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Cleveland Indians (1915 - 2008) - 2 World Championships, 5 Pennants, and 10 Playoff Appearances
Cleveland Naps (1903 - 1914)
Cleveland Bronchos (1902)
Cleveland Blues (1901)

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Year League Record Finish/Rank Manager High OPS Low ERA Year

2008 AL Cent 81-81 (.500) 3 Eric Wedge Sizemore Lee 2008

2007 AL Cent 96-66 (.593) DIV 1 Eric Wedge Martinez Carmona 2007

2006 AL Cent 78-84 (.481) 4 Eric Wedge Hafner Sabathia 2006

2005 AL Cent 93-69 (.574) 2 Eric Wedge Hafner Millwood 2005

2004 AL Cent 80-82 (.494) 3 Eric Wedge Hafner Westbrook 2004

2003 AL Cent 68-94 (.420) 4 Eric Wedge Gerut Sabathia 2003

2002 AL Cent 74-88 (.457) 3 Charlie Manuel and Joel Skinner Thome Sabathia 2002

2001 AL Cent 91-71 (.562) DIV 1 Charlie Manuel Thome Colon 2001

2000 AL Cent 90-72 (.556) 2 Charlie Manuel Ramirez Colon 2000

1999 AL Cent 97-65 (.599) DIV 1 Mike Hargrove Ramirez Colon 1999

1998 AL Cent 89-73 (.549) DIV 1 Mike Hargrove Thome Colon 1998

1997 AL Cent 86-75 (.534) AL 1 Mike Hargrove Justice Nagy 1997

1996 AL Cent 99-62 (.615) DIV 1 Mike Hargrove Thome Nagy 1996

1995 AL Cent 100-44 (.694) AL 1 Mike Hargrove Belle Martinez 1995

1994 AL Cent 66-47 (.584) 2 Mike Hargrove Belle Nagy 1994

1993 AL East 76-86 (.469) 6 Mike Hargrove Belle Mesa 1993

1992 AL East 76-86 (.469) 4 Mike Hargrove Baerga Nagy 1992

1991 AL East 57-105 (.352) 7 John McNamara and Mike Hargrove Baerga Swindell 1991

1990 AL East 77-85 (.475) 4 John McNamara Jacoby Black 1990

1989 AL East 73-89 (.451) 6 Doc Edwards and John Hart Jacoby Candiotti 1989

1988 AL East 78-84 (.481) 6 Doc Edwards Snyder Swindell 1988

1987 AL East 61-101 (.377) 7 Pat Corrales and Doc Edwards Jacoby Candiotti 1987

1986 AL East 84-78 (.519) 5 Pat Corrales Carter Candiotti 1986

1985 AL East 60-102 (.370) 7 Pat Corrales Butler Blyleven 1985

1984 AL East 75-87 (.463) 6 Pat Corrales Thornton Blyleven 1984

1983 AL East 70-92 (.432) 7 Mike Ferraro and Pat Corrales Thornton Sorensen 1983

1982 AL East 78-84 (.481) 6 Dave Garcia Harrah Sutcliffe 1982

1981 AL East 52-51 (.505) Dave Garcia Hargrove Blyleven 1981

1980 AL East 79-81 (.494) 6 Dave Garcia Charboneau Barker 1980

1979 AL East 81-80 (.503) 6 Jeff Torborg and Dave Garcia Harrah Wise 1979

Year League Record Finish/Rank Manager High OPS Low ERA Year

1978 AL East 69-90 (.434) 6 Jeff Torborg Thornton Waits 1978

1977 AL East 71-90 (.441) 5 Frank Robinson and Jeff Torborg Thornton Eckersley 1977

1976 AL East 81-78 (.509) 4 Frank Robinson Carty Bibby 1976

1975 AL East 79-80 (.497) 4 Frank Robinson Powell Eckersley 1975

1974 AL East 77-85 (.475) 4 Ken Aspromonte Gamble Perry 1974

