1916 BBW Summary Week 5 Results - May 8-14, 1916

Brooklyn Manager
Wilbert Robinson
Week Five of the 1916 BBW Replay is in the books, and it was another week dominated by pitching (as it should be). Shutouts, extra innings, and games coming down to the last at-bat … it all makes for a fun and interesting replay.

In the AL, Boston still holds on to its lead in the standings, as it is second in both team hitting and pitching (but last in team fielding). Mostly, they just seem to know when they need the runs or when they can back off and rely on their strong pitching. Washington and Detroit remain right on their heels, and both would love to move into the top spot, but both have struggled to provide a consistent attack, whether with the bat or with their pitching.

 

In the NL, Brooklyn slipped past Chicago into first place as of the end of the Sunday games. Their lead is but a few more percentage points, with Chicago maintaining a 0.5 game lead. Brooklyn ended the week on a four-game win streak, and has gone 8-2 over their previous ten games. They lead the NL in both team batting and pitching (and, similar to the Boston Red Sox, are last in team fielding).

 

1916 Brooklyn Team
While pitching remains dominant, it doesn’t mean there isn’t any hitting. Offense-minded Detroit had back-to-back games this week where they scored fifteen (!) runs. Ty Cobb's name is at the top of most offensive categories, but he is only second in batting average (.383) to Boston's Dick Hoblitzell (.404). I am averaging about one homerun per day, but a few weeks ago, the Yankees clubbed three in a game, with all three of them coming off Walter Johnson. This week, the Tigers hit four homeruns in a game versus Philadelphia, with George X. Burns hitting a pair in the game, all four coming in the first four innings of the game.

The NL remains quite a bit behind the AL in number of games played, but it looks like they will be able to make up some of that difference this coming week, as the East Coast is apparently undergoing weather-related issues, whereas the NL teams are all in the Midwest and have a busy, busy week ahead of them. You know what that means - let's go play!

 





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