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The 2003 Cleveland Indians season was the 103rd season for the franchise. The 2003 Major League Baseball season began on March 30, 2003. The team finished fourth in the American League Central behind the Minnesota Twins, Chicago White Sox and Kansas City Royals

Major League Baseball team season
2003 Cleveland Indians
LeagueAmerican League
DivisionCentral
BallparkJacobs Field
CityCleveland, Ohio
Record68–94 (.420)
Divisional place4th
OwnersLarry Dolan
General managersMark Shapiro
ManagersEric Wedge
TelevisionFSN Ohio
John Sanders, Mike Hegan, Rick Manning
RadioWTAM
Tom Hamilton, Matt Underwood, Mike Hegan
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Offseason

  • December 6, 2002: Travis Hafner was traded by the Texas Rangers with Aaron Myette to the Cleveland Indians for Einar Díaz and Ryan Drese.
  • December 19, 2002: Jason Bere was signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Indians.
  • December 23, 2002: AJ Hinch was signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Indians.
  • January 14, 2003: Shane Spencer signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Indians.
  • March 29, 2003: AJ Hinch was purchased by the Detroit Tigers from the Cleveland Indians.

Regular season

Season standings

AL Central
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Minnesota Twins 90 72 .556 — 48‍–‍33 42‍–‍39
Chicago White Sox 86 76 .531 4 51‍–‍30 35‍–‍46
Kansas City Royals 83 79 .512 7 40‍–‍40 43‍–‍39
Cleveland Indians 68 94 .420 22 38‍–‍43 30‍–‍51
Detroit Tigers 43 119 .265 47 23‍–‍58 20‍–‍61


Record vs. opponents

2003 American League record
Sources:
Team ANA BAL BOS CWS CLE DET KC MIN NYY OAK SEA TB TEX TOR NL 
Anaheim — 1–8 3–6 3–4 6–3 6–1 6–3 5–4 3–6 8–12 8–11 6–3 9–10 2–7 11–7
Baltimore 8–1 — 9–10 2–4 3–3 3–3 3–4 3–4 6–13–1 2–7 4–5 8–11 7–2 8–11 5–13
Boston 6–3 10–9 — 5–4 4–2 8–1 5–1 2–4 9–10 3–4 5–2 12–7 5–4 10–9 11–7
Chicago 4–3 4–2 4–5 — 11–8 11–8 11–8 9–10 4–2 4–5 2–7 3–3 3–4 6–3 10–8
Cleveland 3–6 3–3 2–4 8–11 — 12–7 6–13 9–10 2–5 3–6 3–6 5–2 4–5 2–4 6–12
Detroit 1–6 3–3 1–8 8–11 7–12 — 5–14 4–15 1–5 3–6 1–8 2–4 1–6 2–7 4–14
Kansas City 3–6 4–3 1–5 8–11 13–6 14–5 — 11–8 2–4 2–7 4–5 4–3 7–2 1–5 9–9
Minnesota 4–5 4–3 4–2 10–9 10–9 15–4 8–11 — 0–7 8–1 3–6 6–0 5–4 3–3 10–8
New York 6–3 13–6–1 10–9 2–4 5–2 5–1 4–2 7–0 — 3–6 5–4 14–5 4–5 10–9 13–5
Oakland 12–8 7–2 4–3 5–4 6–3 6–3 7–2 1–8 6–3 — 7–12 6–3 15–4 5–2 9–9
Seattle 11–8 5–4 2–5 7–2 6–3 8–1 5–4 6–3 4–5 12–7 — 4–5 10–10 3–4 10–8
Tampa Bay 3–6 11–8 7–12 3–3 2–5 4–2 3–4 0–6 5–14 3–6 5–4 — 3–6 11–8 3–15
Texas 10–9 2–7 4–5 4–3 5–4 6–1 2–7 4–5 5–4 4–15 10–10 6–3 — 5–4 4–14
Toronto 7–2 11–8 9–10 3–6 4–2 7–2 5–1 3–3 9–10 2–5 4–3 8–11 4–5 — 10–8


Notable transactions

  • June 3, 2003: Kevin Kouzmanoff was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 6th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 3, 2003.
  • July 18, 2003: Shane Spencer was traded by the Cleveland Indians with Ricardo Rodríguez to the Texas Rangers for Ryan Ludwick.

