April 8
W |
L |
T |
Pct |
|
All-Time |
19 |
13 |
0 |
.594 |
|
|
|
|
|
Home |
9 |
4 |
0 |
.692 |
Road |
10 |
9 |
0 |
.526 |
Extra Innings |
1 |
1 |
0 |
.333 |
Double Headers |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
|
|
Monday |
1 |
3 |
0 |
.250 |
Tuesday |
2 |
3 |
0 |
.400 |
Wednesday |
1 |
4 |
0 |
.200 |
Thursday |
5 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
Friday |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
Saturday |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
Sunday |
2 |
3 |
0 |
.400 |
|
|
|
|
|
Orioles |
3 |
1 |
0 |
.750 |
Red Sox |
1 |
1 |
0 |
.500 |
White Sox |
1 |
1 |
0 |
.500 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
.250 |
|
3 |
2 |
0 |
.600 |
|
2 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
|
2 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
|
3 |
1 |
0 |
.750 |
|
0 |
1 |
0 |
.000 |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
.500 |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
|
0 |
1 |
0 |
.000 |
|
Blue Jays |
1 |
1 |
0 |
.500 |
The Tribe is currently on a three game winning streak on this date with the last loss being 8-5 on the road in Texas in 2009. In fact, since 1999, the Tribe is 11-2 on this date. The highlighted game for this date is the 1975 home opener. Frank Robinson became the first African-American manager on this date. Robinson was still a player at age 39, and hit a solo shot to left in the bottom of the first of Doc Medich. Boog Powell also hit a game tying homer to center in the fourth and the go ahead RBI double in the sixth. Gaylord Perry pitched a complete game with the Tribe winning 5-3 over the Yankees.
April 9
W |
L |
T |
Pct |
|
All-Time |
13 |
13 |
0 |
.500 |
|
|
|
|
|
Home |
5 |
3 |
0 |
.625 |
Road |
8 |
10 |
0 |
.444 |
Extra Innings |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Double Headers |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
|
|
Monday |
1 |
2 |
0 |
.333 |
Tuesday |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
Wednesday |
1 |
3 |
0 |
.250 |
Thursday |
1 |
3 |
0 |
.250 |
Friday |
1 |
3 |
0 |
.250 |
Saturday |
3 |
1 |
0 |
.750 |
Sunday |
3 |
1 |
0 |
.750 |
|
|
|
|
|
Orioles |
2 |
3 |
0 |
.400 |
White Sox |
1 |
2 |
0 |
.333 |
Tigers |
0 |
2 |
0 |
.000 |
Royals |
1 |
2 |
0 |
.333 |
Angels |
0 |
1 |
0 |
.000 |
Twins |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
Yankees |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
Mariners |
1 |
1 |
0 |
.500 |
Rays |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
Rangers |
0 |
1 |
0 |
.000 |
Blue Jays |
1 |
1 |
0 |
.500 |
Let's hope the Tribe stays undefeated against the Yankees on this date. But the most impressive previous win on this date occurred in 2000, a 17-4 shellacking of the Devil Rays at Tropicana Field. Ryan Rupe didn't allow any home runs, but by the fourth he had allowed six hits, including two doubles and two triples, resulting in eight runs. The Tribe hitters showed little mercy on the next three relievers, with Roberto Alomar homering off Jim Morris, Justice off Rick White and Manny off Dave Eiland.
April 10
W |
L |
T |
Pct |
|
All-Time |
14 |
21 |
0 |
.400 |
|
|
|
|
|
Home |
6 |
7 |
0 |
.462 |
Road |
8 |
14 |
0 |
.364 |
Extra Innings |
1 |
3 |
0 |
.250 |
Double Headers |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
|
|
Monday |
2 |
1 |
0 |
.667 |
Tuesday |
2 |
3 |
0 |
.400 |
Wednesday |
2 |
5 |
0 |
.286 |
Thursday |
0 |
3 |
0 |
.000 |
Friday |
2 |
2 |
0 |
.500 |
Saturday |
2 |
5 |
0 |
.286 |
Sunday |
4 |
2 |
0 |
.667 |
|
|
|
|
|
Orioles |
1 |
4 |
0 |
.200 |
Red Sox |
4 |
1 |
0 |
.800 |
White Sox |
1 |
3 |
0 |
.250 |
Tigers |
1 |
4 |
0 |
.200 |
Royals |
0 |
3 |
0 |
.000 |
Angels |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
.000 |
|
Twins |
2 |
1 |
0 |
.667 |
Athletics |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
Mariners |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
Rangers |
0 |
2 |
0 |
.000 |
Blue Jays |
0 |
2 |
0 |
.000 |
Although the Indians won in Seattle last year on this date, this is one of the rougher historical dates. From 1979 to 1996, the Tribe went a woeful 1-12. The lone victory was a 6-3 decision over the Baltimore Orioles in Cleveland Stadium in 1988. Rich Yett pitched effectively and Dan Schatzeder pitched 2.1 innings to get his first of only three saves for Cleveland. The key hit was a bases-loaded triple by Jay Bell of Scott McGregor in the fourth.
