1916 MLB season | |
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League | American League (AL) National League (NL) |
Sport | Baseball |
Duration | Regular season:
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Number of games | 154 |
Number of teams | 16 (8 per league) |
Pennant winners | |
AL champions | Boston Red Sox |
AL runners-up | Chicago White Sox |
NL champions | Brooklyn Robins |
NL runners-up | Philadelphia Phillies |
World Series | |
Champions | Boston Red Sox |
Runners-up | Brooklyn Robins |
The 1916 major league baseball season began on April 12, 1916. The regular season ended on October 5, with the Brooklyn Robins and Boston Red Sox as the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The postseason began with Game 1 of the 13th World Series on October 7 and ended with Game 5 on October 12. The Red Sox defeated the Robins, four games to one.