Roster

2003 Cleveland Indians
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Game log

2003 Game Log: 68–94 (Home: 38–43; Away: 30–51)
March: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–1)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Streak
1 March 31 @ Orioles 5–6 (13) Ryan (1–0) Westbrook (0–1) — Oriole Park at Camden Yards 46,257 0–1 L1
April: 7–19 (Home: 3–9; Away: 4–10)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Streak
2 April 2 @ Orioles 4–2 Rodríguez (1–0) Daal (0–1) Báez (1) Oriole Park at Camden Yards 27,658 1–1 W1
3 April 3 @ Orioles 3–0 Anderson (1–0) Helling (0–1) Báez (2) Oriole Park at Camden Yards 18,470 2–1 W2
4 April 4 @ Royals 1–5 George (1–0) Davis (0–1) — Kauffman Stadium 15,241 2–2 L1
5 April 5 @ Royals 1–3 Hernandez (2–0) Sabathia (0–1) MacDougal (3) Kauffman Stadium 19,912 2–3 L2
– April 6 @ Royals Postponed (rain, makeup June 30)
– April 7 White Sox Postponed (snow, makeup April 8)
6 April 8 White Sox 3–5 (10) Koch (1–0) Paronto (0–1) — Jacobs Field 42,301 2–4 L3
7 April 9 White Sox 5–2 Anderson (2–0) Garland (0–1) Báez (3) Jacobs Field 14,841 3–4 W1
8 April 10 White Sox 2–7 Buehrle (2–1) Davis (0–2) — Jacobs Field 15,916 3–5 L1
9 April 11 Royals 0–1 Hernandez (3–0) Westbrook (0–2) MacDougal (6) Jacobs Field 17,931 3–6 L2
10 April 12 Royals 2–5 George (2–0) Sabathia (0–2) Carrasco (1) Jacobs Field 18,168 3–7 L3
11 April 13 Royals 6–1 Rodríguez (2–0) May (0–1) — Jacobs Field 19,335 4–7 W1
12 April 14 Royals 4–12 Affeldt (2–0) Anderson (2–1) — Jacobs Field 15,875 4–8 L1
13 April 15 Orioles 8–3 Davis (1–2) Daal (0–2) — Jacobs Field 17,015 5–8 W1
14 April 16 Orioles 3–4 Groom (1–0) Báez (0–1) Julio (2) Jacobs Field 15,674 5–9 L1
15 April 17 Orioles 4–6 (12) Roberts (1–1) Paronto (0–2) Julio (3) Jacobs Field 17,368 5–10 L2
16 April 18 @ White Sox 3–5 Colon (2–0) Traber (0–1) — U.S. Cellular Field 13,015 5–11 L3
17 April 19 @ White Sox 3–12 Stewart (1–1) Anderson (2–2) — U.S. Cellular Field 18,907 5–12 L4
18 April 20 @ White Sox 7–4 Davis (2–2) Buehrle (2–2) — U.S. Cellular Field 14,975 6–12 W1
19 April 21 @ White Sox 9–2 Westbrook (1–2) Garland (0–2) — U.S. Cellular Field 15,424 7–12 W2
20 April 22 @ Mariners 5–8 Carrara (1–0) Báez (0–2) — Safeco Field 25,231 7–13 L1
21 April 23 @ Mariners 0–4 Meche (2–1) Rodríguez (2–1) — Safeco Field 26,036 7–14 L2
22 April 24 @ Mariners 2–4 Moyer (3–1) Traber (0–2) Nelson (1) Safeco Field 26,263 7–15 L3
23 April 25 @ Athletics 2–5 Lilly (2–0) Davis (2–3) Foulke (5) Network Associates Coliseum 11,178 7–16 L4
24 April 26 @ Athletics 3–6 Bradford (2–2) Mulholland (0–1) Foulke (6) Network Associates Coliseum 36,346 7–17 L5
25 April 27 @ Athletics 3–4 Rincon (2–1) Báez (0–3) — Network Associates Coliseum 26,414 7–16 L6