April 11
W |
L |
T |
Pct |
|
All-Time |
21 |
28 |
0 |
.429 |
|
|
|
|
|
Home |
9 |
14 |
0 |
.667 |
Road |
12 |
14 |
0 |
.750 |
Extra Innings |
0 |
5 |
0 |
.000 |
Double Headers |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
|
|
Monday |
4 |
2 |
0 |
.667 |
Tuesday |
3 |
1 |
0 |
.750 |
Wednesday |
2 |
7 |
0 |
.222 |
Thursday |
3 |
6 |
0 |
.333 |
Friday |
2 |
6 |
0 |
.250 |
Saturday |
3 |
4 |
0 |
.429 |
Sunday |
4 |
2 |
0 |
.667 |
|
|
|
|
|
Orioles |
1 |
2 |
0 |
.333 |
Red Sox |
2 |
3 |
0 |
.400 |
White Sox |
2 |
4 |
0 |
.333 |
Tigers |
3 |
5 |
0 |
.375 |
Royals |
0 |
2 |
0 |
.000 |
Angels |
4 |
3 |
0 |
.571 |
Brewers |
0 |
3 |
0 |
.000 |
Twins |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
Yankees |
1 |
1 |
0 |
.500 |
Athletics |
2 |
2 |
0 |
.500 |
Mariners |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
Rangers |
2 |
2 |
0 |
.500 |
Blue Jays |
1 |
1 |
0 |
.500 |
This date has the most Opening Days so far, ten. The most recent being back in the early 80s. And although, this date has been on the schedule fairly consistently since 1959, five of those Opening Days happened in 1928, 1917, 1913, 1912, and 1907 all against the Tigers or White Sox. The 1917 win against the Tigers was a 6-4 complete game win by Stan Coveleski. The Indians were very efficient that day, scoring those six runs off of only eight hits and four free passes. Of the eight hits only two were for extra bases, doubles by third baseman Terry Turner and catcher Steve O'Neill.
April 12
W |
L |
T |
Pct |
|
All-Time |
22 |
21 |
0 |
.512 |
|
|
|
|
|
Home |
12 |
14 |
0 |
.462 |
Road |
10 |
7 |
0 |
.588 |
Extra Innings |
2 |
1 |
0 |
.667 |
Double Headers |
0 |
0 |
1 |
- |
|
|
|
|
|
Monday |
2 |
1 |
0 |
.667 |
Tuesday |
3 |
3 |
0 |
.500 |
Wednesday |
4 |
4 |
0 |
.500 |
Thursday |
4 |
3 |
0 |
.571 |
Friday |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
Saturday |
2 |
5 |
0 |
.286 |
Sunday |
3 |
5 |
0 |
.375 |
|
|
|
|
|
Orioles |
0 |
3 |
0 |
.000 |
Red Sox |
3 |
3 |
0 |
.500 |
White Sox |
3 |
1 |
0 |
.750 |
Tigers |
6 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
Royals |
2 |
1 |
0 |
.667 |
Angels |
3 |
2 |
0 |
.600 |
Brewers |
0 |
2 |
0 |
.000 |
Twins |
1 |
1 |
0 |
.500 |
Yankees |
2 |
3 |
0 |
.400 |
Athletics |
1 |
1 |
0 |
.500 |
Mariners |
0 |
1 |
0 |
.000 |
Rangers |
0 |
3 |
0 |
.000 |
Blue Jays |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
The Tribe will start their second home series in 2013 against the White Sox. Hopefully the 3-1 winning record will continue. The most games on this date have been the Tigers, with a perfect 6-0 record. Three of those wins came in the midst of six game winning streak that spanned from 1917 to 1955. And one of those wins was an opening day 4-1 victory at Navin Field in Detroit in 1933. Clint Brown pitched all 13 innings to nab the win. He scattered seven hits and two walks.
