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2001 Cleveland Indians season

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Owner(s)
  
Richard Jacobs

Manager(s)
  
Charlie Manuel

General manager(s)
  
John Hart

2001 Cleveland Indians season

Local television
  
WUAB Jack Corrigan, Mike Hegan FSN Ohio John Sanders, Rick Manning

Local radio
  
WTAM Tom Hamilton, Matt Underwood, Mike Hegan

This is the record of the games of the 2001 season of the Cleveland Indians

Contents

Offseason

  • December 28, 2000: Fausto Carmona was signed by the Indians as an amateur free agent.
  • January 9, 2001: Juan González was signed as a free agent by the Indians.

    • Regular season

  • August 5, 2001: The Impossible Return – Notably, the Indians tied a Major League Baseball record by erasing a 12-run Seattle lead. Thus, despite its relatively low-profile as a regular season match, the game is vividly remembered and beloved around Cleveland today. For Seattle fans, it is not only a source of angst because of the game itself but because, had the Mariners held on, they would have broken the all-time Major League record for most wins in a season, instead of tying the 1906 Chicago Cubs with 116 wins.

    • The number 455 was honored after the Indians sold out 455 consecutive games between 1995 and 2001, an MLB record at the time, subsequently broken by the Boston Red Sox on September 8, 2008.

    Notable transactions

  • June 22, 2001: Steve Karsay and Steve Reed were traded by the Indians to the Atlanta Braves for John Rocker and Troy Cameron (minors).
  • July 31, 2001: Zach Day was traded by the Indians to the Montreal Expos for Milton Bradley.

    • 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

    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

    Note: Pitchers' batting statistics are not included above.

    Starting pitchers

    Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts

    Other pitchers

    Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts

    Relief pitchers

    Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts

    ALDS

    Seattle Mariners vs. Cleveland Indians Series Summary:

  • Game 1 @ Safeco Field: Indians 5, Mariners 0
  • Game 2 @ Safeco Field: Mariners 5, Indians 1
  • Game 3 @ Jacobs Field: Indians 17, Mariners 2
  • Game 4 @ Jacobs Field: Mariners 6, Indians 2
  • Game 5 @ Safeco Field: Mariners 3, Indians 1

    • Mariners win series 3-2

    Award winners

    All-Star Game

  • Juan Gonzalez, Right field, Starter
  • Roberto Alomar, Second Base, Reserve

    • References

    2001 Cleveland Indians season Wikipedia
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