“Indians Baseball Song,” Sammy Watkins and his Orchestra
Posted: June 29, 2021 Filed under: 20th Century, Pop culture | Tags: Baseball, Cleveland Indians, history, Major League Baseball, MLB, music, Sammy Watkins, sports 2 CommentsAccording to the description for this video, this song was transferred from a 45 RPM record from the 1960s. Listening to it certainly makes me feel like I’ve stepped back in time. I get this mental image of men in colorful jackets and women in knee-length skirts walking excitedly towards Cleveland Stadium.
Quote of the day
Posted: June 21, 2021 Filed under: Quote of the day | Tags: Baseball, Cleveland Indians, Jim Thome, Major League Baseball, MLB, sports 2 CommentsThe strongest thing I put into my body is steak and eggs. I just eat. I’m not a supplement guy. Steroids are not even a thought.
~Jim Thome
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This day in baseball: Dinneen’s no-hitters
Posted: May 12, 2021 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Baseball, Bill Dinneen, Boston Pilgrims, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Chief Bender, Cleveland Indians, Cleveland Naps, history, Major League Baseball, MLB, Philadelphia Athletics, Shibe Park, sports 2 CommentsOn May 12, 1910, Athletics right-hander Chief Bender threw a 4-0 no-hitter at Shibe Park against the Cleveland Naps (Indians). Bender issued just one walk, spoiling his shot at a perfect game.
The home plate umpire for the game was Bill Dinneen, who tossed a no-hit game of his own against the White Sox while playing with the Pilgrims (Red Sox) on September 27, 1905. This performance by Chief Bender made Dinneen the only person in big league history to both throw a no-hitter and call one as an umpire. Dinneen served as home plate umpire for five total no-hitters in his career as an umpire.
Bill Dinneen (The Sporting News)
This day in baseball: First Cactus League game
Posted: March 8, 2021 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Baseball, Cactus League, Cleveland Indians, Hi Corbett Field, Major League Baseball, MLB, New York Giants, sports, Spring Training Leave a commentThe first-ever spring training game played in Arizona took place on March 8, 1946 at Tucson’s Hi Corbett Field. Bob Lemon led the Indians to victory over the Giants, 3-1, in the inaugural Cactus League contest.
This day in baseball: Burns’s triple play
Posted: September 14, 2020 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Baseball, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, Frank Brower, George Burns, history, Major League Baseball, MLB, Riggs Stephenson, Rube Lutzke, sports Leave a commentRed Sox first baseman George Burns completed an unassisted triple play against the Indians on September 14, 1923. To accomplish the feat, Burns snared Frank Brower’s line drive, he then tagged Rube Lutzke coming from first, and and finally beat Riggs Stephenson in a sprint back to second.
George Burns in 1921 (Wikipedia)
This day in baseball: Horton’s walk-off blast
Posted: July 28, 2020 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Baltimore Orioles, Baseball, Cleveland Indians, Cleveland Stadium, Major League Baseball, MLB, Moe Drabowsky, sports, Steve Hargan, Tony Horton 1 CommentIn the bottom of the 12th inning on July 28, 1967, Tony Horton hit a walk-off homer to break up a scoreless pitching duel between Indians pitcher Steve Hargan and Orioles’ right-hander Moe Drabowsky. Drabowsky had allowed only six hits in the extra-inning contest at Cleveland Stadium. Horton’s dinger helped the Indians to break a five-game losing streak.
Horton with the Red Sox in 1966 (Public Domain)
This day in baseball: 1939 All-Star Game
Posted: July 11, 2020 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: All-Star Game, American League, Baseball, Bob Feller, Cleveland Indians, Joe DiMaggio, Major League Baseball, MLB, National League, New York Yankees, sports, Yankee Stadium Leave a commentThe 1939 All-Star Game was held on July 11th at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, where the American League defeated the National League, 3-1. Two of the three AL runs were driven in by Yankees players (the third was an unearned run scored on an error), including a DiMaggio home run. Indians pitcher Bob Feller, only twenty years old at the time, threw 3.2 scoreless innings to earn the save.
The box score for the game can be found here.
Bob Feller (Wikimedia Commons)
This day in baseball: Bradley’s four-game streak
Posted: May 24, 2020 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: American League, Babe Ruth, Baseball, Bill Bradley, Cleveland Indians, history, Major League Baseball, MLB, sports Leave a commentOn May 24, 1902, Cleveland third baseman Bill Bradley became the American League’s first player to hit a home run in each of four consecutive games. This record would not be matched until Babe Ruth accomplished the same in June of 1918.
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This day in baseball: Jersey numbers everywhere
Posted: May 13, 2020 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Baseball, Baseball uniforms, Cleveland Indians, history, League Park, Major League Baseball, MLB, New York Yankees, sports Leave a commentFor the first time in history, on May 13, 1929, a major league game featured both teams wearing numbers on the backs of their jerseys. The Indians played host to the Yankees at League Park in Cleveland, winning by a score of 4-3. The digits would become a permanent fixture on each club’s ensemble.
1929 Cleveland uniform (baseballhalloffame.org)
This day in baseball: Three times three
Posted: August 27, 2019 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Baseball, Cleveland Indians, history, Joe DiMaggio, Major League Baseball, MLB, New York Yankees, sports Leave a commentIn the first game of a doubleheader played on August 27, 1938, the Yankee Clipper, Joe DiMaggio, hit three consecutive triples against the Indians. DiMaggio’s feat helped the Yankees en route to an 8-7 victory over Cleveland.
The box score for the game can be found here.
New York Post
