1998 Cleveland Indians season
The 1998 Cleveland Indians season was the franchise's 98th season. The Indians hoped to improve upon their American League pennant-winning season of 1997, but succumbed to the New York Yankees in the ALCS in six games. The Indians would lead the AL Central wire-to-wire in 1998, becoming the first team in franchise history (and as of 2020[update] , the only team in franchise history) to do so.
Major League Baseball team season
Offseason
November 12, 1997: Paul Assenmacher was signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Indians.[ 1]
December 1, 1997: Matt Williams was traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Travis Fryman, Tom Martin, and cash.[ 2]
December 8, 1997: Kenny Lofton signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Indians.
December 8, 1997: Marquis Grissom was traded by the Cleveland Indians with Jeff Juden to the Milwaukee Brewers for Mike Fetters, Ben McDonald, and Ron Villone.
December 8, 1997: Dwight Gooden signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Indians.
December 20, 1997: Dave Weathers was selected off waivers by the Cincinnati Reds from the Cleveland Indians.[ 3]
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
Team
ANA
BAL
BOS
CWS
CLE
DET
KC
MIN
NYY
OAK
SEA
TB
TEX
TOR
NL
Anaheim
—
5–6
6–5
5–6
4–7
8–3
6–5
6–5
6–5
5–7
9–3
6–5
5–7
4–7
10–6
Baltimore
6–5
—
6–6
2–9
5–6
10–1
5–6
7–3
3–9
8–3
6–5
5–7
6–5
5–7
5–11
Boston
5–6
6–6
—
5–6
8–3
5–5
8–3
5–6
5–7
9–2
7–4
9–3
6–5
5–7
9–7
Chicago
6–5
9–2
6–5
—
6–6
6–6
8–4
6–6
4–7
4–7
4–7
5–6
5–6
4–6–1
7–9
Cleveland
7–4
6–5
3–8
6–6
—
9–3
8–4
6–6
4–7
3–8
9–2
7–3
4–7
7–4
10–6
Detroit
3–8
1–10
5–5
6–6
3–9
—
6–6
8–4
3–8
7–4
3–8
5–6
3–8
5–6
7–9
Kansas City
5–6
6–5
3–8
4–8
4–8
6–6
—
7–5
0–10
7–4
4–6
8–3
3–8
6–5
9–7
Minnesota
5–6
3–7
6–5
6–6
6–6
4–8
5–7
—
4–7
4–7
2–9
7–4
7–4
4–7
7–9
New York
5–6
9–3
7–5
7–4
7–4
8–3
10–0
7–4
—
8–3
8–3
11–1
8–3
6–6
13–3
Oakland
7–5
3–8
2–9
7–4
8–3
4–7
4–7
7–4
3–8
—
5–7
5–6
6–6
5–6
8–8
Seattle
3–9
5–6
4–7
7–4
2–9
8–3
6–4
9–2
3–8
7–5
—
6–5
5–7
4–7
7–9
Tampa Bay
5–6
7–5
3–9
6–5
3–7
6–5
3–8
4–7
1–11
6–5
5–6
—
4–7
5–7
5–11
Texas
7–5
5–6
5–6
6–5
7–4
8–3
8–3
4–7
3–8
6–6
7–5
7–4
—
7–4
8–8
Toronto
7–4
7–5
7–5
6–4–1
4–7
6–5
5–6
7–4
6–6
6–5
7–4
7–5
4–7
—
9–7
Transactions
April 14, 1998: David Bell was selected off waivers by the Cleveland Indians from the St. Louis Cardinals.[ 4]
May 6, 1998: Mark Whiten was signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Indians.[ 5]
June 2, 1998: C.C. Sabathia was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 1st round (20th pick) of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed June 29, 1998.[ 6]
July 2, 1998: Rex Hudler was signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Indians.[ 7]
August 13, 1998: Cecil Fielder signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Indians.[ 8]
