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The Cleveland Indians have an all time record of 8,240-7907 and a winning percentage of .510. |
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The Indians have had 39 different managers in the history, with Lou Boudreau having the most wins with 728. |
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The longest winning streak in Indians history was 13 games, in which this was accomplished twice(August 1-15, 1951 and April 18-May 2, 1942. |
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During the 1994 season(May 13-June 19) the Indians won 18 consecutive games at Progressive Field, which is the longest home winning streak in franchise history. |
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Mel Harder owns the longest tenure with Cleveland as he played 20 seasons from 1928-1947. Bob Feller is second with 18 seasons, as he played from 1936-1941 and again from 1945-1956. |
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Their have been four different combinations of Father and Sons who played with the Indians:
1. Howard Earl(1929-1939) and Earl Douglas Averill (1956, 1958)
2. Jim, Sr. (1916-1922) and Jim Bagby Jr. (1941-1945)
3. Tito (1959-1964) and Terry Francona (1988)
4. Buddy (1972-1978) and David Bell (1995-1998)
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Six different uniform numbers have been retired by the Indians:
1. No. 19-Bob Feller
2. No. 18-Mel Harder
3. No. 3-Earl Averill
4. No. 5-Lou Boudreau
5. No. 14-Larry Doby
6. No. 21-Bob Lemon
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A total of 26 players and managers that have worn the Indians uniform have been elected to baseball's Hall of Fame to date. |
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Three different Indians, George Burns (1926), Al Rosen (1953) and Lou Boudreau(1948) have been named the American League Most Valuable Player. |
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Gaylord Perry (1972) is the only Indian to win the Cy Young award. |
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Four different Indians, Herb Score (1955), Chris Chambliss (1971), Joe Charboneau (1980) and Sandy Alomar (1990) have been named the American League Rookie of the Year. |
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A total of 28 Gold Gloves have been won by Indians, with Omar Vizquel owning 8 of those. |
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There have been a total of 15 no-hit games, and two perfect games thrown by the Indians in their history. |
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The Cleveland Indians have hosted the mid-summer All-Star Game five different times. Cleveland Stadium played host to four games(1935,1954,1963,1981), while Progressive Field hosted the mid-summer classic in 1997. |
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In their history, the Indians have won six American league Central Division Championships, five American league Championships and two World Series titles. |
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Tribe fans have the distinction of holding the Major League Baseball record of 455 consecutive sold-out games at Progressive Field. |
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Since opening in 1994, Progressive Field has entertained nearly 30 million fans. |
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Since 1994, the Indians have compiled the 4th best overall record among baseball's 30 Major League teams, ranking behind only the Atlanta Braves, New York Yankees, and Boston Red Sox:
| TEAM |
Games |
W-L |
PCT |
| 1. Braves |
1714 |
1045-669 |
.610 |
| 2. Yankees |
1711 |
1036-675 |
.605 |
| 3. Red Sox |
1716 |
942-774 |
.549 |
| 4. Indians |
1713 |
940-773 |
.549 |
| 5. Astros |
1717 |
935-782 |
.545 |
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The Indians home record of 501-373 at Progressive Field represents a winning percentage of .573. |
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Since Progressive Field opened in 1994, the Indians have come from behind to win 278 times! |
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During the same time frame, the Tribe has won 133 games in its last at bat! |
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Since 1994, a total of 41 Indians players have been selected for the All-Star game. |
