Tribe Keeps Pace With Contenders Behind Bearden; Indians 6, Athletics 3
September 20, 1948 It wasn’t pretty, but it was effective in earning the necessary result. It’s the best way to describe the Cleveland Indians and rookie left-hander…
Tribe Sweeps Twin Bill, Trail Boston by Just Half Game; Indians 2, Athletics 0
September 19, 1948 Cleveland, we have a pennant race. Just five days ago the Cleveland Indians trailed the Boston Red Sox by four games and were mired…
Doby Walkoff Homer Give Tribe Game One Win; Indians 5, Athletics 3
September 19, 1948 On the final Sunday of scheduled American League twin bills, the Cleveland Indians made more attendance history and gave the fans a reason to…
Feller Dazzles, Cleveland Sweeps A’s; Indians 8, Athletics 1
September 1, 1948 That’s more like the Bob Feller that Cleveland has grown used to seeing over the past decade. Rapid Robert struck out a season high…
Bearden and Boudreau lead Tribe past Philly; Indians 6, Athletics 1
August 31, 1948 If Lou Boudreau can play this way when he’s hurting, the Cleveland Indians should be quite excited for when he’s healthy again. Boudreau had…
Doby’s Error in Eighth Hands A’s a W; Athletics 4, Indians 3
July 28, 1948 A costly error by Cleveland center fielder Larry Doby allowed the tying and go-ahead runs to score in the eighth inning, as the Philadelphia…
Surprise Feller Start Helps Indians Reclaim Second; Indians 10, Athletics 5
July 27, 1948 In an unexpected turn of events, Bob Feller replaced Ed Klieman as Tuesday’s starter and won for the first time since July 7th as…
Coleman Quiets Cleveland Bats in Shutout; Athletics 5, Indians 0
July 17, 1948 Philadelphia Athletics and American League All-Star pitcher Joe Coleman allowed just six base hits in blanking the Cleveland Indians on Saturday, 5-0. The win…
Feller Fails to Finish First as Philly Defeats Cleveland; Athletics 10, Indians 5
With an opportunity to even up his record on the season, Cleveland starter Bob Feller was battered for five runs and five hits and was pulled after…
Pair of Long Balls Saves Paige, Tribe; Indians 8, Athletics 5
July 18, 1948 Two late home runs earned the Indians a doubleheader sweep on Thursday night as Cleveland defeated the Philadelphia Athletics, 8-5. The Athletics jumped on…
Lemon Leaves Athletics Looking; Indians 10, Athletics 0
June 20, 1948 Cleveland hurler Bob Lemon baffled Philadelphia hitters over nine scoreless innings and aided his own cause with a pair of extra base hits, as…
Late Rally Gives Feller a Big Win; Indians 4, Athletics 3
June 20, 1948 Pitching in front of a record crowd, Cleveland’s Bob Feller gave his team a chance to win and his offense did just that, giving…