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2003 Cleveland Indians (Franchise Encyclopedia: 2002/2004)
68-94, Finished 4th in AL Central Division
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Scored 699 runs, Allowed 778 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 73-89
Managed by Eric Wedge

Ballpark: Jacobs Field (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,730,002 (12th of 14)
Park Factors
  (multi-year):
Batting - 96, Pitching - 97
  (one-year): Batting - 93, Pitching - 93
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 2003 Stats / Schedule / Transactions (2002/2004) / Lineups / Batting Orders / Minor League Teams / SplitsBat / Pitch / GamelogsBat / Pitch / Amateur Draft

Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.

November 1, 2002

Signed Dave Elder as a free agent.

Eddie Perez granted Free Agency.

November 4, 2002

Dave Burba granted Free Agency.

Signed Jose Santiago as a free agent.

November 13, 2002

Sold Roy Smith to the Oakland Athletics.

November 21, 2002

Signed Jason Boyd as a free agent.

December 6, 2002

Traded Einar Diaz and Ryan Drese to the Texas Rangers. Received Travis Hafner and Aaron Myette.

December 16, 2002

Hector Luna selected by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 2002 minor league draft.

Marshall McDougall drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 2002 rule 5 draft.

Matt White drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 2002 rule 5 draft.

Drafted Travis Chapman from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2002 rule 5 draft.

Derek Thompson drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 2002 rule 5 draft.

Sold Travis Chapman to the Detroit Tigers.

December 18, 2002

Signed Casey Blake as a free agent.

December 19, 2002

Signed Jason Bere as a free agent.

December 21, 2002

Chris Magruder granted Free Agency.

December 23, 2002

Signed Brian Anderson as a free agent.

Signed A.J. Hinch as a free agent.

Signed Dusty Wathan as a free agent.

January 8, 2003

Signed Terry Mulholland as a free agent.

January 14, 2003

Signed Shane Spencer as a free agent.

January 17, 2003

Earl Snyder selected by the Boston Red Sox off waivers.

January 20, 2003

Signed Rafael Betancourt as a free agent.

January 27, 2003

Signed Mike Thurman as a free agent.

February 2, 2003

Signed Chris Magruder as a free agent.

February 4, 2003

Signed Paul Rigdon as a free agent.

February 14, 2003

Signed Dave Burba as a free agent.

February 17, 2003

Signed Chad Durbin as a free agent.

March 8, 2003

Signed Kazuhito Tadano as an amateur free agent.

March 20, 2003

Released Mike Thurman.

March 29, 2003

Sold A.J. Hinch to the Detroit Tigers.

April 2, 2003 (Standings)

the Tampa Bay Devil Rays returned Hector Luna (earlier draft pick).

April 8, 2003 (Standings)

Signed Jake Robbins as a free agent.

April 18, 2003 (Standings)

Signed Blake Stein as a free agent.

May 3, 2003 (Standings)

Released Dave Burba.

May 15, 2003 (Standings)

Signed Dan Miceli as a free agent.

May 20, 2003 (Standings)

Released Blake Stein.

May 21, 2003 (Standings)

Jerrod Riggan granted Free Agency.

June 3, 2003 (Standings)

Signed Mark Little as a free agent.

Drafted Ryan Garko in the 3rd round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed July 9, 2003.

Drafted Kevin Kouzmanoff in the 6th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 3, 2003.

Drafted Aaron Laffey in the 16th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed July 1, 2003.

June 11, 2003 (Standings)

Selected Nick Bierbrodt off waivers from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

June 22, 2003 (Standings)

Traded Jamie Brown to the Boston Red Sox. Received Angel Santos.

June 25, 2003 (Standings)

Sold Karim Garcia to the New York Yankees.

Sent Dan Miceli to the New York Yankees as part of a conditional deal.

June 28, 2003 (Standings)

Released Jason Phillips.

June 30, 2003 (Standings)

the Seattle Mariners returned Matt White (earlier draft pick).

July 9, 2003 (Standings)

Traded Aaron Myette to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Lyle Mouton.

July 18, 2003 (Standings)

Traded Ricardo Rodriguez and Shane Spencer to the Texas Rangers. Received Ryan Ludwick.

July 31, 2003 (Standings)

Purchased David Cortes from the Dos Laredos (Mexican).