26 April 29 Angels 1–10 Ortiz (4–2) Rodríguez (2–2) — Jacobs Field 16,667 7–19 L7
27 April 30 Angels 2–6 Washburn (2–3) Anderson (2–3) — Jacobs Field 15,761 7–20 L8
May: 14–12 (Home: 9–5; Away: 5–7)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Streak
– May 1 Angels Postponed (rain, makeup August 9)
28 May 2 Rangers 6–5 Elder (1–0) Cordero (1–3) Báez (4) Jacobs Field 19,823 8–20 W1
29 May 3 Rangers 5–6 Powell (1–0) Santiago (0–1) Urbina (9) Jacobs Field 23,030 8–21 L1
30 May 4 Rangers 3–1 Sabathia (1–2) Thomson (2–3) Báez (5) Jacobs Field 20,866 9–21 W1
31 May 6 @ Angels 1–6 Washburn (3–3) Rodríguez (2–3) — Edison International Field of Anaheim 25,043 9–22 L1
32 May 7 @ Angels 5–6 Shields (2–1) Elder (1–1) Percival (4) Edison International Field of Anaheim 24,063 9–23 L2
33 May 8 @ Angels 1–7 Appier (2–2) Davis (2–4) — Edison International Field of Anaheim 27,957 9–24 L3
34 May 9 @ Rangers 9–5 Westbrook (2–2) Thomson (2–4) — The Ballpark in Arlington 25,106 10–24 W1
35 May 10 @ Rangers 6–4 Sabathia (2–2) Benes (0–1) Báez (6) The Ballpark in Arlington 43,484 11–24 W2
36 May 11 @ Rangers 10–17 Benoit (1–0) Rodríguez (2–4) — The Ballpark in Arlington 23,407 11–25 L1
37 May 13 Mariners 3–8 Pineiro (3–3) Anderson (2–4) — Jacobs Field 16,721 11–26 L2
38 May 14 Mariners 7–2 Davis (3–4) Garcia (3–5) — Jacobs Field 17,324 12–26 W1
39 May 15 Mariners 1–9 Carrara (2–0) Westbrook (2–3) — Jacobs Field 17,889 12–27 L1
40 May 16 Athletics 3–2 Traber (1–2) Mulder (6–2) Báez (7) Jacobs Field 22,357 13–27 W1
41 May 17 Athletics 4–2 Mulholland (1–1) Rincon (2–3) Báez (8) Jacobs Field 23,958 14–27 W2
42 May 18 Athletics 5–8 Foulke (2–0) Báez (0–4) — Jacobs Field 25,421 14–28 L1
43 May 19 Tigers 10–9 Traber (2–2) Walker (1–1) Riske (1) Jacobs Field 16,492 15–28 W1
44 May 20 Tigers 6–4 Riske (1–0) Roney (0–1) — Jacobs Field 15,499 16–28 W2
45 May 21 Tigers 4–0 Sabathia (3–2) Bonderman (2–7) — Jacobs Field 16,534 17–28 W3
46 May 22 Tigers 2–3 (11) German (2–2) Phillips (0–1) Sparks (2) Jacobs Field 18,347 17–29 L1
47 May 23 @ Red Sox 2–9 Lowe (4–3) Rodríguez (2–5) — Fenway Park 32,673 17–30 L2
48 May 24 @ Red Sox 3–12 Burkett (3–2) Anderson (2–5) — Fenway Park 32,643 17–31 L3
49 May 25 @ Red Sox 6–4 Davis (4–4) Fossum (4–3) Báez (9) Fenway Park 34,318 18–31 W1
50 May 26 @ Tigers 5–6 Avery (2–0) Boyd (0–1) German (2) Comerica Park 17,619 18–32 L1
51 May 27 @ Tigers 5–2 Miceli (1–2) Walker (1–2) Báez (10) Comerica Park 10,844 19–32 W1
52 May 28 @ Tigers 8–2 Rodríguez (3–5) Maroth (1–10) — Comerica Park 17,388 20–32 W2
53 May 30 White Sox 7–3 Sabathia (4–2) Wright (0–3) — Jacobs Field 24,666 21–32 W3
– May 31 White Sox Postponed (rain, makeup July 12)
June: 13–15 (Home: 6–8; Away: 7–7)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Streak
