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Cleveland Indians Opening Day Lineups

Lineups are the starting lineups for that game.

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Game (# = Opp. LHS)	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	P	DH
2013. Tue, Apr 2 at TOR W (4-1)	Santana	Swisher	Kipnis	Chisenhall	Cabrera	Brantley	Bourn	Stubbs	Masterson	Reynolds
2012. Thu, Apr 5 vs TOR L (4-7)#	Santana	Kotchman	Kipnis	Hannahan	Cabrera	Duncan	Brantley	Choo	Masterson	Hafner
2011. Fri, Apr 1 vs CHW L (10-15)#	Santana	LaPorta	Cabrera	Hannahan	Cabrera	Kearns	Brantley	Choo	Hernandez	Hafner
2010. Mon, Apr 5 at CHW L (0-6)#	Marson	LaPorta	Grudzielanek	Peralta	Cabrera	Brantley	Sizemore	Choo	Westbrook	Hafner
2009. Mon, Apr 6 at TEX L (1-9)	Shoppach	Martinez	Cabrera	DeRosa	Peralta	Francisco	Sizemore	Choo	Lee	Hafner
2008. Mon, Mar 31 vs CHW W (10-8)#	Martinez	Garko	Cabrera	Blake	Peralta	Michaels	Sizemore	Gutierrez	Sabathia	Hafner
2007. Mon, Apr 2 at CHW W (12-5)	Martinez	Blake	Barfield	Marte	Peralta	Dellucci	Sizemore	Nixon	Sabathia	Hafner
2006. Sun, Apr 2 at CHW L (4-10)#	Martinez	Perez	Belliard	Boone	Peralta	Michaels	Sizemore	Blake	Sabathia	Hafner
2005. Mon, Apr 4 at CHW L (0-1)#	Martinez	Broussard	Belliard	Boone	Peralta	Hernandez	Crisp	Blake	Westbrook	Hafner
2004. Mon, Apr 5 at MIN L (4-7)	Martinez	Broussard	Belliard	Blake	Vizquel	Lawton	Crisp	Gerut	Sabathia	Hafner
2003. Mon, Mar 31 at BAL L (5-6)	Bard	Hafner	Phillips	Blake	Vizquel	Lawton	Bradley	Garcia	Sabathia	Burks
2002. Sun, Mar 31 at ANA W (6-0)#	Diaz	Thome	Gutierrez	Fryman	Vizquel	Branyan	Bradley	Lawton	Colon	Burks
2001. Mon, Apr 2 vs CHW L (4-7)#	Diaz	Thome	Alomar	Branyan	Vizquel	Burks	Lofton	Gonzalez	Colon	Cordero
2000. Mon, Apr 3 at BAL W (4-1)	Alomar	Thome	Alomar	Fryman	Vizquel	Justice	Lofton	Ramirez	Colon	Sexson
1999. Tue, Apr 6 at ANA L (5-6)	Alomar	Thome	Alomar	Fryman	Vizquel	Justice	Lofton	Ramirez	Wright	Cordero
1998. Tue, Mar 31 at SEA W (10-9)#	Alomar	Manto	Wilson	Fryman	Vizquel	Berroa	Lofton	Ramirez	Nagy	Dunston
1997. Wed, Apr 2 at OAK W (9-7)	Alomar	Thome	Franco	Williams	Vizquel	Justice	Grissom	Ramirez	Nagy	Mitchell
1996. Tue, Apr 2 vs NYY L (1-7)	Alomar	Franco	Baerga	Thome	Vizquel	Belle	Lofton	Ramirez	Martinez	Murray
1995. Thu, Apr 27 at TEX W (11-6)	Pena	Sorrento	Baerga	Thome	Vizquel	Belle	Lofton	Ramirez	Martinez	Murray
1994. Mon, Apr 4 vs SEA W (4-3)#	Alomar	Murray	Baerga	Lewis	Vizquel	Belle	Lofton	Ramirez	Martinez	Maldonado
1993. Mon, Apr 5 vs NYY L (1-9)#	Alomar	Sorrento	Baerga	Martinez	Fermin	Belle	Lofton	Hill	Nagy	Jefferson
1992. Mon, Apr 6 at BAL L (0-2)	Alomar	Sorrento	Baerga	Jacoby	Lewis	Belle	Lofton	Whiten	Nagy	Hill
1991. Mon, Apr 8 at KCR L (2-4)	Alomar	Jacoby	Browne	Baerga	Fermin	Belle	Cole	Webster	Swindell	James
1990. Thu, Apr 12 at NYY L (4-6)#	Alomar	Hernandez	Browne	Jacoby	Santana	Maldonado	Webster	Snyder	Black	James