April 13
W |
L |
T |
Pct |
|
All-Time |
22 |
25 |
1 |
.468 |
|
|
|
|
|
Home |
9 |
14 |
0 |
.391 |
Road |
13 |
11 |
1 |
.542 |
Extra Innings |
2 |
3 |
0 |
.400 |
Double Headers |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
|
|
Monday |
1 |
3 |
0 |
.250 |
Tuesday |
3 |
3 |
0 |
.500 |
Wednesday |
5 |
4 |
0 |
.556 |
Thursday |
2 |
4 |
0 |
.333 |
Friday |
3 |
3 |
1 |
.500 |
Saturday |
4 |
5 |
0 |
.444 |
Sunday |
4 |
3 |
0 |
.571 |
|
|
|
|
|
Browns |
0 |
3 |
0 |
.000 |
Red Sox |
1 |
6 |
0 |
.143 |
White Sox |
2 |
3 |
1 |
.400 |
Tigers |
7 |
4 |
0 |
.636 |
Royals |
3 |
1 |
0 |
.750 |
Angels |
2 |
2 |
0 |
.400 |
Brewers |
1 |
1 |
0 |
.500 |
Twins |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
Yankees |
1 |
2 |
0 |
.333 |
Athletics |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
Mariners |
1 |
1 |
0 |
.500 |
Rangers/Senators |
2 |
1 |
0 |
.667 |
This is the first date that has a tie, which happened on Friday the 13th in 1928. The White Sox and Indians knotted up at one after six innings. Last year we beat the Royals in Kansas City, 8-3. The highlighted game on this date is a home 7-1 win against Oakland in 2008. Cliff Lee had an excellent GameScore of 82, throwing eight innings, allowing two hits, no walks and striking out eight. The offense was very efficient, scoring seven runs on seven singles, Gutierrez double and four walks. Sizemore had three RBI to lead the way with Jamey Carroll also scoring thrice.
April 14
W |
L |
T |
Pct |
|
All-Time |
33 |
30 |
0 |
.524 |
|
|
|
|
|
Home |
17 |
14 |
0 |
.548 |
Road |
16 |
16 |
0 |
.500 |
Extra Innings |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
Double Headers |
0 |
0 |
1 |
- |
|
|
|
|
|
Monday |
0 |
5 |
0 |
.000 |
Tuesday |
8 |
7 |
0 |
.533 |
Wednesday |
7 |
4 |
0 |
.636 |
Thursday |
7 |
1 |
0 |
.875 |
Friday |
1 |
6 |
0 |
.143 |
Saturday |
5 |
4 |
0 |
.556 |
Sunday |
5 |
3 |
0 |
.625 |
|
|
|
|
|
Orioles/Browns |
6 |
2 |
0 |
.750 |
Red Sox |
4 |
2 |
0 |
.667 |
White Sox |
7 |
2 |
0 |
.778 |
Tigers |
8 |
9 |
0 |
.471 |
Royals |
2 |
3 |
0 |
.400 |
Angels |
0 |
1 |
0 |
.000 |
Brewers |
1 |
1 |
0 |
.500 |
Twins |
1 |
2 |
0 |
.333 |
Yankees |
1 |
3 |
0 |
.250 |
Mariners |
1 |
1 |
0 |
.500 |
Rangers/Senators |
2 |
4 |
0 |
.333 |
This date features 13 season opening games. The most games on this date have been against the Tigers, but the other team besides the White Sox that the Indians love to play on this date were the old St. Louis Browns, notching a 5-1 record against them, with wins in 1909, 1911, 1920, 1921 and 1925. That 1925 game was a season opener at Sportman's Park. The Tribe won the game 21-14 and the teams totaled 39 hits while the Browns had 10, yes 10, errors in the game. The season opener was looking like a defeat as the Indians were down 13-9 after seven innings. They scored 12 times (11 unearned) in the top of the eighth off Ernie Wingard and Dixie Davis to finish off the Browns. The offense for the game was led by four homers, one each by Glenn Myatt, Charlie Jamieson, Tris Speaker and Pat McNulty who entered the eighth as a pinch runner for pinch hitter George Uhle and hit his homer when the Tribe batted around.