August 24, 2003 (Standings)

Signed Benji Gil as a free agent.

August 25, 2003 (Standings)

Traded a player to be named later and Brian Anderson to the Kansas City Royals. Received Kieran Mattison (minors), Trey Dyson (minors), and cash. The Cleveland Indians sent Chris White (minors) (November 6, 2003) to the Kansas City Royals to complete the trade.

September 6, 2003 (Standings)

Traded Alex Requena (minors) to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received David Lee.

September 30, 2003 (Standings)

Bill Selby granted Free Agency.

October 1, 2003 (Standings)

Jason Boyd selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates off waivers.

October 2, 2003 (Standings)

Alex Herrera selected by the Colorado Rockies off waivers.

October 6, 2003 (Standings)

Released Dave Elder.

October 10, 2003 (Standings)

David Cortes granted Free Agency.

October 12, 2003 (Standings)

David Lee granted Free Agency.

October 15, 2003 (Standings)

Nick Bierbrodt granted Free Agency.

Benji Gil granted Free Agency.

Mark Little granted Free Agency.

Chris Magruder granted Free Agency.

Lyle Mouton granted Free Agency.

Chad Paronto granted Free Agency.

Paul Rigdon granted Free Agency.

Jake Robbins granted Free Agency.

Jose Santiago granted Free Agency.

Angel Santos granted Free Agency.

Dusty Wathan granted Free Agency.

October 26, 2003

Terry Mulholland granted Free Agency.

Mark Wohlers granted Free Agency.

October 28, 2003

Ellis Burks granted Free Agency.

October 31, 2003

Jason Bere granted Free Agency.

Signed Mark Wohlers as a free agent.

November 3, 2003

Signed Tim Young as a free agent.

November 5, 2003

Signed Dusty Wathan as a free agent.

November 6, 2003

Signed David Lee as a free agent.

November 10, 2003

Signed Lino Urdaneta as a free agent.

November 13, 2003

Signed Jason Bere as a free agent.

November 20, 2003

Signed Chris Clapinski as a free agent.

November 24, 2003

Signed Giovanni Carrara as a free agent.

December 1, 2003

Signed Ernie Young as a free agent.

December 8, 2003

Selected Cliff Bartosh off waivers from the Detroit Tigers.

December 15, 2003

Luis A. Gonzalez drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 2003 rule 5 draft.

Hector Luna drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2003 rule 5 draft.

Willy Taveras drafted by the Houston Astros in the 2003 rule 5 draft.

Lino Urdaneta drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 2003 rule 5 draft.

Matt White drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 2003 rule 5 draft.

December 17, 2003

Signed Mike Porzio as a free agent.

December 19, 2003

Signed Adam Piatt as a free agent.

December 20, 2003

Danys Baez granted Free Agency.

December 21, 2003

Carl Sadler granted Free Agency.

December 26, 2003

Signed Ron Belliard as a free agent.

December 31, 2003

Signed Jake Robbins as a free agent.

January 4, 2004

Signed Carl Sadler as a free agent.

January 5, 2004

Traded Ryan Church and Maicer Izturis to the Montreal Expos. Received Scott Stewart.

January 7, 2004

Signed Bobby Howry as a free agent.

January 8, 2004

Signed Jose Jimenez as a free agent.

January 18, 2004

Signed Mark Little as a free agent.

January 21, 2004

Signed Jeff D'Amico as a free agent.

Signed Lou Merloni as a free agent.

January 22, 2004

Signed Luther Hackman as a free agent.

January 26, 2004

Signed Oscar Salazar as a free agent.

February 13, 2004

Signed Robert Ellis as a free agent.

Signed Matt Miller as a free agent.

February 18, 2004

Signed Matt DeWitt as a free agent.

March 15, 2004

Signed Stubby Clapp as a free agent.

Signed Roy Smith as a free agent.

March 17, 2004

the Colorado Rockies returned Matt White (earlier draft pick).

March 25, 2004

Purchased Brent Abernathy from the Detroit Tigers.

March 27, 2004

Released Giovanni Carrara.

March 29, 2004

Sent Ricky Gutierrez to the New York Mets as part of a conditional deal.

March 31, 2004

Traded Luke Scott to the Houston Astros. Received Jeriome Robertson.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

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