Today in Tribe History: May 30, 1977
May 30, 2020 | Bob Toth
Dennis Eckersley throws the 13th no-hitter in Indians history as he shuts down the California Angels, 1-0, at Cleveland Stadium. Read More
Today in Tribe History: May 29, 1955
May 29, 2020 | Bob Toth
Larry Doby becomes the first player in the Majors to clear the outer wall of Kansas City’s Municipal Stadium with a home run and the Indians back left-hander Herb Score’s strong effort on the mound in a 4-2 win over the Athletics. Read More
Today in Tribe History: May 28, 1982
May 28, 2020 | Bob Toth
Jhonny Peralta is born in Santiago, Dominican Republic. Read More
Lucky Eckersley Fired No-No Before Curiously Quick Exit from Cleveland
May 27, 2020 | Bob Toth
Dennis Eckersley’s stay in Cleveland was curiously short, but in his three seasons with the Indians, he gave the club glimpses of what ultimately became a Hall of Fame career.
Eckersley entered the pro game in 1972 when the Indians drafted the Washington Union High School (Fremont, California) in the third round of the June amateur draft. The 17-year-old stayed fairly close to home early on, reporting to the team’s Reno, Nevada, affiliate in the California League. He made 12 appearances there in 1972 and 31 more in 1973, including a 15-strikeout performance in eight innings in a particularly dominant outing. Between seasons, he married his high school sweetheart, Denise, whom he had met during their freshmen year of high school at Washington High.
At the age of 19, Eckersley moved on to San Antonio, pitching in the Double-A Texas League while showing steady improvement in his numbers. He was the top vote getter for the Texas League All-Star Game after a 13-3 start and was named the league’s pitcher of the year. It was enough to catch the eye of the Indians’ front office, which brought him to spring camp in 1975 with a chance to win a job. Read More
Today in Tribe History: May 27, 2018
May 27, 2020 | Bob Toth
Greg Allen‘s first home run of the year caps an improbable 10-9 comeback victory for the Cleveland Indians over the Houston Astros in 14 innings from Progressive Field. Read More
Canseco Uses His Head in Helping Tribe to Victory
May 26, 2020 | Bob Toth
It’s the kind of event that almost 30 years later seems improbable and remains one of the more bizarre home runs hit in the storied history of Major League Baseball.
Players have crashed into walls and over walls attempting to reel in deep flies, but the list of persons which can claim Jose Canseco’s experience with this particular memory and claim to fame has to be limited (although it has been, unfortunately, duplicated in recent years). Canseco, who mashed 462 homers in the big leagues over the course of a 17-year career (tarnished by performance enhancing allegations), never hit a home run that was quite as memorable to the one in question popped over the outfield fence in Cleveland in 1993. Read More
Today in Tribe History: May 26, 1993
May 26, 2020 | Bob Toth
In the final season of baseball at Cleveland Stadium, the longtime home of the Indians sees one of its more bizarre home runs in its history in Cleveland’s 7-6 win over the Texas Rangers. Read More
Today in Tribe History: May 25, 1963
May 25, 2020 | Bob Toth
The Cleveland Indians send catcher (and their future manager) Doc Edwards and cash west to Kansas City in exchange for the Athletics’ Joe Azcue and Dick Howser. Read More
Today in Tribe History: May 24, 1918
May 24, 2020 | Bob Toth
Stan Coveleski goes the distance…twice…and then some, as he throws a 19-inning complete game win against the New York Yankees, 3-2. Read More
Today in Tribe History: May 23, 1928
May 23, 2020 | Bob Toth
Charlie Jamieson, Luke Sewell, and Carl Lind complete a triple play for the Indians with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth at Comiskey Park, but it only delays the inevitable in a 4-3 loss in ten innings to the Chicago White Sox. Read More
