| 2016 Cleveland Indians | |
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| American League champions American League Central champions | |
| League | American League |
| Division | Central |
| Ballpark | Progressive Field |
| City | Cleveland,Ohio |
| Record | 94–67 (.584) |
| Divisional place | 1st |
| Owners | Larry Dolan Paul Dolan |
| President of baseball operations | Chris Antonetti |
| General managers | Mike Chernoff |
| Managers | Terry Francona |
| Television | SportsTime Ohio · WKYC (Matt Underwood,Rick Manning) |
| Radio | WTAM · WMMS Cleveland Indians Radio Network (Tom Hamilton,Jim Rosenhaus) |
The2016Cleveland Indians season was the 116th season for the franchise and the 23rd season atProgressive Field. The Indians won theAmerican League Central for the first time since2007 and also beat theBoston Red Sox in theALDS for their first playoff win in nine years. They defeated theToronto Blue Jays in five games in theALCS before losing to theChicago Cubs in seven games in theWorld Series, despite holding a 3–1 series lead. This was their first appearance in the World Series since1997.
Tuesday, April 5, 2016, vs Boston Red Sox
| Name | Pos. |
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| Rajai Davis | CF |
| Jason Kipnis | 2B |
| Francisco Lindor | SS |
| Mike Napoli | 1B |
| Carlos Santana | DH |
| Yan Gomes | C |
| Marlon Byrd | LF |
| Juan Uribe | 3B |
| Collin Cowgill | RF |
Starting Pitcher:Corey Kluber
The Cleveland Indians opened up their 2016 season with a three-game series against theBoston Red Sox atProgressive Field.Opening Day was scheduled for April 4, but was postponed due to a mixture of rain and snow until April 5. The Indians lost the opener 6–2. They would get their first win a day later, as newly acquired 1BMike Napoli hit the go-ahead home run in a 7–6 victory over his former team.
The Indians struggled during the month of April, going just 10-11 during the month. On April 24, SPCarlos Carrasco left a game with a hamstring injury. He would miss the next six weeks.Trevor Bauer, who started the year in the bullpen, would take Carrasco's spot in the rotation. SP Josh Tomlin was a bright spot for April, as he went 3-0 throughout the month.
OutfielderMichael Brantley came back from a shoulder injury he suffered late in2015. He would only play 11 games before re-aggravating his shoulder. He would not return the rest of the season. The Indians won 12 of 17 games between May 2–20, to close to within two games of the division leadingChicago White Sox. The Indians would take three of four in Chicago later in the month to take the division lead. The team finished the month 16–3.
The Indians continued their success into June, as they would win their first six games of the month. Later in the month, the Indians would win a franchise record 14 straight games from June 17 through July 1. The Indians were a perfect 11–0 at home in June. They spent the month battling with theDetroit Tigers,Kansas City Royals, and fadingChicago White Sox atop the AL Central. The Indians finished the month two games ahead of Kansas City.
SPDanny Salazar, who went 5–0 with a 1.91 ERA and a .177 opponent's batting average, was named the American League Pitcher of the Month for June. OFTyler Naquin was named the AL Rookie of the Month afterbatting .338 with an AL-best 1.219OPS.
The Indians won their game on July 1, 2–1 over theToronto Blue Jays, in 19 innings - the longest game of the 2016 season - to extend their winning streak to 14 games, but it would end the next day with a 9–6 loss to the Blue Jays. The Indians would maintain a 5–7 game lead over theDetroit Tigers throughout much of July. However the team struggled near the end of the month and the lead slipped down to 4 games. Adding to the struggle was an injury to CYan Gomes, who would not return until the final game of the season.
On July 5, SPDanny Salazar and SSFrancisco Lindor were named to the All Star team. On July 8, SPCorey Kluber was also named to the team as an injury replacement. OFTyler Naquin was named the AL Rookie of the Month for the second straight month.
The Indians were active at the trade deadline. On July 31, they acquired RPAndrew Miller from theNew York Yankees for four prospects including OFClint Frazier and PJustus Sheffield, widely considered two of the top four prospects in the Indians' farm system. The Indians also had a deal on the table forMilwaukee Brewers CJonathan Lucroy, but Lucroy exercised his no-trade clause and vetoed the trade to Cleveland. He would later be traded to theTexas Rangers.
The Indians struggled in early August, going just 3–6 in their first nine games. Their lead over theTigers decreased to just 2 games. However, On August 11, the team opened an 11-game home stand - its longest of the season - that would put them on the winning track. The Indians swept a four-game series from theAnaheim Angels to open up the home stand and took two out of three games from theToronto Blue Jays to end the home stand. The Blue Jays series, which was believed to be a potential playoff preview, featured three one-run games including a walk-off inside-the-park home run by OFTyler Naquin. The Indians' lead over Detroit was back to 71⁄2 games by August 22.
