1916 Detroit Tigers season

1916 Detroit Tigers
Major league affiliations
Location
1916 Information
Owner(s) Frank Navin
Manager(s) Hughie Jennings
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The 1916 Detroit Tigers season was a season in American baseball. The team finished third in the American League with a record of 87-67, 4 games behind the Boston Red Sox.

Contents

Regular season

Season standings

American League W L Pct. GB
Boston Red Sox 91 63 .591 --
Chicago White Sox 89 65 .578 2
Detroit Tigers 87 67 .565 4
New York Yankees 80 74 .519 11
St. Louis Browns 79 75 .513 12
Cleveland Indians 77 77 .500 14
Washington Senators 76 77 .497 14½
Philadelphia Athletics 36 117 .235 54½

Roster

1916 Detroit Tigers
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders Manager

Coaches

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

Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
1B Burns, GeorgeGeorge Burns 135 479 137 .286 4 73

Other batters

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
Dyer, BenBen Dyer 4 14 4 .286 0 1

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
James, BillBill James 30 151.2 8 12 3.68 61
Boehler, GeorgeGeorge Boehler 5 13.1 1 1 4.73 8

Relief pitchers

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

Player G W L SV ERA SO

References

American League
Boston • Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • New York • Philadelphia • St. Louis • Washington
National League
Franchise
Ballparks

Boulevard Park • Bennett Park • Tiger Stadium • Comerica Park
Spring Training: Plant Field • Bosse Field • Henley Field • Joker Marchant Stadium
Culture

Gum Time • Paws • "Detroit Rock City" • "The Bird" • Tiger Town •
Lore
Important figures
Hall of Fame
members
Frick Award
recipient
Retired numbers

2 • 5 • 6 • 11 • 16 • 23 • 42
Minors
Key personnel

Owner: Mike Ilitch • General Manager: Dave Dombrowski • Manager: Jim Leyland
World Series
championships (4)

1935 • 1945 • 1968 • 1984
League pennants (10)

American League: 1907 • 1908 • 1909 • 1934 • 1935 • 1940 • 1945 • 1968 • 1984 • 2006
Division titles (4)

East: 1972 • 1984 • 1987 • Central: 2011
Wild card berths (1)
Broadcasters