August 31, 1998: David Bell was traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Seattle Mariners for Joey Cora.[ 4]
September 18, 1998: Cecil Fielder was released by the Cleveland Indians.[ 8]
Roster
1998 Cleveland Indians
Roster
Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Other batters
Manager
Coaches
Game log
1998 Game Log: 89–73 (Home: 46–35; Away: 43–38)
March: 1–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 1–0)
April: 13–12 (Home: 6–7; Away: 7–5)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Stadium
Attendance
Record
Streak
2
April 1
@ Mariners
9–7
Wright (1–0)
Moyer (0–1)
Jackson (2)
Kingdome
24,523
2–0
W2
3
April 3
@ Angels
6–2
Burba (1–0)
McDowell (0–1)
–
Edison International Field of Anaheim
26,240
3–0
W3
4
April 4
@ Angels
11–0
Colon (1–0)
Watson (0–1)
–
Edison International Field of Anaheim
34,834
4–0
W4
5
April 5
@ Angels
6–4
Nagy (1–0)
Dickson (0–1)
Jackson (3)
Edison International Field of Anaheim
35,628
5–0
W5
–
April 6
@ Athletics
Suspended (curfew, continuation April 8)
6
April 8
@ Athletics
6–5
Krivda (1–0)
Candiotti (0–2)
Jackson (4)
Network Associates Coliseum
6,963
6–0
W6
7
April 8
@ Athletics
1–3
Rogers (1–0)
Burba (1–1)
Taylor (1)
Network Associates Coliseum
8,361
6–1
L1
8
April 10
Angels
8–5 (10)
Plunk (1–0)
Percival (0–1)
–
Jacobs Field
42,707
7–1
W1
9
April 11
Angels
8–5
Nagy (2–0)
Dickson (0–2)
Jackson (5)
Jacobs Field
42,802
8–1
W2
10
April 12
Angels
1–12
Finley (2–0)
Wright (1–1)
–
Jacobs Field
42,555
8–2
L1
11
April 13
Mariners
6–5
Burba (2–1)
Cloude (1–1)
Jackson (6)
Jacobs Field
42,793
9–2
W1
12
April 14
Mariners
8–3
Assenmacher (1–0)
Slocumb (0–2)
–
Jacobs Field
40,490
10–2
W2
13
April 15
Mariners
3–5
Spoljaric (1–0)
Assenmacher (1–1)
Ayala (1)
Jacobs Field
40,527
10–3
L1
14
April 17
@ Red Sox
2–3 (10)
Gordon (2–1)
Assenmacher (1–2)
–
Fenway Park
26,924
10–4
L2
15
April 18
@ Red Sox
7–4
Martin (1–0)
Eckersley (1–1)
Jackson (7)
Fenway Park
31,735
11–4
W1
16
April 19
@ Red Sox
0–2
Saberhagen (3–0)
Burba (2–2)
Gordon (4)
Fenway Park
31,846
11–5
L1
17
April 20
@ Red Sox
5–6 (11)
Gordon (3–1)
Plunk (1–1)
–
Fenway Park
33,001
11–6
L2
18
April 21
White Sox
14–6
Mesa (2–0)
Baldwin (2–2)
–
Jacobs Field
42,836
12–6
W1
19
April 22
White Sox
7–14
Sirotka (3–1)
Nagy (2–1)
–
Jacobs Field
42,840
12–7
L1
20
April 23
White Sox
5–4
Plunk (2–1)
Castillo (0–1)
Jackson (8)
Jacobs Field
42,865
13–7
W1
21
April 24
Red Sox
5–7
Wakefield (1–1)
Burba (2–3)
Gordon (6)
Jacobs Field
40,570
13–8
L1
22
April 25
Red Sox
2–3
Saberhagen (4–0)
Colon (1–1)
Gordon (7)
Jacobs Field
40,571
13–9
L2
–
April 26
Red Sox
Postponed (rain, makeup July 21)
23
April 27
@ White Sox
3–10
Sirotka (4–1)
Ogea (0–1)
–
Comiskey Park
13,575
13–10
L3
24
April 28
@ White Sox
4–1
Nagy (3–1)
Karchner (0–1)
Jackson (9)
Comiskey Park
13,208
14–10
W1
25
April 29
Athletics
4–11
Rogers (4–1)
Wright (1–2)
–
Jacobs Field
42,190
14–11
L1
26
April 30
Athletics
2–5
Mathews (3–3)
Assenmacher (1–3)
Taylor (6)
Jacobs Field
42,855
14–12
L2
May: 18–10 (Home: 10–3; Away: 8–7)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Stadium
Attendance
Record
Streak
27
May 1
Devil Rays
7–5
Colon (2–1)
Springer (1–4)
Jackson (10)
Jacobs Field
42,712
15–12
W1
28
May 2
Devil Rays
5–1
Ogea (1–1)
Saunders (1–3)
–
Jacobs Field
42,525
16–12
W2
29
May 3
Devil Rays
10–8
Mesa (3–0)
R. Hernandez (0–2)
–
Jacobs Field
42,597
17–12
W3
30
May 5
Orioles
6–5
Assenmacher (2–3)
Benitez (1–1)
–
Jacobs Field
40,706
18–12
W4
31
May 6
Orioles
14–5
Burba (3–3)
Erickson (3–3)
–
Jacobs Field
40,672
19–12
W5
32
May 7
@ Rangers
7–2
Colon (3–1)
Sele (5–2)
–
The Ballpark in Arlington
28,504
20–12
W6
33
May 8
@ Rangers
3–6
X. Hernandez (1–0)
Mesa (3–1)
Wetteland (8)
The Ballpark in Arlington
38,067
20–13
L1
34
May 9
@ Rangers
3–7
Oliver (2–4)
Nagy (3–2)
–
The Ballpark in Arlington
46,355
20–14
L2
35
May 10
@ Rangers
3–5
Burkett (3–4)
Wright (1–3)
Wetteland (9)
The Ballpark in Arlington
31,232
20–15
L3
36
May 11
@ Devil Rays
2–4
Arrojo (5–2)
Burba (3–4)
R. Hernandez (4)
Tropicana Field
27,097
20–16
L4
37
May 12
@ Devil Rays
5–6 (14)
Santana (1–0)
Jackson (0–1)
–
Tropicana Field
27,084
20–17
L5
38
May 13
@ Orioles
1–8
Drabek (3–4)
Ogea (1–2)
–
Oriole Park at Camden Yards
43,379
20–18
L6
39
May 14
@ Orioles
5–4
Nagy (4–2)
Rhodes (2–2)
Jackson (11)
Oriole Park at Camden Yards
43,039
21–18
W1
40
May 15
Rangers
3–2 (14)
Krivda (2–0)
Levine (0–1)
–
Jacobs Field
41,128
22–18
W2
41
May 16
Rangers
10–3
Burba (4–4)
Witt (4–2)
–
Jacobs Field
40,925
23–18
W3
42
May 17
Rangers
0–1
Sele (7–2)
Colon (3–2)
Wetteland (12)
Jacobs Field
42,247
23–19
L1
43
May 19
@ Royals
16–3
Ogea (2–2)
Rapp (3–4)
–
Kauffman Stadium
13,367
24–19
W1
44
May 20
@ Royals
14–5
Nagy (5–2)
Belcher (2–6)
–
Kauffman Stadium
13,575
25–19
W2
45
May 21
@ Royals
6–2
Wright (2–3)
Rosado (0–4)
–
Kauffman Stadium
17,243
26–19
W3
46
May 22
Blue Jays
9–7
Burba (5–4)
Hanson (0–2)
Jackson (12)
Jacobs Field
43,269
27–19
W4
47
May 23
Blue Jays
2–7
Clemens (5–5)
Colon (3–3)
–
Jacobs Field
43,306
27–20
L1
48
May 24
Blue Jays
0–5
Williams (5–2)
Gooden (0–1)
–
Jacobs Field
43,194
27–21
L2
49
May 25
Tigers
7–4
Nagy (6–2)
Castillo (2–2)
–
Jacobs Field
43,342
28–21
W1
50
May 26
Tigers
9–2
Wright (3–3)
Worrell (2–6)
–
Jacobs Field
42,372
29–21
W2
51
May 28
@ Blue Jays
6–2
Burba (6–4)
Carpenter (1–1)
–
SkyDome
30,282
30–21
W3
52
May 29
@ Blue Jays
7–3
Colon (4–3)
Clemens (5–6)
–
SkyDome
29,085
31–21
W4
53
May 30
@ Blue Jays
2–4
Williams (6–2)
Gooden (0–2)
Myers (13)
SkyDome
37,179
31–22
L1
54
May 31
@ Blue Jays
8–3
Nagy (7–2)
Hentgen (7–4)
Mesa (1)
SkyDome
30,090
32–22
W1
June: 14–12 (Home: 7–8; Away: 7–4)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Stadium
Attendance