1989. Mon, Apr 3 vs MIL W (2-1)	Allanson	O'Brien	Browne	Jacoby	Fermin	McDowell	Carter	Snyder	Swindell	Clark
1988. Mon, Apr 4 at TEX L (3-4)	Allanson	Upshaw	Franco	Jacoby	Bell	Hall	Carter	Snyder	Candiotti	Tabler
1987. Mon, Apr 6 at TOR L (3-7)#	Bando	Tabler	Bernazard	Jacoby	Franco	Carter	Butler	Snyder	Candiotti	Thornton
1986. Mon, Apr 7 at BAL W (6-4)#	Allanson	Tabler	Bernazard	Jacoby	Franco	Hall	Butler	Carter	Schrom	Thornton
1985. Mon, Apr 8 at DET L (4-5)	Bando	Tabler	Bernazard	Jacoby	Franco	Hall	Butler	Vukovich	Blyleven	Carter
1984. Tue, Apr 3 at TEX W (9-1)	Hassey	Tabler	Bernazard	Jacoby	Franco	Nixon	Butler	Vukovich	Sutcliffe	Thornton
1983. Mon, Apr 4 at OAK W (8-5)	Hassey	Hargrove	Trillo	Harrah	Franco	Vukovich	Manning	McBride	Sutcliffe	Thornton
1982. Sat, Apr 10 vs TEX L (3-8)	Hassey	Hargrove	Perconte	Harrah	Dybzinski	Dilone	Manning	McBride	Waits	Thornton
1981. Sat, Apr 11 vs MIL L (3-5)#	Diaz	Hargrove	Bannister	Harrah	Veryzer	Charboneau	Manning	Orta	Blyleven	Dilone
1980. Fri, Apr 11 at CAL L (2-10)	Hassey	Hargrove	Kuiper	Harrah	Veryzer	Charboneau	Manning	Orta	Spillner	Alexander
1979. Thu, Apr 5 at BOS L (1-7)	Alexander	Thornton	Kuiper	Harrah	Veryzer	Cox	Speed	Bonds	Wise	Norris
1978. Sat, Apr 8 vs KCR W (8-5)	Pruitt	Thornton	Kuiper	Bell	Blanks	Grubb	Manning	Dade	Garland	Horton
1977. Thu, Apr 7 at BOS W (5-4)	Fosse	Thornton	Kuiper	Melton	Duffy	Bell	Manning	Norris	Eckersley	Carty
1976. Sat, Apr 10 vs DET L (1-3)	Ashby	Powell	Kuiper	Bell	Duffy	Spikes	Manning	Hendrick	Eckersley	Carty
1975. Tue, Apr 8 vs NYY W (5-3)	Ellis	Powell	Brohamer	Bell	Crosby	Gamble	Hendrick	Spikes	Perry	Robinson
1974. Sat, Apr 6 at NYY L (1-6)	Ellis	Chambliss	Hermoso	Bell	Duffy	Lowenstein	Hendrick	Spikes	Perry	Gamble
1973. Sat, Apr 7 vs DET W (2-1)#	Duncan	Chambliss	Brohamer	Bell	Cardenas	Spikes	Hendrick	Torres	Perry	Ellis
1972. Sat, Apr 15 vs MIL L (1-5)	Fosse	Chambliss	Leon	Nettles	Duffy	Johnson	Unser	Bell	Perry
1971. Tue, Apr 6 at DET L (2-8)#	Fosse	Harrelson	Leon	Nettles	Brown	Foster	Bradford	Ford	Hargan
1970. Tue, Apr 7 vs BAL L (2-8)#	Fosse	Horton	Leon	Nettles	Heidemann	Foster	Uhlaender	Ford	McDowell
1969. Tue, Apr 8 at DET L (2-6)	Azcue	Horton	Fuller	Versalles	Brown	Hall	Cardenal	Scheinblum	Tiant
1968. Wed, Apr 10 at CHW W (9-0)	Sims	Horton	Fuller	Alvis	Brown	Harper	Cardenal	Davalillo	Siebert
1967. Tue, Apr 11 at KCA L (3-4)	Sims	Whitfield	Gil	Alvis	Brown	Wagner	Davalillo	Hinton	McDowell
1966. Mon, Apr 11 at WSA W (5-2)#	Crandall	Hinton	Gonzalez	Alvis	Brown	Wagner	Davalillo	Colavito	McDowell
1965. Tue, Apr 13 at CAL W (7-1)	Azcue	Hinton	Brown	Alvis	Howser	Wagner	Davalillo	Colavito	Terry
1964. Tue, Apr 14 vs MIN L (6-7)	Romano	Whitfield	Held	Alvis	Howser	Wagner	Davalillo	Francona	Grant
1963. Tue, Apr 9 at MIN W (5-4)	Romano	Whitfield	Held	Alvis	Martinez	Francona	Davalillo	Burton	Grant
1962. Tue, Apr 10 at BOS W (4-0)	Romano	Francona	Kindall	Phillips	Held	Essegian	Cline	Kirkland	Donovan
1961. Tue, Apr 11 at DET W (9-5)	Romano	Power	Temple	Phillips	Held	Francona	Piersall	Kirkland	Perry
1960. Tue, Apr 19 vs DET L (2-4)	Nixon	Power	Temple	Phillips	Held	Francona	Kuenn	Bond	Bell
1959. Fri, Apr 10 at KCA W (6-4)	Nixon	Power	Martin	Held	Strickland	Minoso	Piersall	Colavito	Bell
1958. Tue, Apr 15 vs KCA L (0-5)	Nixon	Vernon	Moran	Hatfield	Carrasquel	Minoso	Doby	Maris	Score
1957. Tue, Apr 16 vs CHW L (2-3)#	Hegan	Wertz	Strickland	Avila	Carrasquel	Maris	Smith	Colavito	Score
1956. Tue, Apr 17 at CHW L (1-2)#	Hegan	Wertz	Avila	Rosen	Carrasquel	Woodling	Busby	Smith	Lemon
1955. Tue, Apr 12 vs CHW W (5-1)	Hegan	Wertz	Avila	Rosen	Strickland	Kiner	Doby	Smith	Lemon
1954. Tue, Apr 13 at CHW W (8-2)#	Hegan	Glynn	Avila	Rosen	Strickland	Westlake	Doby	Philley	Wynn
1953. Tue, Apr 14 vs CHW W (6-0)	Hegan	Easter	Avila	Rosen	Boone	Mitchell	Doby	Simpson	Lemon
1952. Tue, Apr 15 at CHW W (3-2)#	Hegan	Easter	Avila	Rosen	Boone	Fridley	Doby	Simpson	Wynn
1951. Tue, Apr 17 at DET W (2-1)#	Hegan	Easter	Avila	Rosen	Boone	Mitchell	Doby	Kennedy	Lemon
1950. Tue, Apr 18 vs DET L (6-7)	Hegan	Vernon	Gordon	Rosen	Boudreau	Mitchell	Doby	Easter	Lemon
1949. Tue, Apr 19 at SLB L (1-5)	Hegan	Vernon	Gordon	Keltner	Boudreau	Mitchell	Doby	Kennedy	Feller
1948. Tue, Apr 20 vs SLB W (4-0)	Hegan	Robinson	Gordon	Keltner	Boudreau	Clark	Tucker	Doby	Feller
1947. Tue, Apr 15 vs CHW L (0-2)#	Hegan	Robinson	Gordon	Keltner	Boudreau	Seerey	Mitchell	Peck	Feller
1946. Tue, Apr 16 at CHW W (1-0)	Hayes	Fleming	Mack	Keltner	Boudreau	Case	Lemon	Edwards	Feller
1945. Tue, Apr 17 vs CHW L (2-5)#	Ruszkowski	Rocco	Cihocki	Cullenbine	Boudreau	Seerey	Hoag	Carnett	Reynolds
1944. Wed, Apr 19 at CHW L (1-3)	McDonnell	Rocco	Peters	Keltner	Boudreau	O'Dea	Cullenbine	Seerey	Smith
1943. Wed, Apr 21 vs DET W (1-0)	Rosar	Denning	Mack	Keltner	Boudreau	Heath	Edwards	Cullenbine	Bagby
1942. Tue, Apr 14 at DET W (5-2)	Desautels	Fleming	Mack	Keltner	Boudreau	Heath	Weatherly	Hockett	Bagby
1941. Tue, Apr 15 vs CHW L (3-4)	Hemsley	Trosky	Mack	Keltner	Boudreau	Walker	Weatherly	Heath	Feller
1940. Tue, Apr 16 at CHW W (1-0)#	Hemsley	Trosky	Mack	Keltner	Boudreau	Heath	Weatherly	Chapman	Feller
1939. Fri, Apr 21 vs DET W (5-1)#	Pytlak	Trosky	Shilling	Keltner	Webb	Heath	Chapman	Averill	Feller
1938. Tue, Apr 19 vs SLB L (2-6)	Pytlak	Trosky	Hale	Keltner	Lary	Solters	Averill	Campbell	Allen
1937. Tue, Apr 20 at DET L (3-4)	Pytlak	Trosky	Hale	Hughes	Lary	Solters	Averill	Campbell	Harder
1936. Tue, Apr 14 vs DET L (0-3)	Pytlak	Trosky	Hughes	Berger	Knickerbocker	Vosmik	Averill	Campbell	Harder
1935. Tue, Apr 16 at SLB W (2-1)	Myatt	Trosky	Berger	Hale	Hughes	Vosmik	Averill	Campbell	Harder
1934. Tue, Apr 17 vs SLB W (5-2)	Pytlak	Trosky	Moore	Kamm	Knickerbocker	Vosmik	Averill	Rice	Hildebrand
