2011 Cleveland Indians season

The 2011 Cleveland Indians season marked the 111th season for the franchise, with the Indians improving on their fourth-place finish in the American League Central in 2010 by finishing in second place in 2011. The team played all of its home games at Progressive Field.

During the offseason, franchise legend and Hall of Fame pitcher Bob Feller died on December 15, 2010. In honor of Feller, the Indians implemented many tributes to their former ace, including all players wearing No. 19 (Feller's jersey number retired by the club in 1957) during pre-game introductions on Opening Day, an outline patch of Feller's pitching motion sewn onto the team's jerseys and to be worn throughout the season, and the press-box seat used by Feller upon retirement made into a memorial.

The 2011 season started off promising for the Cleveland Indians, as they raced out to a 30–15 start (7 games ahead of 2nd place Detroit), but would go 50-67 the rest of the season to slip out of first place, postseason contention, and to another losing record. Still, the Indians' win–loss record improved 11 games from the year before.

Season standings American League Central

American League Wild Card

Record vs opponents

Roster 2011 Cleveland Indians Roster Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters Manager

Coaches (first base) (pitching) (bullpen catcher) (hitting) (hitting) (bullpen) (third base) (bench)

Game log

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 1 || April 1 || White Sox || 15–10 || Buehrle (1–0) || Carmona (0–1) || || 41,721 || 0–1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 2 || April 2 || White Sox || 8–3 || Jackson (1–0) || Carrasco (0–1) || || 9,853 || 0–2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 3 || April 3 || White Sox || 7–1 || Masterson (1–0) || Danks (0–1) || || 8,726 || 1–2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 4 || April 5 || Red Sox || 3–1 || Tomlin (1–0) || Beckett (0–1) || C. Perez (1) || 9,025 || 2–2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 5 || April 6 || Red Sox || 8–4 || R. Pérez (1–0) || Matsuzaka (0–1) || || 9,523 || 3–2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 6 || April 7 || Red Sox || 1–0 || R. Pérez (2–0) || Bard (0–2) || C. Perez (2) || 10,594 || 4–2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 7 || April 8 || @ Mariners || 12–3 || Carrasco (1–1) || Vargas (0–1) || || 45,727 || 5–2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 8 || April 9 || @ Mariners || 2–1 || Masterson (2–0) || Fister (0–2) || C. Perez (3) || 30,309 || 6–2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 9 || April 10 || @ Mariners || 6–4 || Tomlin (2–0) || Bédard (0–2) || C. Perez (4) || 21,128 || 7–2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 10 || April 11 || @ Angels || 4–0 || Talbot (1–0) || Chatwood (0–1) || || 32,864 || 8–2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 11 || April 12 || @ Angels || 2–0 || Haren (3–0) || Carmona (0–2) || || 43,529 || 8–3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 12 || April 13 || @ Angels || 4–3 (12) || Takahashi (1–0) || Durbin (0–1) || || 31,049 || 8–4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 13 || April 15 || Orioles || 8–2 || Masterson (3–0) || Britton (2–1) || || 16,346 || 9–4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 14 || April 16 || Orioles || 8–3 || Tomlin (3–0) || Guthrie (1–2) || || 10,714 || 10–4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 15 || April 17 || Orioles || 4–2 || Carmona (1–2) || Bergesen (0–2) || C. Perez (5) || 13,017 || 11–4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 16 || April 18 || @ Royals || 7–3 (10) || Smith (1–0) || Collins (1–1) || || 12,214 || 12–4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 17 || April 19 || @ Royals || 5–4 || Chen (3–0) || Gómez (0–1) || Soria (5) || 10,506 || 12–5 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 18 || April 20 || @ Royals || 7–5 || Masterson (4–0) || Hochevar (2–2) || C. Perez (6) || 10,080 || 13–5 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 19 || April 21 || @ Royals || 3–2 || Crow (2–0) || C. Perez (0–1) || || 9,279 || 13–6 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | || April 22 || @ Twins || colspan=6 | Postponed (rain); Makeup: July 18 (Game 1) |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 20 || April 23 || @ Twins || 10–3 || Duensing (2–0) || Carmona (1–3) || || 39,459 || 13–7 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 21 || April 24 || @ Twins || 4–3 || Pavano (2–2) || R. Pérez (2–1) || Capps (4) || 39,388 || 13–8 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 22 || April 26 || Royals || 9–4 || Masterson (5–0) || Hochevar (2–3) || || 9,650 || 14–8 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 23 || April 27 || Royals || 7–2 || Tomlin (4–0) || Francis (0–3) || || 9,722 || 15–8 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 24 || April 28 || Royals || 8–2 || Carmona (2–3) || Davies (1–3) || || 9,076 || 16–8 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 25 || April 29 || Tigers || 9–5 || C. Perez (1–1) || Benoit (0–1) || || 15,568 || 17–8 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 26 || April 30 || Tigers || 3–2 (13) || Sipp (1–0) || Villarreal (1–1) || || 26,433 || 18–8

