Future Cleveland Indians outfielder Dick Porter is born in Princess Anne, Maryland.
Porter made his big league debut in an Indians uniform in 1929, playing 71 games while batting .328. He played for Cleveland in parts of six seasons, owning a career .308 average with the Indians, until he was traded to the Boston Red Sox with pitcher Wes Ferrell for outfielder “Suitcase Bob” Seeds, pitcher Bob Weiland, and cash.
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.