1916 Philadelphia Phillies
[edit] Summary
The 1916 Philadelphia Phillies finished with a record of 91-62. They scored 581 runs and belted 42 home runs to go along with a .250 batting average. The offense was powered by Gavvy Cravath, who led the team with 11 home runs and 70 RBI. Dode Paskert led the team with 155 hits for a .279 average.
The team allowed 489 runs and had a team ERA of 2.36. Pete Alexander led the pitching staff with 33 wins and 167 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Dave Bancroft | SS | 142 | 477 | 53 | 101 | 3 | 33 | 15 | .323 | .252 | .575 | .212 |
| Bobby Byrne | 3B | 48 | 141 | 22 | 33 | 0 | 9 | 6 | .308 | .319 | .627 | .234 |
| Oscar Dugey | 2B | 41 | 50 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .339 | .280 | .619 | .220 |
| Fred Luderus | 1B | 146 | 508 | 52 | 143 | 5 | 53 | 8 | .341 | .374 | .715 | .281 |
| Bert Niehoff | 2B | 146 | 548 | 65 | 133 | 4 | 61 | 20 | .292 | .356 | .648 | .243 |
| Milt Stock | 3B | 132 | 509 | 61 | 143 | 1 | 43 | 21 | .320 | .360 | .680 | .281 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Claude Cooper | OF | 56 | 104 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 11 | 1 | .250 | .212 | .462 | .192 |
| Gavvy Cravath | OF | 137 | 448 | 70 | 127 | 11 | 70 | 9 | .379 | .440 | .819 | .283 |
| Bob Gandy | OF | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Wilbur Good | OF | 75 | 136 | 25 | 34 | 1 | 15 | 7 | .306 | .346 | .652 | .250 |
| Billy Maharg | OF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Dode Paskert | OF | 149 | 555 | 82 | 155 | 8 | 46 | 22 | .346 | .402 | .748 | .279 |
| Bud Weiser | OF | 4 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .300 | .400 | .700 | .300 |
| Possum Whitted | OF | 147 | 526 | 68 | 148 | 6 | 68 | 29 | .309 | .399 | .708 | .281 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Bert Adams | C | 11 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .231 | .231 | .462 | .231 |
| Ed Burns | C | 78 | 219 | 14 | 51 | 0 | 14 | 3 | .294 | .279 | .573 | .233 |
| Bill Killefer | C | 97 | 286 | 22 | 62 | 3 | 27 | 2 | .246 | .294 | .540 | .217 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Ben Tincup | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 4985 | 581 | 1244 | 42 | 486 | 149 | .300 | .341 | .640 | .250 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Pete Alexander | 48 | 45 | 389 | 33 | 12 | .733 | 3 | 167 | 50 | 1.55 | 0.959 | |||
| Stan Baumgartner | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.25 | 1.500 | |||
| Chief Bender | 27 | 13 | 122.7 | 7 | 7 | .500 | 3 | 43 | 34 | 3.74 | 1.394 | |||
| George Chalmers | 12 | 8 | 53.7 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 0 | 21 | 19 | 3.19 | 1.266 | |||
| Al Demaree | 39 | 35 | 285 | 19 | 14 | .576 | 1 | 130 | 48 | 2.62 | 1.053 | |||
| Gary Fortune | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3.60 | 1.200 | |||
| Erv Kantlehner | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9.00 | 2.500 | |||
| Erskine Mayer | 28 | 16 | 140 | 7 | 7 | .500 | 0 | 62 | 33 | 3.15 | 1.293 | |||
| George McQuillan | 21 | 3 | 62 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 2.76 | 1.177 | |||
| Joe Oeschger | 14 | 0 | 30.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 2.37 | 1.056 | |||
| Eppa Rixey | 38 | 33 | 287 | 22 | 10 | .688 | 0 | 134 | 74 | 1.85 | 1.091 | |||
| Team Totals | 232 | 154 | 1382.7 | 91 | 62 | .595 | 9 | 601 | 295 | 2.36 | 1.109 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Dode Paskert | 149 |
| At Bats | Dode Paskert | 555 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Dode Paskert | 624 |
| Batting Average | Gavvy Cravath | .283 |
| On-Base % | Gavvy Cravath | .379 |
| Slugging % | Gavvy Cravath | .440 |
| OPS | Gavvy Cravath | .819 |
| Runs | Dode Paskert | 82 |
| Hits | Dode Paskert | 155 |
| Total Bases | Dode Paskert | 223 |
| Doubles | Bert Niehoff | 42 |
| Triples | Possum Whitted | 12 |
| Home Runs | Gavvy Cravath | 11 |
| RBI | Gavvy Cravath | 70 |
| Walks | Dave Bancroft | 74 |
| Strikeouts | Gavvy Cravath | 89 |
| Stolen Bases | Possum Whitted | 29 |
| Caught Stealing | Milt Stock | 26 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Possum Whitted | 30 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Pete Alexander | 33 |
| Losses | Al Demaree | 14 |
| Saves | Pete Alexander and Chief Bender | 3 |
| Won-Loss % | Pete Alexander | .733 |
| ERA | Pete Alexander | 1.55 |
| WHIP | Pete Alexander | 0.959 |
| Innings Pitched | Pete Alexander | 389 |
| Games | Pete Alexander | 48 |
| Games Started | Pete Alexander | 45 |
| Strikeouts | Pete Alexander | 167 |
| Complete Games | Pete Alexander | 38 |
| Shutouts | Pete Alexander | 16 |
| Batters Faced | Pete Alexander | 1500 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Al Demaree | 83 |
| Hits Allowed | Pete Alexander | 323 |
| Walks Allowed | Eppa Rixey | 74 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Erskine Mayer | 7 |
| Wild Pitches | Eppa Rixey | 13 |
| Hit Batsmen | Pete Alexander and Chief Bender | 10 |
