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 Fans Retired 2001
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.
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
Player
G
AB
R
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
AVG
SB
Milton Bradley
10
18
3
4
1
0
0
0
.222
1
Russell Branyan
113
315
48
73
16
2
20
54
.232
1
Jolbert Cabrera
141
287
50
75
16
3
1
38
.261
10
Wil Cordero
89
268
30
67
11
1
4
21
.250
0
Jacob Cruz
28
68
12
15
4
0
3
11
.221
0
Karim García
20
45
8
14
3
0
5
9
.311
0
Dave Hollins
2
5
0
1
0
0
0
0
.200
0
Tim Laker
16
33
5
6
0
0
1
5
.182
0
Mark Lewis
6
13
1
1
0
0
0
0
.077
0
John McDonald
17
22
1
2
1
0
0
0
.091
0
Dave Roberts
15
12
3
4
1
0
0
2
.333
0
Eddie Taubensee
52
116
16
29
2
1
3
11
.250
0
Note: Pitchers' batting statistics are not included above.
Pitching
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
Player
W
L
ERA
G
GS
IP
BB
K
Bartolo Colón
13
13
4.09
34
34
222.1
90
201
CC Sabathia
17
5
4.39
33
33
180.1
95
171
Dave Burba
10
10
6.21
32
27
150.2
54
118
Chuck Finley
8
7
5.54
22
22
113.2
35
96
Charles Nagy
5
6
6.40
15
13
70.1
20
29
Jaret Wright
2
2
6.52
7
7
29.0
22
18
Tim Drew
0
2
7.97
8
6
35.0
16
15
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
Player
W
L
ERA
G
GS
SV
IP
BB
K
Steve Woodard
3
3
5.20
29
10
0
97.0
17
52
Jake Westbrook
4
4
5.85
23
6
0
64.2
22
48
Ryan Drese
1
2
3.44
9
4
0
36.2
15
24
Relief pitchers
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