1973 AL East 71-91 (.438) 6 Ken Aspromonte Chambliss Perry 1973

1972 AL East 72-84 (.462) 5 Ken Aspromonte Chambliss Perry 1972

1971 AL East 60-102 (.370) 6 Alvin Dark and Johnny Lipon Nettles McDowell 1971

1970 AL East 76-86 (.469) 5 Alvin Dark Foster McDowell 1970

1969 AL East 62-99 (.385) 6 Alvin Dark Horton McDowell 1969

1968 American Lg 86-75 (.534) 3 Alvin Dark Horton Tiant 1968

1967 American Lg 75-87 (.463) 8 Joe Adcock Alvis Siebert 1967

1966 American Lg 81-81 (.500) 5 Birdie Tebbetts and George Strickland Wagner Hargan 1966

1965 American Lg 87-75 (.537) 5 Birdie Tebbetts Wagner McDowell 1965

1964 American Lg 79-83 (.488) 6 George Strickland and Birdie Tebbetts Wagner McDowell 1964

1963 American Lg 79-83 (.488) 5 Birdie Tebbetts Alvis Kralick 1963

1962 American Lg 80-82 (.494) 6 Mel McGaha and Mel Harder Romano Donovan 1962

1961 American Lg 78-83 (.484) 5 Jimmie Dykes and Mel Harder Romano Grant 1961

1960 American Lg 76-78 (.494) 4 Joe Gordon, Jo-Jo White, and Jimmie Dykes Francona Perry 1960

1959 American Lg 89-65 (.578) 2 Joe Gordon Colavito McLish 1959

1958 American Lg 77-76 (.503) 4 Bobby Bragan and Joe Gordon Colavito McLish 1958

1957 American Lg 76-77 (.497) 6 Kerby Farrell Woodling Narleski 1957

1956 American Lg 88-66 (.571) 2 Al Lopez Wertz Score 1956

1955 American Lg 93-61 (.604) 2 Al Lopez Smith Wynn 1955

1954 American Lg 111-43 (.721) AL 1 Al Lopez Rosen Garcia 1954

1953 American Lg 92-62 (.597) 2 Al Lopez Rosen Garcia 1953

1952 American Lg 93-61 (.604) 2 Al Lopez Doby Garcia 1952

1951 American Lg 93-61 (.604) 2 Al Lopez Doby Wynn 1951

1950 American Lg 92-62 (.597) 4 Lou Boudreau Doby Wynn 1950

1949 American Lg 89-65 (.578) 3 Lou Boudreau Doby Garcia 1949

Year League Record Finish/Rank Manager High OPS Low ERA Year

1948 American Lg 97-58 (.626) WS 1 Lou Boudreau Boudreau Bearden 1948

1947 American Lg 80-74 (.519) 4 Lou Boudreau Gordon Feller 1947

1946 American Lg 68-86 (.442) 6 Lou Boudreau Edwards Feller 1946

1945 American Lg 73-72 (.503) 5 Lou Boudreau Meyer Gromek 1945

1944 American Lg 72-82 (.468) 5 Lou Boudreau Boudreau Gromek 1944

1943 American Lg 82-71 (.536) 3 Lou Boudreau Heath Smith 1943

1942 American Lg 75-79 (.487) 4 Lou Boudreau Fleming Bagby 1942

1941 American Lg 75-79 (.487) 4 Roger Peckinpaugh Heath Feller 1941

1940 American Lg 89-65 (.578) 2 Ossie Vitt Trosky Feller 1940

1939 American Lg 87-67 (.565) 3 Ossie Vitt Trosky Feller 1939

1938 American Lg 86-66 (.566) 3 Ossie Vitt Heath Harder 1938

1937 American Lg 83-71 (.539) 4 Steve O'Neill Trosky Allen 1937

1936 American Lg 80-74 (.519) 5 Steve O'Neill Averill Allen 1936

1935 American Lg 82-71 (.536) 3 Walter Johnson and Steve O'Neill Vosmik Harder 1935