Record
Streak
55
June 1
@ Tigers
2–0
Wright (4–3)
Florie (3–1)
–
Tiger Stadium
18,230
33–22
W2
56
June 2
@ Tigers
8–3
Burba (7–4)
Thompson (3–6)
–
Tiger Stadium
16,351
34–22
W3
57
June 3
@ Twins
2–3
Swindell (1–2)
Colon (4–4)
Aguilera (10)
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
8,897
34–23
L1
58
June 4
@ Twins
3–2
Gooden (1–2)
Radke (7–4)
Jackson (13)
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
9,417
35–23
W1
59
June 5
@ Reds
1–2
Harnisch (6–1)
Nagy (7–3)
Shaw (17)
Cinergy Field
43,532
35–24
L1
60
June 6
@ Reds
10–1
Wright (5–3)
Remlinger (3–7)
–
Cinergy Field
51,796
36–24
W1
61
June 7
@ Reds
6–1
Burba (8–4)
Klingenbeck (0–1)
–
Cinergy Field
49,589
37–24
W2
62
June 8
Pirates
8–0
Colon (5–4)
Peters (1–4)
–
Jacobs Field
43,068
38–24
W3
63
June 9
Pirates
4–7
Lieber (4–7)
Morman (0–1)
Rincon (6)
Jacobs Field
41,762
38–25
L1
64
June 10
Pirates
3–4 (11)
Loaiza (4–3)
Mesa (3–2)
Loiselle (12)
Jacobs Field
43,101
38–26
L2
–
June 12
@ Yankees
Postponed (rain, makeup September 21)
–
June 13
@ Yankees
Postponed (rain, makeup September 22)
65
June 14
@ Yankees
2–4
Cone (9–1)
Wright (5–4)
Rivera (13)
Yankee Stadium
42,949
38–27
L3
66
June 15
Royals
6–7 (10)
Montgomery (1–3)
Mesa (3–3)
Whisenant (1)
Jacobs Field
43,246
38–28
L4
67
June 16
Royals
9–1
Colon (6–4)
Pichardo (2–6)
–
Jacobs Field
43,184
39–28
W1
68
June 17
Royals
3–4
Rosado (3–5)
Gooden (1–3)
Montgomery (12)
Jacobs Field
43,196
39–29
L1
69
June 18
Yankees
2–5
Nelson (4–3)
Assenmacher (2–4)
Rivera (15)
Jacobs Field
43,096
39–30
L2
70
June 19
Yankees
7–4
Wright (6–4)
Cone (9–2)
Jackson (14)
Jacobs Field
43,180
40–30
W1
71
June 20
Yankees
3–5
Wells (9–2)
Burba (8–5)
Rivera (16)
Jacobs Field
43,259
40–31
L1
72
June 21
Yankees
11–0
Colon (7–4)
Irabu (6–3)
–
Jacobs Field
43,104
41–31
W1
73
June 22
@ Cubs
3–1
Gooden (2–3)
Tapani (8–6)
Jackson (15)
Wrigley Field
39,556
42–31
W2
74
June 23
@ Cubs
5–4
Plunk (3–1)
Adams (6–4)
Jackson (16)
Wrigley Field
39,006
43–31
W3
75
June 24
Cardinals
14–3
Wright (7–4)
Petkovsek (5–4)
–
Jacobs Field
43,321
44–31
W4
76
June 25
Cardinals
8–2
Burba (9–5)
Aybar (3–4)
–
Jacobs Field
43,309
45–31
W5
77
June 26
Astros
4–2
Colon (8–4)
Magnante (3–3)
Jackson (17)
Jacobs Field
43,222
46–31
W6
78
June 27
Astros
5–9 (11)
Wagner (2–2)
Mesa (3–4)
–
Jacobs Field
43,132
46–32
L1
79
June 28
Astros
3–12
Reynolds (9–5)
Nagy (7–4)
Nitkowski (3)
Jacobs Field
43,047
46–33
L2
80
June 30
@ Brewers
4–5
Eldred (4–5)
Wright (7–5)
Wickman (11)
County Stadium
16,012
46–34
L3
July: 16–12 (Home: 7–6; Away: 9–6)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Stadium
Attendance
Record
Streak
81
July 1
@ Brewers
5–2
Burba (10–5)
Juden (7–7)
Jackson (18)
County Stadium
19,558
47–34
W1
82
July 2
@ Brewers
7–2
Colon (9–4)
Woodall (4–3)
–
County Stadium
21,022
48–34
W2
83
July 3
@ Royals
2–1
Shuey (1–0)
Rosado (3–6)
Jackson (19)
