1916 Philadelphia Athletics
[edit] Summary
The 1916 Philadelphia Athletics finished with a record of 36-117. They scored 447 runs and belted 19 home runs to go along with a .242 batting average. Wally Schang provided the power for the team with 7 homers. Stuffy McInnis knocked in 60 runs. Amos Strunk led the team with 172 hits for a .316 average.
The team allowed 776 runs and had a team ERA of 3.92. Bullet Joe Bush was the winningest pitcher, with 15 games won. Elmer Myers led the team with 182 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Sam Crane | SS | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .250 | .750 | .250 |
| Roy Grover | 2B | 20 | 77 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 5 | .325 | .338 | .663 | .273 |
| Thomas Healy | 3B | 6 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .320 | .391 | .711 | .261 |
| Nap Lajoie | 2B | 113 | 426 | 33 | 105 | 2 | 35 | 15 | .272 | .312 | .584 | .246 |
| Otis Lawry | 2B | 41 | 123 | 10 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 4 | .263 | .203 | .466 | .203 |
| Lew Malone | SS | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .000 | .200 | .000 |
| Lee McElwee | 3B | 54 | 155 | 9 | 41 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .301 | .284 | .585 | .265 |
| Stuffy McInnis | 1B | 140 | 512 | 42 | 151 | 1 | 60 | 7 | .331 | .361 | .692 | .295 |
| Charlie Pick | 3B | 121 | 398 | 29 | 96 | 0 | 20 | 25 | .315 | .281 | .596 | .241 |
| Harland Rowe | 3B | 17 | 36 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .184 | .167 | .351 | .139 |
| Whitey Witt | SS | 143 | 563 | 64 | 138 | 2 | 36 | 19 | .315 | .337 | .652 | .245 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Jim Brown | OF | 14 | 42 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .304 | .405 | .709 | .238 |
| Moxie Divis | OF | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .334 | .167 |
| Charlie Grimm | OF | 12 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .091 | .258 | .091 |
| Bill Johnson | OF | 4 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .267 | .333 | .600 | .267 |
| Lee King | OF | 42 | 144 | 13 | 27 | 0 | 8 | 4 | .230 | .222 | .452 | .188 |
| Red Lanning | OF | 19 | 33 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .372 | .242 | .614 | .182 |
| Ralph Mitterling | OF | 13 | 39 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .214 | .154 | .368 | .154 |
| Rube Oldring | OF | 40 | 146 | 10 | 36 | 0 | 14 | 1 | .290 | .342 | .632 | .247 |
| Wally Schang | OF | 110 | 338 | 41 | 90 | 7 | 38 | 14 | .358 | .420 | .778 | .266 |
| Bill Stellbauer | OF | 25 | 48 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 2 | .352 | .354 | .706 | .271 |
| Amos Strunk | OF | 150 | 544 | 71 | 172 | 3 | 49 | 21 | .393 | .421 | .814 | .316 |
| Shag Thompson | OF | 15 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .292 | .000 | .292 | .000 |
| Buck Thrasher | OF | 7 | 29 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .355 | .448 | .803 | .310 |
| Jimmy Walsh | OF | 114 | 390 | 42 | 91 | 1 | 27 | 27 | .330 | .305 | .635 | .233 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Doc Carroll | C | 10 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .091 | .258 | .091 |
| Richard Haley | C | 34 | 108 | 8 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .278 | .278 | .556 | .231 |
| Billy Meyer | C | 50 | 138 | 6 | 32 | 1 | 12 | 3 | .274 | .297 | .571 | .232 |
| Mike Murphy | C | 14 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .143 | .111 | .254 | .111 |
