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 .
Offseason
Departures
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]
Regular season
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
Season standings
American League Central
American League Wild Card
Record vs. opponents
Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2014
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
Detailed records
(updated through September 28)
Game log
Legend
Indians Win
Indians Loss
Game Postponed
2014 Game Log
March/April: 11-17 (Home: 7-6, Road: 4-11)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
1
March 31
@ Athletics
2-0
Allen (1-0)
Johnson (0-1)
Axford (1)
36,067
1-0
April 1
@ Athletics
Postponed (rain). Makeup: April 2 (Game 1)
2
April 2
@ Athletics
6-1
Kazmir (1-0)
Kluber (0-1)
15,134
1-1
3
April 2
@ Athletics
6-4
Allen (2-0)
Johnson (0-2)
Axford (2)
12,198
2-1
4
April 4
Twins
7-2
Outman (1-0)
Pelfrey (0-1)
41,274
3-1
5
April 5
Twins
7-3
Gibson (1-0)
Carrasco (0-1)
14,153
3-2
6
April 6
Twins
10-7
Swarzak (1-0)
Wood (0-1)
Perkins (2)
13,104
3-3
April 7
Padres
Postponed (rain). Makeup: April 9 (Game 2)
7
April 8
Padres
8-6
Kluber (1-1)
Ross (0-2)
Axford (3)
4-3
8
April 9
Padres
2-0
McAllister (1-0)
Stults (0-2)
Axford (4)
9,029
5-3
9
April 9
Padres
2-1
Erlin (1-0)
Bauer (0-1)
Street (3)
9,930
5-4
10
April 10
@ White Sox
7-3
Danks (1-0)
Salazar (0-1)
11,116
5-5
11
April 11
@ White Sox
9-6
Sale (3-0)
Carrasco (0-2)
13,605
5-6
12
April 12
@ White Sox
12-6
Outman (2-0)
Belisario (1-1)
27,332
6-6
13
April 13
@ White Sox
4-3
Lindstrom (1-1)
Axford (0-1)
14,281
6-7
April 15
@ Tigers
Postponed ("cold"). Makeup: July 19 (Game 1)
14
April 16
@ Tigers
3-2
McAllister (2-0)
Sánchez (0-1)
Axford (5)
23,811
7-7
15
April 17
@ Tigers
7-5
Verlander (2-1)
Salazar (0-2)
Nathan (2)
25,990
7-8
16
April 18
Blue Jays
3-2
Delabar (1-0)
Rzepczynski (0-1)
Santos (5)
16,335
7-9
17
April 19
Blue Jays
5-0
Buehrle (4-0)
Kluber (1-2)
15,188
7-10
18
April 20
Blue Jays
6-4
Outman (3-0)
Loup (1-1)
Axford (6)
11,716
8-10
19
April 21
Royals
4-3
McAllister (3-0)
Guthrie (2-1)
Axford (7)
10,789
9-10
20
April 22
Royals
8-2
Shields (2-2)
Salazar (0-3)
8,848
9-11
21
April 23
Royals
5-3
Shaw (1-0)
Herrera (0-1)
Axford (8)
9,311
10-11
22
April 24
Royals
5-1
Kluber (2-2)
Chen (1-2)
10,440
11-11
23
April 25
@ Giants
5-1
Hudson (3-1)
Carrasco (0-3)
41,296
11-12
24
April 26
@ Giants
5-3
Gutierrez (1-1)
McAllister (3-1)
Romo (6)
42,088
11-13
25
April 27
@ Giants
4-1
Romo (2-0)
Allen (2-1)
41,530
11-14
26
April 28
@ Angels
6-3
Salas (2-0)
Masterson (0-1)
Smith (1)
37,654
11-15
27
April 29
@ Angels
6-4
Weaver (2-2)
Kluber (2-3)
Smith (2)
35,131
11-16
28
April 30
