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Who won the most games against the Cleveland Indians?
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| Overall records | ||||||||||||||
| ANA | ARI | ATL | BAL | BOS | CHA | CHN | CIN | CLE | COL | DET | FLO | HOU | KCA | LAN |
| MIL | MIN | NYA | NYN | OAK | PHI | PIT | SDN | SEA | SFN | SLN | TBA | TEX | TOR | WAS |
Most wins, career
51 Ted Lyons (10/6/1923[g1]9/24/1942[g1]
44 Lefty Grove (6/16/19257/25/1941
42 Red Ruffing (6/5/19258/31/1947[g2]
40 Eddie Lopat (5/4/19449/1/1954
38 Lefty Gomez (5/21/19317/21/1942
37 Billy Pierce (5/27/19507/7/1960
32 Jack Morris (8/17/19788/17/1993
32 Hal Newhouser (9/20/19408/28/1952[g2]
30 Whitey Ford (5/5/19538/6/1966
30 Jim Kaat (7/19/19626/24/1979
30 Mickey Lolich (5/17/1964[g2]7/1/1975
29 Jim Palmer (9/5/19654/16/1983[g1]
28 Waite Hoyt (8/5/19199/14/1931[g2]
27 Tommy Bridges (7/4/1931[g2]5/10/1942[g1]
27 Roger Clemens (8/26/19847/18/2003
27 Sad Sam Jones (6/4/19215/31/1934
27 Early Wynn (9/12/19416/30/1962
26 Eddie Rommel (9/14/19207/10/1932
25 Bump Hadley (7/8/1927[g1]5/20/1941
24 Dave McNally (4/20/19639/14/1974
24 Earl Whitehill (9/29/19239/11/1936
Most wins, relief
12 Hoyt Wilhelm (6/15/1960[g2]8/27/1969
10 Tom Morgan (5/4/19559/22/1962
10 Johnny Murphy (9/8/1935[g2]6/7/1946
9 Tom Burgmeier (7/25/19706/4/1983
9 Alex Carrasquel (7/14/19409/14/1945
9 Rich Gossage (7/11/19724/30/1993
9 Dick Hall (7/14/19629/27/1970
9 Sparky Lyle (4/21/19719/27/1977
9 Firpo Marberry (6/19/19258/12/1934
9 Wes Stock (7/31/19609/15/1966
Most wins, 1910s |
1919 |
|---|---|
| 6 Allen Sothoron | |
| 5 Bernie Boland | |
| 5 Eddie Cicotte | |
| 3 Walter Johnson | |
| 3 Lefty Williams |
Most wins, 1920s |
1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Waite Hoyt | ||||||||||
| 22 Eddie Rommel | ||||||||||
| 21 Bob Shawkey | ||||||||||
| 21 Urban Shocker | ||||||||||
| 20 Sad Sam Jones | ||||||||||
| 20 Ted Lyons | ||||||||||
| 20 Jack Quinn | ||||||||||
| 18 Howard Ehmke |
Most wins, 1930s |
1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Lefty Gomez | ||||||||||
| 29 Lefty Grove | ||||||||||
| 25 Red Ruffing | ||||||||||
| 22 Tommy Bridges | ||||||||||
| 21 Ted Lyons | ||||||||||
| 18 Bump Hadley | ||||||||||
| 17 Roy Mahaffey | ||||||||||
| 14 Elden Auker | ||||||||||
| 14 Chief Hogsett | ||||||||||
| 14 Schoolboy Rowe |
Most wins, 1940s |
1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Hal Newhouser | ||||||||||
| 22 Eddie Lopat | ||||||||||
| 17 Mickey Haefner | ||||||||||
| 15 Dizzy Trout | ||||||||||
| 14 Joe Haynes | ||||||||||
| 14 Thornton Lee | ||||||||||
| 13 Tiny Bonham | ||||||||||
| 13 Joe Dobson | ||||||||||
| 13 Early Wynn |
Most wins, 1950s |
1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 Billy Pierce | ||||||||||
| 18 Eddie Lopat | ||||||||||
| 16 Whitey Ford | ||||||||||
| 15 Mickey McDermott | ||||||||||
| 14 Jack Harshman | ||||||||||
| 13 Tom Brewer | ||||||||||
| 13 Ned Garver | ||||||||||
| 13 Vic Raschi |
Most wins, 1960s |
1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jim Kaat | ||||||||||
