Today In Tribe History
Today in Tribe History: May 25, 1991
May 25, 2013 | Jason KaminskiThe Cleveland Indians score two runs in the top of the ninth inning to steal a victory from the Milwaukee Brewers. Two walks and an error lead to a sacrifice fly by Jerry Browne and an RBI single by Felix … Read More
Today in Tribe History: May 24, 1918
May 24, 2013 | Jason KaminskiStan Coveleski of the Cleveland Indians pitches a 19-inning, complete game to defeat the New York Yankees 3 – 2. Former pitcher Joe Wood hits a home run in the 19th inning – his second of the game – to end … Read More
Today in Tribe History: May 23, 1902
May 23, 2013 | Jason KaminskiCleveland financier Charles Somers‚ who is also the president of the Boston club‚ meets with Nap Lajoie in Philadelphia and guarantees him a 4-year contract at $7‚000 per year no matter what the legal outcome of his case. Lajoie has … Read More
Today in Tribe History: May 22, 2011
May 22, 2013 | Jason KaminskiAsdrubal Cabrera collects five hits, including two homers, as the Indians defeat Cincinnati, 12 – 4. He becomes only the fifth major league shortstop with a 5-hit, 2-homer game and the first since Barry Larkin in 2000.
Today in Tribe History: May 21, 1957
May 21, 2013 | Jason KaminskiBoston baseball writers reaffirm their decision to bar women from the press box and refuse to allow Doris O’Donnell, a Cleveland feature writer traveling with the Indians, to sit in the Fenway Park press area.
Today in Tribe History: May 20, 1925
May 20, 2013 | Jason KaminskiThe Cleveland Indians score six runs in the bottom of the 9th inning to beat the New York Yankees, 10 – 9. Tris Speaker scores the winning run from first base on a single.
Today in Tribe History: May 19, 1933
May 19, 2013 | Jason KaminskiFor the first time in major league history, brothers on opposite teams hit home runs in the same game. Boston Red Sox catcher Rick Ferrell homers off his brother Wes Ferrell in the 2nd inning, but the Cleveland Indians pitcher … Read More
Today in Tribe History: May 18, 1955
May 18, 2013 | Jason KaminskiAt Fenway Park, the Cleveland Indians score 11 runs in the 5th inning to beat the Boston Red Sox, 19 – 0, and give Herb Score an easy win over Willard Nixon. The big blow in the inning is a … Read More
Today in Tribe History: May 17, 1925
May 17, 2013 | Jason KaminskiAt League Park, Tris Speaker of the Cleveland Indians collects his 3,000th hit off Tom Zachary of the Washington Senators. Zachary leads Washington to a 2 – 1 victory. George Uhle is the loser. Speaker would finish his career with … Read More
Today in Tribe History: May 16, 1996
May 16, 2013 | Jason KaminskiAlbert Belle homers twice to lead the Indians to an 8 – 3 win over the Tigers. Jack McDowell is the winner for the division-leading Indians, now 5 1/2 games ahead of the White Sox. Before the game, the American … Read More
Today in Tribe History: May 15, 1981
May 15, 2013 | Jason Kaminski | One CommentThe Indians’ Len Barker pitches a perfect game as the Tribe defeat Toronto by a score of 3 – 0 before just 7,290 fans on a rainy night at Cleveland Stadium. Last year’s American League strikeout leader, Barker fans 11. It is … Read More
Today in Tribe History: May 14, 1994
May 14, 2013 | Jason KaminskiIn only his second major league appearance, Cleveland Indians pitcher Paul Shuey strikes out four batters in the 9th inning of the Indians’ 9 – 3 victory over Detroit. Shuey becomes only the 10th pitcher in American League history, and … Read More