@ Angels
7-1
Wilson (4-2)
McAllister (3-2)
33,334
11-17
May: 15-13 (Home: 10-5, Road: 5-8)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
29
May 2
White Sox
12-5
Salazar (1-3)
Danks (2–2)
15,518
12-17
30
May 3
White Sox
2-0
Masterson (1-1)
Carroll (1-1)
Axford (9)
15.834
13-17
31
May 4
White Sox
4-3
Webb (2-0)
Axford (0-2)
Lindstrom (4)
13,455
13-18
32
May 5
Twins
1-0 (10)
Thielbar (2-0)
Axford (0-3)
Perkins (8)
9,037
13-19
33
May 6
Twins
4-2
Tomlin (1-0)
Deduno (0-2)
Shaw (1)
9,621
14-19
34
May 7
Twins
4-3
Axford (1-3)
Fien (3-1)
10,742
15-19
35
May 8
Twins
9-4
Masterson (2-1)
Correia (1-4)
13,095
16-19
36
May 9
@ Rays
6-3
Kluber (3-3)
Peralta (1-3)
Allen (1)
17,541
17-19
37
May 10
@ Rays
7-1
Bédard (2-1)
McAllister (3-3)
29,212
17-20
38
May 11
@ Rays
6-5
Tomlin (2-0)
Archer (2-2)
Shaw (2)
23,679
18-20
39
May 13
@ Blue Jays
5-4
Dickey (4-3)
Masterson (2-2)
Janssen (1)
13,673
18-21
40
May 14
@ Blue Jays
15-4
Kluber (4-3)
McGowan (2-2)
14,068
19-21
41
May 15
@ Blue Jays
4-2
Happ (2-1)
Salazar (1-4)
Janssen (2)
17,364
19-22
42
May 16
Athletics
11-1
Gray (5-1)
McAllister (3-4)
21,389
19-23
43
May 17
Athletics
6-2
Otero (4-0)
Tomlin (2-1)
18,358
19-24
44
May 18
Athletics
13-3
Chavez (4-1)
Masterson (2-3)
14,872
19-25
45
May 19
Tigers
5-4 (10)
Atchison (1-0)
Alburquerque (1-1)
12,709
20-25
46
May 20
Tigers
6-2
Bauer (1-1)
Verlander (5-3)
13,924
21-25
47
May 21
Tigers
11-10 (13)
Tomlin (3-1)
Coke (0-1)
19,228
22-25
48
May 22
@ Orioles
8-7 (13)
Outman (4-0)
Patton (0-1)
Atchison (1)
18,849
23-25
49
May 23
@ Orioles
8-4
Norris (3-4)
House (0-1)
39,602
23-26
50
May 24
@ Orioles
9-0
Kluber (5-3)
Jiménez (2-6)
36,873
24-26
51
May 25
@ Orioles
4-2
González (3-3)
Bauer (1-2)
Britton (2)
37,649
24-27
52
May 26
@ White Sox
6-2
Quintana (3-4)
Tomlin (3-2)
Downs (1)
17,075
24-28
53
May 27
@ White Sox
2-1
Carroll (2-3)
Masterson (2-4)
Belisario (3)
14,237
24-29
54
May 28
@ White Sox
3-2
Belisario (3-3)
Shaw (1-1)
14,228
24-30
55
May 30
Rockies
2-5
Kluber (6-3)
Nicasio (5-3)
Allen (2)
25,066
25-30
56
May 31
Rockies
6-7
Shaw (2-1)
Brothers (2-3)
Allen (3)
20,174
26-30
June: 13-13 (Home: 6-4, Road: 7-9)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
57
June 1
Rockies
6-4
Atchison (2-0)
Ottavino (0-2)
16,682
27-30
58
June 2
Red Sox
3-2
Masterson (3-4)
Lackey (6-4)
Allen (4)
14,078
28-30
59
June 3
Red Sox
5-3
Hagadone (1-0)
Peavy (1-3)
Allen (5)
18,738
29-30
60
June 4
Red Sox
7-4 (12)
Carrasco (1-3)
Mujica (2-2)
20,209
30-30
61
June 6
@ Rangers
6-4
Darvish (6-2)
Rzepczynski (0-2)
Soria (13)
38,348
30-31
62
June 7
@ Rangers
8-3
Tomlin (4-2)
Tepesch (2-2)
34,633
31-31
63
June 8
@ Rangers
3-2
Masterson (4-4)
Saunders (0-2)
Allen (6)
