2004 Cleveland Indians season

The 2004 Cleveland Indians season was the 104th season for the franchise.

Offseason

• November 13, 2003: Jason Bere was signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Indians.
• December 1, 2003: Ernie Young was signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Indians.
• January 21, 2004: Jeff D'Amico was signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Indians.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

• April 3, 2004: Milton Bradley was traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Los Angeles Dodgers for a player to be named later and Franklin Gutierrez. The Los Angeles Dodgers sent Andrew Brown (May 19, 2004) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.
• April 25, 2004: Russell Branyan was traded by the Atlanta Braves to the Cleveland Indians for Scott Sturkie (minors).
• June 30, 2004: Jeff D'Amico was released by the Cleveland Indians.
• July 26, 2004: Russell Branyan was sent to the Milwaukee Brewers by the Cleveland Indians as part of a conditional deal.

Roster

Game log

|- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 1 || April 5 || @ Twins || 4–7 <small>(11)</small> || Rincon (1–0) || Durbin (0–1) || — || Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome || 49,584 || 0–1 || L1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 2 || April 6 || @ Twins || 6–7 <small>(15)</small> || Roa (1–0) || Westbrook (0–1) || — || Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome || 19,832 || 0–2 || L2 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 3 || April 7 || @ Twins || 11–4 || Durbin (1–1) || Lohse (0–1) || — || Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome || 20,313 || 1–2 || W1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 4 || April 8 || @ Royals || 6–1 || D'Amico (1–0) || Affeldt (0–1) || — || Kauffman Stadium || 14,671 || 2–2 || W2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 5 || April 9 || @ Royals || 1–3 || Grimsley (1–0) || Cressend (0–1) || Leskanic (1) || Kauffman Stadium || 28,535 || 2–3 || L1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 6 || April 10 || @ Royals || 6–7 <small>(10)</small> || Sullivan (1–0) || Betancourt (0–1) || — || Kauffman Stadium || 21,889 || 2–4 || L2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 7 || April 11 || @ Royals || 3–5 || Sullivan (2–0) || Jiménez (0–1) || Leskanic (2) || Kauffman Stadium || 16,933 || 2–5 || L3 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 8 || April 12 || Twins || 6–3 || Lee (1–0) || Lohse (0–2) || — || Jacobs Field || 42,424 || 3–5 || W1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 9 || April 14 || Twins || 6–10 || Silva (1–0) || D'Amico (1–1) || Rincon (1) || Jacobs Field || 14,237 || 3–6 || L1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 10 || April 15 || Twins || 0–3 || Radke (2–0) || Stanford (0–1) || Nathan (1) || Jacobs Field || 15,105 || 3–7 || L2 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 11 || April 16 || Tigers || 10–3 || Sabathia (1–0) || Cornejo (1–1) || — || Jacobs Field || 18,507 || 4–7 || W1 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 12 || April 17 || Tigers || 1–6 || Maroth (2–0) || Davis (0–1) || — || Jacobs Field || 18,155 || 4–8 || L1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 13 || April 18 || Tigers || 9–7 || Lee (2–0) || Bonderman (1–1) || Riske (1) || Jacobs Field || 19,240 || 5–8 || W1 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 14 || April 19 || Tigers || 4–10 || Levine (1–0) || Betancourt (0–2) || — || Jacobs Field || 13,650 || 5–9 || L1 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 15 || April 20 || Royals || 5–15 || Anderson (1–0) || Durbin (1–2) || — || Jacobs Field || 13,563 || 5–10 || L2 |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | – || April 21 || Royals || colspan=8 | Postponed (rain, makeup July 24) |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 16 || April 22 || Royals || 5–4 || Betancourt (1–2) || Grimsley (1–1) || Riske (2) || Jacobs Field || 15,720 || 6–10 || W1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 17 || April 23 || @ Tigers || 3–17 || Bonderman (2–1) || Davis (0–2) || Yan (1) || Comerica Park || 22,008 || 6–11 || L1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 18 || April 24 || @ Tigers || 2–5 || Urbina (1–0) || Stewart (0–1) || — || Comerica Park || 20,913 || 6–12 || L2 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 19 || April 25 || @ Tigers || 3–2 || Westbrook (1–1) || Johnson (1–4) || — || Comerica Park || 17,253 || 7–12 || W1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 20 || April 27 || @ White Sox || 11–7 <small>(10)</small> || Betancourt (2–2) || Adkins (2–1) || — || U.S. Cellular Field || 14,572 || 8–12 || W2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 21 || April 28 || @ White Sox || 8–9 || Jackson (1–0) || Betancourt (2–3) || — || U.S. Cellular Field || 12,189 || 8–13 || L1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 22 || April 30 || Orioles || 11–2 || Lee (3–0) || Ponson (2–2) || — || Jacobs Field || 18,782 || 9–13 || W1

|- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 23 || May 1 || Orioles || 3–2 <small>(13)</small> || Durbin (2–2) || DeJean (0–2) || — || Jacobs Field || 17,275 || 10–13 || W2 |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | – || May 2 || Orioles || colspan=8 | Postponed (rain, makeup June 14) |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 24 || May 3 || Red Sox || 2–1 || Westbrook (2–1) || Schilling (3–2) || Betancourt (1) || Jacobs Field || 16,285 || 11–13 || W3 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 25 || May 4 || Red Sox || 7–6 || Davis (1–2) || Lowe (3–2) || Betancourt (2) || Jacobs Field || 16,070 || 12–13 || W4 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 26 || May 5 || Red Sox || 5–9 || Arroyo (1–1) || D'Amico (1–2) || — || Jacobs Field || 17,370 || 12–14 || L1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 27 || May 6 || Red Sox || 2–5 || Martinez (4–2) || Sabathia (1–1) || Foulke (6) || Jacobs Field || 26,825 || 12–15 || L2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 28 || May 7 || @ Orioles || 2–3 <small>(10)</small> || Julio (1–0) || Durbin (2–3) || — || Oriole Park at Camden Yards || 34,324 || 12–16 || L3 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 29 || May 8 || @ Orioles || 7–10 || Parrish (3–1) || Stewart (0–2) || Julio (4) || Oriole Park at Camden Yards || 30,687 || 12–17 || L4 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 30 || May 9 || @ Orioles || 11–12 || Lopez (3–1) || Riske (0–1) || Julio (5) || Oriole Park at Camden Yards || 35,778 || 12–18 || L5 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 31 || May 10 || @ Red Sox || 10–6 || Durbin (3–3) || Kim (1–1) || — || Fenway Park || 35,257 || 13–18 || W1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 32 || May 11 || @ Red Sox || 3–5 || Embree (1–0) || Jiménez (0–2) || Foulke (7) || Fenway Park || 35,401 || 13–19 || L1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 33 || May 12 || @ Red Sox || 6–4 || Lee (4–0) || Wakefield (2–2) || — || Fenway Park || 35,371 || 14–19 || W1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 34 || May 14 || Devil Rays || 8–7 <small>(10)</small> || White (1–0) || Carter (1–2) || — || Jacobs Field || 19,796 || 15–19 || W2 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 35 || May 15 || Devil Rays || 9–7 || Westbrook (3–1) || Zambrano (3–4) || — || Jacobs Field || 18,040 || 16–19 || W3 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 36 || May 16 || Devil Rays || 10–0 || Sabathia (2–1) || Waechter (1–4) || — || Jacobs Field || 19,499 || 17–19 || W4 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 37 || May 17 || White Sox || 7–2 || Lee (5–0) || Diaz (0–1) || — || Jacobs Field || 15,617 || 18–19 || W5 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 38 || May 18 || White Sox || 2–4 || Garland (3–2) || Durbin (3–4) || Koch (7) || Jacobs Field || 15,298 || 18–20 || L1 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 39 || May 19 || White Sox || 3–15 || Schoeneweis (4–1) || Davis (1–3) || — || Jacobs Field || 17,205 || 18–21 || L2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 40 || May 21 || @ Devil Rays || 3–5 || Miller (1–1) || Sabathia (2–2) || Baez (6) || Tropicana Field || 10,213 || 18–22 || L3 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 41 || May 22 || @ Devil Rays || 3–6 || Waechter (2–4) || Westbrook (3–2) || Sosa (1) || Tropicana Field || 12,008 || 18–23 || L4 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 42 || May 23 || @ Devil Rays || 4–5 <small>(10)</small> || Harper (1–0) || Riske (0–2) || — || Tropicana Field || 10,555 || 18–24 || L5 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 43 || May 25 || Mariners || 4–5 <small>(12)</small> || Myers (2–1) || Jiménez (0–3) || Guardado (7) || Jacobs Field || 15,349 || 18–25 || L6 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 44 || May 26 || Mariners || 3–7 || Moyer (3–2) || Sabathia (2–3) || Guardado (8) || Jacobs Field || 16,007 || 18–26 || L7 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 45 || May 27 || Mariners || 9–5 || Westbrook (4–2) || Meche (1–5) || — || Jacobs Field || 17,272 || 19–26 || W1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 46 || May 28 || Athletics || 1–0 || Jiménez (1–3) || Mecir (0–4) || — || Jacobs Field || 19,257 || 20–26 || W2 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 47 || May 29 || Athletics || 8–6 || Riske (1–2) || Rhodes (1–2) || Jiménez (1) || Jacobs Field || 26,441 || 21–26 || W3 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 48 || May 30 || Athletics || 4–3 || White (2–0) || Rhodes (1–3) || — || Jacobs Field || 24,005 || 22–26 || W4

