Posts By Bob Toth
Today in Tribe History: October 19, 2016
October 19, 2020 | Bob TothThe Indians placed the ball in the hands of rookie left-handed hurler Ryan Merritt, who channeled his inner Gene Bearden while making just his fifth Major League appearance, in blanking the Toronto Blue Jays for four and one-third innings as Cleveland clinched the American League pennant with a 3-0 shutout at Rogers Centre. Read More
Today in Tribe History: October 18, 1997
October 18, 2020 | Bob TothThe World Series begins from Pro Player Stadium in Miami, Florida, where the National League champion Florida Marlins host the Cleveland Indians and defeat them by a 7-4 final. Read More
Today in Tribe History: October 17, 1995
October 17, 2020 | Bob TothThe Cleveland Indians clinch the American League pennant for the first time since 1954 by winning their third consecutive game over the Seattle Mariners. Dennis Martinez and two relievers combine on a four-hit shutout in a 4-0 win in Game 6 of the American League Championship Series. Read More
Today in Tribe History: October 16, 2007
October 16, 2020 | Bob TothThe Cleveland Indians win their third straight American League Championship Series game over the Boston Red Sox, claiming a 7-3 victory at Jacobs Field to pull within one game of a return trip to the World Series for the first time in ten years. Read More
Today in Tribe History: October 15, 1997
October 15, 2020 | Bob TothThe Cleveland Indians (86-75) advance to the World Series for the second time in three seasons as they knock off the American League Wild Card team, the Baltimore Orioles (98-64), by a 1-0 decision in eleven innings at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Read More
Today in Tribe History: October 14, 1995
October 14, 2020 | Bob TothThe Cleveland Indians used six runs over the first three innings to roll to a 7-0 win over the Seattle Mariners in Game 4 of the American League Championship Series. The win tied the series at two wins each as the teams trade off wins. Read More
Today in Tribe History: October 13, 2007
October 13, 2020 | Bob TothThe Indians erupt for seven runs in the top of the eleventh inning to rout the Red Sox in Boston, 13-6, to even the American League Championship Series at one game each with the series heading back to Cleveland. Read More
Today in Tribe History: October 12, 1920
October 12, 2020 | Bob TothAfter trailing 2-1 in their best-of-nine series with the Brooklyn Dodgers (Robins), the Cleveland Indians win their fourth straight game and clinch the 1920 World Series with a 3-0 victory at Dunn Field in Cleveland. Read More
Today in Tribe History: October 11, 1948
October 11, 2020 | Bob TothThe Cleveland Indians are champions of the baseball world for the second time in club history as they hold on to defeat the Boston Braves by a 4-3 final at Braves Field. Read More
Today in Tribe History: October 10, 1995
October 10, 2020 | Bob TothThe American League Championship Series gets under way at the Kingdome in Seattle as the Mariners host the Cleveland Indians, hot off of an ALDS sweep of the Boston Red Sox. Their winning ways run out as they drop a 3-2 decision to the Mariners for their first playoff loss since 1954. Read More
Today in Tribe History: October 9, 2001
October 9, 2020 | Bob TothProving that the regular season means nothing in the playoffs, Cleveland’s Bartolo Colon and Bob Wickman combine on a 5-0 six-hit shutout in Seattle against the Mariners, who won 116 games during the season. Read More
Today in Tribe History: October 8, 1948
October 8, 2020 | Bob TothThe city of Cleveland hosts a World Series game for the first time since 1920, as the Indians play the Boston Braves in Game 3 at Cleveland Stadium. A crowd of 70,306 is treated to a pitching display from rookie left-hander Gene Bearden, who blanks the Braves on five hits in a complete game 2-0 shutout. Read More
