| 1916 Boston Braves | |
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| League | National League |
| Ballpark | Braves Field |
| City | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Record | 89–63 (.586) |
| League place | 3rd |
| Owners | Percy Haughton |
| Managers | George Stallings |
← 1915
1917 →
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The 1916 Boston Braves season was the 46th season of the franchise. was a season in American baseball. The team finished third in the National League with a record of 89–63, four games behind the Brooklyn Robins.
Before the 1916 season, the Braves were sold to a syndicate headed by former Harvard University football coach Percy Haughton.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Brooklyn Robins | 94 | 60 | .610 | — | 50–27 | 44–33 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 91 | 62 | .595 | 2½ | 50–29 | 41–33 |
| Boston Braves | 89 | 63 | .586 | 4 | 41–31 | 48–32 |
| New York Giants | 86 | 66 | .566 | 7 | 47–30 | 39–36 |
| Chicago Cubs | 67 | 86 | .438 | 26½ | 37–41 | 30–45 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 65 | 89 | .422 | 29 | 37–40 | 28–49 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 60 | 93 | .392 | 33½ | 36–40 | 24–53 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 60 | 93 | .392 | 33½ | 32–44 | 28–49 |
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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 | — | |||||
| 1916 Boston Braves | |||||||||
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| Pitchers | Catchers
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Outfielders | Manager | ||||||
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 |
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| C | Hank Gowdy | 118 | 349 | 88 | .252 | 1 | 34 |
| 1B | Ed Konetchy | 158 | 566 | 147 | .260 | 3 | 70 |
| 2B | Johnny Evers | 71 | 241 | 52 | .216 | 0 | 15 |
| SS | Rabbit Maranville | 155 | 604 | 142 | .235 | 4 | 38 |
| 3B | Red Smith | 150 | 509 | 132 | .259 | 3 | 60 |
| OF | Sherry Magee | 122 | 419 | 101 | .241 | 3 | 54 |
| OF | Fred Snodgrass | 112 | 382 | 95 | .249 | 1 | 32 |
| OF | Joe Wilhoit | 116 | 383 | 88 | .230 | 2 | 38 |
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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| Zip Collins | 93 | 268 | 56 | .209 | 1 | 18 |
| Dick Egan | 83 | 238 | 53 | .223 | 0 | 16 |
| Ed Fitzpatrick | 83 | 216 | 46 | .213 | 1 | 18 |
| Joe Connolly | 62 | 110 | 25 | .227 | 0 | 12 |
| Earl Blackburn | 47 | 110 | 30 | .273 | 0 | 7 |
| Pete Compton | 34 | 98 | 20 | .204 | 0 | 8 |
| Walt Tragesser | 41 | 54 | 11 | .204 | 0 | 4 |
| Larry Chappell | 20 | 53 | 12 | .226 | 0 | 9 |
| Fred Bailey | 6 | 10 | 1 | .100 | 0 | 1 |
| Art Rico | 4 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Mathes | 2 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 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 |
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| Dick Rudolph | 41 | 312.0 | 19 | 12 | 2.16 | 133 |
| Lefty Tyler | 34 | 249.1 | 17 | 9 | 2.02 | 117 |
| Pat Ragan | 28 | 182.0 | 9 | 9 | 2.08 | 94 |
| Frank Allen | 19 | 113.0 | 8 | 2 | 2.07 | 63 |
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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| Jesse Barnes | 33 | 163.0 | 6 | 15 | 2.37 | 55 |
| Tom Hughes | 40 | 161.0 | 16 | 3 | 2.35 | 97 |
| Art Nehf | 22 | 121.0 | 7 | 5 | 2.01 | 63 |
| Ed Reulbach | 21 | 109.1 | 7 | 6 | 2.47 | 47 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Elmer Knetzer | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7.20 | 2 |
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