Cleveland Indians


Record 8866 - 8562 (.509)
Home +/- +43.8
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Last
Since
World Series
2
1948
65 yrs
League
5
1997
16 yrs
Division
7
2007
6 yrs
Wild Card
0
19 yrs
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Trade History

Filters
Years
Time of Year
Results
       
After
  
First Year
  
Trade Team Involved
Out
In
Diff
  
Out
In
Diff
 Marquee Player
6
27
2002
MON
16.5
89.9
73.4
 
2.2
1.2
-1.0
Bartolo Colon (MON)
7
23
1910
PHA
6.1
73.4
67.4
 
2.6
1.5
-1.1
Joe Jackson (CLE)
11
29
1971
SFN
0.2
67.2
66.9
 
-0.6
13.6
14.2
Gaylord Perry (CLE)
12
14
1948
WS1
11.0
76.0
65.0
 
1.4
4.0
2.6
Early Wynn (CLE)
8
28
1983
ATL
0.5
61.5
61.0
 
0.3
3.6
3.2
Brett Butler (CLE)
12
6
1959
CHA
8.4
69.2
60.8
 
1.9
3.2
1.3
Norm Cash (CLE)
12
10
1991
HOU
8.4
67.9
59.5
 
-0.3
6.3
6.7
Kenny Lofton (CLE)
7
29
1996
NYN
-0.2
48.3
48.5
 
0.2
0.9
0.7
Jeff Kent (CLE)
8
17
1903
Columbus
-3.2
37.9
41.2
 
0.0
0.0
0.0
Terry Turner (CLE)
12
7
1979
SLN
-0.4
38.2
38.6
 
-0.4
5.1
5.5
Bobby Bonds (SLN)
12
9
1981
LAN
1.4
38.1
36.7
 
-0.1
5.6
5.7
Rick Sutcliffe (CLE)
3
1
1919
PHA
4.4
40.6
36.2
 
2.0
4.2
2.2
Larry Gardner (CLE)
4
9
1916
BOS
42.9
78.4
35.5
 
-0.2
8.6
8.8
Tris Speaker (CLE)
12
9
1980
PIT
2.3
37.0
34.7
 
1.2
5.6
4.4
Bert Blyleven (CLE)
12
20
1993
SEA
3.3
35.0
31.7
 
1.5
0.7
-0.7
Omar Vizquel (CLE)
12
6
1989
SDN
5.6
36.8
31.1
 
-1.8
5.6
7.3
Carlos Baerga (CLE)
12
10
1969
MIN
43.1
73.1
30.0
 
4.6
6.2
1.7
Graig Nettles (CLE)
3
24
1973
OAK
2.0
32.0
30.0
 
3.2
1.5
-1.6
George Hendrick (CLE)
7
26
2006
SEA
-1.7
23.2
24.9
 
-0.2
1.5
1.8
Shin-Soo Choo (CLE)
7
19
2002
SLN
0.5
25.4
24.9
 
0.5
0.7
0.2
Chuck Finley (SLN)
12
9
1982
PHI
26.2
50.3
24.1
 
-0.1
0.8
0.9
Julio Franco (CLE)
12
17
1942
NYA
6.6
30.4
23.8
 
0.8
6.9
6.1
Roy Cullenbine (CLE)
12
6
2002
TEX
2.1
25.7
23.5
 
-0.6
0.3
0.9
Travis Hafner (CLE)
8
1
1985
MIN
16.9
37.5
20.6
 
2.6
-0.7
-3.3
Bert Blyleven (MIN)
6
30
2006
SEA
-0.9
19.2
20.1
 
-0.9
0.0
0.9
Asdrubal Cabrera (CLE)
12
10
1976
MON
-0.4
18.9
19.4
 
-0.4
4.3
4.7
Andre Thornton (CLE)
6
8
1983
PIT
0.0
18.4
18.4
 
0.0
0.0
0.0
Steve Farr (CLE)
11
14
1981
SFN
-1.1
17.0
18.1
 
0.2
2.7
2.4
Ed Whitson (CLE)
6
15
1955
BAL
-0.7
17.2
17.9
 
0.2