|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 49 || June 1 || Rangers || 5–6 <small>(12)</small> || Ramirez (3–2) || White (2–1) || Cordero (17) || Jacobs Field || 17,136 || 22–27 || L1 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 50 || June 2 || Rangers || 3–5 || Almanzar (5–0) || Betancourt (2–4) || Cordero (18) || Jacobs Field || 18,098 || 22–28 || L2 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 51 || June 3 || @ Angels || 2–5 || Escobar (4–2) || Lee (5–1) || — || Angel Stadium of Anaheim || 39,353 || 22–29 || L3 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 52 || June 4 || @ Angels || 9–6 || Riske (2–2) || Rodríguez (1–1) || Jiménez (2) || Angel Stadium of Anaheim || 43,590 || 23–29 || W1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 53 || June 5 || @ Angels || 3–2 || White (3–1) || Lackey (3–7) || Jiménez (3) || Angel Stadium of Anaheim || 43,514 || 24–29 || W2 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 54 || June 6 || @ Angels || 7–0 || Sabathia (3–3) || Colón (4–4) || — || Angel Stadium of Anaheim || 43,337 || 25–29 || W3 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 55 || June 8 || Marlins || 5–7 || Bump (1–3) || Jiménez (1–4) || Benitez (23) || Jacobs Field || 21,252 || 25–30 || L1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 56 || June 9 || Marlins || 8–1 || Westbrook (5–2) || Burnett (0–2) || — || Jacobs Field || 17,072 || 26–30 || W1 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 57 || June 10 || Marlins || 1–4 || Pavano (6–2) || Davis (1–4) || Benitez (24) || Jacobs Field || 19,113 || 26–31 || L1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 58 || June 11 || Reds || 6–5 <small>(11)</small> || Riske (3–2) || Norton (0–1) || — || Jacobs Field || 27,308 || 27–31 || W1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 59 || June 12 || Reds || 8–7 || Betancourt (3–4) || Norton (0–2) || Jiménez (4) || Jacobs Field || 42,101 || 28–31 || W2 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 60 || June 13 || Reds || 10–8 || Miller (1–0) || Reith (2–2) || Jiménez (5) || Jacobs Field || 31,235 || 29–31 || W3 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 61 || June 14 || Orioles || 14–0 || Westbrook (6–2) || DuBose (4–5) || — || Jacobs Field || 19,340 || 30–31 || W4 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 62 || June 15 || @ Mets || 2–7 || Trachsel (6–5) || Davis (1–5) || — || Shea Stadium || 22,783 || 30–32 || L1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 63 || June 16 || @ Mets || 9–1 || Sabathia (4–3) || Ginter (1–1) || — || Shea Stadium || 29,512 || 31–32 || W1 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 64 || June 17 || @ Mets || 2–6 || Bottalico (3–1) || White (3–2) || — || Shea Stadium || 17,675 || 31–33 || L1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 65 || June 18 || @ Braves || 4–2 || Lee (6–1) || Hampton (1–7) || Jiménez (6) || Turner Field || 28,000 || 32–33 || W1 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 66 || June 19 || @ Braves || 0–4 || Byrd (1–0) || Westbrook (6–3) || Smoltz (11) || Turner Field || 41,987 || 32–34 || L1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 67 || June 20 || @ Braves || 5–2 || Davis (2–5) || Ortiz (6–6) || Jiménez (7) || Turner Field || 31,000 || 33–34 || W1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 68 || June 21 || @ White Sox || 5–1 || Sabathia (5–3) || Schoeneweis (5–6) || — || U.S. Cellular Field || 29,722 || 34–34 || W2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 69 || June 22 || @ White Sox || 9–11 <small>(10)</small> || Takatsu (4–0) || Jiménez (1–5) || — || U.S. Cellular Field || 27,922 || 34–35 || L1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 70 || June 23 || @ White Sox || 9–5 || Lee (7–1) || Buehrle (7–2) || — || U.S. Cellular Field || 21,654 || 35–35 || W1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 71 || June 24 || @ White Sox || 1–7 || Rauch (1–1) || Westbrook (6–4) || — || U.S. Cellular Field || 20,744 || 35–36 || L1 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 72 || June 25 || Rockies || 8–10 <small>(10)</small> || Reed (1–1) || Jiménez (1–6) || Chacon (16) || Jacobs Field || 22,642 || 35–37 || L2 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 73 || June 26 || Rockies || 4–3 <small>(12)</small> || Robertson (1–0) || Reed (1–2) || — || Jacobs Field || 29,124 || 36–37 || W1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 74 || June 27 || Rockies || 5–3 || Miller (2–0) || Jennings (6–7) || Jiménez (8) || Jacobs Field || 27,252 || 37–37 || W2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 75 || June 29 || @ Tigers || 7–9 <small>(11)</small> || Dingman (2–1) || Jiménez (1–7) || — || Comerica Park || 30,457 || 37–38 || L1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 76 || June 30 || @ Tigers || 5–12 || Robertson (7–3) || Davis (2–6) || — || Comerica Park || 27,665 || 37–39 || L2 |-

|- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 77 || July 1 || @ Tigers || 7–6 <small>(10)</small> || Riske (4–2) || Urbina (3–3) || White (1) || Comerica Park || 25,159 || 38–39 || W1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 78 || July 2 || @ Reds || 15–2 || Tadano (1–0) || Sanchez (0–1) || — || Great American Ball Park || 36,156 || 39–39 || W2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 79 || July 3 || @ Reds || 2–4 || Wilson (8–2) || Elarton (0–7) || Graves (31) || Great American Ball Park || 38,708 || 39–40 || L1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 80 || July 4 || @ Reds || 4–5 <small>(11)</small> || Jones (6–2) || White (3–3) || — || Great American Ball Park || 30,375 || 39–41 || L2 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 81 || July 5 || Rangers || 5–8 || Rogers (12–2) || Sabathia (5–4) || Cordero (25) || Jacobs Field || 25,363 || 39–42 || L3 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 82 || July 6 || Rangers || 4–1 || Lee (8–1) || Bierbrodt (1–1) || Riske (3) || Jacobs Field || 16,796 || 40–42 || W1 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 83 || July 7 || Rangers || 8–9 || Mahay (2–0) || Robertson (1–1) || Cordero (26) || Jacobs Field || 18,499 || 40–43 || L1 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 84 || July 8 || Rangers || 9–10 || Rodriguez (2–0) || Elarton (0–8) || — || Jacobs Field || 24,914 || 40–44 || L2 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 85 || July 9 || Athletics || 5–4 || Howry (1–0) || Dotel (1–5) || — || Jacobs Field || 24,325 || 41–44 || W1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 86 || July 10 || Athletics || 7–15 || Mulder (12–2) || White (3–4) || — || Jacobs Field || 28,448 || 41–45 || L1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 87 || July 11 || Athletics || 4–1 || Lee (9–1) || Zito (4–7) || Riske (4) || Jacobs Field || 24,622 || 42–45 || W1 |- bgcolor=#bbcaff | – || July 13 || 75th All-Star Game || colspan=8 | American League vs. National League (Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas) |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 88 || July 15 || @ Mariners || 1–2 || Pineiro (5–10) || Westbrook (6–5) || Guardado (16) || Safeco Field || 32,896 || 42–46 || L1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 89 || July 16 || @ Mariners || 18–6 || Lee (10–1) || Blackley (1–2) || — || Safeco Field || 32,578 || 43–46 || W1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 90 || July 17 || @ Mariners || 6–5 || Sabathia (6–4) || Franklin (3–8) || Riske (5) || Safeco Field || 36,154 || 44–46 || W2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 91 || July 18 || @ Mariners || 5–7 || Hasegawa (3–3) || Miller (2–1) || Guardado (17) || Safeco Field || 37,363 || 44–47 || L1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 92 || July 19 || @ Angels || 8–5 <small>(10)</small> || Riske (5–2) || Percival (2–2) || Miller (1) || Angel Stadium of Anaheim || 42,986 || 45–47 || W1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 93 || July 20 || @ Angels || 14–5 || Westbrook (7–5) || Washburn (10–5) || — || Angel Stadium of Anaheim || 40,000 || 46–47 || W2 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 94 || July 21 || White Sox || 0–14 || Buehrle (10–3) || Lee (10–2) || — || Jacobs Field || 21,922 || 46–48 || L1 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 95 || July 22 || White Sox || 0–3 || Garcia (8–8) || Sabathia (6–5) || Takatsu (7) || Jacobs Field || 23,168 || 46–49 || L2 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 96 || July 23 || Royals || 3–2 <small>(11)</small> || White (4–4) || Field (2–2) || — || Jacobs Field || 26,504 || 47–49 || W1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 97 || July 24 <small>(1)</small> || Royals || 10–2 || Durbin (4–4) || George (1–2) || — || Jacobs Field || 18,873 || 48–49 || W2 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 98 || July 24 <small>(2)</small> || Royals || 4–3 || Miller (3–1) || Sullivan (3–3) || — || Jacobs Field || 27,865 || 49–49 || W3 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 99 || July 25 || Royals || 5–1 || Westbrook (8–5) || Greinke (2–8) || — || Jacobs Field || 23,540 || 50–49 || W4 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 100 || July 26 || Tigers || 4–13 || Maroth (8–7) || Lee (10–3) || — || Jacobs Field || 18,359 || 50–50 || L1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 101 || July 27 || Tigers || 10–6 || Sabathia (7–5) || Knotts (5–6) || — || Jacobs Field || 19,090 || 51–50 || W1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 102 || July 28 || Tigers || 5–4 || Elarton (1–8) || Walker (1–4) || Wickman (1) || Jacobs Field || 23,213 || 52–50 || W2 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 103 || July 30 || @ Royals || 7–6 <small>(11)</small> || Betancourt (4–4) || Sullivan (3–4) || — || Kauffman Stadium || 32,079 || 53–50 || W3 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 104 || July 31 || @ Royals || 3–10 || Greinke (3–8) || Tadano (1–1) || — || Kauffman Stadium || 27,689 || 53–51 || L1 |-

|- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 105 || August 1 || @ Royals || 7–8 || May (8–11) || Sabathia (7–6) || Camp (2) || Kauffman Stadium || 15,641 || 53–52 || L2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 106 || August 2 || @ Blue Jays || 1–6 || Lilly (8–7) || Lee (10–4) || — || SkyDome || 17,549 || 53–53 || L3 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 107 || August 3 || @ Blue Jays || 6–7 || Speier (3–6) || Betancourt (4–5) || Frasor (14) || SkyDome || 15,025 || 53–54 || L4 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 108 || August 4 || @ Blue Jays || 14–5 || Westbrook (9–5) || Towers (6–4) || — || SkyDome || 15,675 || 54–54 || W1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 109 || August 5 || @ Blue Jays || 6–3 <small>(10)</small> || Betancourt (5–5) || Ligtenberg (1–4) || Wickman (2) || SkyDome || 30,037 || 55–54 || W2 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 110 || August 6 || @ White Sox || 3–2 || Sabathia (8–6) || Buehrle (10–5) || Wickman (3) || U.S. Cellular Field || 23,811 || 56–54 || W3 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 111 || August 7 || @ White Sox || 6–5 || Miller (4–1) || Takatsu (4–3) || Wickman (4) || U.S. Cellular Field || 32,790 || 57–54 || W4 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 112 || August 8 || @ White Sox || 2–3 || Takatsu (5–3) || Betancourt (5–6) || — || U.S. Cellular Field || 25,897 || 57–55 || L1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 113 || August 9 || @ White Sox || 13–11 || Westbrook (10–5) || Diaz (1–3) || — || U.S. Cellular Field || 31,116 || 58–55 || W1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 114 || August 10 || Blue Jays || 2–0 || Durbin (5–4) || Bush (1–3) || Wickman (5) || Jacobs Field || 19,942 || 59–55 || W2 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 115 || August 11 || Blue Jays || 3–2 || Sabathia (9–6) || Frederick (0–1) || Wickman (6) || Jacobs Field || 23,696 || 60–55 || W3 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 116 || August 12 || Blue Jays || 6–2 || Riske (6–2) || Ligtenberg (1–5) || — || Jacobs Field || 22,734 || 61–55 || W4 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 117 || August 13 || Twins || 8–2 || Elarton (2–8) || Silva (10–8) || — || Jacobs Field || 30,101 || 62–55 || W5 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 118 || August 14 || Twins || 7–1 || Westbrook (11–5) || Lohse (5–10) || — || Jacobs Field || 40,942 || 63–55 || W6 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 119 || August 15 || Twins || 2–4 <small>(10)</small> || Rincon (10–5) || White (4–5) || Nathan (34) || Jacobs Field || 38,019 || 63–56 || L1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 120 || August 16 || @ Rangers || 2–5 || Ramirez (4–3) || Sabathia (9–7) || Cordero (36) || The Ballpark in Arlington || 23,551 || 63–57 || L2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 121 || August 17 || @ Rangers || 4–16 || Erickson (1–3) || Lee (10–5) || Brocail (1) || The Ballpark in Arlington || 24,864 || 63–58 || L3 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 122 || August 18 || @ Rangers || 2–5 || Rogers (15–5) || Elarton (2–9) || Cordero (37) || The Ballpark in Arlington || 31,572 || 63–59 || L4 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 123 || August 20 || @ Twins || 1–5 || Lohse (6–10) || Westbrook (11–6) || — || Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome || 25,157 || 63–60 || L5 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 124 || August 21 || @ Twins || 1–8 || Mulholland (4–6) || Durbin (5–5) || — || Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome || 27,945 || 63–61 || L6 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 125 || August 22 || @ Twins || 3–7 || Radke (9–6) || Sabathia (9–8) || — || Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome || 28,587 || 63–62 || L7 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 126 || August 23 || Yankees || 4–6 || Gordon (5–3) || Wickman (0–1) || Rivera (42) || Jacobs Field || 33,172 || 63–63 || L8 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 127 || August 24 || Yankees || 4–5 || Gordon (6–3) || Wickman (0–2) || Rivera (43) || Jacobs Field || 31,729 || 63–64 || L9 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 128 || August 25 || Yankees || 4–3 || Riske (7–2) || Gordon (6–4) || Betancourt (3) || Jacobs Field || 30,605 || 64–64 || W1 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 129 || August 26 || White Sox || 9–14 || Cotts (2–3) || Durbin (5–6) || — || Jacobs Field || 30,049 || 64–65 || L1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 130 || August 27 || White Sox || 6–3 || Sabathia (10–8) || Grilli (0–1) || Wickman (7) || Jacobs Field || 30,527 || 65–65 || W1 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 131 || August 28 || White Sox || 3–5 || Contreras (12–6) || Lee (10–6) || Takatsu (13) || Jacobs Field || 37,374 || 65–66 || L1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 132 || August 29 || White Sox || 9–0 || Elarton (3–9) || Garland (9–10) || — || Jacobs Field || 32,834 || 66–66 || W1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 133 || August 31 || @ Yankees || 22–0 || Westbrook (12–6) || Vazquez (13–8) || — || Yankee Stadium || 51,777 || 67–66 || W2

|- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 134 || September 1 || @ Yankees || 3–5 || Hernandez (6–0) || Sabathia (10–9) || Rivera (46) || Yankee Stadium || 41,448 || 67–67 || L1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 135 || September 2 || @ Yankees || 1–9 || Lieber (10–8) || Lee (10–7) || — || Yankee Stadium || 37,963 || 67–68 || L2 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 136 || September 3 || Angels || 5–10 || Escobar (9–9) || Elarton (3–10) || — || Jacobs Field || 20,994 || 67–69 || L3 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 137 || September 4 || Angels || 1–6 || Washburn (11–5) || Davis (2–7) || — || Jacobs Field || 23,786 || 67–70 || L4 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 138 || September 5 || Angels || 1–2 || Lackey (12–11) || Westbrook (12–7) || Rodríguez (11) || Jacobs Field || 26,208 || 67–71 || L5 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 139 || September 6 || @ Mariners || 6–0 || Sabathia (11–9) || Meche (4–6) || — || Safeco Field || 33,084 || 68–71 || W1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 140 || September 8 || @ Mariners || 9–5 || Lee (11–7) || Baek (1–2) || — || Safeco Field || 28,764 || 69–71 || W2 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 141 || September 10 || @ Athletics || 4–3 <small>(12)</small> || White (5–5) || Duchscherer (5–6) || Wickman (8) || Network Associates Coliseum || 24,154 || 70–71 || W3 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 142 || September 11 || @ Athletics || 4–5 || Rincon (1–0) || Howry (1–1) || Dotel (33) || Network Associates Coliseum || 30,436 || 70–72 || L1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 143 || September 12 || @ Athletics || 0–1 || Zito (11–10) || Westbrook (12–8) || Dotel (34) || Network Associates Coliseum || 29,107 || 70–73 || L2 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 144 || September 14 || Tigers || 3–11 || Bonderman (10–11) || Denney (0–1) || — || Jacobs Field || 16,489 || 70–74 || L3 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 145 || September 15 || Tigers || 5–3 || Howry (2–1) || Yan (2–4) || Wickman (9) || Jacobs Field || 15,411 || 71–74 || W1 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 146 || September 16 || Tigers || 4–6 || Walker (3–4) || Sabathia (11–10) || Yan (4) || Jacobs Field || 15,943 || 71–75 || L1 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 147 || September 17 || Royals || 4–6 || Wood (3–7) || Westbrook (12–9) || Affeldt (11) || Jacobs Field || 14,347 || 71–76 || L2 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 148 || September 18 || Royals || 1–7 || Gobble (8–8) || Lee (11–8) || — || Jacobs Field || 17,848 || 72–76 || L3 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 149 || September 19 || Royals || 8–3 || Denney (1–1) || Bautista (0–3) || — || Jacobs Field || 16,745 || 72–77 || W1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 150 || September 20 || @ Tigers || 1–3 || Maroth (11–11) || Elarton (3–11) || Yan (5) || Comerica Park || 13,820 || 72–78 || L1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 151 || September 21 || @ Tigers || 8–7 || Howry (3–1) || Yan (3–5) || Wickman (10) || Comerica Park || 11,351 || 73–78 || W1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 152 || September 22 || @ Tigers || 7–6 || Westbrook (13–9) || Ledezma (4–3) || — || Comerica Park || 16,360 || 74–78 || W2 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 153 || September 23 || Twins || 9–7 || Lee (12–8) || Durbin (0–1) || Betancourt (4) || Jacobs Field || 18,053 || 75–78 || W3 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 154 || September 24 || Twins || 2–8 || Santana (20–6) || Denney (1–2) || — || Jacobs Field || 16,253 || 75–79 || L1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 155 || September 25 || Twins || 5–3 || Howry (4–1) || Romero (7–3) || Wickman (11) || Jacobs Field || 23,541 || 76–79 || W1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 156 || September 26 || Twins || 2–6 || Silva (14–8) || Cruceta (0–1) || — || Jacobs Field || 22,091 || 76–80 || L1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 157 || September 27 || @ Royals || 6–1 || Westbrook (14–9) || Cerda (1–3) || — || Kauffman Stadium || 11,544 || 77–80 || W1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 156 || September 28 || @ Royals || 5–1 || Lee (13–8) || May (9–19) || — || Kauffman Stadium || 11,847 || 78–80 || W2 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 159 || September 29 || @ Royals || 5–2 || Bartosh (1–0) || Wood (3–8) || Wickman (12) || Kauffman Stadium || 11,193 || 79–80 || W3 |-

|- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 160 || October 1 || @ Twins || 3–4 || Crain (3–0) || Howry (4–2) || Nathan (44) || Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome || 25,322 || 79–81 || L1 |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | – || October 2 || @ Twins || colspan=8 | Suspended (pre-determined stopping time, continuation October 3) |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 161 || October 3 || @ Twins || 5–6 <small>(12)</small> || Lohse (9–12) || Riske (7–3) || — || Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome || 32,268 || 79–82 || L2 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 162 || October 3 || @ Twins || 5–2 || Lee (14–8) || Lohse (9–13) || Wickman (13) || Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome || 28,624 || 80–82 || W1

|- style="text-align:center;" | Legend:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; = Win&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; = Loss&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; = Postponement<br>Bold = Indians team member

Player stats

Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases

Pitching

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts

Awards and honors

All-Star Game

Minor league affiliates

Notes

References

• 2004 Cleveland Indians at Baseball Reference
• 2004 Cleveland Indians at Baseball Almanac