1916 Cleveland Indians season

1916 Cleveland Indians
Major league affiliations
American League (Since 1901)
Location
Dunn Field (Since 1901) Cleveland, Ohio (Since 1901)
1916 Information
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
Boston Red Sox	91	63	.591	--
Chicago White Sox	89	65	.578	2
Detroit Tigers	87	67	.565	4
New York Yankees	80	74	.519	11
St. Louis Browns	79	75	.513	12
Cleveland Indians	77	77	.500	14
Washington Senators	76	77	.497	14½
Philadelphia Athletics	36	117	.235	54½

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.

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
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
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

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
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

References

• 1916 Cleveland Indians season at Baseball Reference