1933. Wed, Apr 12 at DET W (4-1)	Spencer	Morgan	Cissell	Kamm	Knickerbocker	Vosmik	Averill	Porter	Brown
1932. Wed, Apr 13 at DET W (6-5)	Sewell	Morgan	Hodapp	Kamm	Montague	Vosmik	Averill	Porter	Ferrell
1931. Tue, Apr 14 vs CHW W (5-4)	Sewell	Fonseca	Hodapp	Burnett	Hunnefield	Seeds	Averill	Falk	Ferrell
1930. Thu, Apr 17 at CHW L (7-8)	Sewell	Fonseca	Hodapp	Sewell	Goldman	Falk	Averill	Porter	Hudlin
1929. Tue, Apr 16 vs DET W (5-4)#	Sewell	Fonseca	Lind	Sewell	Tavener	Jamieson	Averill	Porter	Shaute
1928. Wed, Apr 11 at CHW W (8-2)	Sewell	Burns	Fonseca	Hodapp	Sewell	Jamieson	Morgan	Summa	Uhle
1927. Tue, Apr 12 vs CHW W (3-2)	Sewell	Burns	Spurgeon	Lutzke	Sewell	Jamieson	Neis	Summa	Uhle
1926. Tue, Apr 13 at DET W (2-1)#	Sewell	Burns	Spurgeon	Lutzke	Sewell	Jamieson	Speaker	Summa	Uhle
1925. Tue, Apr 14 at SLB W (21-14)	Myatt	Knode	Fewster	Spurgeon	Sewell	Jamieson	Speaker	Stephenson	Smith
1924. Tue, Apr 15 at DET L (3-4)	Myatt	Burns	Stephenson	Lutzke	Sewell	Jamieson	Speaker	Summa	Shaute
1923. Wed, Apr 18 vs CHW W (6-5)	O'Neill	Guisto	Wambsganss	Lutzke	Sewell	Jamieson	Speaker	Summa	Coveleski
1922. Wed, Apr 12 vs DET W (7-4)#	Nunamaker	McInnis	Wambsganss	Gardner	Sewell	Evans	Speaker	Wood	Morton
1921. Wed, Apr 13 at SLB L (2-4)	O'Neill	Johnston	Stephenson	Gardner	Sewell	Jamieson	Speaker	Smith	Coveleski
1920. Wed, Apr 14 vs SLB W (5-0)	O'Neill	Johnston	Wambsganss	Gardner	Chapman	Graney	Speaker	Smith	Coveleski
1919. Fri, Apr 25 at DET L (2-4)	O'Neill	Johnston	Wambsganss	Gardner	Chapman	Graney	Speaker	Smith	Coveleski
1918. Thu, Apr 18 vs DET W (6-2)	O'Neill	Kavanagh	Wambsganss	Turner	Chapman	Roth	Speaker	Miller	Coveleski
1917. Wed, Apr 11 at DET W (6-4)	O'Neill	Guisto	Wambsganss	Turner	Chapman	Graney	Speaker	Roth	Coveleski
1916. Wed, Apr 12 vs SLB L (1-6)	O'Neill	Gandil	Turner	Evans	Chapman	Graney	Speaker	Roth	Mitchell
98 Games	36 Players	47 Players	50 Players	40 Players	33 Players	55 Players	37 Players	60 Players	49 Players	24 Players
Most-Games	Hegan-11 Alomar-10 Sewell-7 O'Neill-7 Pytlak-5 Martinez-5 Romano-4 Hassey-4 Fosse-4 Santana-3	Trosky-8 Thome-5 Burns-4 Tabler-4 Hargrove-4 Easter-3 Horton-3 Vernon-3 Johnston-3 Fonseca-3	Avila-6 Wambsganss-6 Baerga-5 Mack-5 Kuiper-5 Bernazard-4 Gordon-4 Browne-3 Leon-3 Belliard-3	Keltner-11 Jacoby-8 Rosen-7 Alvis-6 Harrah-5 Bell-5 Lutzke-4 Gardner-4 Fryman-4 Kamm-3	Boudreau-11 Vizquel-11 Sewell-8 Franco-5 Brown-5 Chapman-5 Peralta-5 Cabrera-4 Duffy-4 Knickerbocker-3	Jamieson-8 Belle-6 Vosmik-5 Graney-4 Heath-4 Wagner-4 Mitchell-4 Hall-3 Justice-3 Francona-3	Speaker-11 Averill-10 Lofton-9 Doby-8 Manning-7 Sizemore-5 Davalillo-5 Butler-4 Hendrick-3 Weatherly-3	Ramirez-7 Summa-5 Colavito-4 Campbell-4 Choo-4 Porter-4 Snyder-4 Smith-3 Vukovich-2 Roth-2	Feller-7 Coveleski-6 Lemon-5 Sabathia-5 Nagy-4 Perry-4 Harder-3 Colon-3 Uhle-3 Martinez-3	Hafner-9 Thornton-5 Carty-2 Murray-2 Burks-2 James-2 Cordero-2 Tabler-1 Sexson-1 Horton-1

