Today in Tribe History: November 29, 1971

Cleveland and San Francisco agree to a blockbuster trade, as the Indians acquire right-handed starting pitcher Gaylord Perry and shortstop Frank Duffy for left-hander Sam McDowell. Read More

Today in Tribe History: September 21, 1942

Sam McDowell is born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Read More

Today in Tribe History: November 29, 1971

Cleveland and San Francisco agree to a blockbuster trade, as the Indians acquire right-handed starting pitcher Gaylord Perry and shortstop Frank Duffy for left-hander Sam McDowell. Read More

Today in Tribe History: September 21, 1942

Sam McDowell is born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Read More

Countdown to Indians’ Opening Day – 48

Major League Baseball will kick off the 2019 season with its earliest start ever (excluding international openers) as all 30 teams will take the field on March 28. Follow along with Did The Tribe Win Last Night as we count down the days until Opening Day 2019. – BT

Countdown to Opening Day – 48 days

He may not have been the best to wear 48 in Cleveland, but Travis Hafner was one of the better sluggers in the history of baseball to have the number on his back. Read More

Today in Tribe History: November 29, 1971

Cleveland and San Francisco agree to a blockbuster trade, as the Indians acquire right-handed starting pitcher Gaylord Perry and shortstop Frank Duffy for left-hander Sam McDowell. Read More

Today in Tribe History: September 21, 1942

Sam McDowell is born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Read More

McDowell, Indians Became Last Team to Lose a Road Game to Senators — in D.C.!

Forty-seven years ago this week, the Indians became a footnote to baseball history in Washington by being the last team the second incarnation of the Senators beat on the road.

The problem is, the game ended up being at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium in Washington. Read More

Countdown to Indians’ Opening Day – 48 – Travis Hafner

While the offseason has been historically slow and the winter has crawled along at an even slower pace, we at Did The Tribe Win Last Night look ahead to the warmer days of the 2018 season by remembering Tribe players past and present.

Countdown to Opening Day – 48 days

He may not have been one of the best to wear 48 in Cleveland, but Travis Hafner was one of the better sluggers in the history of baseball to have the number on his back.

Sam McDowell may hold the honor of being the best pitcher and player to wear 48 in Indians history, but Hafner easily claims that title from the offensive side of the game. McDowell began his big league career as a number 17, then a 34, before settling in to the 48 for the remainder of his time with the Indians before he was traded to the San Francisco Giants following the 1971 season.

The Indians’ long-time designated hitter Hafner was part of one of the better thefts in club history, as the team picked him off from the Texas Rangers in a low-cost trade that gave the Tribe a dangerous power-hitting weapon in the middle of their lineup for the better part of his decade in a Cleveland uniform, serving as a suitable replacement for another left-handed slugger, Hall of Famer Jim Thome, who left the club following the 2002 season. Read More

Today in Tribe History: November 29, 1971

Cleveland and San Francisco agree to a blockbuster trade, as the Indians acquire right-handed starting pitcher Gaylord Perry and shortstop Frank Duffy for left-hander Sam McDowell. Read More

Today in Tribe History: September 21, 1942

Sam McDowell is born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Read More

Today in Tribe History: November 29, 1971

Cleveland and San Francisco agree to a blockbuster trade, as the Indians acquire Gaylord Perry and shortstop Frank Duffy for left-hander Sam McDowell. Read More