| 17 Mickey Lolich | ||||||||||
| 14 Whitey Ford | ||||||||||
| 13 Dave McNally | ||||||||||
| 12 Joe Horlen | ||||||||||
| 12 Denny McLain | ||||||||||
| 12 Bill Monbouquette | ||||||||||
| 12 Ralph Terry | ||||||||||
| 12 Hoyt Wilhelm |
Most wins, 1970s |
1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jim Palmer | ||||||||||
| 16 Catfish Hunter | ||||||||||
| 15 Rudy May | ||||||||||
| 14 Mike Cuellar | ||||||||||
| 13 Mickey Lolich | ||||||||||
| 13 Luis Tiant | ||||||||||
| 12 Joe Coleman | ||||||||||
| 12 Jim Kaat | ||||||||||
| 12 Wilbur Wood |
Most wins, 1980s |
1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jack Morris | ||||||||||
| 16 Charlie Hough | ||||||||||
| 12 Dave Stieb | ||||||||||
| 11 Roger Clemens | ||||||||||
| 10 Dan Petry | ||||||||||
| 9 Richard Dotson | ||||||||||
| 9 Bret Saberhagen | ||||||||||
| 9 Don Sutton | ||||||||||
| 9 Frank Tanana | ||||||||||
| 9 Frank Viola |
Most wins, 1990s |
1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Roger Clemens | ||||||||||
| 10 Chuck Finley | ||||||||||
| 10 David Wells | ||||||||||
| 9 Kevin Appier | ||||||||||
| 9 Randy Johnson | ||||||||||
| 9 Jimmy Key | ||||||||||
| 9 Jack McDowell | ||||||||||
| 8 Wilson Alvarez | ||||||||||
| 8 Scott Erickson | ||||||||||
| 8 Juan Guzman | ||||||||||
| 8 Todd Stottlemyre |
Most wins, 2000s |
2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Mark Buehrle | |||||||||||
| 11 Kenny Rogers | |||||||||||
| 10 Justin Verlander | |||||||||||
| 9 David Wells | |||||||||||
| 8 Jeremy Bonderman | |||||||||||
| 8 Zack Greinke | |||||||||||
| 8 Mike Maroth | |||||||||||
| 8 Jamie Moyer | |||||||||||
| 8 Mike Mussina | |||||||||||
| 8 Johan Santana | |||||||||||
| 8 Javier Vazquez | |||||||||||
| 8 Jarrod Washburn |
Fewest days to win 8 games
359 Eddie Lopat (5/21/1950[g1]-5/14/1951)
361 Ted Lyons (6/27/1925[g1]-6/22/1926)
376 Eddie Rommel (5/9/1922-5/19/1923)
384 General Crowder (6/20/1932-7/8/1933[g1])
385 Eddie Lopat (8/25/1949-9/13/1950)
Fewest days to win 7 games
313 Ted Lyons (10/3/1925-8/11/1926)
334 General Crowder (8/9/1932-7/8/1933[g1])
339 Ted Lyons (6/27/1925[g1]-5/31/1926[g1])
344 Eddie Rommel (6/10/1922-5/19/1923)
345 Eddie Lopat (6/4/1950-5/14/1951)
Fewest days to win 6 games
116 Eddie Lopat (5/21/1950[g1], 6/4/1950, 6/20/1950, 7/15/1950, 8/30/1950[g2], 9/13/1950
116 Ted Lyons (4/18/1926, 4/30/1926, 5/23/1926, 5/31/1926[g1], 6/22/1926, 8/11/1926
116 Bob Shawkey (5/18/1920, 6/13/1920, 7/23/1920, 8/9/1920, 8/13/1920, 9/10/1920
121 Roy Mahaffey (5/12/1933, 5/19/1933, 6/23/1933, 7/11/1933, 8/14/1933, 9/9/1933
121 Allen Sothoron (5/6/1919, 6/22/1919, 7/5/1919, 7/7/1919, 9/1/1919[g2], 9/3/1919
128 George Earnshaw (5/10/1930, 5/12/1930, 6/20/1930, 7/26/1930, 8/13/1930, 9/14/1930
133 Eddie Rommel (5/9/1922, 6/10/1922, 8/15/1922[g2], 8/16/1922, 9/16/1922, 9/18/1922
135 Waite Hoyt (5/15/1921, 6/8/1921, 8/1/1921, 8/24/1921, 9/23/1921, 9/26/1921
150 Early Wynn (4/26/1959[g1], 5/10/1959[g2], 5/27/1959, 8/30/1959[g1], 9/4/1959, 9/22/1959
