Cleveland Indians - The Clinton Years (1990-1999)
 
   
 

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        Yr P W L   Yr P W L   Yr P W L               1990  
        1990 4 77 85   1993 6 76 86   1997 1 86 75               Decade  
        1991 7 57 105   1994 2 66 47   1998 1 89 73               Click  
        1992 5 76 86   1995 1 100 44   1999 1 97 65               on Logo  
                  1996 1 99 62                            
                                                       
   
  Titles:  Top Indians Players of the Nineties  
  AL Champs (1995 lost to Braves)  
  Division Champs (1996 lost to Orioles) Pitchers:  
  AL Champs (1997 lost to Marlins)  Charles Nagy (27.27) -   86  
  Division Champs (1998 lost to Yankees) Jose Mesa (10.4) -   43  
  Divisioin Champs (1999 lost to Red Sox) Orel Hershiser (8.65) -   32  
    Mike Jackson (6.09) -   24  
  BallPark: Dennis Martinez (11.79) -   23  
  Municipal Stadium (1990-1993) Bartolo Colon (8.6) -   19  
  Jacobs Field (1994-1999) Mark Clark (4.61) -   18  
    Dave Burba (7.31) -   16  
  Team Name: Indians Greg Swindell (5.11) -   16  
    Tom Candiotti (5.8) -   14  
  Owner: Richard E Jacobs Eric Plunk (9.91) -   14  
    Steve Olin (4.14) -   13  
  General Managers: Doug Jones (2.77) -   12  
  Hank Peters (1990-1991) Jaret Wright (2.79) -   9  
  John Hart (1992-1999) Jack Morris (0.22) -   9  
    Chad Ogea (5.45) -    9  
  Managers: Derek Lilliquist (5.05) -   5  
  John McNamara (1990-1991) Jack McDowell (1.52) -   8  
  Mike Hargrove (1991-1999)    
    Catchers:  
  No Hitters:   Sandy Alomar Jr (12.77) -   46  
   None    
    First Basemen:  
  Hall of Famers: Jim Thome (29.72) -   54  
  Jim Thome Paul Sorrento (3.9) -   25  
  Robbie Alomar Rchie Sexson (1.12) -   7  
  Jack Morris    
  Manny Ramirez (Pending) Second Basemen:  
    Carlos Baerga (19.68) -   41  
  Rookie of the Year:  Robbie Alomar (7.42) -   14  
  Sandy Alomar Jr (1990)    
    ShortStop:  
  MVP:  Omar Vizquel (18.45) -   49  
   None Felix Fermin (0.98) -   12  
       
  Cy Young:  Third Base:  
   None Matt Williams (4.25) -   8  
    Travis Fryman (3.38) -   8  
  Notable Events: Brook Jacoby (3.69) -   8  
       
  1990 - Things looked normally Indians-ish at the top of the nineties. They were a  Outfield:  
  below .500 team and continued to flounder for the first four years of the decade. Kenny Lofton (42.51) -   101  
  Little indication at this point that Cleveland would field one of the most potent Albert Belle (27.43) -   57  
  lineups in baseball history by 1995. GM Hank Peters had already been planting Manny Ramirez (25.17) -   55  
  the seeds of the Indians juggernaut when he arrived in 1987. His hand picked Brian Giles (7.61) -   18  
  successor, who also migrated from Baltimore, John Hart, would pick up the David Justice (9.06) -   16  
  ball as GM in 1992 and keep it rolling. Amazing what a good owner and quality Mark Whiten (4.88) -   10  
  front office folks can accomplish. The only fly in the ointment was that the     
  pitching never matched the everyday lineup and the Indians kept coming up Notable Events:  
  short in the post season. Nonetheless, Cleveland's was one of the most potent    
  and entertaining lineups ever assembled from the mid nineties to the end of the 1994 - Jacobs Field opens. It’s a beautiful retro ballpark and    
  decade. Here's how the Cleveland machine was put together: helps revitalize downtown Cleveland. A huge success.  
  □  1987 - Albert Belle, of, 2nd round pick - one of the top sluggers of nineties  It's opening coincides with the emergence of the Indians as a   
   □ 1988 - Charles Nagy , p, 1st round pick - by far, Cleveland's best pitcher of the 90's  legitimate contender and an exceptionally exciting young club.  
   □ 1989 - Jim Thome, 3b-1b, 13th round pick - one of the top sluggers of the nineties    
   □ 1989 - Brian Giles, of, 17th round pick - execellent hitter who could not break 1994 -  The season is marred by the strike, the Indians are in   
   into the deep Cleveland lineup and was eventually dealt away in '98 for pitching  second place with a 66-47 record when it all ends.  
   □ 1990 - Sandy Alomar Jr, c, obtained from San Diego in deal for slugger Joe Carter.    
   Perennial all star 1995 - The Redmen embark on a streak of 483 sell outs at    
   □ 1990 - Carlos Baerga, 2b, obtained from San Diego in deal for slugger Joe Carter. Jacobs field that runs thru to 2001.  
                                   Three time all star - outstanding hitter  Great ballpark + Great team = Great success  
   □ 1991 - Manny Ramirez, of, 1st round pick - one of the great hitters of all time  
   □ 1991 - Kenny Lofton, cf, obtained from Houston for Ed Taubensee in one  1995 - The Indians embark on a streak of five straight division titles.   
  of history's most lopsided deals. Lofton was an absolute force of nature in  They beat the Red Sox and then the Mariners to win the AL title  
  his prime and would dominate games with his baserunnig. His OBP was just south   before falling to the Braves in the World Series  
    of .400 during the nineties which meant he was wreaking havoc on the bases a lot    
   □ 1992 - Jose Mesa, p, ace reliever for whom John Hart fleeced his old Baltimore 1996 - Cleveland wins the division but loses to the Orioles in the   
   club in a trade for unknown Kyle Washington 1st round  
   □ 1992 - Paul Sorrento, 1B, slugging first baseman who was obtained from the    
   Twins at the age of twenty six for two journeyman players. 1997 - The Tribe win the division and then beat the Yankees,   
   Left for Seattle as a free agent in '96  highlighted by a game winning homer by Sandy Alomar off of   
   □ 1993 - Richie Sexson, 1b, 1993 24th round - slugger who couldn't crack Mariano Rivera, and follow that by  beating the Orioles to win  
   Cleveland's circular lineup and was dealt to the Brewers in 2000 for pitching  the pennant. Cleveland loses the World Series in extra innings  
   □ 1994 - Omar Vizquel, ss, stolen from Seattle in a deal for Felix Fermin. Great fielder in game seven to Florida  
   □ 1994 - Russell Branyan, 3b, power hitter who never had a chance to make    
   the top Indians lineups and was eventually traded away to the Reds in '02  1998 - Cleveland wins the division, beats Boston, but loses to   
  Selected in the 7th round of the 1994 draft the Yankees in the ALCS  
   □ 1995 - Sean Casey,, 1b, 2nd round pick - an excellent hitter who was unable  
   to crack Cleveland's lineup. He was dealt to the Reds in '98 for pitching 1999 - All Star second baseman Robbie Alomar, Sandy's brother,   
     signs on  as a free agent. Robbie was exceptional in all   
  1993 - Two Cleveland pitchers, Tim Crews and Steve Olin, die    facets of the game  
  in a boating accident and a third, Bob Ojeda is severely injured.    
     1999 - The Indians win the division but lose to Boston in the ALCS.  
     They fire their manager of nine years, Mike Hargrove. It's not his fault  
   - he can't go out on the mound and pitch.