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2014 Cleveland Indians season
Major League Baseball team season
The 2014 Cleveland Indians season was the 114th season for the franchise. They finished in third place, five games back in the American League Central.
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| 2014 Cleveland Indians | ||||
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| League | American League | |||
| Division | Central | |||
| Ballpark | Progressive Field | |||
| City | Cleveland, Ohio | |||
| Record | 85–77 (.525) | |||
| Divisional place | 3rd | |||
| Owners | Larry Dolan | |||
| General managers | Chris Antonetti | |||
| Managers | Terry Francona | |||
| Television | SportsTime Ohio · WKYC (Matt Underwood Rick Manning) | |||
| Radio | WTAM · WMMS Cleveland Indians Radio Network (Tom Hamilton Jim Rosenhaus) | |||
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Departures
- On November 23, 2013, relief pitcher Joe Smith signed a three-year deal with the Los Angeles Angels.[1]
- Scott Kazmir agreed to a two-year, $24 million contract with the Oakland Athletics on December 3, 2013.
Arrivals
- On November 1, 2013, Jason Giambi re-signed to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training.[2]
- On November 25, 2013, the Indians signed former Texas Rangers outfielder David Murphy to a two-year contract with a club option for a third year.[3]
The Indians opened their season on March 31, a 2-0 win over the Oakland Athletics. Their home opener, which was four days later, sold out in 15 minutes, one of the fastest sellouts in team history.
Opening Day Starting Lineup
- CF Nyjer Morgan
- 1B Nick Swisher
- 2B Jason Kipnis
- 3B Carlos Santana
- LF Michael Brantley
- DH Ryan Raburn
- SS Asdrúbal Cabrera
- RF David Murphy
- C Yan Gomes
American League Central
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| AL Central | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Detroit Tigers | 90 | 72 | 0.556 | — | 45–36 | 45–36 |
| Kansas City Royals | 89 | 73 | 0.549 | 1 | 42–39 | 47–34 |
| Cleveland Indians | 85 | 77 | 0.525 | 5 | 48–33 | 37–44 |
| Chicago White Sox | 73 | 89 | 0.451 | 17 | 40–41 | 33–48 |
| Minnesota Twins | 70 | 92 | 0.432 | 20 | 35–46 | 35–46 |
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American League Wild Card
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| Division Leaders | W | L | Pct. |
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| Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | 98 | 64 | 0.605 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 96 | 66 | 0.593 |
| Detroit Tigers | 90 | 72 | 0.556 |
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| Wild Card teams (Top 2 teams qualify for postseason) |
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| Kansas City Royals | 89 | 73 | 0.549 | +1 |
| Oakland Athletics | 88 | 74 | 0.543 | — |
| Seattle Mariners | 87 | 75 | 0.537 | 1 |
| Cleveland Indians | 85 | 77 | 0.525 | 3 |
| New York Yankees | 84 | 78 | 0.519 | 4 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 83 | 79 | 0.512 | 5 |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 77 | 85 | 0.475 | 11 |
| Chicago White Sox | 73 | 89 | 0.451 | 15 |
| Boston Red Sox | 71 | 91 | 0.438 | 17 |
| Houston Astros | 70 | 92 | 0.432 | 18 |
| Minnesota Twins | 70 | 92 | 0.432 | 18 |
| Texas Rangers | 67 | 95 | 0.414 | 21 |
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Record vs. Opponents
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| Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | HOU | KC | LAA | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL |
| Baltimore | — | 11–8 | 5–1 | 3–4 | 1–5 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 13–6 | 2–4 | 5–2 | 12–7 | 6–1 | 11–8 | 12–8 |
| Boston | 8–11 | — | 4–3 | 2–5 | 1–5 | 4–3 | 6–1 | 2–5 | 4–2 | 7–12 | 3–4 | 1–5 | 9–10 | 4–2 | 7–12 | 9–11 |
| Chicago | 1–5 | 3–4 | — | 9–10 | 9–10 | 3–3 | 6–13 | 1–5 | 9–10 | 2–5 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 5–2 | 11–9 |
| Cleveland | 4–3 | 5–2 | 10–9 | — | 8–11 | 5–2 | 10–9 | 2–5 | 11–8 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 6–1 | 2–4 | 10–10 |
| Detroit | 5–1 | 5–1 | 10–9 | 11–8 | — | 4–3 | 13–6 | 3–4 | 9–10 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 1–5 | 12–8 |
| Houston | 3–4 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 3–4 | — | 3–3 | 7–12 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 8–11 | 9–10 | 2–5 | 11–8 | 4–3 | 5–15 |
| Kansas City | 4–3 | 1–6 | 13–6 | 9–10 | 6–13 | 3–3 | — | 3–3 | 11–8 | 4–3 | 5–2 | 2–5 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 15–5 |
| Los Angeles | 2–4 | 5–2 | 5–1 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 12–7 | 3–3 | — | 7–0 | 2–4 | 10–9 | 7–12 | 5–2 | 14–5 | 5–2 | 12–8 |
| Minnesota | 3–4 | 2–4 | 10–9 | 8–11 | 10–9 | 3–3 | 8–11 | 0–7 | — | 3–4 | 1–6 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 4–2 | 9–11 |
| New York | 6–13 | 12–7 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 4–3 | — | 2–4 | 3–3 | 8–11 | 4–3 | 11–8 | 13–7 |
| Oakland | 4–2 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 2–5 | 11–8 | 2–5 | 9–10 | 6–1 | 4–2 | — | 9–10 | 4–2 | 9–10 | 4–3 | 13–7 |
| Seattle | 2–5 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 10–9 | 5–2 | 12–7 | 2–5 | 3–3 | 10–9 | — | 4–3 | 9–10 | 4–3 | 9–11 |
| Tampa Bay | 7–12 | 10–9 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 4–2 | 11–8 | 2–4 | 3–4 | — | 5–2 | 8–11 | 10–10 |
| Texas | 1–6 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 1–6 | 3–4 | 8–11 | 1–5 | 5–14 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 10–9 | 10–9 | 2–5 | — | 2–4 | 10–10 |
| Toronto | 8–11 | 12–7 | 2–5 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 8–11 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 11–8 | 4–2 | — | 13–7 |
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Detailed Records
(updated through September 28)
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March/April: 11-17 (Home: 7-6, Road: 4-11)
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May: 15-13 (Home: 10-5, Road: 5-8)
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June: 13-13 (Home: 6-4, Road: 7-9)
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July: 14-12 (Home: 7-6, Road: 7-6)
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August: 18-9 (Home: 9-4, Road: 9-5)
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September: 14-13 (Home: 9-8, Road: 5-5)
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Batting
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
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| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | AVG | SB |
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| Jesus Aguilar | 19 | 33 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .121 | 0 |
| Cody Allen | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Scott Atchison | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Mike Avilés | 113 | 344 | 38 | 85 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 39 | .247 | 14 |
| John Axford | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Trevor Bauer | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| Michael Bourn | 106 | 444 | 57 | 114 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 28 | .257 | 10 |
| Michael Brantley | 156 | 611 | 94 | 200 | 45 | 2 | 20 | 97 | .327 | 23 |
| Asdrúbal Cabrera | 97 | 378 | 54 | 93 | 22 | 2 | 9 | 40 | .246 | 7 |
| Carlos Carrasco | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| Lonnie Chisenhall | 142 | 478 | 62 | 134 | 29 | 1 | 13 | 59 | .280 | 3 |
| Kyle Crockett | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Chris Dickerson | 41 | 98 | 12 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .224 | 3 |
| Jason Giambi | 26 | 60 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .133 | 0 |
| Chris Gimenez | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| Yan Gomes | 135 | 485 | 61 | 135 | 25 | 3 | 21 | 74 | .278 | 0 |
| Tyler Holt | 36 | 71 | 4 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .268 | 2 |
| Elliot Johnson | 7 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .105 | 0 |
| Jason Kipnis | 129 | 500 | 61 | 120 | 25 | 1 | 6 | 41 | .240 | 22 |
| Corey Kluber | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | 0 |
| George Kottaras | 10 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .286 | 0 |
| C.C. Lee | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Mark Lowe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Justin Masterson | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| Zach McAllister | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 0 |
| Nyjer Morgan | 15 | 41 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .341 | 3 |
| David Murphy | 129 | 416 | 40 | 109 | 25 | 1 | 8 | 58 | .262 | 2 |
| Josh Outman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Roberto Perez | 29 | 85 | 10 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .271 | 0 |
| Vinnie Pestano | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Ryan Raburn | 74 | 195 | 18 | 39 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 22 | .200 | 0 |
| Jose Ramirez | 68 | 237 | 27 | 61 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 17 | .262 | 10 |
| Mark Rzepczynski | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Danny Salazar | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| Carlos Santana | 152 | 541 | 68 | 125 | 25 | 0 | 27 | 85 | .231 | 5 |
| Justin Sellers | 17 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .188 | 0 |
| Bryan Shaw | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| J. B. Shuck | 15 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .087 | 0 |
| Nick Swisher | 97 | 360 | 33 | 75 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 42 | .208 | 0 |