Kauffman Stadium
27,661
49–34
W3
84
July 4
@ Royals
3–5
Rapp (8–7)
Nagy (7–5)
Montgomery (18)
Kauffman Stadium
34,270
49–35
L1
85
July 5
@ Royals
12–3
Wright (8–5)
Rusch (6–10)
–
Kauffman Stadium
15,507
50–35
W1
–
July 7
69th All-Star Game
National League vs. American League (Coors Field , Denver , Colorado )
86
July 9
Twins
0–3
Tewksbury (5–9)
Burba (10–6)
Aguilera (19)
Jacobs Field
43,236
50–36
L1
87
July 10
Twins
6–5
Jackson (1–1)
Trombley (3–3)
–
Jacobs Field
43,182
51–36
W1
88
July 11
Twins
12–2
Gooden (3–3)
Radke (9–7)
–
Jacobs Field
43,140
52–36
W2
89
July 12
Twins
6–11
Milton (5–7)
Nagy (7–6)
–
Jacobs Field
43,053
52–37
L1
90
July 13
Yankees
4–1
Wright (9–5)
Hernandez (3–2)
Jackson (20)
Jacobs Field
43,177
53–37
W1
91
July 14
Yankees
1–7
Pettitte (12–5)
Burba (10–7)
–
Jacobs Field
43,164
53–38
L1
92
July 15
@ Red Sox
0–1
Martinez (12–3)
Colon (9–5)
–
Fenway Park
33,501
53–39
L2
93
July 16
@ Red Sox
5–15
Wakefield (11–4)
Gooden (3–4)
Lowe (1)
Fenway Park
33,568
53–40
L3
94
July 17
@ White Sox
3–4
Simas (4–3)
Shuey (1–1)
–
Comiskey Park
27,733
53–41
L4
95
July 18
@ White Sox
15–9
Shuey (2–1)
Karchner (2–4)
Jackson (21)
Comiskey Park
26,067
54–41
W1
96
July 19
@ White Sox
1–8
Sirotka (9–9)
Burba (10–8)
–
Comiskey Park
23,543
54–42
L1
97
July 20
@ White Sox
5–4
Colon (10–5)
Navarro (8–11)
Jackson (22)
Comiskey Park
27,160
55–42
W1
98
July 21 (1)
Red Sox
7–10
Martinez (13–3)
Gooden (3–5)
Gordon (27)
Jacobs Field
42,874
55–43
L1
99
July 21 (2)
Red Sox
4–2 (8)
Ogea (3–2)
Wakefield (11–5)
Jackson (23)
Jacobs Field
43,227
56–43
W1
100
July 22
Red Sox
4–3
Nagy (8–6)
Garces (1–1)
Jackson (24)
Jacobs Field
43,073
57–43
W2
101
July 23
Tigers
2–3
Castillo (3–6)
Wright (9–6)
Jones (18)
Jacobs Field
43,085
57–44
L1
102
July 24
Tigers
2–1 (11)
Reed (3–1)
Bochtler (0–1)
–
Jacobs Field
43,156
58–44
W1
103
July 25
Tigers
6–5
Colon (11–5)
Greisinger (1–5)
Jackson (25)
Jacobs Field
43,094
59–44
W2
104
July 26
Tigers
1–8
Moehler (11–7)
Gooden (3–6)
–
Jacobs Field
43,055
59–45
L1
105
July 28
@ Mariners
4–3
Nagy (9–6)
Johnson (9–10)
Jackson (26)
Kingdome
31,124
60–45
W1
106
July 29
@ Mariners
8–7
Ogea (4–2)
McCarthy (0–1)
Jackson (27)
Kingdome
25,953
61–45
W2
107
July 30
@ Mariners
9–8 (17)
Shuey (3–1)
Wells (0–2)
–
Kingdome
31,081
62–45
W3
108
July 31
@ Athletics
2–12
Candiotti (6–13)
Colon (11–6)
–
Network Associates Coliseum
14,096
62–46
L1
August: 13–15 (Home: 8–7; Away: 5–8)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Stadium
Attendance
Record
Streak
109
August 1
@ Athletics
5–6 (10)
Mathews (5–4)
Karsay (0–1)
–
Network Associates Coliseum
48,241
62–47
L2
110
August 2
@ Athletics
5–7
Mohler (3–2)
Nagy (9–7)
Taylor (23)
Network Associates Coliseum
27,712
62–48
L3
111
August 3
@ Angels
4–11
Sparks (5–2)
Wright (9–7)
–
Edison International Field of Anaheim
25,339
62–49
L4
112
August 4
@ Angels
4–5