154 Thornton Lee (4/24/1941, 5/30/1941[g2], 6/28/1941, 8/10/1941[g2], 9/1/1941[g1], 9/24/1941
160 Billy Pierce (4/16/1957, 5/26/1957[g1], 5/30/1957[g2], 7/6/1957, 8/13/1957, 9/22/1957
Fewest days to win 5 games
66 Ted Lyons (4/18/1926, 4/30/1926, 5/23/1926, 5/31/1926[g1], 6/22/1926
71 Spud Chandler (5/2/1946, 5/19/1946[g1], 6/9/1946[g2], 6/26/1946, 7/11/1946
74 Allen Sothoron (6/22/1919, 7/5/1919, 7/7/1919, 9/1/1919[g2], 9/3/1919
77 Red Ruffing (5/23/1937, 6/2/1937, 6/15/1937, 7/18/1937, 8/7/1937
80 Ted Lyons (5/30/1941[g1], 6/29/1941, 7/6/1941, 8/10/1941[g1], 8/17/1941[g1]
Fewest days to win 4 games
35 Eddie Rommel (8/15/1922[g2], 8/16/1922, 9/16/1922, 9/18/1922
37 Herman Pillette (4/22/1922, 4/23/1922, 5/25/1922, 5/28/1922
44 Ted Lyons (4/18/1926, 4/30/1926, 5/23/1926, 5/31/1926[g1]
46 Duke Maas (6/7/1959[g2], 6/20/1959, 7/16/1959[g1], 7/22/1959
46 Bob Shawkey (6/21/1922, 7/6/1922[g2], 8/3/1922, 8/5/1922
Fewest days to win 3 games
8 Tom Morgan (8/10/1957, 8/11/1957[g2], 8/17/1957
11 George Blaeholder (5/17/1929, 5/23/1929[g2], 5/27/1929
12 Earl Caldwell (8/7/1946, 8/8/1946[g2], 8/18/1946[g1]
14 Wilbur Wood (5/26/1973, 5/28/1973, 6/8/1973
16 Allen Sothoron (6/22/1919, 7/5/1919, 7/7/1919
Fewest days to win 2 games
1 Joe Berry (10/1/1944[g1], 10/1/1944[g2]
1 Ted Lyons (10/6/1923[g1], 10/6/1923[g2]
1 Lindy McDaniel (5/24/1970[g1], 5/24/1970[g2]
1 Schoolboy Rowe (8/3/1935[g1], 8/3/1935[g2]
1 Wes Stock (5/26/1963[g1], 5/26/1963[g2]
2 Doug Bird (7/27/1977, 7/28/1977
2 Brian Bowles (9/9/2002, 9/10/2002
2 Garland Braxton (7/9/1927[g1], 7/10/1927
2 Tom Buskey (5/3/1980, 5/4/1980[g1]
2 Earl Caldwell (8/7/1946, 8/8/1946[g2]
2 General Crowder (5/16/1933, 5/17/1933
2 Ed Farmer (7/2/1973, 7/3/1973
2 Steve Foucault (9/19/1977, 9/20/1977
2 George Frazier (7/3/1982, 7/4/1982
2 Tom Gordon (8/23/2004, 8/24/2004
2 Mickey Haefner (8/21/1945, 8/22/1945[g2]
2 Greg Harris (8/21/1991[g2], 8/22/1991
2 Doug Jones (4/26/1997, 4/27/1997
2 Jim Konstanty (6/24/1955, 6/25/1955
2 Dennis Lamp (5/23/1985, 5/24/1985
2 Bill Landis (4/11/1969, 4/12/1969
2 Damaso Marte (7/12/2003[g1], 7/13/2003
2 Joey McLaughlin (8/16/1983[g2], 8/17/1983
2 Tom Morgan (8/10/1957, 8/11/1957[g2]
2 Gene Nelson (5/9/1986, 5/10/1986
2 Herman Pillette (4/22/1922, 4/23/1922
2 Herman Pillette (6/2/1923, 6/3/1923
2 Pete Richert (7/16/1969[g2], 7/17/1969
2 Bill Risley (6/6/1994, 6/7/1994
2 Eddie Rommel (8/15/1922[g2], 8/16/1922
2 Adam Russell (7/1/2008, 7/2/2008
2 Urban Shocker (9/4/1922[g1], 9/5/1922
2 Scott Sullivan (4/10/2004, 4/11/2004
2 Stan Thomas (6/7/1975, 6/8/1975[g2]
Longest drought between wins
5413 Joe Niekro (6/19/19714/15/1986
4740 Steve Ontiveros (9/29/19879/21/2000[g1]
4730 Michael Jackson (5/16/19914/28/2004
4690 Mark Portugal (9/30/19868/4/1999
4270 Dennis Martinez (8/4/19854/14/1997
4046 Claude Osteen (7/28/19648/27/1975[g1]
3993 Nolan Ryan (7/19/19786/25/1989
3744 Pete Vuckovich (6/6/1976[g1]9/7/1986
3710 Terry Mulholland (6/24/19948/21/2004
3694 Danny Darwin (8/13/19829/24/1992
Includes all games played between 1919 and 2010.
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