0.2
-0.1
Gene Woodling (CLE)
5
25
1963
KC1
-2.8
14.8
17.6
 
-0.6
2.3
2.9
Dick Howser (CLE)
9
6
1989
CAL
0.9
18.4
17.5
 
-0.1
-0.2
-0.2
Mark McLemore (CLE)
5
11
1977
CAL
6.3
23.5
17.2
 
1.6
0.9
-0.7
Bruce Bochte (CLE)
11
30
1972
PHI
9.8
26.9
17.0
 
3.2
2.1
-1.2
Oscar Gamble (CLE)
7
31
2001
MON
1.9
18.2
16.3
 
0.0
0.1
0.1
Milton Bradley (CLE)
6
24
1998
DET
-0.5
14.6
15.1
 
-0.5
0.7
1.2
Tim Worrell (CLE)
11
29
1967
CAL
1.7
16.3
14.7
 
0.8
4.3
3.5
Jose Cardenal (CLE)
3
21
1959
DET
-1.0
13.4
14.4
 
-1.0
4.8
5.8
Larry Doby (DET)
12
6
1971
CIN
-0.8
13.4
14.1
 
-0.8
0.8
1.5
Milt Wilcox (CLE)
6
29
2000
NYA
5.3
19.1
13.8
 
3.3
-0.7
-3.9
David Justice (NYA)
6
14
1979
SDN
0.3
13.8
13.6
 
0.7
2.8
2.1
Mike Hargrove (CLE)
7
14
1992
BAL
0.0
13.1
13.1
 
0.0
0.9
0.9
Jose Mesa (CLE)
3
10
1966
BAL
0.2
12.5
12.2
 
0.2
0.0
-0.2
Lou Piniella (CLE)
4
24
2008
COL
0.0
12.2
12.2
 
0.0
2.6
2.6
Jamey Carroll (CLE)
6
14
1978
SDN
-1.0
10.8
11.9
 
-0.2
0.6
0.8
Dan Spillner (CLE)
7
18
2003
TEX
1.3
12.6
11.3
 
-0.2
1.0
1.2
Ryan Ludwick (CLE)
6
3
1988
KCA
-3.4
7.8
11.3
 
0.9
0.1
-0.8
Bud Black (CLE)
2
5
1984
NYA
4.6
15.7
11.1
 
0.5
0.4
-0.1
Toby Harrah (NYA)
6
2
2001
COL
-0.5
10.4
10.9
 
-0.9
0.0
0.9
Jody Gerut (CLE)
11
21
1967
CIN
5.7
16.5
10.8
 
2.2
1.0
-1.2
Tommy Harper (CLE)
5
28
1913
Milwaukee
0.4
11.1
10.6
 
0.3
0.4
0.1
Nemo Leibold (CLE)
11
16
1901
BOS
0.7
10.4
9.7
 
0.2
2.0
1.7
Ossee Schreckengost (CLE)
6
9
1997
NYA
4.9
14.2
9.3
 
1.1
-0.3
-1.3
Chad Curtis (NYA)
4
25
2004
ATL
0.0
9.0
9.0
 
0.0
1.0
1.0
Russell Branyan (CLE)
6
1
1954
BAL
0.2
9.1
8.9
 
1.1
1.7
0.6
Vic Wertz (CLE)
2
25
1975
BAL
0.6
9.4
8.8
 
0.4
4.3
3.9
Boog Powell (CLE)
12
8
1997
OAK
0.3
8.8
8.5
 
0.5
0.0
-0.5
Steve Karsay (CLE)
2
18
1970
CIN
0.1
8.4
8.3
 
0.1
0.4
0.3
Steve Mingori (CLE)
10
3
1978
TEX
6.5
14.8
8.3
 
6.1
4.6
-1.5
Bobby Bonds (CLE)
3
29
1977
TOR
-0.4
7.9
8.3
 
-0.4
-0.2
0.2
John Lowenstein (CLE)
7
21
1996
BAL
-0.8
7.3
8.1
 
0.2
0.3
0.2
Eddie Murray (BAL)
8
1
1903
SLA
-0.0
7.8
7.9
 
0.3
0.7
0.5
Red Donahue (CLE)
1
7
1924
BOS
0.6
8.4
7.8
 
0.3
0.8
0.5
George Burns (CLE)
5
17
1931
CHA
0.9
8.7
7.8
 
1.3
2.2
0.9
Willie Kamm (CLE)
11
20
1934
SLA
4.7
12.5
7.8
 
-1.6
2.0
3.6
Bruce Campbell (CLE)
2
16
1909
BOS
-1.7
6.0
