Today in Tribe History: June 8, 1982
Baseball legend Satchel Paige passes away in Kansas City, Missouri. He was believed to be 75.
Today in Tribe History: June 7, 1986
With the second overall pick in the June Amateur Draft, the Cleveland Indians select left-handed pitcher Greg Swindell out of the University of Texas.
Today in Tribe History: June 6, 1997
Sandy Alomar ties a Major League record with four doubles in one game as Cleveland defeats the Red Sox in Boston, 7-3.
Today in Tribe History: June 5, 2009
Former Cleveland Indians owner Richard “Dick” Jacobs passes away. He was eleven days short of his 84th birthday.
Today in Tribe History: June 4, 1974
In a promotional event gone awry, the Cleveland Indians are forced to forfeit their game against the Texas Rangers as the “10-cent beer night” promotion leads to…
Today in Tribe History: June 3, 1977
Designated hitter/first baseman Travis Hafner is born in Jamestown, North Dakota.
Finale Between Tribe and White Sox Postponed
Rain in downtown Cleveland washed out the scheduled contest between the Indians and the visiting Chicago White Sox on Wednesday afternoon.
Today in Tribe History: June 2, 2010
The Detroit Tigers’ Armando Galarraga is robbed of his perfect game with two outs in the ninth inning on a blown call at first base by umpire…
Tribe Survives Scary Ninth to Hold Off Sox; CLE 6, CWS 5
The White Sox gave it their all in the top of the ninth against reliever James Karinchak, but he escaped the scary save situation with his seventh…
Today in Tribe History: June 1, 1992
With their first pick in the 1992 draft, the Cleveland Indians select right-handed pitcher Paul Shuey out of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with…
Tribe and Chi Sox Split Memorial Day Double Dip in Cleveland
The Indians and White Sox split their doubleheader on Memorial Day, with Chicago stealing an 8-6 win in extra frames in the opener before Cleveland rode the…
Today in Tribe History: May 31, 1967
In East Chicago, Illinois, future Indians outfielder Kenny Lofton is born.