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They were given the unofficial name the Cleveland Bronchos in 1902 before being renamed the Cleveland Napoleons or Naps in 1903, and then being renamed the Cleveland Indians in 1915. The team remained as the Cleveland Indians for over a century, until the team was renamed the Cleveland Guardians in 2021 , after decades of controversy ...
The Indians traded fireballer "Sudden Sam" McDowell for Perry, who became the first Indian pitcher to win the Cy Young Award. In 1975, Cleveland broke another color barrier with the hiring of Frank Robinson as Major League Baseball's first African American manager. Robinson served as player-manager and provided a franchise highlight when he hit ...
The 2016 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2016 season.The 112th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff between the National League (NL) champion Chicago Cubs and the American League (AL) champion Cleveland Indians, the first meeting of those franchises in postseason history.
Jaylen Jay ran for three touchdowns in the Indians’ win over Airport. Gilbert trailed 10-7 before Connor James hit Tyzai Smith on a 35-yard pass on fourth-and-11 with 1:24 left in the second ...
The Indians welcomed the White Sox to Progressive Field two days later, and Ramirez went 5-for-11 to help Cleveland win two of three in the series. Indians aim to extend win streak vs. White Sox ...
Dyan Jorge scored in the 11th inning without the benefit of a hit and the Indians edged the Tri-City Dust Devils 5-4 in the second game of a six-game Northwest League series at Gesa Stadium on ...
That win was the third of 14 straight wins for the Indians, which was then a franchise record. [22] Their 14 straight wins from June 17 to July 1 is not only a franchise record but also the longest win streak in baseball since 2013. [23] During the streak, Ramírez batted .298 while compiling 17 hits and nine RBIs.
When the regular season resulted in a first place tie, the Indians won a one-game playoff against the Boston Red Sox to advance to the World Series. Cleveland won the championship by defeating the Boston Braves 4 games to 2 for their first World Series win in 28 years. The Sporting News ranked the 1948 Indians the ninth-best team. [1]