The 1916 Brooklyn Robins won their first National League pennant in 16 years and advanced to the first World Series in franchise history, where they lost to Babe Ruth and the Boston Red Sox in five games.
Season standings Record vs. opponents Notable transactions • August 25, 1916: Lew McCarty was traded by the Robins to the New York Giants for Fred Merkle. Roster == Player stats ==
Player stats
Batting Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; CG = Complete games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; CG = Complete games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts Note: Rube Marquard was team leader in saves with 5. Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts == 1916 World Series ==
League top five finishers Larry Cheney • #2 in NL in strikeouts (166) Jake Daubert • #2 in NL in batting average (.316) • #4 in NL in on-base percentage (.371) Rube Marquard • #2 in NL in ERA (1.58) Jeff Pfeffer • #2 in NL in wins (25) • #2 in NL in complete games (30) Zach Wheat • Led NL in slugging percentage (.461) • #2 in NL in doubles (32) == Notes ==