The Indians would then go on a west-coast trip that saw them go 2–5, and score one run or less in six of the seven games. However, the team returned home to sweep theMinnesota Twins to end the month. On August 31, the team acquired OFCoco Crisp from theOakland Athletics for cash considerations. The acquisition of Crisp added outfield depth for the pennant race and postseason run.
The Indians won six of their first eight games in September to maintain a sizable lead over theDetroit Tigers. However, the team's rotation, widely believed to be their biggest strength, suffered two major injuries during the month. All-Star SPDanny Salazar left the game on September 9 with a strained elbow, resulting in a 3-4 week recovery time. On September 17, SPCarlos Carrasco left the game with a broken hand as the result of a line-drive. This injury ended Carrasco's season. The Indians would put the Tigers away in September by winning two of three September 16–18. On September 26, the Indians clinched the division title - the team's first since 2007 - with a win over the Tigers.
The Indians would end the season with a record of 94–67, earning the No. 2 seed in the American League.
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| Cleveland Indians | 94 | 67 | .584 | — | 53–28 | 41–39 |
| Detroit Tigers | 86 | 75 | .534 | 8 | 45–35 | 41–40 |
| Kansas City Royals | 81 | 81 | .500 | 13½ | 47–34 | 34–47 |
| Chicago White Sox | 78 | 84 | .481 | 16½ | 45–36 | 33–48 |
| Minnesota Twins | 59 | 103 | .364 | 35½ | 30–51 | 29–52 |
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| Texas Rangers | 95 | 67 | .586 |
| Cleveland Indians | 94 | 67 | .584 |
| Boston Red Sox | 93 | 69 | .574 |
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| Toronto Blue Jays | 89 | 73 | .549 | — |
| Baltimore Orioles | 89 | 73 | .549 | — |
| Detroit Tigers | 86 | 75 | .534 | 2½ |
| Seattle Mariners | 86 | 76 | .531 | 3 |
| New York Yankees | 84 | 78 | .519 | 5 |
| Houston Astros | 84 | 78 | .519 | 5 |
| Kansas City Royals | 81 | 81 | .500 | 8 |
| Chicago White Sox | 78 | 84 | .481 | 11 |
| Los Angeles Angels | 74 | 88 | .457 | 15 |
| Oakland Athletics | 69 | 93 | .426 | 20 |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 68 | 94 | .420 | 21 |
| Minnesota Twins | 59 | 103 | .364 | 30 |
| Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | HOU | KC | LAA | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL |
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| Baltimore | — | 8–11 | 4–3 | 5–1 | 5–2 | 1–6 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 10–9 | 3–4 | 1–6 | 13–6 | 3–4 | 9–10 | 14–6 |
| Boston | 11–8 | — | 3–4 | 4–2 | 2–5 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 11–8 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 12–7 | 3–3 | 9–10 | 14–6 |
| Chicago | 3–4 | 4–3 | — | 8–11 | 7–12 | 3–3 | 5–14 | 2–5 | 12–7 | 3–3 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 9–11 |
| Cleveland | 1–5 | 2–4 | 11–8 | — | 14–4 | 3–4 | 14–5 | 6–1 | 10–9 | 2–5 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 5–1 | 2–5 | 4–3 | 13–7 |
| Detroit | 2–5 | 5–2 | 12–7 | 4–14 | — | 4–2 | 7–12 | 2–4 | 15–4 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 6–1 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 13–7 |
| Houston | 6–1 | 2–5 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 2–4 | — | 3–4 | 13–6 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 13–6 | 11–8 | 3–3 | 4–15 | 2–5 | 11–9 |
| Kansas City | 2–4 | 4–2 | 14–5 | 5–14 | 12–7 | 4–3 | — | 1–5 | 15–4 | 2–5 | 1–6 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 1–6 | 2–4 | 10–10 |
| Los Angeles | 2–4 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 1–6 | 4–2 | 6–13 | 5–1 | — | 2–4 | 1–6 | 12–7 | 8–11 | 3–4 | 9–10 | 4–3 | 9–11 |
| Minnesota | 1–5 | 3–4 | 7–12 | 9–10 | 4–15 | 2–5 | 4–15 | 4–2 | — | 2–5 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 1–6 | 8–12 |
| New York | 9–10 | 8–11 | 3–3 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 6–1 | 5–2 | — | 4–3 | 3–3 | 11–8 | 3–4 | 7–12 | 8–12 |
| Oakland | 4–3 | 1–5 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 6–13 | 6–1 | 7–12 | 4–2 | 3–4 | — | 7–12 | 5–2 | 9–10 | 3–3 | 7–13 |
| Seattle | 6–1 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 8–11 | 4–3 | 11–8 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 12–7 | — | 4–2 | 7–12 | 3–3 | 13–7 |
| Tampa Bay | 6–13 | 7–12 | 3–4 | 1–5 | 1–6 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 8–11 | 2–5 | 2–4 | — | 4–2 | 11–8 | 10–10 |
| Texas | 4–3 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 15–4 | 6–1 | 10–9 | 2–5 | 4–3 | 10–9 | 12–7 | 2–4 | — | 3–4 | 13–7 |
| Toronto | 10–9 | 10–9 | 1–5 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 6–1 | 12–7 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 8–11 | 4–3 | — | 13–7 |
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April: 10–11 (Home: 3–5; Away: 7–6)
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May: 16–13 (Home: 9–7; Away: 7–6)
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June: 22–6 (Home: 11–0; Away: 11–6)
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July: 12–12 (Home: 7–5; Away: 5–7)
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August: 16–14 (Home: 12–6; Away: 4–8)
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September/October: 18–11 (Home: 11–5; Away: 7–6)
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Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; AVG = Batting average; SLG = Slugging average
| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | AVG | SLG |
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| Jason Kipnis | 156 | 610 | 91 | 168 | 41 | 4 | 23 | 82 | 15 | 60 | .275 | .469 |
| Francisco Lindor | 158 | 604 | 99 | 182 | 30 | 3 | 15 | 78 | 19 | 57 | .301 | .435 |
| Carlos Santana | 158 | 582 | 89 | 151 | 31 | 3 | 34 | 87 | 5 | 99 | .259 | .498 |
| José Ramírez | 152 | 565 | 84 | 176 | 46 | 3 | 11 | 76 | 22 | 44 | .312 | .462 |
| Mike Napoli | 150 | 557 | 92 | 133 | 22 | 1 | 34 | 101 | 5 | 78 | .239 | .465 |
| Rajai Davis | 134 | 454 | 74 | 113 | 23 | 2 | 12 | 48 | 43 | 33 | .249 | .388 |
| Lonnie Chisenhall | 126 | 385 | 43 | 110 | 25 | 5 | 8 | 57 | 6 | 23 | .286 | .439 |
| Tyler Naquin | 116 | 321 | 52 | 95 | 18 | 5 | 14 | 43 | 6 | 36 | .296 | .514 |
| Yan Gomes | 74 | 251 | 22 | 42 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 34 | 0 | 9 | .167 | .327 |
| Juan Uribe | 73 | 238 | 19 | 49 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 25 | 0 | 15 | .206 | .332 |
| Abraham Almonte | 67 | 182 | 24 | 48 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 8 | .264 | .401 |
| Roberto Pérez | 61 | 153 | 14 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 23 | .183 | .294 |
| Chris Gimenez | 67 | 139 | 17 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 10 | .216 | .331 |
| Marlon Byrd | 34 | 115 | 11 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 11 | .270 | .452 |
| Michael Martínez | 59 | 95 | 15 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | .242 | .316 |
| Brandon Guyer | 38 | 81 | 12 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 7 | .333 | .469 |
| Coco Crisp | 20 | 53 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 9 | .208 | .377 |
| Michael Brantley | 11 | 39 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | .231 | .282 |
| Erik González | 21 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .313 | .313 |
| Collin Cowgill | 9 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .083 | .083 |
| Jesús Aguilar | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| Adam Moore | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| Pitcher totals | 161 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .238 |
| Team totals | 161 | 5484 | 777 | 1435 | 308 | 29 | 185 | 733 | 134 | 531 | .262 | .430 |
Source:[1]
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
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| Corey Kluber | 18 | 9 | 3.14 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 215.1 | 170 | 82 | 75 | 57 | 227 |
| Trevor Bauer | 12 | 8 | 4.26 | 35 | 28 | 0 | 190.0 | 179 | 96 | 90 | 70 | 168 |
| Josh Tomlin | 13 | 9 | 4.40 | 30 | 29 | 0 | 174.0 | 187 | 97 | 85 | 20 | 118 |
| Carlos Carrasco | 11 | 8 | 3.32 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 146.1 | 134 | 64 | 54 | 34 | 150 |
| Danny Salazar | 11 | 6 | 3.87 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 137.1 | 121 | 61 | 59 | 63 | 161 |
| Dan Otero | 5 | 1 | 1.53 | 62 | 0 | 1 | 70.2 | 54 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 57 |
| Cody Allen | 3 | 5 | 2.51 | 67 | 0 | 32 | 68.0 | 41 | 23 | 19 | 27 | 87 |
| Bryan Shaw | 2 | 5 | 3.24 | 75 | 0 | 1 | 66.2 | 56 | 26 | 24 | 28 | 69 |
| Cody Anderson | 2 | 5 | 6.68 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 60.2 | 85 | 45 | 45 | 13 | 54 |
| Mike Clevinger | 3 | 3 | 5.26 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 53.0 | 50 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 50 |
| Zach McAllister | 3 | 2 | 3.44 | 53 | 2 | 0 | 52.1 | 53 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 54 |
| Jeff Manship | 2 | 1 | 3.12 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 43.1 | 40 | 20 | 15 | 22 | 36 |
| Andrew Miller | 4 | 0 | 1.55 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 29.0 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 46 |
| Tommy Hunter | 2 | 2 | 3.74 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 21.2 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 17 |
