Who won the most games against the Cleveland Indians?

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Most wins, career

51 Ted Lyons (10/6/1923[g1]-9/24/1942[g1])
44 Lefty Grove (6/16/1925-7/25/1941)
42 Red Ruffing (6/5/1925-8/31/1947[g2])
40 Eddie Lopat (5/4/1944-9/1/1954)
38 Lefty Gomez (5/21/1931-7/21/1942)
37 Billy Pierce (5/27/1950-7/7/1960)
32 Jack Morris (8/17/1978-8/17/1993)
32 Hal Newhouser (9/20/1940-8/28/1952[g2])
30 Whitey Ford (5/5/1953-8/6/1966)
30 Jim Kaat (7/19/1962-6/24/1979)
30 Mickey Lolich (5/17/1964[g2]-7/1/1975)
29 Jim Palmer (9/5/1965-4/16/1983[g1])
28 Waite Hoyt (8/5/1919-9/14/1931[g2])
27 Tommy Bridges (7/4/1931[g2]-5/10/1942[g1])
27 Roger Clemens (8/26/1984-7/18/2003)
27 Sad Sam Jones (6/4/1921-5/31/1934)
27 Early Wynn (9/12/1941-6/30/1962)
26 Eddie Rommel (9/14/1920-7/10/1932)
25 Bump Hadley (7/8/1927[g1]-5/20/1941)
24 Dave McNally (4/20/1963-9/14/1974)
24 Earl Whitehill (9/29/1923-9/11/1936)

Most wins, relief

12 Hoyt Wilhelm (6/15/1960[g2]-8/27/1969)
10 Tom Morgan (5/4/1955-9/22/1962)
10 Johnny Murphy (9/8/1935[g2]-6/7/1946)
9 Tom Burgmeier (7/25/1970-6/4/1983)
9 Alex Carrasquel (7/14/1940-9/14/1945)
9 Rich Gossage (7/11/1972-4/30/1993)
9 Dick Hall (7/14/1962-9/27/1970)
9 Sparky Lyle (4/21/1971-9/27/1977)
9 Firpo Marberry (6/19/1925-8/12/1934)
9 Wes Stock (7/31/1960-9/15/1966)

Most wins, 1910s

1919
6 Allen Sothoron6
5 Bernie Boland5
5 Eddie Cicotte5
3 Walter Johnson3
3 Lefty Williams3

Most wins, 1920s

1920192119221923192419251926192719281929
23 Waite Hoyt163332122 
22 Eddie Rommel1 62232222
21 Bob Shawkey6342411   
21 Urban Shocker32423232  
20 Sad Sam Jones 312323132
20 Ted Lyons   2236232
20 Jack Quinn22332  242
18 Howard Ehmke111241242 

Most wins, 1930s

1930193119321933193419351936193719381939
30 Lefty Gomez 444414333
29 Lefty Grove5443213313
25 Red Ruffing2 41224541
22 Tommy Bridges 112545 13
21 Ted Lyons413321241 
18 Bump Hadley11 1313323
17 Roy Mahaffey1236 41   
14 Elden Auker   1231322
14 Chief Hogsett3 1  2413 
14 Schoolboy Rowe   13341 2

Most wins, 1940s

1940194119421943194419451946194719481949
25 Hal Newhouser1 21444225
22 Eddie Lopat    333454
17 Mickey Haefner   13452 2
15 Dizzy Trout 13122312 
14 Joe Haynes  1122512 
14 Thornton Lee3611 3    
13 Tiny Bonham1 34311   
13 Joe Dobson 221   242
13 Early Wynn 1122 322 

Most wins, 1950s

1950195119521953195419551956195719581959
33 Billy Pierce2522325633
18 Eddie Lopat65223     
16 Whitey Ford   4311241
15 Mickey McDermott122513 1  
14 Jack Harshman    2542 1
13 Tom Brewer     43321
13 Ned Garver13  2  331
13 Vic Raschi3343      

Most wins, 1960s

1960196119621963196419651966196719681969
18 Jim Kaat  34213221
17 Mickey Lolich    242234
14 Whitey Ford32233 1   
13 Dave McNally   1231231
12 Joe Horlen   1312212
12 Denny McLain     21333
12 Bill Monbouquette214311    
12 Ralph Terry34211 1   
12 Hoyt Wilhelm1   3213 2

Most wins, 1970s

1970197119721973197419751976197719781979
21 Jim Palmer2324 31132
16 Catfish Hunter12133221 1
15 Rudy May14112222  
14 Mike Cuellar131342    
13 Mickey Lolich341 41    
13 Luis Tiant1 122232  
12 Joe Coleman3312 11 1 
12 Jim Kaat312 23   1
12 Wilbur Wood114321    