1934 American Lg 85-69 (.552) 3 Walter Johnson Trosky Harder 1934

1933 American Lg 75-76 (.497) 4 Roger Peckinpaugh, Bibb Falk, and Walter Johnson Averill Harder 1933

1932 American Lg 87-65 (.572) 4 Roger Peckinpaugh Averill Ferrell 1932

1931 American Lg 78-76 (.506) 4 Roger Peckinpaugh Averill Ferrell 1931

1930 American Lg 81-73 (.526) 4 Roger Peckinpaugh Morgan Ferrell 1930

1929 American Lg 81-71 (.533) 3 Roger Peckinpaugh Fonseca Hudlin 1929

1928 American Lg 62-92 (.403) 7 Roger Peckinpaugh Sewell Hudlin & Shaute 1928

1927 American Lg 66-87 (.431) 6 Jack McCallister Burns Miller 1927

1926 American Lg 88-66 (.571) 2 Tris Speaker Burns Uhle 1926

1925 American Lg 70-84 (.455) 6 Tris Speaker Speaker Miller 1925

1924 American Lg 67-86 (.438) 6 Tris Speaker Speaker Smith 1924

1923 American Lg 82-71 (.536) 3 Tris Speaker Speaker Coveleski 1923

1922 American Lg 78-76 (.506) 4 Tris Speaker Speaker Coveleski 1922

1921 American Lg 94-60 (.610) 2 Tris Speaker Speaker Coveleski 1921

1920 American Lg 98-56 (.636) WS 1 Tris Speaker Speaker Coveleski 1920

1919 American Lg 84-55 (.604) 2 Lee Fohl and Tris Speaker Speaker Coveleski 1919

Year League Record Finish/Rank Manager High OPS Low ERA Year

1918 American Lg 73-54 (.575) 2 Lee Fohl Speaker Coveleski 1918

1917 American Lg 88-66 (.571) 3 Lee Fohl Speaker Coveleski 1917

1916 American Lg 77-77 (.500) 6 Lee Fohl Speaker Bagby 1916

1915 American Lg 57-95 (.375) 7 Joe Birmingham and Lee Fohl Chapman Morton 1915

1914 American Lg 51-102 (.333) 8 Joe Birmingham Jackson Steen 1914

1913 American Lg 86-66 (.566) 3 Joe Birmingham Jackson Mitchell 1913

1912 American Lg 75-78 (.490) 5 Harry Davis and Joe Birmingham Jackson Gregg 1912

1911 American Lg 80-73 (.523) 3 Deacon McGuire and George Stovall Jackson Gregg 1911

1910 American Lg 71-81 (.467) 5 Deacon McGuire Lajoie Young 1910

1909 American Lg 71-82 (.464) 6 Nap Lajoie and Deacon McGuire Lajoie Joss 1909

1908 American Lg 90-64 (.584) 2 Nap Lajoie Lajoie Joss 1908

1907 American Lg 85-67 (.559) 4 Nap Lajoie Flick Joss 1907

1906 American Lg 89-64 (.582) 3 Nap Lajoie Lajoie Joss 1906

1905 American Lg 76-78 (.494) 5 Nap Lajoie and Bill Bradley Flick Joss 1905

1904 American Lg 86-65 (.570) 4 Bill Armour Lajoie Joss 1904

1903 American Lg 77-63 (.550) 3 Bill Armour Lajoie Moore 1903

1902 American Lg 69-67 (.507) 5 Bill Armour Hickman Bernhard 1902

1901 American Lg 54-82 (.397) 7 Jimmy McAleer Pickering Moore 1901

An AL or NL under Finish/Rank means they won the pennant, and WS the World Series.
High OPS requires 3.1 PAs per team game and Low ERA requires 1 IP per team game.

Stats updated through October 30, 2008.

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Year	League	Record	Finish/Rank	Manager	High OPS	Low ERA	Year
2008	AL Cent	81-81 (.500)	3	Eric Wedge	Sizemore	Lee	2008
2007	AL Cent	96-66 (.593)	DIV 1	Eric Wedge	Martinez	Carmona	2007
2006	AL Cent	78-84 (.481)	4	Eric Wedge	Hafner	Sabathia	2006
2005	AL Cent	93-69 (.574)	2	Eric Wedge	Hafner	Millwood	2005
2004	AL Cent	80-82 (.494)	3	Eric Wedge	Hafner	Westbrook	2004
2003	AL Cent	68-94 (.420)	4	Eric Wedge	Gerut	Sabathia	2003
2002	AL Cent	74-88 (.457)	3	Charlie Manuel and Joel Skinner	Thome	Sabathia	2002
2001	AL Cent	91-71 (.562)	DIV 1	Charlie Manuel	Thome	Colon	2001
2000	AL Cent	90-72 (.556)	2	Charlie Manuel	Ramirez	Colon	2000
1999	AL Cent	97-65 (.599)	DIV 1	Mike Hargrove	Ramirez	Colon	1999
1998	AL Cent	89-73 (.549)	DIV 1	Mike Hargrove	Thome	Colon	1998
1997	AL Cent	86-75 (.534)	AL 1	Mike Hargrove	Justice	Nagy	1997
1996	AL Cent	99-62 (.615)	DIV 1	Mike Hargrove	Thome	Nagy	1996
1995	AL Cent	100-44 (.694)	AL 1	Mike Hargrove	Belle	Martinez	1995
1994	AL Cent	66-47 (.584)	2	Mike Hargrove	Belle	Nagy	1994
1993	AL East	76-86 (.469)	6	Mike Hargrove	Belle	Mesa	1993
1992	AL East	76-86 (.469)	4	Mike Hargrove	Baerga	Nagy	1992
1991	AL East	57-105 (.352)	7	John McNamara and Mike Hargrove	Baerga	Swindell	1991
1990	AL East	77-85 (.475)	4	John McNamara	Jacoby	Black	1990
1989	AL East	73-89 (.451)	6	Doc Edwards and John Hart	Jacoby	Candiotti	1989
1988	AL East	78-84 (.481)	6	Doc Edwards	Snyder	Swindell	1988
1987	AL East	61-101 (.377)	7	Pat Corrales and Doc Edwards	Jacoby	Candiotti	1987
1986	AL East	84-78 (.519)	5	Pat Corrales	Carter	Candiotti	1986
1985	AL East	60-102 (.370)	7	Pat Corrales	Butler	Blyleven	1985
1984	AL East	75-87 (.463)	6	Pat Corrales	Thornton	Blyleven	1984
1983	AL East	70-92 (.432)	7	Mike Ferraro and Pat Corrales	Thornton	Sorensen	1983
1982	AL East	78-84 (.481)	6	Dave Garcia	Harrah	Sutcliffe	1982
1981	AL East	52-51 (.505)		Dave Garcia	Hargrove	Blyleven	1981
1980	AL East	79-81 (.494)	6	Dave Garcia	Charboneau	Barker	1980
1979	AL East	81-80 (.503)	6	Jeff Torborg and Dave Garcia	Harrah	Wise	1979
Year	League	Record	Finish/Rank	Manager	High OPS	Low ERA	Year
1978	AL East	69-90 (.434)	6	Jeff Torborg	Thornton	Waits	1978
1977	AL East	71-90 (.441)	5	Frank Robinson and Jeff Torborg	Thornton	Eckersley	1977
1976	AL East	81-78 (.509)	4	Frank Robinson	Carty	Bibby	1976
1975	AL East	79-80 (.497)	4	Frank Robinson	Powell	Eckersley	1975
1974	AL East	77-85 (.475)	4	Ken Aspromonte	Gamble	Perry	1974
1973	AL East	71-91 (.438)	6	Ken Aspromonte	Chambliss	Perry	1973
1972	AL East	72-84 (.462)	5	Ken Aspromonte	Chambliss	Perry	1972
1971	AL East	60-102 (.370)	6	Alvin Dark and Johnny Lipon	Nettles	McDowell	1971
1970	AL East	76-86 (.469)	5	Alvin Dark	Foster	McDowell	1970
1969	AL East	62-99 (.385)	6	Alvin Dark	Horton	McDowell	1969
1968	American Lg	86-75 (.534)	3	Alvin Dark	Horton	Tiant	1968
1967	American Lg	75-87 (.463)	8	Joe Adcock	Alvis	Siebert	1967
1966	American Lg	81-81 (.500)	5	Birdie Tebbetts and George Strickland	Wagner	Hargan	1966
1965	American Lg	87-75 (.537)	5	Birdie Tebbetts	Wagner	McDowell	1965
1964	American Lg	79-83 (.488)	6	George Strickland and Birdie Tebbetts	Wagner	McDowell	1964
1963	American Lg	79-83 (.488)	5	Birdie Tebbetts	Alvis	Kralick	1963
1962	American Lg	80-82 (.494)	6	Mel McGaha and Mel Harder	Romano	Donovan	1962
1961	American Lg	78-83 (.484)	5	Jimmie Dykes and Mel Harder	Romano	Grant	1961
1960	American Lg	76-78 (.494)	4	Joe Gordon, Jo-Jo White, and Jimmie Dykes	Francona	Perry	1960
1959	American Lg	89-65 (.578)	2	Joe Gordon	Colavito	McLish	1959
1958	American Lg	77-76 (.503)	4	Bobby Bragan and Joe Gordon	Colavito	McLish	1958
1957	American Lg	76-77 (.497)	6	Kerby Farrell	Woodling	Narleski	1957
1956	American Lg	88-66 (.571)	2	Al Lopez	Wertz	Score	1956
1955	American Lg	93-61 (.604)	2	Al Lopez	Smith	Wynn	1955
1954	American Lg	111-43 (.721)	AL 1	Al Lopez	Rosen	Garcia	1954
1953	American Lg	92-62 (.597)	2	Al Lopez	Rosen	Garcia	1953
1952	American Lg	93-61 (.604)	2	Al Lopez	Doby	Garcia	1952
1951	American Lg	93-61 (.604)	2	Al Lopez	Doby	Wynn	1951
1950	American Lg	92-62 (.597)	4	Lou Boudreau	Doby	Wynn	1950
1949	American Lg	89-65 (.578)	3	Lou Boudreau	Doby	Garcia	1949
Year	League	Record	Finish/Rank	Manager	High OPS	Low ERA	Year
1948	American Lg	97-58 (.626)	WS 1	Lou Boudreau	Boudreau	Bearden	1948
1947	American Lg	80-74 (.519)	4	Lou Boudreau	Gordon	Feller	1947
1946	American Lg	68-86 (.442)	6	Lou Boudreau	Edwards	Feller	1946
1945	American Lg	73-72 (.503)	5	Lou Boudreau	Meyer	Gromek	1945
1944	American Lg	72-82 (.468)	5	Lou Boudreau	Boudreau	Gromek	1944
1943	American Lg	82-71 (.536)	3	Lou Boudreau	Heath	Smith	1943
1942	American Lg	75-79 (.487)	4	Lou Boudreau	Fleming	Bagby	1942
1941	American Lg	75-79 (.487)	4	Roger Peckinpaugh	Heath	Feller	1941
1940	American Lg	89-65 (.578)	2	Ossie Vitt	Trosky	Feller	1940
1939	American Lg	87-67 (.565)	3	Ossie Vitt	Trosky	Feller	1939
1938	American Lg	86-66 (.566)	3	Ossie Vitt	Heath	Harder	1938
1937	American Lg	83-71 (.539)	4	Steve O'Neill	Trosky	Allen	1937
1936	American Lg	80-74 (.519)	5	Steve O'Neill	Averill	Allen	1936