34,613
32-31
64
June 9
@ Rangers
17-7
Atchison (3-0)
Martinez (1-3)
29,362
33-31
65
June 10
@ Royals
9-5
Vargas (6-2)
Kluber (6-4)
Crow (1)
25,540
33-32
66
June 11
@ Royals
4-1
Ventura (4-5)
Bauer (1-3)
Holland (19)
19,938
33-33
67
June 12
@ Red Sox
5-2
Lester (7-7)
Tomlin (4-3)
Uehara (14)
37,750
33-34
68
June 13
@ Red Sox
10-3
Lackey (8-4)
Masterson (4-5)
35,772
33-35
69
June 14
@ Red Sox
3-2
Axford (2-3)
Breslow (2-2)
Allen (7)
37,181
34-35
70
June 15
@ Red Sox
3-2 (11)
Allen (3-1)
Tazawa (1-1)
37,356
35-35
71
June 16
Angels
4-3
Bauer (2-3)
Weaver (7-6)
Carrasco (1)
14,716
36-35
72
June 17
Angels
9-3
Shoemaker (4-1)
Tomlin (4-4)
14,639
36-36
--
June 18
Angels
Postponed (rain). Makeup: September 8
73
June 19
Angels
5-3 (10)
Crockett (1-0)
Bedrosian (0-1)
20,361
37-36
74
June 20
Tigers
6-4
Porcello (9-4)
Kluber (6-5)
Nathan (15)
33,545
37-37
75
June 21
Tigers
5-4 (10)
Nathan (4-2)
Allen (3-2)
Coke (1)
40,712
37-38
76
June 22
Tigers
10-4
Scherzer (9-3)
Tomlin (4-5)
26,023
37-39
77
June 24
@ Diamondbacks
9-8 (14)
Collmenter (6-4)
Lowe (0-1)
20,945
37-40
78
June 25
@ Diamondbacks
6-1
Kluber (7-5)
Anderson (5-3)
21,269
38-40
79
June 27
@ Mariners
3-2
Young (7-4)
Bauer (2-4)
Rodney (22)
28,084
38-41
80
June 28
@ Mariners
5-0
Tomlin (5-5)
Elias (7-6)
23,012
39-41
81
June 29
@ Mariners
3-0
Hernández (10-2)
House (0-2)
Rodney (23)
26,171
39-42
82
June 30
@ Dodgers
1-0
Haren (8-4)
Kluber (7-6)
Jansen (25)
45,627
39-43
July: 14-12 (Home: 7-6, Road: 7-6)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
83
July 1
@ Dodgers
10-3
Crockett (2-0)
Beckett (5-5)
46,300
40-43
84
July 2
@ Dodgers
5-4
Shaw (3-1)
Wilson (1-3)
Allen (8)
50,199
41-43
85
July 4
Royals
7-1
Ventura (6-7)
Tomlin (5-6)
39,020
41-44
86
July 5
Royals
7-3
House (1-2)
Guthrie (5-7)
24,481
42-44
87
July 6
Royals
4-1
Kluber (8-6)
Duffy (5-8)
Allen (9)
16,991
43-44
88
July 7
Yankees
5-3
Greene (1-0)
Masterson (4-6)
Betances (1)
21,558
43-45
89
July 8
Yankees
5-3
Bauer (3-4)
Tanaka (12-4)
Allen (10)
23,384
44-45
90
July 9
Yankees
5-4 (14)
Whitley (4-2)
Pestano (0-1)
Robertson (22)
21,727
44-46
91
July 10
Yankees
9-3
Carrasco (2-3)
Thornton (0-3)
28,334
45-46
92
July 11
White Sox
7-4
Kluber (9-6)
Noesí (3-7)
Allen (11)
24,652
46-46
93
July 12
White Sox
6-2
Carroll (4-5)
McAllister (3-5)
23,837
46-47
94
July 13
White Sox
3-2
Shaw (4-1)
Guerra (0-2)
Allen (12)
18,070
47-47
95
July 18
@ Tigers
9-3
Bauer (4-4)
Sánchez (6-4)
42,255
48-47
96
July 19
@ Tigers
6-2
Kluber (10-6)
VerHagen (0-1)
38,109
49-47
97
July 19
@ Tigers
5-2
Carrasco (3-3)
Nathan (4-3)
Allen (13)
42,044
50-47
98
July 20
@ Tigers
5-1
Smyly (6-8)
Tomlin (5-7)
41,736
50-48
99
July 21
@ Twins
4-3
Fien (5-4)
Shaw (4-2)