54 June 1 White Sox 5–4 (10) Boyd (1–1) Koch (1–2) — Jacobs Field 22,681 22–32 W4
55 June 2 White Sox 5–2 Anderson (3–5) Colon (5–5) Báez (11) Jacobs Field 20,892 23–32 W5
56 June 3 @ Rockies 3–7 Elarton (2–1) Rodríguez (3–6) — Coors Field 22,326 23–33 L1
56 June 4 @ Rockies 1–2 Oliver (3–4) Traber (2–3) Jimenez (13) Coors Field 22,222 23–34 L2
56 June 5 @ Rockies 4–7 Jennings (4–5) Sabathia (4–3) Jimenez (14) Coors Field 25,221 23–35 L3
59 June 6 @ Diamondbacks 6–3 Davis (5–4) González (1–1) Báez (12) Bank One Ballpark 32,430 24–35 W1
60 June 7 @ Diamondbacks 3–5 Randolph (1–0) Anderson (3–6) Valverde (2) Bank One Ballpark 36,619 24–36 L1
61 June 8 @ Diamondbacks 3–13 Webb (3–1) Rodríguez (3–7) — Bank One Ballpark 42,956 24–37 L2
62 June 10 Padres 8–5 Westbrook (3–3) Tollberg (0–2) Báez (13) Jacobs Field 19,949 25–37 W1
63 June 11 Padres 3–2 Sabathia (5–3) Eaton (2–5) Báez (14) Jacobs Field 17,427 26–37 W2
64 June 12 Padres 4–9 Peavy (5–5) Davis (5–5) — Jacobs Field 17,983 26–38 L1
65 June 13 Dodgers 3–4 (10) Quantrill (1–2) Westbrook (3–4) Gagne (25) Jacobs Field 23,401 26–39 L2
66 June 14 Dodgers 2–5 Ashby (1–4) Tallet (0–1) Alvarez (1) Jacobs Field 25,426 26–40 L3
67 June 15 Dodgers 3–4 Nomo (7–6) Traber (2–4) Gagne (26) Jacobs Field 26,786 26–41 L4
68 June 17 @ Tigers 7–4 Sabathia (6–3) Bernero (1–9) Báez (15) Comerica Park 13,908 27–41 W1
69 June 18 @ Tigers 4–1 Davis (6–5) Bonderman (2–10) — Comerica Park 16,278 28–41 W2
70 June 19 @ Tigers 10–3 Anderson (4–6) Cornejo (3–5) — Comerica Park 19,098 29–41 W3
71 June 20 @ Pirates 4–5 (15) Torres (5–2) Báez (0–5) — PNC Park 26,305 29–42 L1
72 June 21 @ Pirates 6–7 (15) Sauerbeck (2–4) Miceli (1–3) — PNC Park 36,856 29–43 L2
73 June 22 @ Pirates 8–5 Sabathia (7–3) Vogelsong (0–1) Báez (16) PNC Park 37,803 30–43 W1
74 June 24 Royals 1–3 George (9–4) Davis (6–6) MacDougal (17) Jacobs Field 19,638 30–44 L1
75 June 25 Royals 1–3 (10) Gilfillan (2–0) Riske (1–1) MacDougal (18) Jacobs Field 18,527 30–45 L2
76 June 26 Royals 1–4 Lima (2–0) Rodríguez (3–8) MacDougal (19) Jacobs Field 17,494 30–46 L3
77 June 27 Reds 3–0 Traber (3–4) Graves (3–7) Báez (17) Jacobs Field 29,233 31–46 W1
78 June 28 Reds 4–5 Reitsma (7–2) Báez (0–6) Williamson (18) Jacobs Field 31,924 31–47 L1
79 June 29 Reds 3–1 Davis (7–6) Haynes (1–7) Báez (18) Jacobs Field 28,433 32–47 W1
80 June 30 (1) @ Royals 10–5 Lee (1–0) Voyles (0–1) — Kauffman Stadium N/A 33–47 W2
81 June 30 (2) @ Royals 8–5 Anderson (5–6) Walrond (0–2) Báez (19) Kauffman Stadium 14,645 34–47 W3
July: 11–16 (Home: 7–5; Away: 4–11)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Streak
82 July 1 @ Royals 3–6 Lima (3–0) Rodríguez (3–9) MacDougal (21) Kauffman Stadium 12,831 34–48 L1
