Franchise History
Year
Team
1915-present
Cleveland Indians (AL)
1905-1914
Cleveland Naps (AL)
1901-1904
Cleveland Blues (AL)
Stadium History
Year
Stadium
Capacity
1994-present
Jacobs Field/Progressive Field
43,415
1932-1993
Cleveland Stadium
74,483
1910-1946
League Park II
21,414
1901-1909
League Park
na
Championship History
Post Season Play
Championships
World Series Champions
2 - 1920, 1948
League Champions
5 - 1920(AL), 1948(AL), 1954(AL), 1995(AL), 1997(AL)
Division Champions
7 - 1995(AL Central), 1996(AL Central), 1997(AL Central), 1998(AL Central), 1999(AL Central), 2001 (AL Central), 2007(AL Central)
Wild-Card
None
Retired Numbers
Num
Player
3
Ear Averill
5
Lou Boudreau
14
Larry Doby
18
Mel Harder
19
Bob Feller
21
Bob Lemon
Presidential History
Year
President
2000-present
Lawrence J. Dolan
1987-1999
Richard E. Jacobs
1986-1987
Patrick J. O'Neill
1978-1985
Gabriel H. Paul
1975-1977
Alva T. Bonda
1972-1975
Nick Mileti
1963-1971
Gabriel H. Paul
1953-1962
Myron H. Wilson, Jr.
1950-1952
Ellis W. Ryan
1946-1949
William L. Veeck, Jr.
1928-1946
Alva Bradley
1922-1927
Ernest S. Barnard
1916-1922
James C. Dunn
1910-1915
Charles W. Somers
1901-1909
John F. Kilfoyl
Year-by-Year Results
Year
W-L
Pct.
Finish
2007
96-66
.593
1st
2006
78-84
.481
4th
2005
93-69
.574
2nd
2004
80-82
.494
3rd
2003
68-94
.420
4th
2002
74-88
.457
3rd
2001
91-71
.562
1st
2000
90-72
.556
2nd
1999
97-65
.599
1st
1998
89-73
.549
1st
1997
86-75
.534
1st
1996
99-62
.615
1st
1995
100-44
.694
1st
1994
66-47
.584
2nd
1993
76-86
.469
6th
1992
76-86
.469
t4th
1991
57-105
.352
7th
1990
77-85
.475
4th
1989
73-89
.461
6th
1988
78-84
.481
6th
1987
61-101
.377
7th
1986
84-78
.519
5th
1985
60-102
.370
7th
1984
75-87
.463
6th
1983
70-92
.432
7th
1982
78-84
.481
t6th
1981
52-51
.505
6th
1980
79-81
.494
6th
1979
81-80
.503
6th
1978
69-90
.434
6th
1977
71-90
.441
5th
1976
81-78
.509
4th
1975
79-80
.497
4th
1974
77-85
.475
4th
1973
71-91
.438
6th
1972
72-84
.462
5th
1971
60-102
.370
6th
1970
76-86
.469
5th
1969
62-99
.385
6th
1968
86-75
.534
3rd
1967
75-87
.463
8th
1966
81-81
.500
5th
1965
87-75
.537
5th
1964
79-83
.488
t6th
1963
79-83
.488
t5th
1962
80-82
.494
6th
1961
78-83
.484
5th
1960
76-78
.494
4th
1959
89-65
.578
2nd
1958
77-76
.503
4th
1957
76-77
.497
6th
1956
88-66
.571
2nd
1955
93-61
.604
2nd
1954
111-43
.721
1st
1953
92-62
.597
2nd
1952
93-61
.604
2nd
1951
93-61
.604
2nd
1950
92-62
.597
4th
1949
89-65
.578
3rd
1948
97-58
.626
1st
1947
80-74
.519
4th
1946
68-86
.442
6th
1945
73-72
.503
5th
1944
72-82
.468
t5th
1943
82-71
.536
3rd
1942
75-79
.487
4th
1941
75-79
.487
t4th
1940
89-65
.578
2nd
1939
89-62
.589
2nd
1938
86-66
.566
3rd
1937
83-71
.539
4th
1936
80-74
.519
5th
1935
82-71
.536
3rd
1934
95-69
.552
3rd
1933
75-76
.497
4th
1932
87-65
.572
4th
1931
78-76
.506
4th
1930
81-73
.526
4th
1929
81-71
.533
3rd
1928
62-92
.403
7th
1927
66-87
.431
6th
1926
88-66
.571
2nd
1925
70-84
.455
3rd
1924
67-86
.438
6th
1923
82-71
.536
3rd
1922
78-76
.506
4th
1921
94-60
.610
2nd
1920
98-56
.636
1st
1919
84-55
.604
2nd
1918
73-54
.575
2nd
1917
88-66
.571
3rd
1916
77-77
.500
6th
1915
57-95
.375
7th
1914
51-102
.333
8th
1913
86-66
.566
3rd
1912
75-78
.490
5th
1911
80-73
.523
3rd
1910
71-81
.467
5th
1909
71-82
.464
6th
1908
90-64
.584
2nd
1907
85-67
.559
4th
1906
89-64
.582
3rd
1905
76-78
.494
5th
1904
86-65
.570
4th
1903
77-63
.550
3rd
1902
69-67
.507
5th
1901
55-82
.401
7th
Managerial History
Year
Manager
2003-present
Eric Wedge
2002
Joel Skinner
2000-2002
Charlie Manuel
1991-1999
Mike Hargrove
1990-1991
John McNamara
1989
John Hart
1987-1989
Doc Edwards
1983-1987
Pat Corrales
1983
Mike Ferraro
1979-1982
Dave Garcia
1977-1979
Jeff Torborg
1975-1977
Frank Robinson
1972-1974
Ken Aspromonte
1971
John Lipon
1968-1971
Alvin Dark
1967
Joe Adcock
1966
George Strickland
1963-1966
Birdie Tebbets
1962
Mel McGaha
1960-1961
Jimmie Dykes
1958-1960
Joe Gordon
1958
Bobby Bragan
1957
Kerby Farrell
1951-1956
Al Lopez
1942-1950
Lou Boudreau
1938-1940
Oscar Vitt
1935-1937
Steve O'Neill
1933-1935
Walter Johnson
1928-1933
Roger Peckinpaughn
1927
Jack McAllister
1919-1926
Tris Speaker
1915-1919
Lee Fohlh
1912-1915
J.L. Birmingham
1912
Harry Davis
1911
George Stovall
1909-1911
James McGuire
1905-1909
Nap Lajoie
1902-1904
William Armour
1901
James McAleer
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