Perkins (23)
25,109
50-49
100
July 22
@ Twins
8-2
Salazar (2-4)
Pino (1-3)
28,291
51-49
101
July 23
@ Twins
3-1
Swarzak (2-0)
Bauer (4-5)
Perkins (24)
34,608
51-50
102
July 24
@ Royals
2-1 (14)
Crow (5-1)
Rzepczynski (0-3)
22,120
51-51
103
July 25
@ Royals
6-4
Herrera (2-2)
Carrasco (3-4)
Crow (2)
33,460
51-52
104
July 26
@ Royals
7-5
Guthrie (6-9)
McAllister (3-6)
Holland (27)
29,567
51-53
105
July 27
@ Royals
10-3
Salazar (3-4)
Chen (2-3)
23,409
52-53
106
July 29
Mariners
5-2
Iwakuma (9-5)
Bauer (4-6)
Rodney (29)
15,713
52-54
107
July 30
Mariners
2-0
Kluber (11-6)
Hernández (11-3)
14,863
53-54
108
July 31
Mariners
6-5
Beimel (3-1)
Shaw (4-3)
Rodney (30)
16,336
53-55
August: 18-9 (Home: 9-4, Road: 9-5)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
109
August 1
Rangers
12-2
Salazar (4-4)
Williams (2-5)
27,009
54-55
110
August 2
Rangers
2-0
Atchison (4-0)
Mikolas (1-4)
Allen (14)
28,285
55-55
111
August 3
Rangers
4-3 (12)
Atchison (5-0)
Klein (0-1)
18,422
56-55
112
August 4
Reds
7-1
Kluber (12-6)
Simón (12-7)
Axford (10)
18,696
57-55
113
August 5
Reds
9-2
Cueto (13-6)
Tomlin (5-8)
22,068
57-56
114
August 6
@ Reds
8-3
Latos (4-3)
Salazar (4-5)
33,863
57-57
115
August 7
@ Reds
4-0
Bailey (9-5)
House (1-3)
31,862
57-58
116
August 8
@ Yankees
10-6
Rogers (2-0)
Bauer (4-7)
43,972
57-59
117
August 9
@ Yankees
3-0
Kluber (13-6)
McCarthy (7-11)
Allen (15)
47,376
58-59
118
August 10
@ Yankees
4-1
Carrasco (4-4)
Kuroda (7-8)
46,152
59-59
–
August 12
Diamondbacks
Postponed (rain). Makeup: August 13
119
August 13
Diamondbacks
3-2
Allen (4-2)
Delgado (1-3)
—
60-59
120
August 13
Diamondbacks
1-0 (12)
Delgado (2-3)
Lee (0-1)
Reed (28)
17,562
60-60
121
August 15
Orioles
2-1 (11)
Atchison (6-0)
Matusz (2-3)
27,845
61-60
122
August 16
Orioles
6-0
Carrasco (5-4)
Jiménez (4-9)
27,881
62-60
123
August 17
Orioles
4-1
Gausman (7-4)
Salazar (4-6)
Britton (26)
22,564
62-61
124
August 19
@ Twins
7-5
Crockett (3-0)
Duensing (3-3)
Allen (16)
26,358
63-61
125
August 20
@ Twins
5-0
House (2-3)
Nolasco (5-9)
28,943
64-61
126
August 21
@ Twins
4-1
Hughes (14-8)
Kluber (13-7)
Perkins (32)
28,033
64-62
127
August 22
Astros
5-1
Sipp (4-2)
Allen (4-3)
18,743
64-63
128
August 23
Astros
3-2
Allen (5-3)
Buchanan (1-3)
20,785
65-63
129
August 24
Astros
3-1
Bauer (5-7)
Oberholtzer (4-9)
Allen (17)
17,123
66-63
130
August 26
@ White Sox
8-6 (10)
Shaw (5-3)
Petricka (0-4)
12,462
67-63
131
August 27
@ White Sox
3-2
Noesí (8-9)
Kluber (13-8)
Putnam (4)
11,976
67-64
132
August 28
@ White Sox
3-2
Carrasco (6-4)
Danks (9-9)
Allen (18)
13,016
68-64
133
August 29
@ Royals
6-1
Salazar (5-6)
Vargas (10-7)
31,341
69-64
134
August 30
@ Royals
3-2 (11)
Tomlin (6-8)
