1916 Pittsburgh Pirates season

The 1916 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 35th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; the 30th in the National League. In April 1916, newspapers reported that Otto Knabe would join the team at second base at the end of the month."Otto Knabe, Former Philly Star, To Join Pittsburgh Pirates." Scranton, Pennsylvania: The Scranton Times, April 17, 1916, p. 11 (subscription required).

The Pirates finished sixth in the league standings with a record of 65–89.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

|- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 1 || April 12 || @ Cardinals || 1–2 || Doak || Kantlehner (0–1) || — || — || 0–1 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 2 || April 13 || @ Cardinals || 4–0 || Adams (1–0) || Meadows || — || — || 1–1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 3 || April 14 || @ Cardinals || 3–5 || Jasper || Harmon (0–1) || Griner || — || 1–2 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 4 || April 15 || @ Cardinals || 6–1 || Mamaux (1–0) || Hall || — || — || 2–2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 5 || April 16 || @ Reds || 1–6 || Toney || Miller (0–1) || — || — || 2–3 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 6 || April 17 || @ Reds || 10–1 || Kantlehner (1–1) || Dale || — || — || 3–3 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 7 || April 18 || @ Reds || 3–4 (10) || Schneider || Adams (1–1) || — || — || 3–4 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 8 || April 20 || Cardinals || 0–5 || Meadows || Mamaux (1–1) || Sallee || — || 3–5 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 9 || April 21 || Cardinals || 8–0 || Harmon (1–1) || Steele || — || — || 4–5 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 10 || April 23 || @ Cubs || 0–3 || McConnell || Kantlehner (1–2) || — || 16,000 || 4–6 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 11 || April 26 || @ Cubs || 3–6 || Lavender || Adams (1–2) || Prendergast || — || 4–7 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 12 || April 28 || Reds || 5–1 || Harmon (2–1) || Schneider || — || — || 5–7 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 13 || April 29 || Reds || 2–1 || Mamaux (2–1) || Toney || Miller (1) || — || 6–7 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 14 || April 30 || @ Reds || 7–8 || Schneider || Harmon (2–2) || — || — || 6–8

|- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 15 || May 1 || @ Reds || 0–3 || Mitchell || Adams (1–3) || — || — || 6–9 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 16 || May 4 || Cubs || 4–2 || Cooper (1–0) || Lavender || — || 4,000 || 7–9 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 17 || May 5 || Cubs || 3–5 (13) || Seaton || Kantlehner (1–3) || — || — || 7–10 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 18 || May 6 || Cubs || 1–2 || Vaughn || Adams (1–4) || — || 8,000 || 7–11 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 19 || May 7 || @ Cubs || 1–0 || Kantlehner (2–3) || Lavender || — || 19,000 || 8–11 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 20 || May 8 || @ Cubs || 1–2 || McConnell || Cooper (1–1) || — || — || 8–12 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 21 || May 8 || @ Cubs || 6–4 || Mamaux (3–1) || Packard || — || — || 9–12 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 22 || May 9 || Giants || 5–13 || Tesreau || Harmon (2–3) || Mathewson || — || 9–13 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 23 || May 10 || Giants || 1–7 || Anderson || Adams (1–5) || — || 2,000 || 9–14 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 24 || May 11 || Giants || 2–3 || Perritt || Kantlehner (2–4) || Stroud || 2,000 || 9–15 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 25 || May 12 || Giants || 2–3 (10) || Schauer || Mamaux (3–2) || — || 2,000 || 9–16 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 26 || May 13 || Braves || 5–3 || Adams (2–5) || Reulbach || Kantlehner (1) || — || 10–16 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 27 || May 15 || Braves || 8–7 || Harmon (3–3) || Rudolph || Mamaux (1) || — || 11–16 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 28 || May 18 || Phillies || 0–3 || Alexander || Kantlehner (2–5) || — || — || 11–17 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 29 || May 19 || Phillies || 4–2 || Mamaux (4–2) || McQuillan || — || — || 12–17 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 30 || May 20 || Phillies || 1–5 || Demaree || Adams (2–6) || — || — || 12–18 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 31 || May 23 || Robins || 0–6 || Pfeffer || Kantlehner (2–6) || — || — || 12–19 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 32 || May 24 || Robins || 2–3 (10) || Cheney || Harmon (3–4) || — || — || 12–20 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 33 || May 25 || Robins || 5–0 || Miller (1–1) || Dell || — || — || 13–20 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 34 || May 26 || @ Cardinals || 6–5 (11) || Mamaux (5–2) || Sallee || — || 2,000 || 14–20 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 35 || May 28 || @ Cardinals || 4–0 || Cooper (2–1) || Doak || — || — || 15–20 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 36 || May 28 || @ Cardinals || 4–1 (5) || Mamaux (6–2) || Meadows || — || — || 16–20 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 37 || May 29 || Reds || 1–6 || Mitchell || Jacobs (0–1) || — || — || 16–21 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 38 || May 30 || Reds || 9–8 || Cooper (3–1) || Schulz || — || — || 17–21 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 39 || May 31 || Reds || 2–5 (16) || Toney || Miller (1–2) || — || — || 17–22

|- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 40 || June 1 || Reds || 8–4 || Harmon (4–4) || Schneider || — || — || 18–22 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 41 || June 2 || @ Robins || 5–2 || Mamaux (7–2) || Appleton || — || — || 19–22 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 42 || June 5 || @ Robins || 2–3 || Dell || Miller (1–3) || — || 2,500 || 19–23 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 43 || June 6 || @ Giants || 3–2 || Mamaux (8–2) || Benton || — || 9,000 || 20–23 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 44 || June 12 || @ Phillies || 1–2 || Alexander || Mamaux (8–3) || — || — || 20–24 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 45 || June 13 || @ Phillies || 3–5 || Bender || Adams (2–7) || — || 4,000 || 20–25 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 46 || June 14 || @ Phillies || 2–3 (12) || Rixey || Jacobs (0–2) || — || — || 20–26 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 47 || June 15 || @ Braves || 2–1 || Mamaux (9–3) || Reulbach || — || — || 21–26 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 48 || June 16 || @ Braves || 0–2 || Hughes || Kantlehner (2–7) || — || — || 21–27 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 49 || June 20 || Cardinals || 6–10 (12) || Jasper || Miller (1–4) || Williams || — || 21–28 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 50 || June 22 || Cardinals || 8–4 || Jacobs (1–2) || Williams || — || — || 22–28 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 51 || June 23 || Cardinals || 7–8 || Jasper || Harmon (4–5) || Ames || — || 22–29 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 52 || June 24 || Cardinals || 4–3 || Mamaux (10–3) || Steele || — || — || 23–29 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 53 || June 24 || Cardinals || 5–2 || Miller (2–4) || Hall || — || — || 24–29 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 54 || June 25 || @ Cubs || 8–3 (12) || Cooper (4–1) || Vaughn || — || — || 25–29 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 55 || June 27 || @ Cubs || 0–1 || Prendergast || Cooper (4–2) || — || — || 25–30 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 56 || June 27 || @ Cubs || 4–10 || Seaton || Adams (2–8) || Prendergast || — || 25–31 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 57 || June 28 || @ Cubs || 3–2 || Mamaux (11–3) || Lavender || — || — || 26–31 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 58 || June 28 || @ Cubs || 3–2 (18) || Cooper (5–2) || McConnell || — || — || 27–31 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 59 || June 30 || @ Reds || 3–2 || Harmon (5–5) || Schneider || — || — || 28–31

|- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 60 || July 1 || @ Reds || 2–1 || Mamaux (12–3) || Knetzer || — || — || 29–31 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 61 || July 2 || @ Reds || 2–3 || Toney || Miller (2–5) || — || — || 29–32 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 62 || July 2 || @ Reds || 6–1 (5) || Kantlehner (3–7) || Dale || — || 6,000 || 30–32 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 63 || July 3 || Cubs || 2–3 || Seaton || Cooper (5–3) || Packard || — || 30–33 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 64 || July 4 || Cubs || 0–5 || Vaughn || Kantlehner (3–8) || — || — || 30–34 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 65 || July 4 || Cubs || 1–0 || Mamaux (13–3) || Prendergast || — || — || 31–34 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 66 || July 5 || Cubs || 3–4 || Hendrix || Miller (2–6) || Lavender || — || 31–35 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 67 || July 6 || Giants || 6–12 || Perritt || Cooper (5–4) || — || — || 31–36 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 68 || July 7 || Giants || 5–2 || Jacobs (2–2) || Anderson || — || — || 32–36 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 69 || July 8 || Giants || 4–6 || Benton || Mamaux (13–4) || — || — || 32–37 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 70 || July 10 || Giants || 7–1 || Miller (3–6) || Schauer || — || — || 33–37 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 71 || July 11 || Braves || 3–2 || Jacobs (3–2) || Barnes || — || — || 34–37 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 72 || July 12 || Braves || 5–6 || Barnes || Mamaux (13–5) || Hughes || — || 34–38 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 73 || July 14 || Braves || 0–3 || Ragan || Harmon (5–6) || — || 2,500 || 34–39 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 74 || July 15 || Phillies || 0–4 || Alexander || Jacobs (3–3) || — || — || 34–40 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 75 || July 15 || Phillies || 7–5 || Mamaux (14–5) || Chalmers || Kantlehner (2) || — || 35–40 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 76 || July 19 || Robins || 1–0 || Kantlehner (4–8) || Pfeffer || — || — || 36–40 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 77 || July 19 || Robins || 2–1 (14) || Miller (4–6) || Smith || — || — || 37–40 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 78 || July 22 || Robins || 1–7 || Pfeffer || Kantlehner (4–9) || — || — || 37–41 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 79 || July 22 || Robins || 2–3 (15) || Marquard || Miller (4–7) || — || — || 37–42 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 80 || July 24 || Phillies || 9–1 || Mamaux (15–5) || Demaree || — || — || 38–42 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 81 || July 26 || @ Phillies || 1–7 || Alexander || Adams (2–9) || — || — || 38–43 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 82 || July 26 || @ Phillies || 5–2 || Miller (5–7) || Rixey || — || 12,000 || 39–43 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 83 || July 27 || @ Phillies || 4–5 || Chalmers || Harmon (5–7) || — || 3,500 || 39–44 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 84 || July 28 || @ Phillies || 2–5 || Bender || Jacobs (3–4) || — || 4,500 || 39–45 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 85 || July 29 || @ Giants || 3–4 (11) || Perritt || Mamaux (15–6) || — || — || 39–46 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 86 || July 29 || @ Giants || 0–5 || Anderson || Kantlehner (4–10) || — || 25,000 || 39–47 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 87 || July 31 || @ Giants || 0–7 || Sallee || Miller (5–8) || — || — || 39–48 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 88 || July 31 || @ Giants || 0–7 || Tesreau || Jacobs (3–5) || — || — || 39–49

|- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 89 || August 1 || @ Giants || 4–3 (10) || Cooper (6–4) || Schupp || — || 5,000 || 40–49 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 90 || August 2 || @ Giants || 2–6 || Benton || Mamaux (15–7) || — || — || 40–50 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 91 || August 3 || @ Robins || 2–7 || Cheney || Miller (5–9) || — || 2,500 || 40–51 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 92 || August 4 || @ Robins || 0–2 || Smith || Harmon (5–8) || — || — || 40–52 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 93 || August 5 || @ Robins || 0–4 || Marquard || Cooper (6–5) || — || — || 40–53 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 94 || August 5 || @ Robins || 7–1 || Mamaux (16–7) || Pfeffer || — || — || 41–53 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 95 || August 11 || @ Braves || 2–1 || Miller (6–9) || Barnes || — || — || 42–53 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 96 || August 11 || @ Braves || 1–4 || Tyler || Mamaux (16–8) || — || 10,000 || 42–54 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 97 || August 12 || Cubs || 3–0 || Cooper (7–5) || Lavender || — || — || 43–54 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 98 || August 13 || @ Cardinals || 8–9 (11) || Ames || Kantlehner (4–11) || — || — || 43–55 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 99 || August 13 || @ Cardinals || 9–5 (5) || Mamaux (17–8) || Watson || — || — || 44–55 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 100 || August 15 || @ Cardinals || 1–0 || Harmon (6–8) || Meadows || — || — || 45–55 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 101 || August 15 || @ Cardinals || 2–1 || Cooper (8–5) || Ames || — || — || 46–55 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 102 || August 17 || Robins || 1–5 || Pfeffer || Mamaux (17–9) || — || — || 46–56 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 103 || August 18 || Robins || 0–6 || Cheney || Harmon (6–9) || — || — || 46–57 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 104 || August 19 || Robins || 2–1 (10) || Cooper (9–5) || Smith || — || — || 47–57 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 105 || August 19 || Robins || 0–1 || Marquard || Kantlehner (4–12) || — || — || 47–58 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 106 || August 21 || Phillies || 6–3 || Jacobs (4–5) || Alexander || — || — || 48–58 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 107 || August 21 || Phillies || 2–1 || Evans (1–0) || Demaree || — || — || 49–58 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 108 || August 22 || Phillies || 2–6 || Mayer || Harmon (6–10) || McQuillan || — || 49–59 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 109 || August 22 || Phillies || 9–7 || Cooper (10–5) || Bender || — || — || 50–59 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 110 || August 23 || Phillies || 2–1 (16) || Evans (2–0) || Rixey || — || 1,000 || 51–59 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 111 || August 24 || Giants || 10–1 || Jacobs (5–5) || Tesreau || — || — || 52–59