 | 99 | .263 | 1 | 28 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paddy Baumann | 79 | 237 | 68 | .287 | 1 | 25 |
| Roxy Walters | 66 | 203 | 54 | .266 | 0 | 23 |
| Fritz Maisel | 53 | 158 | 36 | .228 | 0 | 7 |
| Rube Oldring | 43 | 158 | 37 | .234 | 1 | 12 |
| Elmer Miller | 43 | 152 | 34 | .224 | 1 | 18 |
| Charlie Mullen | 59 | 146 | 39 | .267 | 0 | 18 |
| Lute Boone | 46 | 124 | 23 | .185 | 1 | 8 |
| Walt Alexander | 36 | 78 | 20 | .256 | 0 | 3 |
| Roy Hartzell | 33 | 64 | 12 | .188 | 0 | 7 |
| Tim Hendryx | 15 | 62 | 18 | .290 | 0 | 5 |
| Solly Hofman | 6 | 27 | 8 | .296 | 0 | 2 |
| Ángel Aragón | 12 | 24 | 5 | .208 | 0 | 3 |
| Doc Cook | 4 | 10 | 1 | .100 | 0 | 1 |
| Germany Schaefer | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Shawkey | 53 | 276.2 | 24 | 14 | 2.21 | 122 |
| George Mogridge | 30 | 194.2 | 6 | 12 | 2.31 | 66 |
| Ray Fisher | 31 | 179.0 | 11 | 8 | 3.17 | 56 |
| Nick Cullop | 28 | 167.0 | 13 | 6 | 2.05 | 77 |
| Ray Caldwell | 21 | 165.2 | 5 | 12 | 2.99 | 76 |
| Ray Keating | 14 | 91.0 | 5 | 6 | 3.07 | 35 |
| Urban Shocker | 12 | 82.1 | 4 | 3 | 2.62 | 43 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Russell | 34 | 171.1 | 6 | 10 | 3.20 | 104 |
| Cliff Markle | 11 | 45.2 | 4 | 3 | 4.53 | 14 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slim Love | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.91 | 21 |
| Jess Buckles | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.25 | 2 |
| Mike Cantwell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Bill Donovan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
President Wilson opened the local baseball season, here today when he threw out the first ball in the game between Washington and New York. The President was greeted with enthusiastic cheers from a capacity crowd when he tossed the ball to Umpire Connolly. ...