Most wins, 1980s

1980198119821983198419851986198719881989
23 Jack Morris2123312423
16 Charlie Hough  1224241 
12 Dave Stieb111111123 
11 Roger Clemens    111422
10 Dan Petry11 123  11
9 Richard Dotson 1221  111
9 Bret Saberhagen    121212
9 Don Sutton   3 213  
9 Frank Tanana11 2 12 11
9 Frank Viola    222111

Most wins, 1990s

1990199119921993199419951996199719981999
13 Roger Clemens313    312
10 Chuck Finley32 2 1 11 
10 David Wells 211 12 12
9 Kevin Appier122111   1
9 Randy Johnson1212 1 2  
9 Jimmy Key13 22  1  
9 Jack McDowell 222 3    
8 Wilson Alvarez 1 13 1  2
8 Scott Erickson1211 11 1 
8 Juan Guzman 222  11  
8 Todd Stottlemyre3 121   1 

Most wins, 2000s

20002001200220032004200520062007200820092010
13 Mark Buehrle1 2112 1122
11 Kenny Rogers11112131   
10 Justin Verlander      21142
9 David Wells2132 1     
8 Jeremy Bonderman    2221  1
8 Zack Greinke    11 1122
8 Mike Maroth    332    
8 Jamie Moyer 21211    1
8 Mike Mussina 111 1112  
8 Johan Santana1  2112   1
8 Javier Vazquez  1   222 1
8 Jarrod Washburn 1131 1  1 

Fewest days to win 8 games

359 Eddie Lopat (5/21/1950[g1]-5/14/1951)
361 Ted Lyons (6/27/1925[g1]-6/22/1926)
376 Eddie Rommel (5/9/1922-5/19/1923)
384 General Crowder (6/20/1932-7/8/1933[g1])
385 Eddie Lopat (8/25/1949-9/13/1950)

Fewest days to win 7 games

313 Ted Lyons (10/3/1925-8/11/1926)
334 General Crowder (8/9/1932-7/8/1933[g1])
339 Ted Lyons (6/27/1925[g1]-5/31/1926[g1])
344 Eddie Rommel (6/10/1922-5/19/1923)
345 Eddie Lopat (6/4/1950-5/14/1951)

Fewest days to win 6 games

116 Eddie Lopat (5/21/1950[g1], 6/4/1950, 6/20/1950, 7/15/1950, 8/30/1950[g2], 9/13/1950)
116 Ted Lyons (4/18/1926, 4/30/1926, 5/23/1926, 5/31/1926[g1], 6/22/1926, 8/11/1926)
116 Bob Shawkey (5/18/1920, 6/13/1920, 7/23/1920, 8/9/1920, 8/13/1920, 9/10/1920)
121 Roy Mahaffey (5/12/1933, 5/19/1933, 6/23/1933, 7/11/1933, 8/14/1933, 9/9/1933)
121 Allen Sothoron (5/6/1919, 6/22/1919, 7/5/1919, 7/7/1919, 9/1/1919[g2], 9/3/1919)
128 George Earnshaw (5/10/1930, 5/12/1930, 6/20/1930, 7/26/1930, 8/13/1930, 9/14/1930)
133 Eddie Rommel (5/9/1922, 6/10/1922, 8/15/1922[g2], 8/16/1922, 9/16/1922, 9/18/1922)
135 Waite Hoyt (5/15/1921, 6/8/1921, 8/1/1921, 8/24/1921, 9/23/1921, 9/26/1921)
150 Early Wynn (4/26/1959[g1], 5/10/1959[g2], 5/27/1959, 8/30/1959[g1], 9/4/1959, 9/22/1959)
154 Thornton Lee (4/24/1941, 5/30/1941[g2], 6/28/1941, 8/10/1941[g2], 9/1/1941[g1], 9/24/1941)
160 Billy Pierce (4/16/1957, 5/26/1957[g1], 5/30/1957[g2], 7/6/1957, 8/13/1957, 9/22/1957)

Fewest days to win 5 games

66 Ted Lyons (4/18/1926, 4/30/1926, 5/23/1926, 5/31/1926[g1], 6/22/1926)
71 Spud Chandler (5/2/1946, 5/19/1946[g1], 6/9/1946[g2], 6/26/1946, 7/11/1946)
74 Allen Sothoron (6/22/1919, 7/5/1919, 7/7/1919, 9/1/1919[g2], 9/3/1919)
77 Red Ruffing (5/23/1937, 6/2/1937, 6/15/1937, 7/18/1937, 8/7/1937)
80 Ted Lyons (5/30/1941[g1], 6/29/1941, 7/6/1941, 8/10/1941[g1], 8/17/1941[g1])