Most Common Lineups

2 Games C. O'Neill 1B. Johnston 2B. Wambsganss 3B. Gardner SS. Chapman LF. Graney CF. Speaker RF. Smith P. Pitcher	1 Game C. Myatt 1B. Trosky 2B. Berger 3B. Hale SS. Hughes LF. Vosmik CF. Averill RF. Campbell P. Pitcher	1 Game C. Ruszkowski 1B. Rocco 2B. Cihocki 3B. Cullenbine SS. Boudreau LF. Seerey CF. Hoag RF. Carnett P. Pitcher	1 Game C. Fosse 1B. Harrelson 2B. Leon 3B. Nettles SS. Brown LF. Foster CF. Bradford RF. Ford P. Pitcher	1 Game C. Rosar 1B. Denning 2B. Mack 3B. Keltner SS. Boudreau LF. Heath CF. Edwards RF. Cullenbine P. Pitcher	1 Game C. Allanson 1B. Upshaw 2B. Franco 3B. Jacoby SS. Bell LF. Hall CF. Carter RF. Snyder P. Pitcher DH. Tabler

2 Games
C. O'Neill
1B. Johnston
2B. Wambsganss
3B. Gardner
SS. Chapman
LF. Graney
CF. Speaker
RF. Smith
P. Pitcher

1 Game
C. Myatt
1B. Trosky
2B. Berger
3B. Hale
SS. Hughes
LF. Vosmik
CF. Averill
RF. Campbell
P. Pitcher

1 Game
C. Ruszkowski
1B. Rocco
2B. Cihocki
3B. Cullenbine
SS. Boudreau
LF. Seerey
CF. Hoag
RF. Carnett
P. Pitcher

1 Game
C. Fosse
1B. Harrelson
2B. Leon
3B. Nettles
SS. Brown
LF. Foster
CF. Bradford
RF. Ford
P. Pitcher

1 Game
C. Rosar
1B. Denning
2B. Mack
3B. Keltner
SS. Boudreau
LF. Heath
CF. Edwards
RF. Cullenbine
P. Pitcher

1 Game
C. Allanson
1B. Upshaw
2B. Franco
3B. Jacoby
SS. Bell
LF. Hall
CF. Carter
RF. Snyder
P. Pitcher
DH. Tabler

97 total lineups (97 when including pitchers)

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