7.7
 
-1.3
3.3
4.6
Cy Young (CLE)
6
13
1960
BOS
-3.6
3.7
7.3
 
0.5
-1.2
-1.7
Ted Bowsfield (CLE)
8
18
1952
PIT
-0.4
6.3
6.7
 
-0.4
0.4
0.7
Ted Wilks (CLE)
11
7
1928
Baltimore
0.0
6.6
6.6
 
0.0
1.0
1.0
Dick Porter (CLE)
10
12
1933
BOS
-0.0
6.2
6.2
 
-0.9
1.2
2.1
Lloyd Brown (CLE)
6
6
1983
ML4
0.4
6.5
6.1
 
0.1
2.1
2.0
Gorman Thomas (CLE)
12
11
2004
PIT
-0.3
5.7
6.0
 
-0.1
1.0
1.2
Arthur Rhodes (CLE)
1
8
1982
NYN
-1.6
4.4
6.0
 
-0.2
0.0
0.2
Ray Searage (CLE)
6
15
1979
NYA
2.7
8.5
5.8
 
1.3
1.2
-0.1
Cliff Johnson (CLE)
10
5
1961
WS2
-0.7
4.8
5.4
 
-1.1
4.6
5.7
Jim Piersall (WS2)
7
28
1914
BOS
2.3
7.7
5.4
 
-0.7
2.2
2.9
Vean Gregg (BOS)
6
27
2009
SLN
-1.0
4.4
5.4
 
0.4
-0.1
-0.5
Mark DeRosa (SLN)
12
11
1970
LAN
3.4
8.8
5.4
 
1.9
3.0
1.1
Duke Sims (LAN)
6
4
1967
BOS
2.4
7.8
5.3
 
1.3
1.9
0.6
Gary Bell (BOS)
6
14
1991
CIN
-0.7
4.4
5.1
 
0.0
-0.9
-0.9
Reggie Jefferson (CLE)
2
28
1929
CHA
-0.7
4.0
4.8
 
-0.5
2.3
2.9
Bibb Falk (CLE)
6
14
1939
DET
0.1
4.8
4.7
 
0.8
2.3
1.4
Earl Averill (DET)
9
4
1937
Buffalo
-0.1
4.6
4.7
 
0.0
0.0
0.0
Mike McCormick (CLE)
12
2
1971
TEX
6.9
11.5
4.6
 
5.9
1.7
-4.2
Del Unser (CLE)
7
28
2000
PIT
-5.9
-1.3
4.6
 
-1.1
-0.2
0.9
Wil Cordero (CLE)
4
4
1970
ML4
-2.5
2.0
4.5
 
-2.5
1.1
3.7
Max Alvis (ML4)
1
8
1923
WS1
0.1
4.6
4.5
 
-0.2
3.1
3.2
Frank Brower (CLE)
8
21
1920
Sacramento
0.0
4.3
4.3
 
0.0
2.1
2.1
Duster Mails (CLE)
1
4
1967
HOU
-0.1
4.2
4.3
 
0.1
0.6
0.5
Jim Landis (HOU)
12
11
2001
NYN
-0.6
3.7
4.3
 
0.9
0.5
-0.4
Roberto Alomar (NYN)
1
10
1940
CHA
-4.2
0.0
4.2
 
-0.5
0.0
0.5
Ollie Bejma (CLE)
12
1
1964
WS2
0.1
4.0
4.0
 
0.5
2.2
1.7
Woodie Held (WS2)
7
23
1998
MIL
0.4
4.3
4.0
 
0.4
0.7
0.3
Doug Jones (CLE)
7
23
1998
SFN
2.8
6.8
3.9
 
-0.5
-0.5
-0.0
Steve Reed (CLE)
11
28
1967
BAL
-0.5
3.4
3.9
 
-1.3
0.3
1.5
Eddie Fisher (CLE)
6
7
1975
ATL
-3.5
0.1
3.6
 
-2.6
0.2
2.8
Blue Moon Odom (ATL)
11
27
1972
NYN
-1.3
2.1
3.5
 
-1.3
0.3
1.6
Phil Hennigan (NYN)
12
14
1910
SLA
-0.2
3.3
3.5
 
-0.1
0.2
0.3
Nig Clarke (SLA)
12
10
1991
LAN
4.4
7.8
3.5
 
0.0
1.4
1.4
Dennis Cook (CLE)
7
10
1972
KCA
0.0
3.5
3.5
 
0.0
0.6
0.6
Tom Hilgendorf (CLE)
3
19
1974
DET, NYA
-0.8
2.6
3.4
 
-1.4
4.4
5.8
Jim Perry (CLE)
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