1916 in baseball

Year in baseball
this year = 1916

Champions

*World Series: Boston Red Sox over Brooklyn Robins (4-1)

Awards and honors

*MLB Most Valuable Player Award
** None

MLB Statistical Leaders

Major League Baseball final standings

American League final standings

National League final standings

Events

*June 16 - Tom L. Hughes tosses a no-hitter for the Boston Braves in a 2-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates.
*June 21 - Rube Foster pitches a no-hitter as the Boston Red Sox defeat the New York Yankees, 2-0.
*August 26 - Despite suffering through perhaps the worst season in baseball history, Philadelphia Athletics hurler Bullet Joe Bush tosses a no-hitter against the Cleveland Indians. Philadelphia wins, 5-0.
*August 30 - Dutch Leonard pitches his first career no-hitter, leading the Boston Red Sox to a 4-0 win over the St. Louis Browns.
*September 17 - St. Louis Browns pitcher George Sisler out-duels the Washington Senators' legend Walter Johnson, 1–0. It will be the last Major League pitching victory for Sisler, who will become a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame as a first baseman in 1939.
*October 12 - The Boston Red Sox defeat the Brooklyn Robins, 4-1, in Game 5 of the World Series to win their second consecutive World Championship and fourth overall. Boston's Babe Ruth pitched 13 shutout innings in Game 2, starting a consecutive scoreless innings streak that would reach 29 in 1918.

Births

January-March

*January 6 - Phil Masi
*January 8 - Joe Just
*January 13 - Bama Rowell
*January 24 - Jack Brickhouse
*January 24 - Clem Dreisewerd
*January 24 - Wally Judnich
*January 25 - Glenn Gardner
*January 28 - Bob Muncrief
*February 5 - Dewey Williams
*February 6 - Don Fisher
*February 9 - Tex Hughson
*February 9 - Freddy Schmidt
*March 2 - Mickey Rocco
*March 9 - Woody Rich
*March 12 - René Monteagudo
*March 18 - Hiram Bithorn
*March 18 - Elbie Fletcher
*March 18 - Eddie Lake

April-June

*April 4 - Mickey Owen
*April 11 - Sam Chapman
*April 14 - Johnny Hutchings
*April 16 - Pete Suder
*April 23 - Jack Creel
*April 27 - Enos Slaughter
*April 29 - Art Kenney
*May 3 - Ken Silvestri
*May 12 - Hank Borowy
*May 14 - Red Hayworth
*May 20 - Joe Wood
*May 25 - Frank Drews
*May 27 - John Dudra
*June 5 - Eddie Joost
*June 15 - Bud Stewart
*June 27 - Fuzz White

July-September

*July 1 - Bob Prince
*July 6 - Bill Donovan
*July 18 - Johnny Hopp
*July 16 - Dario Lodigiani
*July 19 - Phil Cavarretta
*July 20 - Don Black
*July 24 - Al Flair
*July 31 - Billy Hitchcock
*August 10 - Buddy Lewis
*August 21 - Murry Dickson
*August 26 - Adrián Zabala
*August 31 - Danny Litwhiler
*August 31 - Ray Mack
*September 3 - Eddie Stanky
*September 8 - Jim Bagby
*September 11 - Ellis Clary
*September 12 - Charlie Keller
*September 13 - Roy Zimmerman
*September 19 - Bob McNamara
*September 28 - Al Evans

October-December

*October 8 - Rex Cecil
*October 10 - Floyd Baker
*October 13 - Ray Hathaway
*October 16 - Eddie Carnett
*October 19 - Ralph McLeod
*October 21 - Bill Bevens
*October 22 - Harry Walker
*October 28 - Ed Levy
*October 30 - Leon Day
*October 31 - Ken Keltner
*November 2 - Al Campanis
*November 5 - Jim Tabor
*November 7 - Joe Hatten
*November 9 - Walt Lanfranconi
*November 16 - Joe Hatten
*November 18 - Ken Burkhart
*November 22 - Ted Cieslak
*November 26 - Bob Elliott
*November 26 - Walt Ripley
*November 26 - Eddie Miller
*December 4 - Ray Sanders
*December 13 - Hank Majeski

Deaths

*January 6 - King Cole, 29, pitcher who was 20-4 and led NL in ERA for 1910 Cubs, gave up Babe Ruth's first hit in 1914; inspired Ring Lardner's "Alibi Ike" stories
*June 10 - Jack Chapman, 73, Right fielder who later managed 11 seasons.
*October 10 - Dick McBride, 71, pitcher and player-manager for the Philadelphia Athletics of the National Association from 1871-1875, one short season played in the National League for the Boston Red Caps in 1876.
*October 13 - Cyclone Miller, 57, pitcher for four teams in his two year career, 1884 and 1886.
*October 31 - Nicholas Young, 76, president of the National League from 1885 to 1902, league secretary from 1876-1902; managed Washington team in the National Association, also umpiring in that league