Hasegawa (6–1)
Jones (3–5)
Percival (30)
Edison International Field of Anaheim
29,916
62–50
L5
113
August 5
@ Angels
6–5
Shuey (4–1)
Percival (2–5)
Assenmacher (1)
Edison International Field of Anaheim
43,104
63–50
W1
114
August 7
@ Devil Rays
5–1
Gooden (4–6)
Alvarez (5–10)
–
Tropicana Field
29,590
64–50
W2
115
August 8
@ Devil Rays
6–2
Nagy (10–7)
Rekar (1–4)
–
Tropicana Field
35,283
65–50
W3
116
August 9
@ Devil Rays
1–2
Mecir (4–2)
Assenmacher (2–5)
–
Tropicana Field
34,666
65–51
L1
117
August 11
Rangers
1–2
Loaiza (7–7)
Karsay (0–2)
Wetteland (32)
Jacobs Field
42,992
65–52
L2
118
August 12
Rangers
6–3
Colon (12–6)
Burkett (7–12)
Jackson (28)
Jacobs Field
43,247
66–52
W1
119
August 13
Orioles
4–7 (12)
Smith (5–5)
Reed (3–2)
Benitez (17)
Jacobs Field
43,217
66–53
L1
120
August 14
Orioles
3–15
Mussina (11–6)
Nagy (10–8)
–
Jacobs Field
43,169
66–54
L2
121
August 15
Orioles
8–9 (10)
Benitez (5–3)
Jones (3–6)
–
Jacobs Field
43,238
66–55
L3
122
August 16
Orioles
5–3
Wright (10–7)
Kamieniecki (2–5)
Jackson (29)
Jacobs Field
43,069
67–55
W1
123
August 17
Devil Rays
4–3
Colon (13–6)
Alvarez (5–12)
Jackson (30)
Jacobs Field
43,139
68–55
W2
124
August 18
Devil Rays
4–2
Gooden (5–6)
Rekar (1–5)
Jackson (31)
Jacobs Field
42,967
69–55
W3
125
August 19
@ Rangers
1–3
Sele (14–10)
Nagy (10–9)
Wetteland (33)
The Ballpark in Arlington
26,146
69–56
L1
126
August 20
@ Rangers
2–8
Stottlemyre (12–10)
Burba (10–9)
Patterson (2)
The Ballpark in Arlington
37,094
69–57
L2
127
August 21
@ Orioles
6–3
Wright (11–7)
Kamieniecki (2–6)
–
Oriole Park at Camden Yards
48,374
70–57
W1
128
August 22
@ Orioles
3–6
Erickson (14–9)
Colon (13–7)
–
Oriole Park at Camden Yards
48,138
70–58
L1
129
August 23
@ Orioles
4–1
Gooden (6–6)
Ponson (7–7)
Jackson (32)
Oriole Park at Camden Yards
48,272
71–58
W1
130
August 25
Mariners
10–4
Nagy (11–9)
Swift (10–8)
–
Jacobs Field
43,113
72–58
W2
131
August 26
Mariners
5–3
Burba (11–9)
Fassero (10–10)
Jackson (33)
Jacobs Field
43,091
73–58
W3
132
August 27
Mariners
4–10
Moyer (11–8)
Wright (11–8)
–
Jacobs Field
43,142
73–59
L1
133
August 28
Athletics
6–14 (10)
Heredia (2–0)
Reed (3–3)
–
Jacobs Field
43,191
73–60
L2
134
August 29
Athletics
6–11
Haynes (10–6)
Martin (1–1)
Taylor (28)
Jacobs Field
43,020
73–61
L3
135
August 30
Athletics
9–4
Nagy (12–9)
Rogers (12–7)
Jackson (34)
Jacobs Field
42,951
74–61
W1
136
August 31
Athletics
15–6
Burba (12–9)
Stein (5–8)
Jones (13)
Jacobs Field
42,897
75–61
W2
September: 14–12 (Home: 8–4; Away: 6–8)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Stadium
Attendance
Record
Streak
137
September 1
Angels
7–6
Reed (4–3)
DeLucia (2–5)
–
Jacobs Field
43,184
76–61
W3
138
September 2
Angels
5–13
Sparks (9–2)
Colon (13–8)
–
Jacobs Field
43,200
76–62
L1
139
September 3
@ Tigers
2–1
Gooden (7–6)
Thompson (10–13)
Jackson (35)
Tiger Stadium
14,605
77–62
W1
140