83 July 2 @ Royals 2–8 May (2–4) Traber (3–5) — Kauffman Stadium 12,918 34–49 L2
84 July 3 @ Twins 4–1 Sabathia (8–3) Rogers (7–4) — Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 15,064 35–49 W1
85 July 4 @ Twins 2–9 Reed (4–8) Davis (7–7) — Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 21,328 35–50 L1
86 July 5 @ Twins 13–2 Anderson (6–6) Mays (8–6) — Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 20,273 36–50 W1
87 July 6 @ Twins 5–3 (10) Riske (2–1) Guardado (1–4) Báez (20) Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 20,549 37–50 W2
88 July 8 Yankees 4–0 Traber (4–5) Weaver (4–7) — Jacobs Field 26,540 38–50 W3
89 July 9 Yankees 2–6 Wells (11–3) Sabathia (8–4) — Jacobs Field 25,058 38–51 L1
90 July 10 Yankees 3–2 (10) Boyd (2–1) Hitchcock (0–2) — Jacobs Field 30,167 39–51 W1
91 July 11 White Sox 12–5 Anderson (7–6) Wright (0–4) — Jacobs Field 27,712 40–51 W2
92 July 12 (1) White Sox 4–7 (10) Marte (3–1) Mulholland (1–2) Gordon (2) Jacobs Field 24,163 40–52 L1
93 July 12 (2) White Sox 4–2 Westbrook (4–4) Porzio (0–1) Báez (21) Jacobs Field 27,165 41–52 W1
94 July 13 White Sox 4–7 Marte (4–1) Betancourt (0–1) Gordon (3) Jacobs Field 26,467 41–53 L1
– July 15 74nd All-Star Game National League vs. American League (U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago, Illinois)
95 July 17 @ Yankees 4–5 Rivera (4–0) Riske (2–2) — Yankee Stadium 46,401 41–54 L2
96 July 18 @ Yankees 4–10 Clemens (9–6) Anderson (7–7) — Yankee Stadium 47,341 41–55 L3
97 July 19 @ Yankees 4–7 Wells (12–3) Sabathia (8–5) Rivera (17) Yankee Stadium 54,981 41–56 L4
98 July 20 @ Yankees 4–7 Mussina (11–6) Westbrook (4–5) Rivera (18) Yankee Stadium 51,891 41–57 L5
99 July 21 @ White Sox 3–4 Porzio (1–1) Tallet (0–2) Gordon (5) U.S. Cellular Field 31,776 41–58 L6
100 July 22 @ White Sox 2–5 Colon (7–9) Davis (7–8) Marte (6) U.S. Cellular Field 20,667 41–59 L7
101 July 23 Tigers 4–1 Anderson (8–7) Roney (1–5) Báez (22) Jacobs Field 21,202 42–59 W1
102 July 24 Tigers 4–7 Cornejo (5–8) Sabathia (8–6) Mears (5) Jacobs Field 20,857 42–60 L1
103 July 25 Twins 5–6 Hawkins (8–2) Báez (0–7) Guardado (24) Jacobs Field 23,444 42–61 L2
104 July 26 Twins 9–2 Traber (5–5) Lohse (6–9) — Jacobs Field 25,077 43–61 W1
105 July 27 Twins 3–2 (14) Betancourt (1–1) Rincon (2–4) — Jacobs Field 24,318 44–61 W2
106 July 29 @ Athletics 2–6 Mulder (14–7) Anderson (8–8) Foulke (27) Network Associates Coliseum 19,260 44–62 L1
107 July 30 @ Athletics 4–2 Sabathia (9–6) Lilly (6–9) Báez (23) Network Associates Coliseum 29,792 45–62 W1
108 July 31 @ Athletics 1–3 Harden (2–0) Westbrook (4–6) Foulke (28) Network Associates Coliseum 25,011 45–63 L1
August: 16–13 (Home: 10–9; Away: 6–4)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Streak
109 August 1 @ Rangers 3–10 Thomson (9–10) Traber (5–6) — The Ballpark in Arlington 24,143 45–64 L2
110 August 2 @ Rangers 7–9 Ramirez (3–0) Stanford (0–1) Cordero (4) The Ballpark in Arlington 49,290 45–65 L3
111 August 3 @ Rangers 5–8 Dickey (5–5) Anderson (8–9) Cordero (5) The Ballpark in Arlington 19,133 45–66 L4
112 August 5 Mariners 1–2 Moyer (15–5) Sabathia (9–7) Hasegawa (8) Jacobs Field 22,300 45–67 L5
113 August 6 Mariners 10–6 Westbrook (5–6) Pineiro (13–6) — Jacobs Field 23,282 46–67 W1
114 August 7 Mariners 3–0 Traber (6–6) Garcia (9–12) Báez (24) Jacobs Field 21,141 47–67 W2
115 August 8 Angels 2–5 Washburn (9–11) Davis (7–9) — Jacobs Field 26,175 47–68 L1
116 August 9 (1) Angels 3–2 (13) Cressend (1–0) Weber (2–1) — Jacobs Field 26,391 48–68 W1
117 August 9 (2) Angels 3–2 Boyd (3–1) Shields (2–3) Báez (25) Jacobs Field 20,116 49–68 W2
118 August 10 Angels 3–1 Sabathia (10–7) Lackey (7–11) Betancourt (1) Jacobs Field 23,576 50–68 W3
119 August 11 @ Twins 3–5 Lohse (9–9) Westbrook (5–7) Hawkins (1) Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 23,291 50–69 L1
120 August 12 @ Twins 9–6 Betancourt (2–1) Baldwin (0–1) — Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 25,834 51–69 W1
121 August 13 @ Twins 5–0 (14) Mulholland (2–2) Rincon (3–5) — Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 30,082 52–69 W2
122 August 14 @ Twins 8–3 Anderson (9–9) Radke (8–10) — Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 24,273 53–69 W3
123 August 15 Devil Rays 1–0 Sabathia (11–7) Harper (2–7) — Jacobs Field 19,679 54–69 W4
124 August 16 Devil Rays 3–5 Malaska (2–1) Lee (1–1) Carter (21) Jacobs Field 23,397 54–70 L1
125 August 17 Devil Rays 5–4 (12) Mulholland (3–2) Colome (3–6) — Jacobs Field 21,097 55–70 W1
126 August 18 Devil Rays 4–7 (13) Carter (7–3) Mulholland (3–3) — Jacobs Field 18,685 55–71 L1
127 August 19 Twins 2–8 Santana (7–3) Davis (7–10) — Jacobs Field 21,239 55–72 L2
128 August 20 Twins 3–4 Radke (9–10) Anderson (9–10) Guardado (28) Jacobs Field 20,197 55–73 L3
129 August 22 @ Devil Rays 8–3 Lee (2–1) Kennedy (3–10) — Tropicana Field 11,979 56–73 W1
130 August 23 @ Devil Rays 7–5 Sabathia (12–7) Backe (1–1) Riske (2) Tropicana Field 18,805 57–73 W2
131 August 24 @ Devil Rays 7–5 Westbrook (6–7) Gonzalez (6–6) Riske (3) Tropicana Field 14,507 58–73 W3
132 August 26 Tigers 4–5 Cornejo (6–13) Traber (6–7) Walker (3) Jacobs Field 16,972 58–74 L1
133 August 27 Tigers 9–7 Cressend (2–0) Spurling (1–3) Riske (4) Jacobs Field 16,457 59–74 W1
134 August 28 Tigers 8–3 Lee (3–1) Bonderman (6–18) — Jacobs Field 16,282 60–74 W2
135 August 29 Blue Jays 3–7 Escobar (10–8) Sabathia (12–8) — Jacobs Field 21,008 60–75 L1
136 August 30 Blue Jays 3–9 Lidle (12–11) Westbrook (6–8) Towers (1) Jacobs Field 21,806 60–76 L2
137 August 31 Blue Jays 5–4 Báez (1–7) Kershner (0–3) — Jacobs Field 20,866 61–76 W1
September: 7–18 (Home: 3–7; Away: 4–11)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Streak
138 September 1 @ Tigers 7–4 Santiago (1–1) Walker (3–3) Riske (5) Comerica Park 10,986 62–76 W2
139 September 2 @ Tigers 6–8 Schmack (1–0) Durbin (0–1) Rodney (1) Comerica Park 9,318 62–77 L1
140 September 3 @ Tigers 5–6 (11) Walker (4–3) Santiago (1–2) — Comerica Park 10,234 62–78 L2
141 September 4 @ Tigers 1–2 Knotts (3–5) Westbrook (6–9) Patterson (3) Comerica Park 11,371 62–79 L3
142 September 5 @ White Sox 3–5 Garland (11–10) Traber (6–8) Gordon (9) U.S. Cellular Field 27,196 62–80 L4
143 September 6 @ White Sox 5–8 Loaiza (19–6) Cressend (2–1) Gordon (10) U.S. Cellular Field 24,796 62–81 L5
144 September 7 @ White Sox 3–7 Schoeneweis (3–2) Báez (1–8) — U.S. Cellular Field 19,999 62–82 L6
145 September 9 @ Royals 7–1 Davis (8–10) Gobble (3–4) — Kauffman Stadium 12,389 63–82 W1
146 September 10 @ Royals 7–9 Wilson (6–3) Santiago (1–3) Affeldt (4) Kauffman Stadium 21,581 63–83 L1
147 September 11 @ Royals 6–5 Báez (2–8) Grimsley (2–6) Riske (6) Kauffman Stadium 13,188 64–83 W1
148 September 12 Twins 4–3 Sabathia (13–8) Rogers (11–8) Riske (7) Jacobs Field 20,679 65–83 W2
149 September 13 Twins 0–2 Lohse (13–11) Stanford (0–2) Guardado (35) Jacobs Field 20,440 65–84 L1
150 September 14 Twins 3–5 Rincon (5–6) Báez (2–9) Guardado (36) Jacobs Field 19,452 65–85 L2
151 September 15 Twins 6–13 Santana (11–3) Davis (8–11) — Jacobs Field 16,967 65–86 L3
152 September 16 Royals 8–12 May (9–7) Traber (6–9) — Jacobs Field 16,145 65–87 L4
153 September 17 Royals 9–1 Westbrook (7–9) Abbott (1–2) — Jacobs Field 16,363 66–87 W1
154 September 18 Royals 2–3 Lima (8–1) Sabathia (13–9) Leskanic (2) Jacobs Field 17,275 66–88 L1
155 September 19 Red Sox 0–2 Burkett (11–8) Stanford (0–3) Embree (1) Jacobs Field 20,374 66–89 L2
156 September 20 Red Sox 13–4 Lee (1–0) Lowe (16–7) — Jacobs Field 23,242 67–89 W1
157 September 21 Red Sox 0–2 Martinez (14–4) Lee (3–2) Kim (15) Jacobs Field 27,655 67–90 L1
158 September 23 @ Twins 1–4 Rogers (13–8) Westbrook (7–10) Guardado (40) Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 33,650 67–91 L2
159 September 24 @ Twins 2–3 Orosco (2–1) Betancourt (2–2) Guardado (41) Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 32,986 67–92 L3
160 September 26 @ Blue Jays 2–1 Stanford (1–3) Lidle (12–15) Riske (8) SkyDome 13,861 68–92 W1
161 September 27 @ Blue Jays 4–5 Halladay (22–7) Mulholland (3–4) — SkyDome 21,504 68–93 L1
162 September 28 @ Blue Jays 2–6 Towers (8–1) Lee (3–3) — SkyDome 22,014 68–94 L2
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement
Bold = Indians team member

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Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases

Pos Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI AVG SB
C Josh Bard 91 303 25 74 13 1 8 36 .244 0
1B Ben Broussard 116 386 53 96 21 3 16 55 .249 5
2B Brandon Phillips 112 370 36 77 18 1 6 33 .208 4
3B Casey Blake 152 557 80 143 35 0 17 67 .257 7
SS Jhonny Peralta 77 242 24 55 10 1 4 21 .227 1
LF Matt Lawton 99 374 57 93 19 0 15 53 .249 10
CF Milton Bradley 101 377 61 121 34 2 10 56 .321 17
RF Jody Gerut 127 480 66 134 33 2 22 75 .279 4
DH Ellis Burks 55 198 27 52 11 1 6 28 .263 1

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases

Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI AVG SB
Coco Crisp 99 414 55 110 15 6 3 27 .266 15
Alex Escobar 28 99 16 27 2 0 5 14 .273 1
Karim García 24 93 8 18 1 0 5 14 .194 0
Ricky Gutiérrez 16 50 2 13 3 0 0 3 .260 0
Travis Hafner 91 291 35 74 19 3 14 40 .254 2
Greg LaRocca 5 9 3 3 1 0 0 0 .333 0
Tim Laker 52 162 17 39 11 0 3 21 .241 2
Ryan Ludwick 39 136 14 36 7 1 7 26 .265 2
Chris Magruder 9 26 3 9 2 1 1 3 .346 0
Víctor Martínez 49 159 15 46 4 0 1 16 .289 1
John McDonald 82 214 21 46 9 1 1 14 .215 3
Ángel Santos 32 76 9 17 3 1 3 6 .224 1
Bill Selby 27 39 3 4 1 0 0 5 .103 0
Zach Sorensen 36 37 2 5 1 0 1 2 .135 0
Shane Spencer 64 210 23 57 10 0 8 26 .271 2
Omar Vizquel 64 250 43 61 13 2 2 19 .244 8

Note: Pitchers' hitting stats are not included above.

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts

Player W L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB K
CC Sabathia 13 9 3.60 30 30 197.2 190 85 79 66 141
Jason Davis 8 11 4.68 27 27 165.1 172 101 86 47 85
Brian Anderson 9 10 3.71 25 24 148.0 162 88 61 32 72
Ricardo Rodríguez 3 9 5.73 15 15 81.2 89 57 52 28 41
Cliff Lee 3 3 3.61 9 9 52.1 41 28 21 20 44
Jason Bere 0 0 4.05 2 2 6.2 5 3 3 2 1

Other pitchers

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; K = Strikeouts

Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB K
Jake Westbrook 7 10 4.33 34 22 0 133.0 142 70 64 56 58
Billy Traber 6 9 5.24 33 18 0 111.2 132 67 65 40 88
Jason Stanford 1 3 3.60 13 8 0 50.0 48 20 20 16 30
Brian Tallet 0 2 4.74 5 3 0 19.0 23 14 10 8 9
Chad Durbin 0 1 7.27 3 1 0 8.2 18 12 7 3 8

Relief pitchers

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts

Player W L ERA G SV IP H R ER BB K
Danys Báez 2 9 3.81 73 25 75.2 65 36 32 23 66
David Riske 2 2 2.29 68 8 74.2 52 21 19 20 82
Jason Boyd 3 1 4.30 44 0 52.1 38 25 25 26 31
Terry Mulholland 3 4 4.91 45 0 99.0 117 60 54 37 42
Rafael Betancourt 2 2 2.13 33 1 38.0 27 11 9 13 36
Jack Cressend 2 1 2.51 33 0 43.0 40 12 12 9 28
José Santiago 1 3 2.84 25 0 31.2 37 11 10 14 15
Dan Miceli 1 1 1.20 13 0 15.0 9 4 2 6 19
Carl Sadler 0 0 1.86 18 0 9.2 11 2 2 5 10
Nick Bierbrodt 0 0 6.75 5 0 8.0 5 6 6 4 9
David Lee 1 0 4.70 8 0 7.2 4 4 4 6 7
Alex Herrera 0 0 9.00 10 0 7.0 7 7 7 8 6
Chad Paronto 0 2 9.45 6 0 6.2 7 8 7 3 6
Jason Phillips 0 1 9.00 3 0 5.0 9 5 5 2 2
Jerrod Riggan 0 0 9.00 2 0 4.0 7 4 4 1 2
David Cortés 0 0 12.00 2 0 3.0 8 5 4 0 1
Aaron Myette 0 0 23.62 2 0 2.2 7 7 7 2 1
Dave Elder 1 1 19.29 4 0 2.1 5 5 5 4 3

Awards and honors

All-Star Game

  • C. C. Sabathia, pitcher, reserve

Minor league affiliates

Classification level Team League
AAA Buffalo Bisons International League
AA Akron Aeros Eastern League
Advanced A Kinston Indians Carolina League
A Lake County Captains South Atlantic League
Short Season A Mahoning Valley Scrappers New York–Penn League
Rookie Burlington Indians Appalachian League

Notes

  1. "Travis Hafner Stats".
  2. "Jason Bere Stats".
  3. ^ "AJ Hinch Stats".
  4. ^ Shane Spencer Statistics Baseball-Reference.com

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