| Val Picinich | C | 40 | 118 | 8 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 1 | .234 | .237 | .471 | .195 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Harry Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .000 | 1.000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5010 | 447 | 1212 | 19 | 380 | 151 | .294 | .313 | .607 | .242 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Rube Bressler | 4 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 6.60 | 2.000 | |||
| Bullet Joe Bush | 40 | 33 | 286.7 | 15 | 24 | .385 | 0 | 157 | 130 | 2.57 | 1.228 | |||
| Cap Crowell | 9 | 6 | 39.7 | 0 | 5 | .000 | 0 | 15 | 34 | 4.99 | 1.940 | |||
| Michael Driscoll | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5.40 | 1.600 | |||
| George Hesselbacher | 6 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 7.27 | 2.269 | |||
| Jing Johnson | 12 | 12 | 84.3 | 2 | 8 | .200 | 0 | 25 | 39 | 3.74 | 1.530 | |||
| Red Lanning | 6 | 3 | 24.3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 8.14 | 2.263 | |||
| Axel Lindstrom | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.50 | 0.500 | |||
| Bill Morrisette | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6.75 | 2.750 | |||
| Elmer Myers | 44 | 35 | 315 | 14 | 23 | .378 | 1 | 182 | 168 | 3.66 | 1.422 | |||
| Jack Nabors | 40 | 30 | 212.7 | 1 | 20 | .048 | 1 | 74 | 95 | 3.47 | 1.415 | |||
| Rube Parnham | 4 | 3 | 24.7 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 4.01 | 1.619 | |||
| Carl Ray | 3 | 1 | 9.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 4.82 | 2.473 | |||
| Jack Richardson | 1 | 0 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.50 | 4.286 | |||
| Socks Seibold | 3 | 2 | 21.7 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 4.15 | 1.429 | |||
| Tom Sheehan | 38 | 17 | 188 | 1 | 16 | .059 | 0 | 54 | 94 | 3.69 | 1.548 | |||
| Harry Weaver | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1.12 | 2.375 | |||
| Walt Whittaker | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.50 | 2.500 | |||
| Marsh Williams | 10 | 4 | 51.3 | 0 | 6 | .000 | 0 | 17 | 31 | 7.89 | 1.988 | |||
| Weldon Wyckoff | 7 | 2 | 21.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 5.48 | 1.878 | |||
| Team Totals | 234 | 154 | 1343.7 | 36 | 117 | .235 | 3 | 575 | 715 | 3.92 | 1.508 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Amos Strunk | 150 |
| At Bats | Whitey Witt | 563 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Amos Strunk | 634 |
| Batting Average | Amos Strunk | .316 |
| On-Base % | Amos Strunk | .393 |
| Slugging % | Amos Strunk | .421 |
| OPS | Amos Strunk | .814 |
| Runs | Amos Strunk | 71 |
| Hits | Amos Strunk | 172 |
| Total Bases | Amos Strunk | 229 |
| Doubles | Amos Strunk | 30 |
| Triples | Whitey Witt | 15 |
| Home Runs | Wally Schang | 7 |
| RBI | Stuffy McInnis | 60 |
| Walks | Amos Strunk | 66 |
| Strikeouts | Whitey Witt | 71 |
| Stolen Bases | Jimmy Walsh | 27 |
| Caught Stealing | Amos Strunk | 23 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Stuffy McInnis | 26 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Bullet Joe Bush | 15 |
| Losses | Bullet Joe Bush | 24 |
| Saves | Axel Lindstrom, Elmer Myers, and Jack Nabors | 1 |
| Won-Loss % | Bullet Joe Bush | .385 |
| ERA | Bullet Joe Bush | 2.57 |
| WHIP | Bullet Joe Bush | 1.228 |
| Innings Pitched | Elmer Myers | 315 |
| Games | Elmer Myers | 44 |
| Games Started | Elmer Myers | 35 |
| Strikeouts | Elmer Myers | 182 |
| Complete Games | Elmer Myers | 31 |
| Shutouts | Bullet Joe Bush | 8 |
| Batters Faced | Elmer Myers | 1310 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Elmer Myers | 128 |
| Hits Allowed | Elmer Myers | 280 |
| Walks Allowed | Elmer Myers | 168 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Elmer Myers | 7 |
| Wild Pitches | Bullet Joe Bush | 15 |
| Hit Batsmen | Elmer Myers | 14 |
