1916 Philadelphia Athletics
1916 Philadelphia Athletics / Franchise: Oakland Athletics / BR Team Page[edit]
Record: 36-117, Finished 8th in American League (1916 AL)
Managed by Connie Mack
History, Comments, Contributions[edit]
The 1916 Philadelphia Athletics had the worst winning percentage in American League history (.235). They 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.
Standings[edit]
American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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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[edit]
- 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
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