JANUARY

12: Bob Lemon, who won two games in the 1948 World Series for the Indians, dies at age 79.

12: Charlotte Hornets guard Bobby Phills, who played his first six seasons with the Cavs, crashes his Porsche and dies instantly. He is 30.

FEBRUARY

15: Larry Dolan finalizes his $323 million purchase of the Indians from Dick Jacobs.

Jacobs bought the team in 1986 for $40 million.

MARCH

1: The NFL re-instates Browns offensive lineman Orlando Brown, who shoved referee Jeff Triplette after being hit in the eye with a weighted penalty marker, when Brown’s eye shows signs of irreparable damage.

1: New Indians manager Charlie Manuel has emergency colon surgery.

25: A freshman scores 25 points as St. Vincent-St. Mary wins the Division III State Basketball Championship. His name? LeBron James.

APRIL

21: The Cavs finish the regular season at 32-50 and miss the playoffs.

MAY

15: The Indians place starting pitchers Chuck Nagy and Jaret Wright on the disabled list.

JUNE

28: In a three-team trade with the Bucks and Warriors, the Cavs lose Bobby Sura and end up with J.R. Reid and Robert “Tractor” Traylor.

29: The Cavs draft Jamal Crawford and immediately trade him to the Bulls for center Chris Mihm.

JULY

28: The Indians trade young phenom Richie Sexson for closer Bob Wickman.

AUGUST

13: Ty Detmer tears his achilles’ in an exhibition game. He misses the entire season.

26: The Cavs trade “Reign Man” Shawn Kemp for Clarence Witherspoon, Chris Gatling, and a number one pick from the Miami Heat.

SEPTEMBER

18: Phil Dawson kicks two field goals in the fourth quarter as the Browns come back to beat the Steelers 23-20.

It’s the first home win for the Browns since December 17, 1995, and one of only two times the Browns will defeat the Steelers this decade.

20: The Browns release Orlando Brown, who is physically unable to play because of blurred vision.

OCTOBER

2: The Seattle Mariners and Oakland Athletics both win their final games of the season, knocking the 90-72 Indians out of the wild card race.

The Indians miss the playoffs for the first time since 1994.

19: Tim Couch breaks his thumb when his throwing hand hits LB Ryan Taylor’s  helmet during the last play of practice.

The injury requires surgery and he misses the remainder of the season.

22: The Doug Pederson Era begins for the Browns. He completes nine of 20 passes and throws three interceptions in a 22-0 loss to the Steelers.

His passer rating is 12.7.

NOVEMBER

13: John Hart withdraws his seven-year, $119 million contract offer to free-agent Manny Ramirez.

29: Lou “The Toe” Groza, Browns all-time scoring leader, dies at 76.

DECEMBER

3: The Spergon Wynn Era begins for the Browns. He completes five of 16 passes in a 48-0 loss to the Jaguars.

4: The Spergon Wynn Era ends for the Browns.

15: Chris Mihm sprains his ankle.

15: Manny Ramirez signs an 8-year, $160 million deal with the Boston Red Sox.

17:  Akron Aeros manager Eric Wedge is named manager of the Indians’ AAA team, the Buffalo Bisons.

30: LeBron James turns 16.