Cleveland’s All-Time Opening Day Starting Lineup
Opening Day is like no other day of the year for baseball fans. The stadium is sold out. Warm weather is on the way. There’s optimism. Everybody…
Heroes of 1920 on Hand to See Tribe Take Game Three
October 9, 1948 It was the first World Series game that triple play man Bill Wambsganss had seen since his Cleveland Indians defeated the Brooklyn Robins in…
Unassisted Triple Plays Almost Commonplace for Tribe
The unassisted triple play requires a confluence of circumstances and a well-hit ball, typically in the vicinity of a middle infielder. It’s been called the rarest play…
After the 1920 Championship Season
The 1920 World Championship was the high mark for the Indians, who had reached baseball’s pinnacle after finishing second in the previous two years. It wouldn’t last….
Game 5 Turns into Instant Classic
There are certain World Series games that are instant classics, like Game 6 in 1975, when Carlton Fisk willed a home run fair to keep the Red…
Cleveland Goes Wild as City Hosts its First World Series Game
It was a party nearly 20 years in the making on Oct. 9, 1920. The Fifth City would host its first World Series game as the Indians…
Indians Return Home in First, Memorialize Chapman
On Sept. 3, the Indians returned to Cleveland following a 15-game road swing. The eight-team American League was informally divided into a western group of cities –…
Homestand Begins Amid Tribe Tragedy
On May 28, the Indians stopped in Pittsburgh for an exhibition game against the Pirates at Forbes Field. In-season exhibitions were surprisingly common during the year, and…
Tribe Pitcher Withstood Lightning Bolt to Finish Game
Indians manager Tris Speaker took a big chance signing Ray Caldwell. He was a gifted pitcher, but his taste for nightlife and bizarre antics kept him from…
Speaker Falls Flat with Indoor League Attempt
The Houston Astrodome was billed as the eighth wonder of the world because of its size and novelty – home for the first Major League Baseball team…
Heroes of 1920 On Hand to see Tribe take Game Three
October 9, 1948 It was the first World Series game that triple play man Bill Wambsganss had seen since his Cleveland Indians defeated the Brooklyn Robins in…