1916 Philadelphia Athletics

1916 Philadelphia Athletics / Franchise: The Athletics / BR Team Page

Record: 36-117, Finished 8th in American League (1916 AL)

Managed by Connie Mack

Ballpark: Shibe Park

History, Comments, Contributions

The 1916 Philadelphia Athletics had the worst winning percentage in American League history (.235). Even the 2024 Chicago White Sox, who lost a record 121 games, had a better winning percentage at .253. The Athletics finished 40 games behind the 7th place Washington Senators! They also held the AL record for most losses, with 117, until passed by the 2003 Detroit Tigers, who had 2 more losses, but in 12 more games, and then by the aforementioned edition of the White Sox.

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

Further Reading

• John G. Robertson and Andy Saunders: A’s Bad as It Gets: Connie Mack’s Pathetic Athletics of 1916, McFarland, Jefferson, NC, 2014. ISBN 978-0-7864-7818-7
• Charles Salzberg and George Robinson: On a Clear Day, They Could See Seventh Place: Baseball's Worst Teams, Bison Books, University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, NE 2010. ISBN 978-0803229884 (Originally published in 1989)
• Jonathan Weeks: Cellar Dwellers: The Worst Teams in Baseball History, Scarecrow Press, Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Lanham, MD, 2012. ISBN 978-0-8108-8532-5