# 2003 Cleveland Indians season

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

## 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

vteAL 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 recordvte 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.

### Game log

2003 Game Log: 68–94 (Home: 38–43; Away: 30–51) :
March: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–1)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordStreak
1March 31@ Orioles5–6 (13)Ryan (1–0)Westbrook (0–1)—Oriole Park at Camden Yards46,2570–1L1 :
April: 7–19 (Home: 3–9; Away: 4–10)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordStreak
2April 2@ Orioles4–2Rodríguez (1–0)Daal (0–1)Báez (1)Oriole Park at Camden Yards27,6581–1W1
3April 3@ Orioles3–0Anderson (1–0)Helling (0–1)Báez (2)Oriole Park at Camden Yards18,4702–1W2
4April 4@ Royals1–5George (1–0)Davis (0–1)—Kauffman Stadium15,2412–2L1
5April 5@ Royals1–3Hernandez (2–0)Sabathia (0–1)MacDougal (3)Kauffman Stadium19,9122–3L2
–April 6@ RoyalsPostponed (rain, makeup June 30)
–April 7White SoxPostponed (snow, makeup April 8)
6April 8White Sox3–5 (10)Koch (1–0)Paronto (0–1)—Jacobs Field42,3012–4L3
7April 9White Sox5–2Anderson (2–0)Garland (0–1)Báez (3)Jacobs Field14,8413–4W1
8April 10White Sox2–7Buehrle (2–1)Davis (0–2)—Jacobs Field15,9163–5L1
9April 11Royals0–1Hernandez (3–0)Westbrook (0–2)MacDougal (6)Jacobs Field17,9313–6L2
10April 12Royals2–5George (2–0)Sabathia (0–2)Carrasco (1)Jacobs Field18,1683–7L3
11April 13Royals6–1Rodríguez (2–0)May (0–1)—Jacobs Field19,3354–7W1
12April 14Royals4–12Affeldt (2–0)Anderson (2–1)—Jacobs Field15,8754–8L1
13April 15Orioles8–3Davis (1–2)Daal (0–2)—Jacobs Field17,0155–8W1
14April 16Orioles3–4Groom (1–0)Báez (0–1)Julio (2)Jacobs Field15,6745–9L1
15April 17Orioles4–6 (12)Roberts (1–1)Paronto (0–2)Julio (3)Jacobs Field17,3685–10L2
16April 18@ White Sox3–5Colon (2–0)Traber (0–1)—U.S. Cellular Field13,0155–11L3
17April 19@ White Sox3–12Stewart (1–1)Anderson (2–2)—U.S. Cellular Field18,9075–12L4
18April 20@ White Sox7–4Davis (2–2)Buehrle (2–2)—U.S. Cellular Field14,9756–12W1
19April 21@ White Sox9–2Westbrook (1–2)Garland (0–2)—U.S. Cellular Field15,4247–12W2
20April 22@ Mariners5–8Carrara (1–0)Báez (0–2)—Safeco Field25,2317–13L1
21April 23@ Mariners0–4Meche (2–1)Rodríguez (2–1)—Safeco Field26,0367–14L2
22April 24@ Mariners2–4Moyer (3–1)Traber (0–2)Nelson (1)Safeco Field26,2637–15L3
23April 25@ Athletics2–5Lilly (2–0)Davis (2–3)Foulke (5)Network Associates Coliseum11,1787–16L4
24April 26@ Athletics3–6Bradford (2–2)Mulholland (0–1)Foulke (6)Network Associates Coliseum36,3467–17L5
25April 27@ Athletics3–4Rincon (2–1)Báez (0–3)—Network Associates Coliseum26,4147–16L6
26April 29Angels1–10Ortiz (4–2)Rodríguez (2–2)—Jacobs Field16,6677–19L7
27April 30Angels2–6Washburn (2–3)Anderson (2–3)—Jacobs Field15,7617–20L8 :
May: 14–12 (Home: 9–5; Away: 5–7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordStreak
–May 1AngelsPostponed (rain, makeup August 9)
28May 2Rangers6–5Elder (1–0)Cordero (1–3)Báez (4)Jacobs Field19,8238–20W1
