TEAM NEWS
Saturday, 10/28/1916
Tuesday 1/31/1916 :
Bucky Veil retires ...
Hub Perdue retires ...
Ed Irvin retires ...
Ed Gagnier retires ...
Lou Manske gets a new one-year contract worth $300,000 through salary arbitration.
Bobby Veach gets a new one-year contract worth $3,300,000 through salary arbitration.
Guy Zinn gets a new one-year contract worth $964,286 through salary arbitration.
Joe Jackson becomes a free agent.
Stuffy Mcinnis becomes a free agent.
Lee Magee gets a new one-year contract worth $4,778,571 through salary arbitration.
John Flynn becomes a free agent.
Harry Suter becomes a free agent.
Ben Taylor gets a new one-year contract worth $414,286 through salary arbitration.
Dick Rudolph gets a new one-year contract worth $2,178,571 through salary arbitration.
Russ Ford gets a new one-year contract worth $3,957,143 through salary arbitration.
Bill Grahame gets a new one-year contract worth $732,857 through salary arbitration.
Ed Holly gets a new one-year contract worth $300,000 through salary arbitration.
Rube Benton becomes a free agent.
Harry Pattee gets a new one-year contract worth $300,000 through salary arbitration.
Gus Fisher gets a new one-year contract worth $685,714 through salary arbitration.
Ed Zmich becomes a free agent.
Wally Mattick gets a new one-year contract worth $300,000 through salary arbitration.
Wally Rehg gets a new one-year contract worth $300,000 through salary arbitration.
Saturday 4/8/1916 :
Leroy Grant has 4 hits against St. Louis (A).
Guy Zinn scores 4 runs against St. Louis (A).
Thursday 4/13/1916 :
Russ Ford fans 11 batters against Cleveland.
Friday 4/14/1916 :
Les Backman pitches a 7-hit shutout against Philadelphia (A)!!
Monday 4/17/1916 :
Les Backman was named Player of the Week!
He won 2 games, with one shutout, pitched 17 innings
with an ERA of 1.59, fanning 7.
Wednesday 4/19/1916 :
George Ferguson strikes out 11 against Chicago (A).
Sunday 4/30/1916 :
Bill Grahame pitches a 4-hit shutout against New York (A)!!
Wednesday 5/3/1916 :
Joe Schultz has 4 hits against Cleveland.
Sam Rice has 4 hits against Cleveland.
Sam Rice has 6 RBI against Cleveland.
Wednesday 5/10/1916 :
Bobby Veach has 4 hits against St. Louis (A).
Tuesday 5/30/1916 :
Sam Rice has 4 hits against Philadelphia (A).
Thursday 6/8/1916 :
Russ Ford pitches a 4-hit shutout against Boston (A)!!
Joe Schultz has 4 hits against Boston (A).
Monday 6/12/1916 :
Bobby Veach was named Player of the Week!
He batted .500 in 26 AB, with 3 RBI.
Wednesday 6/21/1916 :
Bobby Veach has 5 hits against St. Louis (A).
Thursday 6/22/1916 :
Les Backman pitches a 6-hit shutout against St. Louis (A)!!
Wednesday 6/28/1916 :
Russ Ford pitches a 4-hit shutout against Philadelphia (A)!!
Saturday 7/1/1916 :
Les Backman was named American League-Pitcher of the Month !
He had a record of 6-0 in 6 games started, with an ERA of 0.68 and 1 shutouts.
Saturday 7/1/1916 :
Sam Rice was named American League-Batter of the Month!
He batted .378 in 98 AB, with 0 homers and 24 RBI.
Sunday 7/2/1916 :
P Russ Ford will play in the OOTP-Allstar game!
LF Bobby Veach will play in the OOTP-Allstar game!
RF Sam Rice will play in the OOTP-Allstar game!
2B Joe Schultz will play in the OOTP-Allstar game!
Sunday 7/9/1916 :
Russ Ford pitches a 2-hit shutout against Philadelphia (A)!!
Monday 7/10/1916 :
Ed Holly retires ...
Sam Rice has 4 hits against Philadelphia (A).
Saturday 7/22/1916 :
Guy Zinn has 4 hits against St. Louis (A).
Guy Zinn drives in 5 runs against St. Louis (A).
Wednesday 8/2/1916 :
Russ Ford pitches a 2-hit shutout against Boston (A)!!
Thursday 8/3/1916 :
Les Backman pitches a 4-hit shutout against New York (A)!!
C Brad Kocher has been released.
Friday 8/4/1916 :
Ed Lennox has 5 hits against New York (A).
Friday 8/18/1916 :
Guy Zinn has 4 hits against Washington.
Saturday 8/19/1916 :
Russ Ford pitches a 4-hit shutout against Washington!!
Monday 8/21/1916 :
Russ Ford was named Player of the Week!
He won 2 games, with one shutout, pitched 18 innings
with an ERA of 1.50, fanning 8.
Monday 9/4/1916 :
George Ferguson was named Player of the Week!
He won 2 games, pitched 18 innings
with an ERA of 1.50, fanning 8.
Monday 9/4/1916 :
Joe Schultz has 4 hits against St. Louis (A).
Monday 9/11/1916 :
George Ferguson pitches a 5-hit shutout against Washington!!
George Ferguson strikes out 11 against Washington.
Saturday 9/23/1916 :
Ed Lennox sets a new season AL-Record for Strikeouts with 216.
Ed Lennox sets a new season Team-Record for Strikeouts with 216.
Walter Lonergan has 4 hits against Philadelphia (A).
Friday 9/29/1916 :
Joe Schultz sets a new season Team-Record for At-Bats with 657!
Friday 10/6/1916 :
Russ Ford pitches a 6-hit shutout against Cleveland!!
Saturday 10/28/1916 :
Sam Rice was named American League Rookie Of The Year !
He batted .331 in 602 AB, with 3 homers and 80 RBI.
Saturday 10/28/1916 :
Rightfield Gold Glove Award Winner: Sam Rice!

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