September 4
@ Tigers
10–2
Nagy (13–9)
Greisinger (4–8)
–
Tiger Stadium
23,139
78–62
W2
141
September 5
@ Tigers
5–4
Burba (13–9)
Powell (3–6)
Jackson (36)
Tiger Stadium
30,031
79–62
W3
142
September 6
@ Tigers
2–3
Florie (7–9)
Wright (11–9)
Jones (23)
Tiger Stadium
32,815
79–63
L1
143
September 7
@ Blue Jays
1–15
Escobar (5–2)
Ogea (4–3)
–
SkyDome
31,089
79–64
L2
144
September 9
@ Blue Jays
6–3 (13)
Jones (4–6)
Almanzar (1–2)
Jackson (37)
SkyDome
32,157
80–64
W1
145
September 11
White Sox
2–3
Abbott (2–0)
Nagy (13–10)
Howry (6)
Jacobs Field
43,210
80–65
L1
146
September 12
White Sox
4–6
Baldwin (11–5)
Shuey (4–2)
Howry (7)
Jacobs Field
43,170
80–66
L2
147
September 13
White Sox
6–3
Shuey (5–2)
Ward (1–2)
Jackson (38)
Jacobs Field
43,178
81–66
W1
148
September 14
Blue Jays
6–3
Gooden (8–6)
Sinclair (0–2)
Jackson (39)
Jacobs Field
43,152
82–66
W2
149
September 15
Blue Jays
7–5
Ogea (5–3)
Stieb (1–2)
Assenmacher (2)
Jacobs Field
43,323
83–66
W3
150
September 16
Twins
8–6
Nagy (14–10)
Tewksbury (7–11)
Assenmacher (3)
Jacobs Field
43,277
84–66
W4
151
September 17
Twins
9–1
Burba (14–9)
Milton (7–13)
–
Jacobs Field
43,299
85–66
W5
152
September 18
Royals
4–1
Wright (12–9)
Appier (1–1)
Shuey (1)
Jacobs Field
43,260
86–66
W6
153
September 19
Royals
6–7
Service (6–3)
Shuey (5–3)
Montgomery (35)
Jacobs Field
43,182
86–67
L1
154
September 20
Royals
5–3
Colon (14–8)
Rapp (12–13)
Jackson (40)
Jacobs Field
43,082
87–67
W1
155
September 21
@ Yankees
4–1
Nagy (15–10)
Pettitte (16–11)
Shuey (2)
Yankee Stadium
21,449
88–67
W2
156
September 22 (1)
@ Yankees
4–10
Mendoza (10–2)
Burba (14–10)
–
Yankee Stadium
14,840
88–68
L1
157
September 22 (2)
@ Yankees
1–5
Irabu (13–9)
Ogea (5–4)
–
Yankee Stadium
32,315
88–69
L2
158
September 23
@ Yankees
4–8
Bradley (2–1)
Jacome (0–1)
–
Yankee Stadium
32,367
88–70
L3
159
September 24
@ Twins
0–2
Radke (12–14)
Wright (12–10)
Aguilera (38)
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
7,800
88–71
L4
160
September 25
@ Twins
4–5
Aguilera (4–9)
Shuey (5–4)
–
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
11,940
88–72
L5
161
September 26
@ Twins
9–5
Burba (15–9)
Tewksbury (7–13)
–
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
28,764
89–72
W1
162
September 27
@ Twins
2–6
Milton (8–14)
Colon (14–9)
Trombley (1)
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
12,049
89–73
L1
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; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average; Slg. = Slugging average ; SB = Stolen bases
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Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player
G
IP
W
L
ERA
SO
Chad Ogea
19
69.0
5
4
5.61
43
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Award winners
All-Star Game
Minor league affiliates
References
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