Every season since 1995 the Indians have made the playoffs, with '97 being their best postseason year when they advanced to the World Series, where they lost in seven games to the Florida Marlins.
How much has the roster changed through the years? Below is a rundown of the Indians' regular lineup for each year during this six-year stretch with final regular-season statistics included. For this season, the stats are through Tuesday.
1995 (100-44, 1st place AL Central)
|
Pos.
|
Player
|
AB
|
R
|
H
|
HR
|
RBI
|
Avg.
|
C
|
S. Alomar
|
203
|
32
|
61
|
10
|
35
|
.300
|
1B
|
Sorrento
|
323
|
50
|
76
|
25
|
79
|
.235
|
2B
|
Baerga
|
557
|
87
|
175
|
15
|
90
|
.314
|
3B
|
Thome
|
452
|
92
|
142
|
25
|
73
|
.314
|
SS
|
Vizquel
|
542
|
87
|
144
|
6
|
56
|
.266
|
LF
|
Belle
|
546
|
121
|
173
|
50
|
126
|
.317
|
CF
|
Lofton
|
481
|
93
|
149
|
7
|
53
|
.310
|
RF
|
Ramirez
|
484
|
85
|
149
|
31
|
107
|
.308
|
DH
|
Murray
|
436
|
68
|
141
|
21
|
82
|
.323
|
Pos.
|
Pitcher
|
G
|
W-L
|
S
|
BB
|
SO
|
ERA
|
SP
|
Nagy
|
29
|
16-6
|
0
|
61
|
139
|
4.55
|
SP
|
Hershiser
|
26
|
16-6
|
0
|
51
|
111
|
3.87
|
SP
|
Martinez
|
28
|
12-5
|
0
|
46
|
99
|
3.08
|
SP
|
Clark
|
22
|
9-7
|
0
|
42
|
68
|
5.27
|
SP
|
Ogea
|
20
|
8-3
|
0
|
29
|
57
|
3.05
|
CL
|
Mesa
|
62
|
3-0
|
46
|
17
|
58
|
1.13
|
1996 (99-62, 1st place AL Central)
|
Pos.
|
Player
|
AB
|
R
|
H
|
HR
|
RBI
|
Avg.
|
C
|
S. Alomar
|
418
|
53
|
110
|
11
|
50
|
.263
|
1B
|
Franco
|
432
|
72
|
139
|
14
|
76
|
.322
|
2B
|
Baerga
|
424
|
54
|
113
|
10
|
55
|
.267
|
3B
|
Thome
|
505
|
122
|
157
|
38
|
116
|
.311
|
SS
|
Vizquel
|
542
|
98
|
161
|
9
|
64
|
.297
|
LF
|
Belle
|
602
|
124
|
187
|
48
|
148
|
.311
|
CF
|
Lofton
|
662
|
132
|
210
|
14
|
67
|
.317
|
RF
|
Ramirez
|
550
|
94
|
170
|
33
|
112
|
.309
|
DH
|
Murray
|
336
|
33
|
88
|
12
|
45
|
.262
|
Pos.
|
Pitcher
|
G
|
W-L
|
S
|
BB
|
SO
|
ERA
|
SP
|
Nagy
|
32
|
17-5
|
0
|
61
|
167
|
3.41
|
SP
|
Hershiser
|
33
|
15-9
|
0
|
58
|
125
|
4.24
|
SP
|
McDowell
|
30
|
13-9
|
0
|
67
|
141
|
5.11
|
SP
|
Ogea
|
29
|
10-6
|
0
|
42
|
101
|
4.79
|
SP
|
Martinez
|
20
|
9-6
|
0
|
37
|
48
|
4.50
|
CL
|
Mesa
|
69
|
2-7
|
39
|
28
|
64
|
3.73
|
1997 (86-75, 1st place AL Central)
|
Pos.
|
Player
|
AB
|
R
|
H
|
HR
|
RBI
|
Avg.
|
C
|
S. Alomar
|
451
|
63
|
146
|
21
|
83
|
.324
|
1B
|
Thome
|
496
|
104
|
142
|
40
|
102
|
.286
|
2B
|
Fernandez
|
409
|
55
|
117
|
11
|
44
|
.286
|
3B
|
Williams
|
596
|
86
|
157
|
32
|
105
|
.263
|
SS
|
Vizquel
|
565
|
89
|
158
|
5
|
49
|
.280
|
LF
|
Giles
|
377
|
62
|
101
|
17
|
61
|
.268
|
CF
|
Grissom
|
558
|
74
|
146
|
12
|
66
|
.262
|
RF
|
Ramirez
|
561
|
99
|
184
|
26
|
88
|
.328
|
DH
|
Justice
|
495
|
84
|
163
|
33
|
101
|
.329
|
Pos.
|
Pitcher
|
G
|
W-L
|
S
|
BB
|
SO
|
ERA
|
SP
|
Nagy
|
34
|
15-11
|
0
|
77
|
149
|
4.28
|
SP
|
Hershiser
|
32
|
14-6
|
0
|
69
|
107
|
4.47
|
SP
|
Wright
|
16
|
8-3
|
0
|
35
|
63
|
4.38
|
SP
|
Ogea
|
21
|
8-9
|
0
|
47
|
80
|
4.99
|
SP
|
Colon
|
19
|
4-7
|
0
|
45
|
66
|
5.65
|
CL
|
Mesa
|
66
|
4-4
|
16
|
28
|
69
|
2.40
|
CL
|
Jackson
|
71
|
2-5
|
15
|
29
|
74
|
3.24
|
1998 (89-73, 1st place AL Central)
|
Pos.
|
Player
|
AB
|
R
|
H
|
HR
|
RBI
|
Avg.
|
C
|
S. Alomar
|
409
|
45
|
96
|
6
|
44
|
.235
|
1B
|
Thome
|
440
|
89
|
129
|
30
|
85
|
.293
|
2B
|
Bell
|
340
|
37
|
89
|
10
|
41
|
.262
|
3B
|
Fryman
|
557
|
74
|
160
|
28
|
96
|
.287
|
SS
|
Vizquel
|
576
|
86
|
166
|
2
|
50
|
.288
|
LF
|
Giles
|
350
|
56
|
94
|
16
|
66
|
.269
|
CF
|
Lofton
|
600
|
101
|
169
|
12
|
64
|
.282
|
RF
|
Ramirez
|
571
|
108
|
168
|
45
|
145
|
.294
|
DH
|
Justice
|
540
|
94
|
151
|
21
|
88
|
.280
|
Pos.
|
Pitcher
|
G
|
W-L
|
S
|
BB
|
SO
|
ERA
|
SP
|
Colon
|
31
|
14-9
|
0
|
79
|
158
|
3.71
|
SP
|
Burba
|
32
|
15-10
|
0
|
69
|
132
|
4.11
|
SP
|
Wright
|
32
|
12-10
|
0
|
87
|
140
|
4.72
|
SP
|
Nagy
|
33
|
15-10
|
0
|
66
|
120
|
5.22
|
SP
|
Gooden
|
23
|
8-6
|
0
|
51
|
83
|
3.76
|
CL
|
Jackson
|
69
|
1-1
|
40
|
13
|
55
|
1.55
|
1999 (97-65, 1st place AL Central)
|
Pos.
|
Player
|
AB
|
R
|
H
|
HR
|
RBI
|
Avg.
|
C
|
Diaz
|
392
|
43
|
110
|
3
|
32
|
.281
|
1B
|
Thome
|
494
|
101
|
137
|
33
|
108
|
.277
|
2B
|
R. Alomar
|
563
|
138
|
182
|
24
|
120
|
.323
|
3B
|
Fryman
|
322
|
45
|
82
|
10
|
48
|
.255
|
SS
|
Vizquel
|
574
|
112
|
191
|
5
|
66
|
.333
|
LF
|
Sexson
|
479
|
72
|
122
|
31
|
116
|
.255
|
CF
|
Lofton
|
465
|
110
|
140
|
7
|
39
|
.301
|
RF
|
Ramirez
|
522
|
131
|
174
|
44
|
165
|
.333
|
DH
|
Justice
|
429
|
75
|
123
|
21
|
88
|
.287
|
Pos.
|
Pitcher
|
G
|
W-L
|
S
|
BB
|
SO
|
ERA
|
SP
|
Colon
|
32
|
18-5
|
0
|
76
|
161
|
3.95
|
SP
|
Wright
|
26
|
8-10
|
0
|
77
|
91
|
6.06
|
SP
|
Nagy
|
33
|
17-11
|
0
|
59
|
126
|
4.95
|
SP
|
Burba
|
34
|
15-9
|
0
|
96
|
174
|
4.25
|
SP
|
Gooden
|
26
|
3-4
|
0
|
67
|
88
|
6.26
|
CL
|
Jackson
|
72
|
3-4
|
39
|
26
|
55
|
4.06
|
2000 (76-64, 2nd place AL Central)
|
Pos.
|
Player
|
AB
|
R
|
H
|
HR
|
RBI
|
Avg.
|
C
|
S. Alomar
|
301
|
36
|
88
|
6
|
35
|
.292
|
1B
|
Thome
|
478
|
96
|
134
|
33
|
94
|
.280
|
2B
|
R. Alomar
|
520
|
94
|
151
|
18
|
69
|
.290
|
3B
|
Fryman
|
492
|
79
|
159
|
20
|
97
|
.323
|
SS
|
Vizquel
|
534
|
86
|
149
|
7
|
57
|
.279
|
LF
|
Cordero
|
496
|
64
|
137
|
16
|
68
|
.276
|
CF
|
Lofton
|
457
|
88
|
128
|
13
|
61
|
.280
|
RF
|
Ramirez
|
358
|
70
|
124
|
28
|
98
|
.346
|
DH
|
Segui
|
504
|
80
|
169
|
15
|
84
|
.335
|
Pos.
|
Pitcher
|
G
|
W-L
|
S
|
BB
|
SO
|
ERA
|
SP
|
Finley
|
30
|
12-11
|
0
|
91
|
170
|
4.41
|
SP
|
Colon
|
26
|
12-8
|
0
|
87
|
174
|
4.33
|
SP
|
Burba
|
28
|
14-6
|
0
|
84
|
161
|
4.51
|
SP
|
Bere
|
28
|
11-9
|
0
|
80
|
138
|
5.13
|
SP
|
Woodard
|
36
|
2-10
|
0
|
43
|
89
|
6.32
|
CL
|
Wickman
|
61
|
3-4
|
26
|
25
|
51
|
2.95
|
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