| Joba Chamberlain | 0 | 0 | 2.25 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 18 |
| Austin Adams | 0 | 0 | 9.82 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 18.1 | 27 | 22 | 20 | 7 | 17 |
| Kyle Crockett | 0 | 0 | 5.06 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 16.0 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 17 |
| Ryan Merritt | 1 | 0 | 1.64 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Shawn Armstrong | 0 | 0 | 2.53 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10.2 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| Joe Colón | 1 | 3 | 7.20 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 |
| Perci Garner | 0 | 0 | 4.82 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 9.1 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 12 |
| Ross Detwiler | 0 | 0 | 5.79 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Shawn Morimando | 0 | 0 | 11.57 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| Adam Plutko | 0 | 0 | 7.36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Tom Gorzelanny | 1 | 0 | 21.00 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
| Chris Gimenez | 0 | 0 | 12.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| TJ House | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Team totals | 94 | 67 | 3.84 | 161 | 161 | 37 | 1445.0 | 1330 | 676 | 617 | 461 | 1398 |
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By virtue of winning theAL Central, the Indians were placed in the American League Division Series against theAL East championBoston Red Sox. Because the Indians had the better regular season record, they had home field advantage in the best-of-five series.
The Indians won Game 1, 5–4, thanks in part to a three-run 3rd inning that featured home runs byRoberto Perez,Jason Kipnis, andFrancisco Lindor, the first postseason home run in each of their careers. The Indians' pitching was led by starterTrevor Bauer and relieversAndrew Miller andCody Allen, who each threw over 40 pitches, to clinch the victory. Indians' aceCorey Kluber went seven shutout innings in Game 2, a 6-0 Indians' win. The big blow for the Indians was aLonnie Chisenhall 3-run home run.
The Indians and Red Sox then had two days off - a regularly scheduled travel day and rainout as the remnants ofHurricane Matthew affected Boston. When the teams got back to baseball on October 10,Josh Tomlin and the Indians' bullpen would lead the team to a 4–3 victory and a sweep of the division series. The Red Sox mounted a rally in the bottom of the 9th, but Cody Allen was able to close out the game. The Indians would advance to the American League Championship Series for the first time since 2007.
The Indians would face theToronto Blue Jays in the American League Championship Series, again having home-field advantage. The Indians would win a pair of pitchers' duels in Games 1 and 2, 2-0 and 2–1. In Game 1, the Indians scored their only runs on aFrancisco Lindor home run in the sixth inning. Indians' starterCorey Kluber went six shutout innings and relieversAndrew Miller andCody Allen completed the shutout. In Game 2,Carlos Santana's leadoff home run in the second off of Toronto pitcherJ. A. Happ gave the Indians a 1−0 lead, but the Blue Jays tied it in the third with aJosh Donaldson RBI double. Cleveland responded with a Lindor RBI single in the third. StarterJosh Tomlin, along withBryan Shaw, Miller, and Allen, would make that 2–1 lead stand up the rest of the game.
The series shifted to Toronto for Game 3. Indians' starterTrevor Bauer left the game in the bottom of the inning due to a bloody finger as a result of being cut from a drone before the series started. The bullpen answered the call and gave up two runs in more than 8 innings of work. Led byMike Napoli andJason Kipnis home runs, the Indians won this game 4–2, to take a 3–0 series lead.
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American League Division Series: 3–0
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American League Championship Series: 4–1
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World Series: 3–4
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| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AAA | Columbus Clippers | International League | Chris Tremie |
| AA | Akron RubberDucks | Eastern League | David Wallace |
| A-Advanced | Lynchburg Hillcats | Carolina League | Mark Budzinski |
| A | Lake County Captains | Midwest League | Tony Mansolino |
| A-Short Season | Mahoning Valley Scrappers | New York–Penn League | Edwin Rodríguez |
| Rookie | AZL Indians | Arizona League | Anthony Medrano |
| Rookie | DSL Indians | Dominican Summer League | Jose Mejia |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Akron
