1916 Cleveland Indians season
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| Owner(s) | Jim Dunn |
| Manager(s) | Lee Fohl |
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The 1916 Cleveland Indians season was a season in American baseball. The team finished sixth in the American League with a record of 77–77, 14 games behind the Boston Red Sox.
Regular season
Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Boston Red Sox | 91 | 63 | 0.591 | — | 49–28 | 42–35 |
| Chicago White Sox | 89 | 65 | 0.578 | 2 | 49–28 | 40–37 |
| Detroit Tigers | 87 | 67 | 0.565 | 4 | 49–28 | 38–39 |
| New York Yankees | 80 | 74 | 0.519 | 11 | 46–31 | 34–43 |
| St. Louis Browns | 79 | 75 | 0.513 | 12 | 45–32 | 34–43 |
| Cleveland Indians | 77 | 77 | 0.500 | 14 | 44–33 | 33–44 |
| Washington Senators | 76 | 77 | 0.497 | 14½ | 49–28 | 27–49 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 36 | 117 | 0.235 | 54½ | 23–53 | 13–64 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHI | STL | WSH | |||||
| Boston | — | 14–8 | 15–7 | 14–8 | 11–11 | 16–6 | 10–12–1 | 11–11–1 | |||||
| Chicago | 8–14 | — | 13–9 | 13–9 | 10–12 | 18–4 | 15–7 | 12–10–1 | |||||
| Cleveland | 7–15 | 9–13 | — | 11–11 | 12–10 | 18–4 | 11–11–2 | 9–13–1 | |||||
| Detroit | 8–14 | 9–13 | 11–11 | — | 14–8–1 | 18–4 | 13–9 | 14–8 | |||||
| New York | 11–11 | 12–10 | 10–12 | 8–14–1 | — | 15–7 | 9–13 | 15–7–1 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 6–16 | 4–18 | 4–18 | 4–18 | 7–15 | — | 5–17 | 6–15–1 | |||||
| St. Louis | 12–10–1 | 7–15 | 11–11–2 | 9–13 | 13–9 | 17–5 | — | 10–12–1 | |||||
| Washington | 11–11–1 | 10–12–1 | 13–9–1 | 8–14 | 7–15–1 | 15–6–1 | 12–10–1 | — | |||||
Notable transactions
- April 12, 1916: Sad Sam Jones, Fred Thomas, and $55,000 were traded by the Indians to the Boston Red Sox for Tris Speaker.[1]
Roster
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Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| OF | Speaker, TrisTris Speaker | 151 | 546 | 211 | .386 | 2 | 79 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Chapman, RayRay Chapman | 109 | 346 | 80 | .231 | 0 | 27 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Bagby, JimJim Bagby | 48 | 272.2 | 16 | 17 | 2.71 | 88 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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