29May 3Rangers5–6Powell (1–0)Santiago (0–1)Urbina (9)Jacobs Field23,0308–21L1
30May 4Rangers3–1Sabathia (1–2)Thomson (2–3)Báez (5)Jacobs Field20,8669–21W1
31May 6@ Angels1–6Washburn (3–3)Rodríguez (2–3)—Edison International Field of Anaheim25,0439–22L1
32May 7@ Angels5–6Shields (2–1)Elder (1–1)Percival (4)Edison International Field of Anaheim24,0639–23L2
33May 8@ Angels1–7Appier (2–2)Davis (2–4)—Edison International Field of Anaheim27,9579–24L3
34May 9@ Rangers9–5Westbrook (2–2)Thomson (2–4)—The Ballpark in Arlington25,10610–24W1
35May 10@ Rangers6–4Sabathia (2–2)Benes (0–1)Báez (6)The Ballpark in Arlington43,48411–24W2
36May 11@ Rangers10–17Benoit (1–0)Rodríguez (2–4)—The Ballpark in Arlington23,40711–25L1
37May 13Mariners3–8Pineiro (3–3)Anderson (2–4)—Jacobs Field16,72111–26L2
38May 14Mariners7–2Davis (3–4)Garcia (3–5)—Jacobs Field17,32412–26W1
39May 15Mariners1–9Carrara (2–0)Westbrook (2–3)—Jacobs Field17,88912–27L1
40May 16Athletics3–2Traber (1–2)Mulder (6–2)Báez (7)Jacobs Field22,35713–27W1
41May 17Athletics4–2Mulholland (1–1)Rincon (2–3)Báez (8)Jacobs Field23,95814–27W2
42May 18Athletics5–8Foulke (2–0)Báez (0–4)—Jacobs Field25,42114–28L1
43May 19Tigers10–9Traber (2–2)Walker (1–1)Riske (1)Jacobs Field16,49215–28W1
44May 20Tigers6–4Riske (1–0)Roney (0–1)—Jacobs Field15,49916–28W2
45May 21Tigers4–0Sabathia (3–2)Bonderman (2–7)—Jacobs Field16,53417–28W3
46May 22Tigers2–3 (11)German (2–2)Phillips (0–1)Sparks (2)Jacobs Field18,34717–29L1
47May 23@ Red Sox2–9Lowe (4–3)Rodríguez (2–5)—Fenway Park32,67317–30L2
48May 24@ Red Sox3–12Burkett (3–2)Anderson (2–5)—Fenway Park32,64317–31L3
49May 25@ Red Sox6–4Davis (4–4)Fossum (4–3)Báez (9)Fenway Park34,31818–31W1
50May 26@ Tigers5–6Avery (2–0)Boyd (0–1)German (2)Comerica Park17,61918–32L1
51May 27@ Tigers5–2Miceli (1–2)Walker (1–2)Báez (10)Comerica Park10,84419–32W1
52May 28@ Tigers8–2Rodríguez (3–5)Maroth (1–10)—Comerica Park17,38820–32W2
53May 30White Sox7–3Sabathia (4–2)Wright (0–3)—Jacobs Field24,66621–32W3
–May 31White SoxPostponed (rain, makeup July 12) :
June: 13–15 (Home: 6–8; Away: 7–7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordStreak
54June 1White Sox5–4 (10)Boyd (1–1)Koch (1–2)—Jacobs Field22,68122–32W4
55June 2White Sox5–2Anderson (3–5)Colon (5–5)Báez (11)Jacobs Field20,89223–32W5
56June 3@ Rockies3–7Elarton (2–1)Rodríguez (3–6)—Coors Field22,32623–33L1
56June 4@ Rockies1–2Oliver (3–4)Traber (2–3)Jimenez (13)Coors Field22,22223–34L2
56June 5@ Rockies4–7Jennings (4–5)Sabathia (4–3)Jimenez (14)Coors Field25,22123–35L3
59June 6@ Diamondbacks6–3Davis (5–4)González (1–1)Báez (12)Bank One Ballpark32,43024–35W1
60June 7@ Diamondbacks3–5Randolph (1–0)Anderson (3–6)Valverde (2)Bank One Ballpark36,61924–36L1
61June 8@ Diamondbacks3–13Webb (3–1)Rodríguez (3–7)—Bank One Ballpark42,95624–37L2
62June 10Padres8–5Westbrook (3–3)Tollberg (0–2)Báez (13)Jacobs Field19,94925–37W1
63June 11Padres3–2Sabathia (5–3)Eaton (2–5)Báez (14)Jacobs Field17,42726–37W2
64June 12Padres4–9Peavy (5–5)Davis (5–5)—Jacobs Field17,98326–38L1