1935	American Lg	82-71 (.536)	3	Walter Johnson and Steve O'Neill	Vosmik	Harder	1935
1934	American Lg	85-69 (.552)	3	Walter Johnson	Trosky	Harder	1934
1933	American Lg	75-76 (.497)	4	Roger Peckinpaugh, Bibb Falk, and Walter Johnson	Averill	Harder	1933
1932	American Lg	87-65 (.572)	4	Roger Peckinpaugh	Averill	Ferrell	1932
1931	American Lg	78-76 (.506)	4	Roger Peckinpaugh	Averill	Ferrell	1931
1930	American Lg	81-73 (.526)	4	Roger Peckinpaugh	Morgan	Ferrell	1930
1929	American Lg	81-71 (.533)	3	Roger Peckinpaugh	Fonseca	Hudlin	1929
1928	American Lg	62-92 (.403)	7	Roger Peckinpaugh	Sewell	Hudlin & Shaute	1928
1927	American Lg	66-87 (.431)	6	Jack McCallister	Burns	Miller	1927
1926	American Lg	88-66 (.571)	2	Tris Speaker	Burns	Uhle	1926
1925	American Lg	70-84 (.455)	6	Tris Speaker	Speaker	Miller	1925
1924	American Lg	67-86 (.438)	6	Tris Speaker	Speaker	Smith	1924
1923	American Lg	82-71 (.536)	3	Tris Speaker	Speaker	Coveleski	1923
1922	American Lg	78-76 (.506)	4	Tris Speaker	Speaker	Coveleski	1922
1921	American Lg	94-60 (.610)	2	Tris Speaker	Speaker	Coveleski	1921
1920	American Lg	98-56 (.636)	WS 1	Tris Speaker	Speaker	Coveleski	1920
1919	American Lg	84-55 (.604)	2	Lee Fohl and Tris Speaker	Speaker	Coveleski	1919
Year	League	Record	Finish/Rank	Manager	High OPS	Low ERA	Year
1918	American Lg	73-54 (.575)	2	Lee Fohl	Speaker	Coveleski	1918
1917	American Lg	88-66 (.571)	3	Lee Fohl	Speaker	Coveleski	1917
1916	American Lg	77-77 (.500)	6	Lee Fohl	Speaker	Bagby	1916
1915	American Lg	57-95 (.375)	7	Joe Birmingham and Lee Fohl	Chapman	Morton	1915
1914	American Lg	51-102 (.333)	8	Joe Birmingham	Jackson	Steen	1914
1913	American Lg	86-66 (.566)	3	Joe Birmingham	Jackson	Mitchell	1913
1912	American Lg	75-78 (.490)	5	Harry Davis and Joe Birmingham	Jackson	Gregg	1912
1911	American Lg	80-73 (.523)	3	Deacon McGuire and George Stovall	Jackson	Gregg	1911
1910	American Lg	71-81 (.467)	5	Deacon McGuire	Lajoie	Young	1910
1909	American Lg	71-82 (.464)	6	Nap Lajoie and Deacon McGuire	Lajoie	Joss	1909
1908	American Lg	90-64 (.584)	2	Nap Lajoie	Lajoie	Joss	1908
1907	American Lg	85-67 (.559)	4	Nap Lajoie	Flick	Joss	1907
1906	American Lg	89-64 (.582)	3	Nap Lajoie	Lajoie	Joss	1906
1905	American Lg	76-78 (.494)	5	Nap Lajoie and Bill Bradley	Flick	Joss	1905
1904	American Lg	86-65 (.570)	4	Bill Armour	Lajoie	Joss	1904
1903	American Lg	77-63 (.550)	3	Bill Armour	Lajoie	Moore	1903
1902	American Lg	69-67 (.507)	5	Bill Armour	Hickman	Bernhard	1902
1901	American Lg	54-82 (.397)	7	Jimmy McAleer	Pickering	Moore	1901