The 2001 Cleveland Indians season was the 101st season for the franchise and the 8th season at Jacobs Field.

Offseason December 28, 2000: Fausto Carmona was signed by the Indians as an amateur free agent.Fausto Carmona page at Baseball reference January 9, 2001: Juan González was signed as a free agent by the Indians.Juan González at Baseball Reference

Regular season 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.

The FansRetired 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.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions June 22, 2001: Steve Karsay and Steve Reed were traded by the Indians to the Atlanta Braves for John Rocker and Troy Cameron (minors).John Rocker at Baseball Reference July 31, 2001: Zach Day was traded by the Indians to the Montreal Expos for Milton Bradley.Milton Bradley at Baseball Reference

Roster 2001 Cleveland Indians Roster Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters Manager

Coaches (Bullpen) (Hitting) (Bench) (Pitching) (Third Base) (First Base) (Bullpen Catcher)

Game log

|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 1 || April 2 || White Sox || 4–7 || Wells (1–0) || Colón (0–1) || Foulke (1) || Jacobs Field || 42,606 || 0–1 || L1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 2 || April 4 || White Sox || 8–4 || Finley (1–0) || Eldred (0–1) || — || Jacobs Field || 32,763 || 1–1 || W1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 3 || April 6 || Orioles || 4–3 || Rincón (1–0) || Mercedes (0–1) || Wickman (1) || Jacobs Field || 32,738 || 2–1 || W2 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 4 || April 7 || Orioles || 2–4 (11) || Trombley (1–0) || Reed (0–1) || Kohlmeier (1) || Jacobs Field || 40,704 || 2–2 || L1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 5 || April 8 || Orioles || 4–3 || Speier (1–0) || Maduro (0–1) || Wickman (2) || Jacobs Field || 40,754 || 3–2 || W1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 6 || April 9 || @ White Sox || 2–9 || Biddle (1–0) || Finley (1–1) || — || Comiskey Park || 21,242 || 3–3 || L1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 7 || April 10 || @ White Sox || 7–8 || Glover (1–0) || Shuey (0–1) || Foulke (2) || Comiskey Park || 12,465 || 3–4 || L2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 8 || April 11 || @ White Sox || 6–7 || Lowe (1–0) || Burba (0–1) || Foulke (3) || Comiskey Park || 12,693 || 3–5 || L3 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 9 || April 12 || @ Tigers || 5–3 || Colón (1–1) || Holt (1–1) || Wickman (2) || Comerica Park || 15,639 || 4–5 || W1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 10 || April 13 || @ Tigers || 9–8 || Sabathia (1–0) || Weaver (1–2) || Shuey (1) || Comerica Park || 20,334 || 5–5 || W2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 11 || April 14 || @ Tigers || 0–1 || Sparks (1–1) || Finley (1–2) || — || Comerica Park || 23,119 || 5–6 || L1 |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | – || April 15 || @ Tigers || colspan=8 | Postponed (rain, makeup July 28) |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 12 || April 17 || @ Orioles || 8–1 || Burba (1–1) || Mercedes (0–3) || — || Oriole Park at Camden Yards || 28,679 || 6–6 || W1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 13 || April 18 || @ Orioles || 4–1 || Colón (2–1) || Hentgen (0–2) || — || Oriole Park at Camden Yards || 28,801 || 7–6 || W2 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 14 || April 19 || @ Orioles || 11–5 || Sabathia (2–0) || McElroy (0–1) || — || Oriole Park at Camden Yards || 34,100 || 8–6 || W3 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 15 || April 20 || Tigers || 5–4 || Wickman (1–0) || Nitkowski (0–1) || — || Jacobs Field || 33,127 || 9–6 || W4 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 16 || April 21 || Tigers || 5–4 (11) || Reed (1–1) || Jones (0–2) || — || Jacobs Field || 42,068 || 10–6 || W5 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 17 || April 22 || Tigers || 11–3 || Burba (2–1) || Mlicki (0–2) || — || Jacobs Field || 34,125 || 11–6 || W6 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 18 || April 24 || Angels || 2–7 || Schoeneweis (2–1) || Colón (2–2) || — || Jacobs Field || 31,942 || 11–7 || L1 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 19 || April 25 || Angels || 1–3 || Valdez (1–2) || Sabathia (2–1) || Percival (3) || Jacobs Field || 31,396 || 11–8 || L2 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 20 || April 26 || Angels || 6–5 || Shuey (1–1) || Hasegawa (1–2) || Wickman (4) || Jacobs Field || 29,427 || 12–8 || W1 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 21 || April 27 || Rangers || 9–11 || Mahomes (1–2) || Drew (0–1) || Zimmerman (2) || Jacobs Field || 40,320 || 12–9 || L1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 22 || April 28 || Rangers || 7–3 || Burba (3–1) || Helling (1–4) || — || Jacobs Field || 41,147 || 13–9 || W1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 23 || April 29 || Rangers || 9–2 || Colón (3–2) || Davis (2–2) || — || Jacobs Field || 40,132 || 14–9 || W2

|- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 24 || May 1 || @ Royals || 13–2 || Finley (2–2) || Durbin (0–1) || — || Kauffman Stadium || 14,512 || 15–9 || W3 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 25 || May 2 || @ Royals || 8–4 || Sabathia (3–1) || Suzuki (2–2) || — || Kauffman Stadium || 13,401 || 16–9 || W4 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 26 || May 3 || @ Royals || 9–4 || Burba (4–1) || Reichert (3–2) || — || Kauffman Stadium || 23,869 || 17–9 || W5 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 27 || May 4 || @ Devil Rays || 8–6 || Colón (4–2) || Lopez (3–3) || Shuey (2) || Tropicana Field || 14,287 || 18–9 || W6 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 28 || May 5 || @ Devil Rays || 9–4 || Speier (2–0) || Wilson (1–4) || Karsay (1) || Tropicana Field || 14,144 || 19–9 || W7 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 29 || May 6 || @ Devil Rays || 10–3 || Finley (3–2) || Creek (1–1) || — || Tropicana Field || 17,759 || 20–9 || W8 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 30 || May 8 || Royals || 8–4 || Burba (5–1) || Cogan (0–2) || — || Jacobs Field || 31,537 || 21–9 || W9 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 31 || May 9 || Royals || 5–1 || Sabathia (4–1) || Reichert (3–3) || — || Jacobs Field || 32,664 || 22–9 || W10 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 32 || May 10 || Royals || 3–8 || Meadows (1–4) || Colón (4–3) || — || Jacobs Field || 34,502 || 22–10 || L1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 33 || May 11 || Devil Rays || 10–6 || Rodriguez (1–0) || Rekar (0–5) || — || Jacobs Field || 42,009 || 23–10 || W1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 34 || May 12 || Devil Rays || 8–0 || Finley (4–2) || Rose (0–2) || — || Jacobs Field || 40,399 || 24–10 || W2 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 35 || May 13 || Devil Rays || 0–7 || Sturtze (1–2) || Burba (5–2) || — || Jacobs Field || 41,399 || 24–11 || L1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 36 || May 15 || @ Rangers || 8–6 || Sabathia (5–1) || Davis (2–4) || Wickman (5) || The Ballpark in Arlington || 39,348 || 25–11 || W1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 37 || May 16 || @ Rangers || 4–3 || Shuey (2–1) || Crabtree (0–2) || Wickman (6) || The Ballpark in Arlington || 33,695 || 26–11 || W2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 38 || May 17 || @ Rangers || 7–12 || Rogers (2–3) || Finley (4–3) || — || The Ballpark in Arlington || 37,191 || 26–12 || L1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 39 || May 18 || @ Angels || 7–2 || Burba (6–2) || Rapp (1–4) || || Edison International Field of Anaheim || 39,177 || 27–12 || W1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 40 || May 19 || @ Angels || 4–3 (10) || Shuey (3–1) || Percival (2–1) || Wickman (7) || Edison International Field of Anaheim || 40,019 || 28–12 || W2 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 41 || May 20 || @ Angels || 6–9 || Levine (2–2) || Rodriguez (1–1) || Percival (10) || Edison International Field of Anaheim || 36,339 || 28–13 || L1 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 42 || May 22 || Tigers || 0–3 || Weaver (4–5) || Colón (4–4) || Jones (10) || Jacobs Field || 35,362 || 28–14 || L2 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 43 || May 23 || Tigers || 4–3 (10) || Wickman (2–0) || Borkowski (0–1) || — || Jacobs Field ||36,804 || 29–14 || W1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 44 || May 24 || Tigers || 8–5 || Burba (7–2) || Santos (1–1) || Wickman (8) || Jacobs Field || 36,295 || 30–14 || W2 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 45 || May 25 || Yankees || 6–4 || Rodriguez (2–1) || Hernandez (0–5) || Wickman (9) || Jacobs Field || 42,455 || 31–14 || W3 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 46 || May 26 || Yankees || 5–12 || Clemens (5–1) || Sabathia (5–2) || — || Jacobs Field || 42,528 || 31–15 || L1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 47 || May 27 || Yankees || 2–6 || Lilly (2–0) || Colón (4–5) || Rivera (14) || Jacobs Field || 42,570 || 31–16 || L2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 48 || May 28 || @ Tigers || 6–12 || Sparks (3–2) || Finley (4–4) || — || Comerica Park || 24,615 || 31–17 || L3 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 49 || May 29 || @ Tigers || 6–4 || Shuey (4–1) || Murray (0–2) || Wickman (10) || Comerica Park || 21,404 || 32–17 || W1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 50 || May 30 || @ Tigers || 8–4 || Wright (1–0) || Holt (4–4) || Wickman (11) || Comerica Park || 18,359 || 33–17 || W2

|- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 51 || June 1 || @ Yankees || 7–4 (6) || Sabathia (6–2) || Lilly (2–1) || Rincón (1) || Yankee Stadium || 42,032 || 34–17 || W3 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 52 || June 2 || @ Yankees || 4–9 || Clemens (6–1) || Colón (4–6) || Rivera (16) || Yankee Stadium || 46,618 || 34–18 || L1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 53 || June 3 || @ Yankees || 4–3 || Nagy (1–0) || Pettitte (6–4) || Wickman (12) || Yankee Stadium || 47,300 || 35–18 || W1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 54 || June 4 || @ Twins || 10–11 || Guerrero (5–0) || Shuey (4–2) || — || Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome || 20,613 || 35–19 || L1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 55 || June 5 || @ Twins || 5–0 || Wright (2–0) || Romero (1–2) || — || Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome || 22,022 || 36–19 || W1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 56 || June 6 || @ Twins || 5–2 || Shuey (5–2) || Cressend (2–1) || Wickman (13) || Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome || 24,031 || 37–19 || W2 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 57 || June 7 || @ Twins || 6–2 || Colón (5–6) || Radke (7–2) || — || Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome || 24,671 || 38–19 || W3 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 58 || June 8 || Reds || 4–7 || Brower (3–3) || Rodriguez (2–2) || Graves (14) || Jacobs Field || 42,512 || 38–20 || L1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 59 || June 9 || Reds || 10–2 || Burba (8–2) || Fernandez (5–6) || — || Jacobs Field || 42,521 || 39–20 || W1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 60 || June 10 || Reds || 3–9 || Reitsma (3–5) || Wright (2–1) || — || Jacobs Field || 49,479 || 39–21 || L1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 61 || June 12 || Brewers || 2–4 || Fox (2–0) || Shuey (5–3) || Leskanic (7) || Jacobs Field || 39,192 || 39–22 || L2 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 62 || June 13 || Brewers || 5–2 (10) || Wickman (3–0) || Fox (2–1) || — || Jacobs Field || 35,679 || 40–22 || L1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 63 || June 14 || Brewers || 4–9 || Sheets (7–4) || Nagy (1–1) || — || Jacobs Field || 41,610 || 40–23 || L1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 64 || June 15 || @ Pirates || 3–6 || Anderson (4–6) || Burba (8–3) || Williams (12) || PNC Park || 36,235 || 40–24 || L2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 65 || June 16 || @ Pirates || 4–6 || Schmidt (3–2) || Wright (2–2) || Williams (13) || PNC Park || 37,056 || 40–25 || L3 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 66 || June 17 || @ Pirates || 0–1 || Ritchie (2–0) || Karsay (0–1) || — || PNC Park || 36,694 || 40–26 || L4 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 67 || June 19 || Twins || 9–10 (12) || Wells (5–2) || Nagy (1–2) || — || Jacobs Field || 39,190 || 40–27 || L5 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 68 || June 20 || Twins || 4–2 || Westbrook (1–0) || Mays (8–5) || Wickman (14) || Jacobs Field || 40,213 || 41–27 || W1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 69 || June 21 || Twins || 9–6 (7) || Woodard (1–0) || Romero (1–4) || Rincón (2) || Jacobs Field || 39,755 || 42–27 || W2 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 70 || June 22 || @ Royals || 6–5 || Sabathia (7–2) || Stein (3–6) || Wickman (15) || Kauffman Stadium || 31,572 || 43–27 || W3 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 71 || June 23 || @ Royals || 2–3 || Durbin (5–6) || Burba (8–4) || R. Hernandez (13) || Kauffman Stadium || 29,808 || 43–28 || L1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 72 || June 24 || @ Royals || 4–2 || Colón (6–6) || Suppan (3–7) || Rocker (20) || Kauffman Stadium || 25,127 || 44–28 || W1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 73 || June 25 || @ Yankees || 7–8 || Witasick (6–2) || Rincón (1–1) || Rivera (24) || Yankee Stadium || 40,852 || 44–29 || L1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb"