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
Record vs. opponents
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.
Roster
Beginning June 26, the Indians pioneered the use of uniform numbers on their home uniform jerseys, the first team to do so in MLB. The numbers were used up till the 1917 season. Uniform numbers, though, were not worn on the away uniforms.
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
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts