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  • Cleveland Indians (7779-7511 W-L, 1915 - 2012) - 2 World Championships, 5 Pennants, and 10 Playoff Appearances
  • Cleveland Naps (937-883 W-L, 1903 - 1914)
  • Cleveland Bronchos (69-67 W-L, 1902)
  • Cleveland Blues (54-82 W-L, 1901)
  • Overall (8839-8543 W-L, 1901 - 2012) - 2 World Championships, 5 Pennants, and 10 Playoff Appearances

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Franchise History

Rk Year Tm Lg G W L Ties W-L% Finish Playoffs R RA BatAge PitchAge #Bat #Pitch Top Player Managers
1 2012 Cleveland Indians AL Central 162 68 94 0 .420 4th of 5 667 845 27.8 27.6 48 24 C.Santana (3.7) Manny Acta (65-91) and Sandy Alomar (3-3)
2 2011 Cleveland Indians AL Central 162 80 82 0 .494 2nd of 5 704 760 27.8 26.7 46 22 A.Cabrera (4.6) Manny Acta (80-82)
3 2010 Cleveland Indians AL Central 162 69 93 0 .426 4th of 5 646 752 27.2 26.6 45 22 S.Choo (5.6) Manny Acta (69-93)
4 2009 Cleveland Indians AL Central 162 65 97 0 .401 4th of 5 773 865 27.4 27.8 52 29 S.Choo (5.2) Eric Wedge (65-97)
5 2008 Cleveland Indians AL Central 162 81 81 0 .500 3rd of 5 805 761 27.7 28.6 49 28 C.Lee (6.4) Eric Wedge (81-81)
6 2007 Cleveland Indians AL Central 162 96 66 0 .593 1st of 5 Lost ALCS (4-3) 811 704 28.1 29.4 41 21 C.Sabathia (6.1) Eric Wedge (96-66)
7 2006 Cleveland Indians AL Central 162 78 84 0 .481 4th of 5 870 782 27.8 28.6 45 23 G.Sizemore (6.5) Eric Wedge (78-84)
8 2005 Cleveland Indians AL Central 162 93 69 0 .574 2nd of 5 790 642 27.7 29.2 38 17 G.Sizemore (6.4) Eric Wedge (93-69)
9 2004 Cleveland Indians AL Central 162 80 82 0 .494 3rd of 5 858 857 28.6 27.3 52 30 T.Hafner (4.7) Eric Wedge (80-82)
10 2003 Cleveland Indians AL Central 162 68 94 0 .420 4th of 5 699 778 27.1 26.3 54 29 M.Bradley (3.9) Eric Wedge (68-94)
11 2002 Cleveland Indians AL Central 162 74 88 0 .457 3rd of 5 739 837 30.3 28.1 59 31 J.Thome (7.1) Charlie Manuel (39-47) and Joel Skinner (35-41)
12 2001 Cleveland Indians AL Central 162 91 71 0 .562 1st of 5 Lost LDS (3-2) 897 821 31.0 29.1 44 24 R.Alomar (6.9) Charlie Manuel (91-71)
13 2000 Cleveland Indians AL Central 162 90 72 0 .556 2nd of 5 950 816 30.1 30.2 55 32 R.Alomar (5.3) Charlie Manuel (90-72)
14 1999 Cleveland Indians AL Central 162 97 65 0 .599 1st of 5 Lost LDS (3-2) 1009 860 29.2 30.6 51 25 R.Alomar (7.1) Mike Hargrove (97-65)
15 1998 Cleveland Indians AL Central 162 89 73 0 .549 1st of 5 Lost ALCS (4-2) 850 779 29.5 29.8 48 23 K.Lofton (5.7) Mike Hargrove (89-73)
16 1997 Cleveland Indians AL Central 161 86 75 0 .534 1st of 5 Lost WS (4-3) 868 815 30.2 29.7 46 21 J.Thome (5.1) Mike Hargrove (86-75)
17 1996 Cleveland Indians AL Central 161 99 62 0 .615 1st of 5 Lost LDS (3-1) 952 769 29.7 30.3 44 18 J.Thome (7.2) Mike Hargrove (99-62)
18 1995 Cleveland Indians AL Central 144 100 44 0 .694 1st of 5 Lost WS (4-2) 840 607 29.0 30.5 41 20 A.Belle (6.6) Mike Hargrove (100-44)
19 1994 Cleveland Indians AL Central 113 66 47 0 .584 2nd of 5 679 562 28.4 30.6 40 21 K.Lofton (7.1) Mike Hargrove (66-47)
20 1993 Cleveland Indians AL East 162 76 86 0 .469 6th of 7 790 813 27.2 27.3 48 26 K.Lofton (7.3) Mike Hargrove (76-86)
21 1992 Cleveland Indians AL East 162 76 86 0 .469 4th of 7 674 746 25.9 27.0 42 20 K.Lofton (6.3) Mike Hargrove (76-86)
22 1991 Cleveland Indians AL East 162 57 105 0 .352 7th of 7 576 759 25.6 26.8 53 24 G.Swindell (3.6) John McNamara (25-52) and Mike Hargrove (32-53)
23 1990 Cleveland Indians AL East 162 77 85 0 .475 4th of 7 732 737 27.4 28.1 44 21 B.Jacoby (3.3) John McNamara (77-85)
24 1989 Cleveland Indians AL East 162 73 89 0 .451 6th of 7 604 654 27.1 28.5 47 20 T.Candiotti (4.3) Doc Edwards (65-78) and John Hart (8-11)
25 1988 Cleveland Indians AL East 162 78 84 0 .481 6th of 7 666 731 28.1 27.0 44 18 G.Swindell (5.7) Doc Edwards (78-84)
26 1987 Cleveland Indians AL East 162 61 101 0 .377 7th of 7 742 957 27.7 30.5 44 21 B.Butler (4.8) Pat Corrales (31-56) and Doc Edwards (30-45)
27 1986 Cleveland Indians AL East 163 84 78 1 .519 5th of 7 831 841 27.6 29.8 36 18 J.Carter (5.5) Pat Corrales (84-78)
28 1985 Cleveland Indians AL East 162 60 102 0 .370 7th of 7 729 861 28.0 27.4 38 19 B.Butler (4.5) Pat Corrales (60-102)
29 1984 Cleveland Indians AL East 163 75 87 1 .463 6th of 7 761 766 27.4 27.2 40 19 B.Blyleven (7.0) Pat Corrales (75-87)
30 1983 Cleveland Indians AL East 162 70 92 0 .432 7th of 7 704 785 29.8 27.7 40 17 L.Sorensen (3.7) Mike Ferraro (40-60) and Pat Corrales (30-32)
31 1982 Cleveland Indians AL East 162 78 84 0 .481 6th of 7 683 748 28.7 27.4 36 16 T.Harrah (6.3) Dave Garcia (78-84)
32 1981 Cleveland Indians AL East 103 52 51 0 .505 6th of 7 431 442 28.8 28.3 33 12 B.Blyleven (5.5) Dave Garcia (52-51)
33 1980 Cleveland Indians AL East 160 79 81 0 .494 6th of 7 738 807 27.7 26.8 33 13 T.Harrah (4.2) Dave Garcia (79-81)
34 1979 Cleveland Indians AL East 161 81 80 0 .503 6th of 7 760 805 28.1 26.7 33 14 S.Monge (5.5) Jeff Torborg (43-52) and Dave Garcia (38-28)
35 1978 Cleveland Indians AL East 159 69 90 0 .434 6th of 7 639 694 26.7 27.1 36 14 A.Thornton (5.0) Jeff Torborg (69-90)
36 1977 Cleveland Indians AL East 161 71 90 0 .441 5th of 7 676 739 27.7 27.9 33 14 D.Eckersley (4.8) Frank Robinson (26-31) and Jeff Torborg (45-59)
37 1976 Cleveland Indians AL East 159 81 78 0 .509 4th of 6 615 615 27.4 28.4 34 13 B.Bell (3.5) Frank Robinson (81-78)
38 1975 Cleveland Indians AL East 159 79 80 0 .497 4th of 6 688 703 26.7 27.8 41 19 D.Eckersley (5.1) Frank Robinson (79-80)
39 1974 Cleveland Indians AL East 162 77 85 0 .475 4th of 6 662 694 25.8 31.5 45 18 G.Perry (8.2) Ken Aspromonte (77-85)
40 1973 Cleveland Indians AL East 162 71 91 0 .438 6th of 6 680 826 24.7 28.6 35 16 G.Perry (7.4) Ken Aspromonte (71-91)
41 1972 Cleveland Indians AL East 156 72 84 0 .462 5th of 6 472 519 25.4 26.6 36 16 G.Perry (10.6) Ken Aspromonte (72-84)
42 1971 Cleveland Indians AL East 162 60 102 0 .370 6th of 6 543 747 26.3 25.1 37 16 G.Nettles (7.4) Al Dark (42-61) and Johnny Lipon (18-41)
43 1970 Cleveland Indians AL East 162 76 86 0 .469 5th of 6 649 675 26.2 25.9 36 16 S.McDowell (7.6) Al Dark (76-86)
44 1969 Cleveland Indians AL East 161 62 99 0 .385 6th of 6 573 717 27.3 27.3 40 16 S.McDowell (5.8) Al Dark (62-99)
45 1968 Cleveland Indians AL 162 86 75 1 .534 3rd of 10 516 504 27.5 27.0 42 17 L.Tiant (7.4) Al Dark (86-75)
46 1967 Cleveland Indians AL 162 75 87 0 .463 8th of 10 559 613 28.6 26.9 38 16 L.Tiant (4.9) Joe Adcock (75-87)
47 1966 Cleveland Indians AL 162 81 81 0 .500 5th of 10 574 586 28.7 26.5 37 14 S.McDowell (4.7) Birdie Tebbetts (66-57) and George Strickland (15-24)
48 1965 Cleveland Indians AL 162 87 75 0 .537 5th of 10 663 613 27.8 27.1 39 16 S.McDowell (7.6) Birdie Tebbetts (87-75)
49 1964 Cleveland Indians AL 164 79 83 2 .488 6th of 10 689 693 27.5 27.9 38 15 S.McDowell (4.6) George Strickland (33-39) and Birdie Tebbetts (46-44)
50 1963 Cleveland Indians AL 162 79 83 0 .488 5th of 10 635 702 27.2 28.2 41 16 J.Kralick (4.1) Birdie Tebbetts (79-83)
51 1962 Cleveland Indians AL 162 80 82 0 .494 6th of 10 682 745 27.7 26.8 41 18 J.Romano (4.3) Mel McGaha (78-82) and Mel Harder (2-0)
52 1961 Cleveland Indians AL 161 78 83 0 .484 5th of 10 737 752 28.8 25.0 36 15 J.Piersall (4.7) Jimmy Dykes (77-83) and Mel Harder (1-0)
53 1960 Cleveland Indians AL 154 76 78 0 .494 4th of 8 667 693 28.2 25.4 44 18 W.Held (3.7) Joe Gordon (49-46), Jo-Jo White (1-0) and Jimmy Dykes (26-32)
54 1959 Cleveland Indians AL 154 89 65 0 .578 2nd of 8 745 646 28.6 27.0 41 16 M.Minoso (5.3) Joe Gordon (89-65)
55 1958 Cleveland Indians AL 153 77 76 0 .503 4th of 8 694 635 28.7 27.6 43 20 R.Colavito (5.8) Bobby Bragan (31-36) and Joe Gordon (46-40)
56 1957 Cleveland Indians AL 153 76 77 0 .497 6th of 8 682 722 28.9 30.7 38 16 G.Woodling (4.3) Kerby Farrell (76-77)
57 1956 Cleveland Indians AL 155 88 66 1 .571 2nd of 8 712 581 30.0 30.6 35 12 E.Wynn (8.0) Al Lopez (88-66)
58 1955 Cleveland Indians AL 154 93 61 0 .604 2nd of 8 698 601 30.5 29.8 43 15 E.Wynn (5.9) Al Lopez (93-61)
59 1954 Cleveland Indians AL 156 111 43 2 .721 1st of 8 Lost WS (4-0) 746 504 30.2 30.5 35 13 B.Avila (6.7) Al Lopez (111-43)
60 1953 Cleveland Indians AL 155 92 62 1 .597 2nd of 8 770 627 29.5 30.6 36 14 A.Rosen (9.8) Al Lopez (92-62)
61 1952 Cleveland Indians AL 155 93 61 1 .604 2nd of 8 763 606 29.8 30.6 36 13 L.Doby (6.8) Al Lopez (93-61)
62 1951 Cleveland Indians AL 155 93 61 1 .604 2nd of 8 696 594 29.3 29.1 37 13 L.Doby (6.2) Al Lopez (93-61)
63 1950 Cleveland Indians AL 155 92 62 1 .597 4th of 8 806 654 29.2 29.7 30 13 L.Doby (6.5) Lou Boudreau (92-62)
64 1949 Cleveland Indians AL 154 89 65 0 .578 3rd of 8 675 574 29.3 30.2 32 10 B.Lemon (6.9) Lou Boudreau (89-65)
65 1948 Cleveland Indians AL 156 97 58 1 .626 1st of 8 Won WS (4-2) 840 568 28.6 29.2 36 17 L.Boudreau (10.2) Lou Boudreau (97-58)
66 1947 Cleveland Indians AL 157 80 74 3 .519 4th of 8 687 588 28.4 29.3 38 16 L.Boudreau (7.2) Lou Boudreau (80-74)
67 1946 Cleveland Indians AL 156 68 86 2 .442 6th of 8 537 638 27.9 28.6 48 19 B.Feller (9.1) Lou Boudreau (68-86)
68 1945 Cleveland Indians AL 147 73 72 2 .503 5th of 8 557 548 27.7 29.1 36 16 S.Gromek (5.6) Lou Boudreau (73-72)
69 1944 Cleveland Indians AL 155 72 82 1 .468 5th of 8 643 677 28.4 30.1 35 16 L.Boudreau (7.5) Lou Boudreau (72-82)
70 1943 Cleveland Indians AL 153 82 71 0 .536 3rd of 8 600 577 28.1 30.2 34 15 L.Boudreau (7.4) Lou Boudreau (82-71)
71 1942 Cleveland Indians AL 156 75 79 2 .487 4th of 8 590 659 27.3 29.3 36 17 L.Fleming (4.2) Lou Boudreau (75-79)
72 1941 Cleveland Indians AL 155 75 79 1 .487 4th of 8 677 668 27.0 27.5 41 15 B.Feller (7.3) Roger Peckinpaugh (75-79)
73 1940 Cleveland Indians AL 155 89 65 1 .578 2nd of 8 710 637 26.7 27.0 30 15 B.Feller (9.1) Ossie Vitt (89-65)
74 1939 Cleveland Indians AL 154 87 67 0 .565 3rd of 8 797 700 26.8 26.5 32 14 B.Feller (9.4) Ossie Vitt (87-67)
75 1938 Cleveland Indians AL 153 86 66 1 .566 3rd of 8 847 782 27.9 27.8 33 13 E.Averill (4.9) Ossie Vitt (86-66)
76 1937 Cleveland Indians AL 156 83 71 2 .539 4th of 8 817 768 28.6 29.2 29 12 J.Allen (5.3) Steve O'Neill (83-71)
77 1936 Cleveland Indians AL 157 80 74 3 .519 5th of 8 921 862 26.3 28.1 30 15 E.Averill (6.3) Steve O'Neill (80-74)
78 1935 Cleveland Indians AL 156 82 71 3 .536 3rd of 8 776 739 26.4 27.9 29 11 M.Harder (6.5) Walter Johnson (46-48) and Steve O'Neill (36-23)
79 1934 Cleveland Indians AL 154 85 69 0 .552 3rd of 8 814 763 27.9 26.6 33 13 M.Harder (6.7) Walter Johnson (85-69)
80 1933 Cleveland Indians AL 151 75 76 0 .497 4th of 8 654 669 27.5 26.3 27 10 M.Harder (5.2) Roger Peckinpaugh (26-25), Bibb Falk (1-0) and Walter Johnson (48-51)
81 1932 Cleveland Indians AL 153 87 65 1 .572 4th of 8 845 747 28.2 25.6 29 11 W.Ferrell (6.8) Roger Peckinpaugh (87-65)
82 1931 Cleveland Indians AL 155 78 76 1 .506 4th of 8 885 833 27.2 25.2 35 14 W.Ferrell (7.6) Roger Peckinpaugh (78-76)
83 1930 Cleveland Indians AL 154 81 73 0 .526 4th of 8 890 915 27.3 24.5 34 13 W.Ferrell (8.7) Roger Peckinpaugh (81-73)
84 1929 Cleveland Indians AL 152 81 71 0 .533 3rd of 8 717 736 28.6 27.5 29 12 W.Hudlin (6.8) Roger Peckinpaugh (81-71)
85 1928 Cleveland Indians AL 155 62 92 1 .403 7th of 8 674 830 27.4 26.7 43 17 J.Sewell (5.0) Roger Peckinpaugh (62-92)
86 1927 Cleveland Indians AL 153 66 87 0 .431 6th of 8 668 766 28.3 27.0 37 15 W.Hudlin (4.8) Jack McCallister (66-87)
87 1926 Cleveland Indians AL 154 88 66 0 .571 2nd of 8 738 612 29.1 28.5 28 11 G.Uhle (8.4) Tris Speaker (88-66)
88 1925 Cleveland Indians AL 155 70 84 1 .455 6th of 8 782 817 28.2 28.3 36 13 T.Speaker (6.2) Tris Speaker (70-84)
89 1924 Cleveland Indians AL 153 67 86 0 .438 6th of 8 755 814 28.1 27.9 43 22 J.Shaute (6.1) Tris Speaker (67-86)
90 1923 Cleveland Indians AL 153 82 71 0 .536 3rd of 8 888 746 28.1 27.6 35 15 T.Speaker (8.7) Tris Speaker (82-71)
91 1922 Cleveland Indians AL 155 78 76 1 .506 4th of 8 768 817 29.2 27.4 46 23 T.Speaker (6.5) Tris Speaker (78-76)
92 1921 Cleveland Indians AL 154 94 60 0 .610 2nd of 8 925 712 29.1 28.2 31 11 T.Speaker (6.2) Tris Speaker (94-60)
93 1920 Cleveland Indians AL 154 98 56 0 .636 1st of 8 Won WS (5-2) 857 642 29.3 28.6 29 14 J.Bagby (8.3) Tris Speaker (98-56)
94 1919 Cleveland Indians AL 139 84 55 0 .604 2nd of 8 636 537 29.0 27.7 28 15 S.Coveleski (6.7) Lee Fohl (44-34) and Tris Speaker (40-21)
95 1918 Cleveland Indians AL 129 73 54 2 .575 2nd of 8 504 447 28.1 27.7 32 10 S.Coveleski (9.1) Lee Fohl (73-54)
96 1917 Cleveland Indians AL 156 88 66 2 .571 3rd of 8 584 543 26.2 26.7 30 12 J.Bagby (7.7) Lee Fohl (88-66)
97 1916 Cleveland Indians AL 157 77 77 3 .500 6th of 8 630 602 26.9 26.5 44 17 T.Speaker (8.4) Lee Fohl (77-77)
98 1915 Cleveland Indians AL 154 57 95 2 .375 7th of 8 539 670 24.6 24.5 40 15 G.Morton (6.4) Joe Birmingham (12-16) and Lee Fohl (45-79)
99 1914 Cleveland Naps AL 157 51 102 4 .333 8th of 8 538 709 26.6 24.9 47 19 B.Steen (4.2) Joe Birmingham (51-102)
100 1913 Cleveland Naps AL 155 86 66 3 .566 3rd of 8 633 536 27.0 26.7 39 13 S.Jackson (7.4) Joe Birmingham (86-66)
101 1912 Cleveland Naps AL 155 75 78 2 .490 5th of 8 677 681 26.4 24.0 47 16 S.Jackson (9.3) Harry Davis (54-71) and Joe Birmingham (21-7)
102 1911 Cleveland Naps AL 156 80 73 3 .523 3rd of 8 693 712 27.0 24.8 38 16 S.Jackson (9.0) Deacon McGuire (6-11) and George Stovall (74-62)
103 1910 Cleveland Naps AL 161 71 81 9 .467 5th of 8 548 657 28.2 26.6 44 14 N.Lajoie (9.4) Deacon McGuire (71-81)
104 1909 Cleveland Naps AL 155 71 82 2 .464 6th of 8 493 532 28.1 30.5 37 15 N.Lajoie (6.1) Nap Lajoie (57-57) and Deacon McGuire (14-25)
105 1908 Cleveland Naps AL 157 90 64 3 .584 2nd of 8 569 459 28.2 27.2 33 13 A.Joss (8.0) Nap Lajoie (90-64)
106 1907 Cleveland Naps AL 158 85 67 6 .559 4th of 8 531 525 27.5 26.8 26 9 N.Lajoie (7.3) Nap Lajoie (85-67)
107 1906 Cleveland Naps AL 157 89 64 4 .582 3rd of 8 663 481 28.2 28.0 25 8 N.Lajoie (9.8) Nap Lajoie (89-64)
108 1905 Cleveland Naps AL 155 76 78 1 .494 5th of 8 564 587 27.0 27.3 27 9 A.Joss (5.7) Nap Lajoie (56-57) and Bill Bradley (20-21)
109 1904 Cleveland Naps AL 154 86 65 3 .570 4th of 8 647 482 27.3 28.0 24 7 N.Lajoie (8.3) Bill Armour (86-65)
110 1903 Cleveland Naps AL 140 77 63 0 .550 3rd of 8 639 579 27.3 26.1 28 13 N.Lajoie (7.6) Bill Armour (77-63)
111 1902 Cleveland Bronchos AL 137 69 67 1 .507 5th of 8 686 667 27.2 24.9 34 17 B.Bradley (6.6) Bill Armour (69-67)
112 1901 Cleveland Blues AL 138 54 82 2 .397 7th of 8 666 831 28.4 26.1 35 14 E.Moore (4.1) Jimmy McAleer (54-82)