Downs (0-4)
35,089
70-64
135
August 31
@ Royals
4-2 (10)
Allen (6-3)
Holland (1-3)
Atchison (2)
39,009
71-64
September: 14-13 (Home: 9-8, Road: 5-5)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
136
September 1
Tigers
12-1
Price (13-10)
Kluber (13-9)
23,296
71-65
137
September 2
Tigers
4-2
Coke (3-2)
Allen (6-4)
Nathan (29)
9,990
71-66
138
September 3
Tigers
7-0
Salazar (6-6)
Verlander (12-12)
11,739
72-66
139
September 4
Tigers
11-4 (11)
Coke (4-2)
Tomlin (6-9)
11,935
72-67
140
September 5
White Sox
2-1 (10)
Lee (1-1)
Cleto (0-1)
15,531
73-67
141
September 6
White Sox
3-1
Kluber (14-9)
Putnam (4-3)
17,367
74-67
142
September 7
White Sox
2-0
Carrasco (7-4)
Carroll (5-10)
Allen (19)
17,957
75-67
143
September 8
Angels
12-3
Weaver (16-8)
Salazar (6-7)
15,116
75-68
144
September 9
Twins
4-3
May (2-4)
Bauer (5-8)
Burton (2)
9,489
75-69
—
September 10
Twins
Postponed (rain). Makeup: September 11
145
September 11
Twins
8-2
Kluber (15-9)
Gibson (11-11)
—
76-69
146
September 11
Twins
2-0
House (3-3)
Nolasco (5-11)
Allen (20)
12,637
77-69
147
September 12
@ Tigers
7-2
Price (14-11)
Carrasco (7-5)
38,341
77-70
148
September 13
@ Tigers
5-4
Chamberlain (2-5)
Shaw (5-4)
Nathan (31)
41,190
77-71
149
September 14
@ Tigers
6-4
Coke (5-2)
Shaw (5-5)
Nathan (32)
39,395
77-72
150
September 15
@ Astros
3-1
McHugh (10-9)
McAllister (3-7)
Qualls (18)
17,403
77-73
151
September 16
@ Astros
4-2
Kluber (16-9)
Tropeano (1-1)
Allen (21)
18,381
78-73
152
September 17
@ Astros
2-0
Carrasco (8-5)
Oberholtzer (5-12)
18,474
79-73
153
September 18
@ Astros
2-1 (13)
Crockett (4-0)
Deduno (2-6)
Allen (22)
16,417
80-73
154
September 19
@ Twins
5-4 (10)
Burton (3-5)
Crockett (4-1)
28,400
80-74
155
September 20
@ Twins
7-3
House (4-3)
May (3-5)
Rzepczynski (1)
28,316
81-74
156
September 21
@ Twins
7-2
Kluber (17-9)
Swarzak (3-2)
24,451
82-74
157
September 22
Royals
2-0
Duffy (9-11)
Carrasco (8-6)
Holland (44)
10,458
82-75
158
September 23
Royals
7-1
Ventura (14-10)
Salazar (6-8)
11,735
82-76
159
September 24
Royals
6-4
McAllister (4-7)
Finnegan (0-1)
Allen (23)
13,796
83-76
160
September 26
Rays
1-0
Kluber (18-9)
Archer (10-9)
Allen (24)
23,131
84-76
161
September 27
Rays
2-0
Colomé (2-0)
Carrasco (8-7)
McGee (19)
33,025
84-77
162
September 28
Rays
7-2
House (5-3)
Cobb (10-9)
21,400
85-77
Player stats
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
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
Roster
2014 Cleveland Indians
Roster
Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Other batters
Manager
Coaches
Notes/records
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 .
Farm system
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