| Josh Tomlin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Zach Walters | 30 | 88 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 12 | .170 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 162 | 5575 | 669 | 1411 | 284 | 23 | 142 | 644 | .253 | 104 |
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Pitching
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
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| Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K |
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| Austin Adams | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 |
| Cody Allen | 6 | 4 | 2.07 | 76 | 0 | 24 | 69.2 | 48 | 21 | 16 | 26 | 91 |
| Scott Atchison | 6 | 0 | 2.75 | 70 | 0 | 2 | 72.0 | 60 | 24 | 22 | 14 | 49 |
| John Axford | 2 | 3 | 3.92 | 49 | 0 | 10 | 43.2 | 34 | 21 | 19 | 30 | 51 |
| Trevor Bauer | 5 | 8 | 4.18 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 153.0 | 151 | 76 | 71 | 60 | 143 |
| Carlos Carrasco | 8 | 7 | 2.55 | 40 | 14 | 1 | 134.0 | 103 | 40 | 38 | 29 | 140 |
| Kyle Crockett | 4 | 1 | 1.80 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 30.0 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 28 |
| Nick Hagadone | 1 | 0 | 2.70 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 23.1 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 27 |
| T.J. House | 5 | 3 | 3.35 | 19 | 18 | 0 | 102.0 | 113 | 41 | 38 | 22 | 80 |
| Corey Kluber | 18 | 9 | 2.44 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 235.2 | 207 | 72 | 64 | 51 | 269 |
| C.C. Lee | 1 | 1 | 4.50 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 28.0 | 30 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 26 |
| Mark Lowe | 0 | 1 | 3.86 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| Justin Masterson | 4 | 6 | 5.51 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 98.0 | 106 | 66 | 60 | 56 | 93 |
| Zach McAllister | 4 | 7 | 5.23 | 22 | 15 | 0 | 86.0 | 96 | 54 | 50 | 28 | 74 |
| Josh Outman | 4 | 0 | 3.28 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 24.2 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 24 |
| Vinnie Pestano | 0 | 1 | 5.00 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 13 |
| Bryan Price | 0 | 0 | 20.25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Marc Rzepczynski | 0 | 3 | 2.74 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 46.0 | 42 | 19 | 14 | 19 | 46 |
| Danny Salazar | 6 | 8 | 4.25 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 110.0 | 117 | 57 | 52 | 35 | 120 |
| Bryan Shaw | 5 | 5 | 2.59 | 80 | 0 | 2 | 76.1 | 61 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 64 |
| Josh Tomlin | 6 | 9 | 4.76 | 25 | 16 | 0 | 104.0 | 120 | 66 | 55 | 14 | 94 |
| Blake Wood | 0 | 1 | 7.11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
| Team Totals | 85 | 77 | 3.56 | 162 | 162 | 40 | 1468.1 | 1398 | 653 | 581 | 464 | 1450 |
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- On March 31, umpire Mike Winters became the first umpire to initiate a review under Major League Baseball's new replay system, wanting to confirm that Athletics catcher John Jaso did not block the plate unnecessarily as Michael Brantley attempted to score.
- On April 10, Danny Salazar became the first pitcher in the modern era (since 1900) to record 10 strikeouts before the end of the fourth inning of a game.
- On April 24, Corey Kluber became the first Indians pitcher to throw a complete game with 11+ strikeouts, 0 walks, and 0 earned runs since Len Barker's perfect game on May 15, 1981.
- On May 4, George Kottaras became the first player in franchise history to hit home runs in his first two at-bats as an Indian.
- On May 14, David Murphy and Lonnie Chisenhall both had 5 hits, the first time two Indians players had done so in the same nine-inning game since 1928.
- On May 21, the Indians defeated the Detroit Tigers 11-10 in 13 innings on a walk-off balk, the first one in the majors since July 4, 2011, and the first in extra innings since June 16, 2011.
- Corey Kluber recorded 60 strikeouts in May, the first Indians pitcher with 60+ strikeouts in a month since Dennis Eckersley in September 1976.
- On June 9, Lonnie Chisenhall became the first player to go 5-5 with 3 HR and 9 RBI since MLB began tracking RBI in 1920. The 9 RBI tied a franchise record, also accomplished by Chris James in 1991.
- On September 26, the Indians set a major league record for strikeouts by pitchers with 1,431, breaking the mark set by the 2013 Detroit Tigers. They ended the season with 1,450.
- On November 12, Corey Kluber became the 4th Indians pitcher to win the American League Cy Young Award.
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LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: AZL Indians[4]
- Leventhal, Josh, ed. (2014). Baseball America 2015 Almanac. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-1-932391-54-1.
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