Cleveland Indians Naps

This is a comprehensive list of managers for the Cleveland Naps organization. Win / loss statistics, winning percentage, position in division, and games behind the leader are also shown for each manager. Links include a year; which leads to the American League season in review; the manager(s) name, which leads to his career statistics; and a roster, which leads to a list of every player on the team during the year.

"Ever since I've been in baseball, I've been looking for a man the caliber of Connie Mack. You can count such men on the fingers of one hand. George Stovall came closest to the mark and I made an error when I failed to keep him." - Cleveland Indians owner Charlie Somers
Cleveland Naps Managers
1905 - 1914

Cleveland Blues Managers |
Cleveland Indians Managers
1901 - 1904 1915 - Today

Cleveland Naps Managers & Finishes in Chronological Order

Year Uniform # Manager(s) Wins Losses WP Finish GB Roster
1905

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Nap Lajoie

76 78 .494 5th 19 1905
1906

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Nap Lajoie

89 64 .582 3rd 5 1906
1907

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Nap Lajoie

85 67 .559 4th 8 1907
1908

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Nap Lajoie

90 64 .584 2nd ½ 1908
1909

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Nap Lajoie

57 57 .500 6th 27½ 1909

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Deacon McGuire

14 25 .359
1910

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Deacon McGuire

71 81 .467 5th 32 1910
1911

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Deacon McGuire

6 11 .353 3rd 22 1911

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George Stovall

74 62 .544
1912

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Harry Davis

54 71 .432 5th 30½ 1912

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Joe Birmingham

21 7 .750
1913

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Joe Birmingham

86 66 .566 3rd 9.5 1913
1914

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Joe Birmingham

51 102 .333 8th 48½ 1914
Year Uniform # Manager(s) Wins Losses WP Finish GB Roster

Cleveland Naps Managers & Finishes



Did you know that this franchise was called the Cleveland Blues (click here for their managers) from 1901 through 1904 and eventually became the Cleveland Indians (click here for their managers) in 1915?

During the 1913 season the Cleveland Naps, who had an eight-six & sixty-six record, had their largest attendance when 541,000 fans attended home games.

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