1916 Cleveland Indians

77-77 • .500 Win% • 6th in AL

The 1916 Cleveland Indians went 77-77 (.500) finishing 6th in the AL. The club scored 630 runs, allowed 602, and played home games at League Park II. Team leaders included Jack Graney (5 HR, 54 RBI) and Jim Bagby (16-16, 2.61 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

77 Wins
77 Losses
.500 Win %
6th Rank
630 R 602 RA
Diff +28

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630 Runs Scored
602 Runs Allowed
+28 Run Diff
621K Attendance

📈 vs. 1916 AL Average

Batting Avg .249 equal to the 1916 league average (.248)
OBP .323 1% above the 1916 league average (.321)
SLG .331 2% above the 1916 league average (.323)
Team ERA 2.90 3% worse than the 1916 league average (2.83)
Runs Scored 630 10% above the 1916 league average (575 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumLeague Park II
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 621,678
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Avg per Game 7,970

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1916

Batting Avg

1 Tris Speaker 0.386 2 Braggo Roth 0.286 3 Elmer Smith 0.277 4 Terry Turner 0.262 5 Chick Gandil 0.259

Home Runs

1 Jack Graney 5 2 Braggo Roth 4 3 Elmer Smith 3 4 Tris Speaker 2 5 Stan Coveleski 1

RBI

1 Tris Speaker 79 2 Chick Gandil 72 3 Braggo Roth 72 4 Jack Graney 54 5 Bill Wambsganss 45
1916 Cleveland Indians — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Jack Graney 155 589 106 142 41 14 5 54 102 72 10 0.241
Tris Speaker 151 546 102 211 41 8 2 79 82 20 35 0.386
Chick Gandil 146 533 51 138 26 9 0 72 36 48 13 0.259
Bill Wambsganss 136 475 57 117 14 4 0 45 41 40 13 0.246
Terry Turner 124 428 52 112 15 3 0 38 40 29 15 0.262
Braggo Roth 125 409 50 117 19 7 4 72 38 48 29 0.286
Steve O'Neill 130 378 30 89 23 0 0 29 24 33 2 0.235
Ray Chapman 109 346 50 80 10 5 0 27 50 46 21 0.231
Ivan Howard 81 246 20 46 11 5 0 23 30 34 9 0.187
Elmer Smith 79 213 25 59 15 3 3 40 18 35 3 0.277
Jim Bagby 51 90 12 15 2 1 0 4 6 18 1 0.167
Joe Evans 33 82 4 12 1 0 0 1 7 12 4 0.146
Stan Coveleski 45 75 8 13 1 2 1 5 1 19 0 0.173
Tom Daly 31 73 3 16 1 1 0 8 1 2 0 0.219
Guy Morton 27 57 7 12 0 0 0 5 0 14 0 0.211
Walter Barbare 13 48 3 11 1 0 0 3 4 9 0 0.229
Marty Kavanagh 19 44 4 11 2 1 1 10 2 5 0 0.250
Ed Klepfer 31 40 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 13 0 0.025
Fritz Coumbe 31 35 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 11 0 0.057
Hank DeBerry 15 33 7 9 4 0 0 4 6 9 0 0.273
Josh Billings 22 31 2 5 0 0 0 1 2 11 0 0.161
Danny Moeller 25 30 5 2 0 0 0 1 5 6 2 0.067
Al Gould 30 29 2 3 0 0 0 1 1 12 0 0.103
Fred Beebe 20 28 4 6 0 1 0 1 1 8 0 0.214
Bob Coleman 19 28 3 6 2 0 0 4 7 6 0 0.214
Otis Lambeth 16 27 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 9 0 0.111
Clyde Engle 11 26 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0.154
Joe Boehling 13 19 1 5 1 0 0 0 1 6 0 0.263
Lou Guisto 6 19 2 3 0 0 0 2 4 3 1 0.158
Milo Allison 14 18 10 5 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0.278
Grover Lowdermilk 10 18 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 8 0 0.167
Al Bergman 8 14 2 3 0 1 0 0 2 4 0 0.214
Willie Mitchell 12 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.000
Howard Lohr 3 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0.143
Pop-boy Smith 5 7 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.286
Jack Bradley 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Larry Chappell 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.000
Joe Leonard 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Marty McHale 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ken Penner 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rip Hagerman 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Shorty Des Jardien 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Red Gunkel 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ollie Welf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1916

ERA

1 Fritz Coumbe 2.02 2 Fred Beebe 2.41 3 Ed Klepfer 2.52 4 Al Gould 2.53 5 Jim Bagby 2.61

Wins

1 Jim Bagby 16 2 Stan Coveleski 15 3 Guy Morton 12 4 Fritz Coumbe 7 5 Ed Klepfer 6

Strikeouts

1 Jim Bagby 88 2 Guy Morton 88 3 Stan Coveleski 76 4 Ed Klepfer 62 5 Al Gould 41
1916 Cleveland Indians — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jim Bagby 16 16 2.61 48 27 5 272.2 253 79 67 88
Stan Coveleski 15 13 3.41 45 27 3 232.0 247 88 58 76
Guy Morton 12 8 2.89 27 18 0 149.2 139 48 42 88
Ed Klepfer 6 6 2.52 31 13 2 143.0 136 40 46 62
Fritz Coumbe 7 5 2.02 29 13 0 120.1 121 27 27 39
Al Gould 5 7 2.53 30 9 1 106.2 101 30 40 41
Fred Beebe 5 3 2.41 20 12 2 100.2 92 27 37 32
Otis Lambeth 4 3 2.92 15 9 1 74.0 69 24 38 28
Joe Boehling 2 4 2.67 12 9 0 60.2 63 18 23 18
Grover Lowdermilk 1 5 3.16 10 9 0 51.1 52 18 45 28
Willie Mitchell 2 5 5.15 12 6 1 43.2 55 25 19 24
Pop-boy Smith 1 2 3.86 5 3 1 25.2 25 11 11 4
Ken Penner 1 0 4.26 4 2 0 12.2 14 6 4 5
Marty McHale 0 0 5.56 5 0 0 11.1 10 7 6 2
Rip Hagerman 0 0 12.27 2 0 0 3.2 5 5 2 1
Shorty Des Jardien 0 0 18.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 2 1 0
Red Gunkel 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 1 1

👥 Roster (44)

Milo Allison Jim Bagby Walter Barbare Fred Beebe Al Bergman Josh Billings Joe Boehling Jack Bradley Ray Chapman Larry Chappell Bob Coleman Fritz Coumbe +32 more

44 players

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The 1916 Cleveland Indians in brief

A 77-77 record (.500) put the 1916 Cleveland Indians 6th in the AL. Runs came in at 630 scored against 602 allowed (+28). Pitchers allowed 2.90 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 2.83. The 630 runs scored compare with a league average of 575 per club, 10% more. Attendance at League Park II totaled 621,678 for the year.

The home run leader was Jack Graney, who hit 5. The RBI leader was Tris Speaker, with 79. Jim Bagby was the top winner, with 16 victories. The roster section lists 44 players who appeared for the club. Neighboring pages cover the 1915 season and the 1917 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1916 Cleveland Indians

What was the 1916 Cleveland Indians record?
The 1916 Cleveland Indians finished 77-77 (.500 win pct).
Who led the 1916 Cleveland Indians in home runs?
Jack Graney led the 1916 Cleveland Indians with 5 home runs.
What was the 1916 Cleveland Indians team ERA?
The 1916 Cleveland Indians posted a team ERA of 2.90.
Did the 1916 Cleveland Indians win the World Series?
No. The 1916 Cleveland Indians did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1916 Cleveland Indians play?
The 1916 Cleveland Indians played home games at League Park II.
Who led the 1916 Cleveland Indians in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Jack Graney (5 HR, 54 RBI) and Jim Bagby (16-16, 2.61 ERA).
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