Future Cleveland Indians pitching coach Carl Willis is born in Danville, Virigina.
A former right-handed reliever for nine seasons with the Detroit Tigers, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago White Sox, and Minnesota Twins, Willis joined the Indians organization after elbow injuries ended his playing career. After working as a minor league pitching coach in Cleveland’s farm system from 1997 to 2002, he joined the staff of Eric Wedge with the Indians in 2003. He remained in the role until 2009.
In one of the more unfortunate and unusual losses of the season, the Indians fell to the San Francisco Giants, 1-0, as the lone run of the…
Less than three years after signing with the club, 21-year-old right-hander Jaret Wright makes his Major League debut in front of a packed Jacobs Field crowd and…
For the sixth time this season, Luis Tiant throws a complete game shutout as he and his Cleveland teammates blank the Detroit Tigers, 3-0.
The Cleveland Indians acquire the highly controversial John Rocker from the Atlanta Braves with a minor leaguer for relievers Steve Karsay and Steve Reed.
The “Red Baron”, Rick Sutcliffe, is born in Independence, Missouri.
Cleveland gets an impressive day at the plate from second baseman Bobby Avila as the Indians knock off the Boston Red Sox, 14-8.