The 1916 Philadelphia Athletics season involved the A's finishing eighth in the

American League The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the American League (AL), is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada. It developed from the Western League, a minor league ...

with a record of 36 wins and 117 losses. The 1916 team is often considered by baseball historians the worst team in American League history,Pahigian, Josh (2010). ''The Seventh Inning Stretch: Baseball's Most Essential and Inane Debates.'' Guilford, Connecticut: Globe Pequot Press. . p. 151 and its .235 winning percentage is still the lowest ever for a modern (post-1900) big-league team.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Roster

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''

Other batters

''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Pitching

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''

Relief pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Awards and honors

League top five finishers

Bullet Joe Bush Leslie Ambrose "Bullet Joe" Bush (November 27, 1892 – November 1, 1974) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher with the Philadelphia Athletics, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, St. Louis Browns, Washington Senators, Pittsburgh Pirate ...

: #4 in AL in strikeouts (157) * Bullet Joe Bush: #3 in AL in shutouts (8) * Bullet Joe Bush: #3 in AL in complete games (25) * Bullet Joe Bush: MLB leader in losses (24) * Bullet Joe Bush: MLB leader in wild pitches (15) * Bullet Joe Bush: #2 in AL in walks allowed (130) * Elmer Myers: #2 in AL in strikeouts (182) * Elmer Myers: #2 in AL in complete games (31) * Elmer Myers: #2 in AL in losses (23) * Elmer Myers: MLB leader in earned runs allowed (128) * Elmer Myers: #2 in AL in hits allowed (280) * Elmer Myers: MLB leader in walks allowed (168) * Elmer Myers: #2 in AL in home runs allowed (7) * Elmer Myers: #2 in AL in wild pitches (13) * Elmer Myers: #2 in AL in hit batsmen (14) * Jack Nabors: #3 in AL in losses (20) *

Amos Strunk Amos Aaron Strunk (January 22, 1889 – July 22, 1979) was a center fielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1908 through 1924. A member of four World Series champion teams, Strunk batted and threw left-handed. He was born in Philadelphia ...

: #4 in AL in batting average (.316)

References

External links

1916 Philadelphia Athletics team page at Baseball Reference1916 Philadelphia Athletics team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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