|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 27 || May 1 || Tigers || 5–4 || Durbin (1–1) || Benoit (0–2) || C. Perez (7) || 14,164 || 19–8 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 28 || May 3 || @ Athletics || 4–1 || Carmona (3–3) || Fuentes (1–3) || C. Perez (8) || 10,135 || 20–8 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 29 || May 4 || @ Athletics || 3–1 || Cahill (5–0) || Tomlin (4–1) || Balfour (1) || 13,872 || 20–9 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 30 || May 5 || @ Athletics || 4–3 (12) || Durbin (2–1) || Breslow (0–2) || C. Perez (9) || 14,353 || 21–9 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 31 || May 6 || @ Angels || 2–1 (11) || Rodney (1–1) || Germano (0–1) || || 36,447 || 21–10 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 32 || May 7 || @ Angels || 4–3 || White (1–0) || Weaver (6–2) || C. Perez (10) || 37,684 || 22–10 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 33 || May 8 || @ Angels || 6–5 || Rodney (2–1) || Smith (1–1) || Walden (6) || 40,124 || 22–11 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 34 || May 10 || Rays || 5–4 || C. Perez (2–1) || Peralta (1–2) || || 13,551 || 23–11 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 35 || May 11 || Rays || 8–2 || Price (5–3) || Carrasco (1–2) || || 17,741 || 23–12 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 36 || May 12 || Rays || 7–4 || Shields (4–1) || Masterson (5–1) || || 18,107 || 23–13 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 37 || May 13 || Mariners || 5–4 || Sipp (2–0) || League (0–4) || || 33,774 || 24–13 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | || May 14 || Mariners || colspan=6 | Postponed (rain); Makeup: August 23 (Game 1) |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | || May 15 || Mariners || colspan=6 | Postponed (rain); Makeup: September 19 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 38 || May 16 || @ Royals || 19–1 || Tomlin (5–1) || Davies (1–6) || || 12,242 || 25–13 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 39 || May 17 || @ Royals || 7–3 || Carrasco (2–2) || O'Sullivan (2–3) || || 17,712 || 26–13 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 40 || May 18 || @ White Sox || 1–0 || Peavy (1–0) || Masterson (5–2) || || 18,580 || 26–14 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 41 || May 19 || @ White Sox || 8–2 || Floyd (5–3) || Carmona (3–4) || || 22,077 || 26–15 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 42 || May 20 || Reds || 5–4 || Pestano (1–0) || Bray (1–1) || C. Perez (11) || 31,622 || 27–15 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 43 || May 21 || Reds || 2–1 || Tomlin (6–1) || Bailey (3–1) || C. Perez (12) || 40,631 || 28–15 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 44 || May 22 || Reds || 12–4 || Carrasco (3–2) || Vólquez (3–2) || || 26,833 || 29–15 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 45 || May 23 || Red Sox || 3–2 || Smith (2–1) || Bard (1–4) || C. Perez (13) || 19,225 || 30–15 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 46 || May 24 || Red Sox || 4–2 || Beckett (4–1) || Carmona (3–5) || Papelbon (9) || 23,752 || 30–16 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 47 || May 25 || Red Sox || 14–2 || Lester (7–1) || Talbot (1–1) || || 26,408 || 30–17 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 48 || May 27 || @ Rays || 5–0 || Price (6–4) || Tomlin (6–2) || || 16,800 || 30–18 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 49 || May 28 || @ Rays || 7–3 || Carrasco (4–2) || Shields (5–3) || C. Perez (14) || 24,717 || 31–18 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 50 || May 29 || @ Rays || 7–0 || Hellickson (6–3) || Masterson (5–3) || || 23,898 || 31–19 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 51 || May 30 || @ Blue Jays || 11–1 || Reyes (1–4) || Carmona (3–6) || || 12,902 || 31–20 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 52 || May 31 || @ Blue Jays || 6–3 || Talbot (2–1) || Morrow (2–3) || || 14,556 || 32–20