65June 13Dodgers3–4 (10)Quantrill (1–2)Westbrook (3–4)Gagne (25)Jacobs Field23,40126–39L2
66June 14Dodgers2–5Ashby (1–4)Tallet (0–1)Alvarez (1)Jacobs Field25,42626–40L3
67June 15Dodgers3–4Nomo (7–6)Traber (2–4)Gagne (26)Jacobs Field26,78626–41L4
68June 17@ Tigers7–4Sabathia (6–3)Bernero (1–9)Báez (15)Comerica Park13,90827–41W1
69June 18@ Tigers4–1Davis (6–5)Bonderman (2–10)—Comerica Park16,27828–41W2
70June 19@ Tigers10–3Anderson (4–6)Cornejo (3–5)—Comerica Park19,09829–41W3
71June 20@ Pirates4–5 (15)Torres (5–2)Báez (0–5)—PNC Park26,30529–42L1
72June 21@ Pirates6–7 (15)Sauerbeck (2–4)Miceli (1–3)—PNC Park36,85629–43L2
73June 22@ Pirates8–5Sabathia (7–3)Vogelsong (0–1)Báez (16)PNC Park37,80330–43W1
74June 24Royals1–3George (9–4)Davis (6–6)MacDougal (17)Jacobs Field19,63830–44L1
75June 25Royals1–3 (10)Gilfillan (2–0)Riske (1–1)MacDougal (18)Jacobs Field18,52730–45L2
76June 26Royals1–4Lima (2–0)Rodríguez (3–8)MacDougal (19)Jacobs Field17,49430–46L3
77June 27Reds3–0Traber (3–4)Graves (3–7)Báez (17)Jacobs Field29,23331–46W1
78June 28Reds4–5Reitsma (7–2)Báez (0–6)Williamson (18)Jacobs Field31,92431–47L1
79June 29Reds3–1Davis (7–6)Haynes (1–7)Báez (18)Jacobs Field28,43332–47W1
80June 30 (1)@ Royals10–5Lee (1–0)Voyles (0–1)—Kauffman StadiumN/A33–47W2
81June 30 (2)@ Royals8–5Anderson (5–6)Walrond (0–2)Báez (19)Kauffman Stadium14,64534–47W3 :
July: 11–16 (Home: 7–5; Away: 4–11)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordStreak
82July 1@ Royals3–6Lima (3–0)Rodríguez (3–9)MacDougal (21)Kauffman Stadium12,83134–48L1
83July 2@ Royals2–8May (2–4)Traber (3–5)—Kauffman Stadium12,91834–49L2
84July 3@ Twins4–1Sabathia (8–3)Rogers (7–4)—Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome15,06435–49W1
85July 4@ Twins2–9Reed (4–8)Davis (7–7)—Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome21,32835–50L1
86July 5@ Twins13–2Anderson (6–6)Mays (8–6)—Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome20,27336–50W1
87July 6@ Twins5–3 (10)Riske (2–1)Guardado (1–4)Báez (20)Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome20,54937–50W2
88July 8Yankees4–0Traber (4–5)Weaver (4–7)—Jacobs Field26,54038–50W3
89July 9Yankees2–6Wells (11–3)Sabathia (8–4)—Jacobs Field25,05838–51L1
90July 10Yankees3–2 (10)Boyd (2–1)Hitchcock (0–2)—Jacobs Field30,16739–51W1
91July 11White Sox12–5Anderson (7–6)Wright (0–4)—Jacobs Field27,71240–51W2
92July 12 (1)White Sox4–7 (10)Marte (3–1)Mulholland (1–2)Gordon (2)Jacobs Field24,16340–52L1
93July 12 (2)White Sox4–2Westbrook (4–4)Porzio (0–1)Báez (21)Jacobs Field27,16541–52W1
94July 13White Sox4–7Marte (4–1)Betancourt (0–1)Gordon (3)Jacobs Field26,46741–53L1
–July 1574nd All-Star GameNational League vs. American League (U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago, Illinois)
95July 17@ Yankees4–5Rivera (4–0)Riske (2–2)—Yankee Stadium46,40141–54L2
96July 18@ Yankees4–10Clemens (9–6)Anderson (7–7)—Yankee Stadium47,34141–55L3
97July 19@ Yankees4–7Wells (12–3)Sabathia (8–5)Rivera (17)Yankee Stadium54,98141–56L4
98July 20@ Yankees4–7Mussina (11–6)Westbrook (4–5)Rivera (18)Yankee Stadium51,89141–57L5
99July 21@ White Sox3–4Porzio (1–1)Tallet (0–2)Gordon (5)U.S. Cellular Field31,77641–58L6
100July 22@ White Sox2–5Colon (7–9)Davis (7–8)Marte (6)U.S. Cellular Field20,66741–59L7
101July 23Tigers4–1Anderson (8–7)Roney (1–5)Báez (22)Jacobs Field21,20242–59W1
102July 24Tigers4–7Cornejo (5–8)Sabathia (8–6)Mears (5)Jacobs Field20,85742–60L1
103July 25Twins5–6Hawkins (8–2)Báez (0–7)Guardado (24)Jacobs Field23,44442–61L2
104July 26Twins9–2Traber (5–5)Lohse (6–9)—Jacobs Field25,07743–61W1
105July 27Twins3–2 (14)Betancourt (1–1)Rincon (2–4)—Jacobs Field24,31844–61W2
106July 29@ Athletics2–6Mulder (14–7)Anderson (8–8)Foulke (27)Network Associates Coliseum19,26044–62L1
107July 30@ Athletics4–2Sabathia (9–6)Lilly (6–9)Báez (23)Network Associates Coliseum29,79245–62W1
108July 31@ Athletics1–3Harden (2–0)Westbrook (4–6)Foulke (28)Network Associates Coliseum25,01145–63L1 :
August: 16–13 (Home: 10–9; Away: 6–4)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordStreak
109August 1@ Rangers3–10Thomson (9–10)Traber (5–6)—The Ballpark in Arlington24,14345–64L2
110August 2@ Rangers7–9Ramirez (3–0)Stanford (0–1)Cordero (4)The Ballpark in Arlington49,29045–65L3
111August 3@ Rangers5–8Dickey (5–5)Anderson (8–9)Cordero (5)The Ballpark in Arlington19,13345–66L4
112August 5Mariners1–2Moyer (15–5)Sabathia (9–7)Hasegawa (8)Jacobs Field22,30045–67L5
113August 6Mariners10–6Westbrook (5–6)Pineiro (13–6)—Jacobs Field23,28246–67W1
114August 7Mariners3–0Traber (6–6)Garcia (9–12)Báez (24)Jacobs Field21,14147–67W2
115August 8Angels2–5Washburn (9–11)Davis (7–9)—Jacobs Field26,17547–68L1
116August 9 (1)Angels3–2 (13)Cressend (1–0)Weber (2–1)—Jacobs Field26,39148–68W1
117August 9 (2)Angels3–2Boyd (3–1)Shields (2–3)Báez (25)Jacobs Field20,11649–68W2
118August 10Angels3–1Sabathia (10–7)Lackey (7–11)Betancourt (1)Jacobs Field23,57650–68W3
119August 11@ Twins3–5Lohse (9–9)Westbrook (5–7)Hawkins (1)Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome23,29150–69L1
120August 12@ Twins9–6Betancourt (2–1)Baldwin (0–1)—Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome25,83451–69W1
121August 13@ Twins5–0 (14)Mulholland (2–2)Rincon (3–5)—Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome30,08252–69W2
122August 14@ Twins8–3Anderson (9–9)Radke (8–10)—Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome24,27353–69W3
123August 15Devil Rays1–0Sabathia (11–7)Harper (2–7)—Jacobs Field19,67954–69W4
124August 16Devil Rays3–5Malaska (2–1)Lee (1–1)Carter (21)Jacobs Field23,39754–70L1
125August 17Devil Rays5–4 (12)Mulholland (3–2)Colome (3–6)—Jacobs Field21,09755–70W1
126August 18Devil Rays4–7 (13)Carter (7–3)Mulholland (3–3)—Jacobs Field18,68555–71L1
127August 19Twins2–8Santana (7–3)Davis (7–10)—Jacobs Field21,23955–72L2
128August 20Twins3–4Radke (9–10)Anderson (9–10)Guardado (28)Jacobs Field20,19755–73L3
129August 22@ Devil Rays8–3Lee (2–1)Kennedy (3–10)—Tropicana Field11,97956–73W1
130August 23@ Devil Rays7–5Sabathia (12–7)Backe (1–1)Riske (2)Tropicana Field18,80557–73W2
