The 1916 Chicago White Sox finished second in the American League, just two games behind the first-place Boston Red Sox. By this time, the nucleus of the 1917–19 dynasty was in place. Chicago would win the World Series the following season.
Regular season This was Shoeless Joe Jackson's first full season with the White Sox. He led the team in batting with a .341 average and finished third in the league overall. Eddie Collins and Happy Felsch also hit .300. The pitching staff was well-balanced, with seven men making at least 14 starts.
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster 1916 Chicago White Sox Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders
Other positions 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 C 129 410 95 .232 0 41 1B 105 313 75 .240 3 44 2B 155 545 168 .308 0 52 SS 94 269 51 .190 0 17 3B 151 582 132 .227 3 38 OF 155 592 202 .341 3 78 OF 146 546 164 .300 7 70 OF 143 527 128 .243 0 42
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 75 258 69 .267 1 34 68 187 48 .257 0 10 51 105 22 .210 0 4 40 101 21 .208 0 7 45 82 20 .244 0 13 24 44 10 .227 0 7 31 40 9 .225 0 3 8 18 0 .000 0 0 9 8 1 .125 0 0 7 5 1 .200 0 0 3 2 0 .000 0 0 1 1 0 .000 0 0 1 0 0 ---- 0 0
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 35 205.1 17 9 2.02 87
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 56 264.1 18 11 2.42 112 43 224.1 13 7 2.89 138 44 187.0 15 7 1.78 91 32 165.1 7 14 2.72 71 28 142.0 9 5 2.03 57 27 127.0 4 6 1.98 36 28 93.2 6 5 3.27 49 2 3.1 0 1 2.70 3
Awards and honors League top ten finishers Eddie Cicotte #2 in AL in ERA (1.78)
Joe Jackson #2 in AL in slugging percentage (.495) #3 in AL in batting average (.341)
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