|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 53 || June 1 || @ Blue Jays || 13–9 || Tomlin (7–2) || Drabek (3–4) || || 15,397 || 33–20 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 54 || June 2 || Rangers || 7–4 || Kirkman (1–0) || Carrasco (4–3) || Feliz (12) || 15,336 || 33–21 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 55 || June 3 || Rangers || 11–2 || Ogando (6–0) || Masterson (5–4) || || 27,458 || 33–22 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 56 || June 4 || Rangers || 4–0 || Holland (5–1) || Carmona (3–7) || || 30,130 || 33–23 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 57 || June 5 || Rangers || 2–0 || Wilson (6–3) || Talbot (2–2) || Feliz (13) || 20,621 || 33–24 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 58 || June 6 || Twins || 6–4 || Baker (3–4) || Tomlin (7–3) || Capps (8) || 15,278 || 33–25 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 59 || June 7 || Twins || 1–0 || Carrasco (5–3) || Liriano (3–6) || C. Perez (15) || 15,498 || 34–25 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 60 || June 8 || Twins || 3–2 (10) || Capps (2–3) || C. Perez (2–2) || Dumatrait (1) || 15,849 || 34–26 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 61 || June 10 || @ Yankees || 11–7 || Nova (5–4) || Carmona (3–8) || || 45,679 || 34–27 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 62 || June 11 || @ Yankees || 4–0 || Colón (5–3) || Talbot (2–3) || || 47,048 || 34–28 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 63 || June 12 || @ Yankees || 9–1 || García (5–5) || Tomlin (7–4) || || 46,791 || 34–29 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 64 || June 13 || @ Yankees || 1–0 || Carrasco (6–3) || Burnett (6–5) || C. Perez (16) || 43,551 || 35–29 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 65 || June 14 || @ Tigers || 4–0 || Verlander (8–3) || Masterson (5–5) || || 28,128 || 35–30 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 66 || June 15 || @ Tigers || 6–4 || Carmona (4–8) || Furbush (1–1) || C. Perez (17) || 26,711 || 36–30 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 67 || June 16 || @ Tigers || 6–2 || Scherzer (9–2) || Talbot (2–4) || || 37,437 || 36–31 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 68 || June 17 || Pirates || 5–1 || Tomlin (8–4) || Correia (8–6) || || 38,549 || 37–31 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 69 || June 18 || Pirates || 5–1 || Carrasco (7–3) || Maholm (3–8) || || 31,865 || 38–31 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 70 || June 19 || Pirates || 5–2 (11) || Sipp (3–0) || Wood (0–1) || || 30,023 || 39–31 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 71 || June 20 || Rockies || 8–7 || Lindstrom (2–1) || Carmona (4–9) || Street (21) || 15,224 || 39–32 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"