131August 24@ Devil Rays7–5Westbrook (6–7)Gonzalez (6–6)Riske (3)Tropicana Field14,50758–73W3
132August 26Tigers4–5Cornejo (6–13)Traber (6–7)Walker (3)Jacobs Field16,97258–74L1
133August 27Tigers9–7Cressend (2–0)Spurling (1–3)Riske (4)Jacobs Field16,45759–74W1
134August 28Tigers8–3Lee (3–1)Bonderman (6–18)—Jacobs Field16,28260–74W2
135August 29Blue Jays3–7Escobar (10–8)Sabathia (12–8)—Jacobs Field21,00860–75L1
136August 30Blue Jays3–9Lidle (12–11)Westbrook (6–8)Towers (1)Jacobs Field21,80660–76L2
137August 31Blue Jays5–4Báez (1–7)Kershner (0–3)—Jacobs Field20,86661–76W1 :
September: 7–18 (Home: 3–7; Away: 4–11)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordStreak
138September 1@ Tigers7–4Santiago (1–1)Walker (3–3)Riske (5)Comerica Park10,98662–76W2
139September 2@ Tigers6–8Schmack (1–0)Durbin (0–1)Rodney (1)Comerica Park9,31862–77L1
140September 3@ Tigers5–6 (11)Walker (4–3)Santiago (1–2)—Comerica Park10,23462–78L2
141September 4@ Tigers1–2Knotts (3–5)Westbrook (6–9)Patterson (3)Comerica Park11,37162–79L3
142September 5@ White Sox3–5Garland (11–10)Traber (6–8)Gordon (9)U.S. Cellular Field27,19662–80L4
143September 6@ White Sox5–8Loaiza (19–6)Cressend (2–1)Gordon (10)U.S. Cellular Field24,79662–81L5
144September 7@ White Sox3–7Schoeneweis (3–2)Báez (1–8)—U.S. Cellular Field19,99962–82L6
145September 9@ Royals7–1Davis (8–10)Gobble (3–4)—Kauffman Stadium12,38963–82W1
146September 10@ Royals7–9Wilson (6–3)Santiago (1–3)Affeldt (4)Kauffman Stadium21,58163–83L1
147September 11@ Royals6–5Báez (2–8)Grimsley (2–6)Riske (6)Kauffman Stadium13,18864–83W1
148September 12Twins4–3Sabathia (13–8)Rogers (11–8)Riske (7)Jacobs Field20,67965–83W2
149September 13Twins0–2Lohse (13–11)Stanford (0–2)Guardado (35)Jacobs Field20,44065–84L1
150September 14Twins3–5Rincon (5–6)Báez (2–9)Guardado (36)Jacobs Field19,45265–85L2
151September 15Twins6–13Santana (11–3)Davis (8–11)—Jacobs Field16,96765–86L3
152September 16Royals8–12May (9–7)Traber (6–9)—Jacobs Field16,14565–87L4
153September 17Royals9–1Westbrook (7–9)Abbott (1–2)—Jacobs Field16,36366–87W1
154September 18Royals2–3Lima (8–1)Sabathia (13–9)Leskanic (2)Jacobs Field17,27566–88L1
155September 19Red Sox0–2Burkett (11–8)Stanford (0–3)Embree (1)Jacobs Field20,37466–89L2
156September 20Red Sox13–4Lee (1–0)Lowe (16–7)—Jacobs Field23,24267–89W1
157September 21Red Sox0–2Martinez (14–4)Lee (3–2)Kim (15)Jacobs Field27,65567–90L1
158September 23@ Twins1–4Rogers (13–8)Westbrook (7–10)Guardado (40)Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome33,65067–91L2
159September 24@ Twins2–3Orosco (2–1)Betancourt (2–2)Guardado (41)Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome32,98667–92L3
160September 26@ Blue Jays2–1Stanford (1–3)Lidle (12–15)Riske (8)SkyDome13,86168–92W1
161September 27@ Blue Jays4–5Halladay (22–7)Mulholland (3–4)—SkyDome21,50468–93L1
162September 28@ Blue Jays2–6Towers (8–1)Lee (3–3)—SkyDome22,01468–94L2 :
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement Bold = Indians team member :

## Player stats
### 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 |