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2009 Cleveland Indians Roster by Baseball Almanac

2009 Cleveland Indians Roster

The 2009 Cleveland Indians team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 2009 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 2009 Cleveland Indians Opening Day starters list, a 2009 Cleveland Indians salary list, a 2009 Cleveland Indians uniform number breakdown and a 2009 Cleveland Indians primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

"It's (the 2009 Cleveland Indians season) disappointing. From going into the season with such excitement and high expectations to this situation is extremely disappointing." - Jamey Carroll on MLB.com (10/04/09, Anthony Castrovince, 'Wedge, Tribe end year on down note')

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Complete Roster  
 

59 Winston Abreu 6-02 170 Right Right 1977-04-05
36 Greg Aquino 6-01 190 Right Right 1978-01-11
63 Rafael Betancourt 6-02 220 Right Right 1975-04-29
59 Carlos Carrasco 6-03 215 Right Right 1987-03-21
39 Vinnie Chulk 6-02 185 Right Right 1978-12-19
20 Mike Gosling 6-02 210 Left Left 1980-09-23
40 Matt Herges 6-00 200 Right Left 1970-04-01
55 Roberto Hernandez 6-04 230 Right Right 1980-08-30
58 David Huff 6-02 215 Left Left 1984-08-22
57 Zach Jackson 6-05 220 Left Left 1983-05-13
30 Masahide Kobayashi 6-00 195 Right Right 1974-05-24
32 Aaron Laffey 6-00 200 Left Left 1985-04-15
31 Cliff Lee 6-03 205 Left Left 1978-08-30
50 Jensen Lewis 6-03 195 Right Right 1984-05-16
46 Scott Lewis 6-00 195 Left Both 1983-09-26
63 Justin Masterson 6-06 250 Right Right 1985-03-22
16 Tomo Ohka 6-01 180 Right Both 1976-03-18
44 Carl Pavano 6-05 230 Right Right 1976-01-08
54 Chris Perez 6-04 230 Right Right 1985-07-01
53 Rafael Perez 6-03 195 Left Left 1982-05-15
27 Anthony Reyes 6-02 215 Right Right 1981-10-16
56 Rich Rundles 6-05 210 Left Left 1981-06-03
49 Tony Sipp 6-00 190 Left Left 1983-07-12
38 Joe Smith 6-02 205 Right Right 1984-03-22
45 Jeremy Sowers 6-01 180 Left Left 1983-05-17
40 Jess Todd 5-11 210 Right Right 1986-04-20
47 Jose Veras 6-06 240 Right Right 1980-10-20
47 Luis Vizcaino 5-11 169 Right Right 1974-08-06
34 Kerry Wood 6-05 210 Right Right 1977-06-16
30 Lou Marson 6-01 205 Right Right 1986-06-26
41 Victor Martinez 6-02 210 Right Both 1978-12-23
10 Kelly Shoppach 6-00 220 Right Right 1980-04-29
15 Wyatt Toregas 5-11 200 Right Right 1982-12-02
29 Josh Barfield 6-00 190 Right Right 1982-12-17
13 Asdrubal Cabrera 6-00 205 Right Both 1985-11-13
11 Jamey Carroll 5-11 175 Right Right 1974-02-18
7 Mark DeRosa 6-01 215 Right Right 1975-02-26
25 Ryan Garko 6-02 225 Right Right 1981-01-02
8 Chris Gimenez 6-02 220 Right Right 1982-12-27
4 Tony Graffanino 6-01 175 Right Right 1972-06-06
15, 25 Andy Marte 6-01 185 Right Right 1983-10-21
2 Jhonny Peralta 6-02 215 Right Right 1982-05-28
4 Niuman Romero 6-01 190 Right Both 1985-01-24
1 Luis Valbuena 5-10 170 Right Left 1985-11-30
23 Michael Brantley 6-02 200 Left Left 1987-05-15
17 Shin-Soo Choo 5-11 205 Left Left 1982-07-13
26 Trevor Crowe 6-00 190 Right Both 1983-11-17
20 David Dellucci 5-10 180 Left Left 1973-10-31
12 Ben Francisco 6-01 195 Right Right 1981-10-23
16, 7 Matt LaPorta 6-02 215 Right Right 1985-01-08
24 Grady Sizemore 6-02 200 Left Left 1982-08-02
48 Travis Hafner 6-03 240 Right Left 1977-06-03


