For the second time this season, White Sox pitchers toss shutouts in a doubleheader, this time against the Red Sox. Lefty Williams wins, 4 – 0, then Reb Russell follows with a 3 – 0 victory. With the temperature at Fenway Park in the 90s, this is the first of three consecutive doubleheaders for the two Sox.
On June 27, 1916 Boston’s Babe Ruth allows two runs in the first inning, but settles down to beat the A’s, 7 – 2, while striking out 10. Red Sox infielder Larry Gardner is caught stealing three times, the second time this year that A’s catchers have caught a baserunner three times (the other was New York’s Fritz Maisel, on April 26). On June…
The Red Sox sweep two from the A’s, winning 3 – 2 and taking the night cap, 7 – 3 behind Carl Mays. Mays also saves the opener for Dutch Leonard.
On June 21, 1916 Rube Foster of the Red Sox no-hits the Yankees 2 – 0, for the first no-hitter in Fenway Park, beating Bob Shawkey, 2 – 0. Harry Hooper leads the offense with three hits. Red Sox president Joseph Lannin hands Rube a $100 bonus and each of his Sox teammates receive a…
1916 – The Chicago White Sox pound Babe Ruth with 12 hits in eight innings, including three by Shoeless Joe Jackson, to beat the visiting Boston Red Sox, 5 – 0. The loss drops Boston into sixth place.
Babe Ruth Pitches 10 inning complete game to defeat Yankees
Philadelphia Athletics pitcher Jack Nabors tops the Boston Red Sox, 6 – 2. His only victory of the season evens his record at 1-1. Nabors will follow with 19 straight losses to set a major-league record. Teammate Tom Sheehan will be right behind him at 1-16.
On April 12, 1916, the Cleveland Indians acquire future Hall of Famer Tris Speaker from the Boston Red Sox for pitcher Sad Sam Jones, minor league infielder Fred Thomas, and cash. Speaker will lead the American League in batting, slugging, on-base percentage, hits, and doubles in 1916.
Outfielder Tris Speaker is still a holdout as a reaction to Boston Red Sox owner Joseph Lannin’s proposal to cut his salary from $11,000 to $9,000. Speaker wants $15,000. The Red Sox, in anticipation of resolving the contract dispute by trading Speaker, purchase OF Tilly Walker from the St. Louis Browns.
1916 – An unsigned Tris Speaker arrives at the Boston Red Sox training camp in Hot Springs, Arkansas, in time for an exhibition game. Speaker goes 4 for 4 with a home run and a triple.
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