1916 Philadelphia Athletics Roster
American League (AL)
Team Record: 36-117
Finished 8th in the AL
Attendance: 184,471, Avg. 3,670
Ballpark: Shibe Park
Manager: Connie Mack (36-117)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1916 Philadelphia Athletics StatisticsTeam Record: 36-117
Finished 8th in the AL
Attendance: 184,471, Avg. 3,670
Ballpark: Shibe Park
Manager: Connie Mack (36-117)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1916 Philadelphia Athletics Results
The Philadelphia Athletics of the American League ended the 1916 season with a record of 36 wins and 117 losses, finishing eighth in the AL.
The Athletics plated 447 runs, worst in the circuit, and yielded 776 runs, most in the league. Stuffy McInnis accounted for 60 RBI. Amos Strunk led batters with significant playing time with a .316 average. Bullet Joe Bush topped the team with 15 wins and a team-best 2.57 earned run average, leading regularly-used pitchers.
Connie Mack coached the team.
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| Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rube Bressler | P | R | L | October 23, 1894 | 6'0" | 187 | Coder, PA USA |
| Jim Brown | RF | R | R | March 31, 1891 | 6'0" | 178 | Laurel, MD USA |
| Bullet Joe Bush | P | R | R | November 27, 1892 | 5'9" | 173 | Ehime, MN USA |
| Ralph Carroll | C | R | R | December 28, 1891 | 6'0" | 170 | Worcester, MA USA |
| Sam Crane | SS | R | R | September 13, 1894 | 5'11" | 154 | Harrisburg, PA USA |
| Cap Crowell | P | R | R | September 5, 1892 | 6'1" | 178 | Roxbury, MA USA |
| Harry Davis | P | R | R | July 18, 1873 | 5'10" | 180 | Philadelphia, PA USA |
| Moxie Divis | LF | January 16, 1894 | 5'6" | 0 | Cleveland, OH USA | ||
| Michael Driscoll | P | R | R | October 19, 1892 | 5'11" | 160 | North Abington, MA USA |
| Charlie Grimm | OF | L | L | August 28, 1898 | 5'11" | 173 | St. Louis, MO USA |
| Roy Grover | 2B | R | R | January 17, 1892 | 5'8" | 150 | Snohomish, WA USA |
| Raymond Haley | C | R | R | January 23, 1891 | 5'11" | 180 | Danbury, IA USA |
| Thomas Healy | 3B | R | R | October 30, 1895 | 6'0" | 172 | Altoona, PA USA |
| George Hesselbacher | P | R | R | January 18, 1895 | 6'2" | 175 | Philadelphia, PA USA |
| Bill Johnson | CF | L | R | October 18, 1892 | 5'11" | 170 | Chicago, IL USA |
| Jing Johnson | P | R | R | October 9, 1894 | 5'9" | 172 | Parker Ford, PA USA |
| Lee King | OF | R | R | March 28, 1894 | 5'10" | 150 | Waltham, MA USA |
| Nap Lajoie | 2B | R | R | September 5, 1874 | 6'1" | 195 | Woonsocket, RI USA |
| Red Lanning | OF | L | L | May 13, 1895 | 5'9" | 165 | Harvard, IL USA |
| Otis Lawry | 2B | L | R | November 1, 1893 | 5'8" | 133 | Fairfield, ME USA |
| Axel Lindstrom | P | R | R | August 26, 1895 | 5'10" | 180 | Gustavsberg, Sweden |
| Lew Malone | SS | R | R | March 13, 1897 | 5'11" | 175 | Baltimore, MD USA |
| Lee McElwee | 3B | R | R | May 23, 1894 | 5'10" | 160 | La Mesa, CA USA |
| Stuffy McInnis | 1B | R | R | September 19, 1890 | 5'9" | 162 | Gloucester, MA USA |
| Billy Meyer | C | R | R | January 14, 1893 | 5'9" | 170 | Knoxville, TN USA |
| Ralph Mitterling | CF | R | R | April 19, 1890 | 5'10" | 165 | Freeburg, PA USA |
| Bill Morrisette | P | R | R | November 21, 1894 | 6'0" | 176 | Portsmouth, MD USA |
| Mike Murphy | C | R | R | August 19, 1888 | 5'9" | 170 | Forestville, PA USA |
| Elmer Myers | P | R | R | March 2, 1894 | 6'2" | 185 | York Springs, PA USA |
| Jack Nabors | P | R | R | November 19, 1887 | 6'3" | 185 | Montevallo, AL USA |
| Rube Oldring | LF | R | R | May 30, 1884 | 5'10" | 186 | New York, NY USA |
| Rube Parnham | P | R | R | February 1, 1894 | 6'3" | 185 | Heidelberg, PA USA |
| Val Picinich | C | R | R | September 8, 1896 | 5'9" | 165 | New York, NY USA |
| Charlie Pick | 3B | L | R | April 12, 1888 | 5'10" | 160 | Brookneal, VA USA |
| Carl Ray | P | L | L | January 31, 1889 | 5'11" | 170 | Danbury, NC USA |
| Jack Richardson | P | B | R | October 3, 1892 | 6'3" | 197 | Central City, IL USA |
| Harland Rowe | 3B | L | R | April 20, 1896 | 6'1" | 170 | Springvale, ME USA |
| Wally Schang | LF | B | R | August 22, 1889 | 5'10" | 180 | South Wales, NY USA |
| Socks Seibold | P | R | R | May 31, 1896 | 5'8" | 162 | Philadelphia, PA USA |
| Tom Sheehan | P | R | R | March 31, 1894 | 6'2" | 190 | Grand Ridge, IL USA |
| Bill Stellbauer | LF | R | R | March 20, 1894 | 5'10" | 175 | Bremond, TX USA |
| Amos Strunk | CF | L | L | January 22, 1889 | 5'11" | 175 | Philadelphia, PA USA |
| Shag Thompson | CF | L | R | April 29, 1893 | 5'8" | 165 | Haw River, NC USA |
| Buck Thrasher | RF | L | R | August 6, 1889 | 5'11" | 182 | Watkinsville, GA USA |
| Jimmy Walsh | RF | R | R | August 24, 1887 | 5'10" | 170 | Rathroe, Tipperary Ireland |
| Harry Weaver | P | R | R | February 26, 1892 | 5'11" | 160 | Clarendon, PA USA |
| Walt Whittaker | P | L | R | June 11, 1894 | 5'9" | 165 | Chelsea, MA USA |
| Marsh Williams | P | R | R | February 21, 1893 | 6'0" | 180 | Faison, NC USA |
| Whitey Witt | SS | L | R | September 28, 1895 | 5'7" | 150 | Orange, MA USA |
| Weldon Wyckoff | P | R | R | February 19, 1891 | 6'1" | 175 | Williamsport, PA USA |
