The 50 Biggest Plays of the 2011 Cleveland Indians Season (With Video)

No. 40: Jack Hannahan’s RBI single, August 26 (.255 WPA): With two on and two out in the bottom of the seventh, Hannahan tied the game at 1-1 with his base hit off of Royals hurler Felipe Paulino.

No. 39: Matt LaPorta‘s two-run home run, August 18 (.258 WPA): With a runner at first and two outs in the fourth inning in Chicago, LaPorta went yard off of White Sox reliever Zach Stewart to turn a 1-0 deficit into a 2-1 Indians lead.

No. 38: Ezequiel Carrera’s RBI single, May 20 (.259 WPA): With two outs and runners at the corners in the bottom of the eighth against the Reds, Carrera’s drag bunt base hit off of Nick Masset broke a 4-4 tie.

No. 37: Orlando Cabrera‘s RBI single, May 1 (.268 WPA). With two on and one out in the bottom of the eighth, Cabrera’s base hit off of Tigers reliever Joaquin Benoit drove in Shin-Soo Choo to give the Indians a 4-3 lead.

No. 36: Matt LaPorta’s RBI double, August 12 (.269 WPA): With a runner at third and two outs in the bottom of the eighth, LaPorta’s double off of Twins reliever Glen Perkins scored Carlos Santana and broke a 2-2 tie.

No. 35: Asdrubal Cabrera’s two-run home run, August 1 (.277 WPA): With a runner at first and nobody out in the eighth inning in Boston, Cabrera went yard off of Daniel Bard for his second home run of the game to break a 5-5 tie.

No. 34: Asdrubal Cabrera’s RBI double, May 23 (.282 WPA): With a runner at second and two down in a tie game in the bottom of the eighth inning, Cabrera’s double scored Michael Brantley and put Cleveland ahead, 3-2.

No. 33: Jack Hannahan’s RBI single, May 5 (.290 WPA): With two on and one out in the top of the 12th inning in Oakland, Hannahan’s base hit off of Craig Breslow scored Orlando Cabrera and put the Indians ahead, 3-2. Hannahan then scored on Lou Marson‘s RBI single.

No. 32: Jack Hannahan’s walk-off single, August 31 (.293 WPA): In a game that also saw him hit two home runs, Hannahan stepped to the plate in the bottom of the 16th inning with two on and one out. His base hit off of Athletics reliever Josh Outman scored Cord Phelps and gave the Indians a 4-3 walk-off win.

No. 31: Cord Phelps’ walk-off home run, June 19 (.293 WPA): With two on and one out in the bottom of the 11th inning, Phelps hit a three-run homer off of Pirates reliever Tim Wood to give the Tribe a 5-2 victory.