Fewest days to win 4 games

35 Eddie Rommel (8/15/1922[g2], 8/16/1922, 9/16/1922, 9/18/1922)
37 Herman Pillette (4/22/1922, 4/23/1922, 5/25/1922, 5/28/1922)
44 Ted Lyons (4/18/1926, 4/30/1926, 5/23/1926, 5/31/1926[g1])
46 Duke Maas (6/7/1959[g2], 6/20/1959, 7/16/1959[g1], 7/22/1959)
46 Bob Shawkey (6/21/1922, 7/6/1922[g2], 8/3/1922, 8/5/1922)

Fewest days to win 3 games

8 Tom Morgan (8/10/1957, 8/11/1957[g2], 8/17/1957)
11 George Blaeholder (5/17/1929, 5/23/1929[g2], 5/27/1929)
12 Earl Caldwell (8/7/1946, 8/8/1946[g2], 8/18/1946[g1])
14 Wilbur Wood (5/26/1973, 5/28/1973, 6/8/1973)
16 Allen Sothoron (6/22/1919, 7/5/1919, 7/7/1919)

Fewest days to win 2 games

1 Joe Berry (10/1/1944[g1], 10/1/1944[g2])
1 Ted Lyons (10/6/1923[g1], 10/6/1923[g2])
1 Lindy McDaniel (5/24/1970[g1], 5/24/1970[g2])
1 Schoolboy Rowe (8/3/1935[g1], 8/3/1935[g2])
1 Wes Stock (5/26/1963[g1], 5/26/1963[g2])
2 Doug Bird (7/27/1977, 7/28/1977)
2 Brian Bowles (9/9/2002, 9/10/2002)
2 Garland Braxton (7/9/1927[g1], 7/10/1927)
2 Tom Buskey (5/3/1980, 5/4/1980[g1])
2 Earl Caldwell (8/7/1946, 8/8/1946[g2])
2 General Crowder (5/16/1933, 5/17/1933)
2 Ed Farmer (7/2/1973, 7/3/1973)
2 Steve Foucault (9/19/1977, 9/20/1977)
2 George Frazier (7/3/1982, 7/4/1982)
2 Tom Gordon (8/23/2004, 8/24/2004)
2 Mickey Haefner (8/21/1945, 8/22/1945[g2])
2 Greg Harris (8/21/1991[g2], 8/22/1991)
2 Doug Jones (4/26/1997, 4/27/1997)
2 Jim Konstanty (6/24/1955, 6/25/1955)
2 Dennis Lamp (5/23/1985, 5/24/1985)
2 Bill Landis (4/11/1969, 4/12/1969)
2 Damaso Marte (7/12/2003[g1], 7/13/2003)
2 Joey McLaughlin (8/16/1983[g2], 8/17/1983)
2 Tom Morgan (8/10/1957, 8/11/1957[g2])
2 Gene Nelson (5/9/1986, 5/10/1986)
2 Herman Pillette (4/22/1922, 4/23/1922)
2 Herman Pillette (6/2/1923, 6/3/1923)
2 Pete Richert (7/16/1969[g2], 7/17/1969)
2 Bill Risley (6/6/1994, 6/7/1994)
2 Eddie Rommel (8/15/1922[g2], 8/16/1922)
2 Adam Russell (7/1/2008, 7/2/2008)
2 Urban Shocker (9/4/1922[g1], 9/5/1922)
2 Scott Sullivan (4/10/2004, 4/11/2004)
2 Stan Thomas (6/7/1975, 6/8/1975[g2])

Longest drought between wins

5413 Joe Niekro (6/19/1971-4/15/1986)
4740 Steve Ontiveros (9/29/1987-9/21/2000[g1])
4730 Michael Jackson (5/16/1991-4/28/2004)
4690 Mark Portugal (9/30/1986-8/4/1999)
4270 Dennis Martinez (8/4/1985-4/14/1997)
4046 Claude Osteen (7/28/1964-8/27/1975[g1])
3993 Nolan Ryan (7/19/1978-6/25/1989)
3744 Pete Vuckovich (6/6/1976[g1]-9/7/1986)
3710 Terry Mulholland (6/24/1994-8/21/2004)
3694 Danny Darwin (8/13/1982-9/24/1992)

Includes all games played between 1919 and 2010.
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