The 2009 Cleveland Indians played 162 games during the regular season, won 65 games, lost 97 games, and finished in fourth position. They played their home games at Jacobs Field (Park Factors: 106/105) where 1,766,242 fans witnessed their 2009 Indians finish the season with a .401 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 2009 Cleveland Indians Opening Day starters list, a 2009 Cleveland Indians salary list, a 2009 Cleveland Indians uniform number breakdown and a 2009 Cleveland Indians primary starters list:

2009 Cleveland Indians
Opening Day Starters


Asdrubal Cabrera
Shin-Soo Choo
Mark DeRosa
Ben Francisco
Ryan Garko
Travis Hafner
Scott Lewis
Victor Martinez
Jhonny Peralta
Grady Sizemore

2009 Cleveland Indians
Most Games by Position

C Kelly Shoppach (81)
1B Ryan Garko (51)
2B Luis Valbuena (77)
3B Jhonny Peralta (104)
SS Asdrubal Cabrera (100)
LF Ben Francisco (51)
CF Grady Sizemore (92)
RF Shin-Soo Choo (124)
DH Travis Hafner (88)
  
SP Roberto Hernandez
SP David Huff
SP Aaron Laffey
SP Cliff Lee
SP Carl Pavano
SP Jeremy Sowers
  
RP Rafael Betancourt
RP Matt Herges
RP Jensen Lewis
RP Chris Perez
RP Rafael Perez
RP Tony Sipp
RP Joe Smith
RP Jose Veras
CL Kerry Wood


2009 Cleveland Indians
Salaries

Travis Hafner $11,500,000.00
Carl Pavano $10,500,000.00
Kerry Wood $10,000,000.00
Cliff Lee $6,000,000.00
Grady Sizemore $4,766,666.00
Jhonny Peralta $3,650,000.00
Masahide Kobayashi $3,000,000.00
Roberto Hernandez $2,937,500.00
Jamey Carroll $2,500,000.00
Kelly Shoppach $1,950,000.00
Vinnie Chulk $900,000.00
Tomo Ohka $550,000.00
Mike Gosling $475,000.00
Rafael Perez $436,300.00
Joe Smith $427,500.00
Jeremy Sowers $421,300.00
Shin-Soo Choo $420,300.00
Jensen Lewis $418,600.00
Asdrubal Cabrera $416,700.00
Josh Barfield $416,100.00
Anthony Reyes $414,200.00
Andy Marte $413,400.00
Aaron Laffey $408,700.00
Scott Lewis $404,000.00
Zach Jackson $403,800.00
Luis Valbuena $400,300.00
Carlos Carrasco $400,000.00
Trevor Crowe $400,000.00
Chris Gimenez $400,000.00
David Huff $400,000.00
Matt LaPorta $400,000.00
Tony Sipp $400,000.00
Wyatt Toregas $400,000.00
Michael Brantley $390,000.00
Ben Francisco $390,000.00
Lou Marson $390,000.00
Chris Perez $390,000.00
Niuman Romero $390,000.00
Rich Rundles $390,000.00
Jess Todd $110,000.00


2009 Cleveland Indians
Uniform Numbers

#1 Luis Valbuena
#2 Jhonny Peralta
#4 Tony Graffanino
#4 Niuman Romero
#7 Mark DeRosa
#7 Matt LaPorta
#8 Chris Gimenez
#10 Kelly Shoppach
#11 Jamey Carroll
#12 Ben Francisco
#13 Asdrubal Cabrera
#15 Andy Marte
#15 Wyatt Toregas
#16 Matt LaPorta
#16 Tomo Ohka
#17 Shin-Soo Choo
#20 David Dellucci
#20 Mike Gosling
#23 Michael Brantley
#24 Grady Sizemore
#25 Ryan Garko
#25 Andy Marte
#26 Trevor Crowe
#27 Anthony Reyes
#29 Josh Barfield
#30 Masahide Kobayashi
#30 Lou Marson
#31 Cliff Lee
#32 Aaron Laffey
#34 Kerry Wood
#36 Greg Aquino
#38 Joe Smith
#39 Vinnie Chulk
#40 Matt Herges
#40 Jess Todd
#41 Victor Martinez
#44 Carl Pavano
#45 Jeremy Sowers
#46 Scott Lewis
#47 Jose Veras
#47 Luis Vizcaino
#48 Travis Hafner
#49 Tony Sipp
#50 Jensen Lewis
#53 Rafael Perez
#54 Chris Perez
#55 Roberto Hernandez
#56 Rich Rundles
#57 Zach Jackson
#58 David Huff
#59 Winston Abreu
#59 Carlos Carrasco
#63 Rafael Betancourt
#63 Justin Masterson

Did you know that a 2009 Cleveland Indians Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?

     

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