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On July 10, 1932, the Philadelphia Athletics beat the Cleveland Indians 18–17 in 18 innings in a Major League Baseball game played at League Park in Cleveland. Several major-league records were set during the game; for example, Johnny Burnett of the Indians became the only player to hit safely nine (or even eight) times in a game, while Cleveland's 33 hits and the teams' combined 58 hits are ...
The regular season ended on September 26, with the New York Giants and Cleveland Indians as the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The postseason began with Game 1 of the 51st World Series on September 29 and ended with Game 4 on October 2.
The 1976 National League Championship Series was a postseason series in Major League Baseball’s 1976 postseason between the two division champions of the National League in the Cincinnati Reds and the Philadelphia Phillies. This was the eighth NLCS held in baseball history. For the fourth time in seven seasons, the Reds won the best-of-five ...
The Red Sox blew out the Indians in Game 1, while the Indians evened the series in a 13–6 rout thanks to help from Jhonny Peralta, Grady Sizemore, and Franklin Gutiérrez. When the series shifted to Cleveland for Game 3, Jake Westbrook out-dueled Boston ace Daisuke Matsuzaka as the Indians prevailed by a 4–2 score to take the series lead.
The 1976 Major League Baseball season ended with the Cincinnati Reds winning their second consecutive World Series championship. This was the last season of the expansion era (dating back to 1961) until 1993 in which the American League (AL) and the National League (NL) had the same number of teams.
The 1975 Major League Baseball season saw Frank Robinson become the first black manager in the Major Leagues. He managed the Cleveland Indians. At the All-Star Break, there were discussions of Bowie Kuhn's reappointment. Charlie Finley, New York owner George Steinbrenner and Baltimore owner Jerry Hoffberger were part of a group that wanted him ...
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The Indians won in 1995 and 1998, while the Red Sox won in 1999 and 2007. The Indians swept the Red Sox to return to the ALCS for the first time since 2007. The Indians narrowly took Game 1 by holding off a late Red Sox rally. In Game 2, the Indians shut out the Red Sox, 6–0, thanks to a solid pitching performance from Corey Kluber. When the ...