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The record for the largest attendance at Progressive Field was set in Game 3 of the 1997 ALDS when 45,274 people attended the game. [3] On Saturday, April 2, 2011, the Indians' lowest attendance record was broken with a very small crowd of 9,853, [11] and again the following day with an even smaller attendance figure of 8,726. [33]
President Bill Clinton threw out the ceremonial first pitch on April 4, 1994, before the first Major League game played at Jacobs Field. In May 1990, Cuyahoga County voters approved a 15-year sin tax on alcohol and cigarette sales in order to finance the new sports complex. In June 1992, the ceremonial first pitch was thrown at the site of the ...
The Indians played their final game at the stadium in October 1993 and moved to Jacobs Field the following season. Although plans were announced to renovate the stadium for use by the Browns, in 1995 Modell announced his intentions to move the team to Baltimore citing the state of Cleveland Stadium as a major factor.
The MLB strike 30 years ago cut Cleveland baseball's first season held at Jacobs Field short. On April 4, 1994, the first game was held at Jacobs Field, which was renamed Progressive Field in 2008 ...
The 1997 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 68th playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL), the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball. The game was held on July 8, 1997, at Jacobs Field in Cleveland, the home of the Cleveland Indians of the American League. The ...
June 16 – The first interleague game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Cleveland Indians took place at Jacobs Field. The rivalry would be known as the Battle of Ohio . The Reds won the game by a score of 4-1.
Cleveland Cubs – NNL (1931 only – some games) Cleveland Indians – AL (1932–1946 part time, 1947–1993 full time) Location: 1085 West 3rd Street (first base side); Lake Erie (third base side) Currently: site of FirstEnergy Stadium Progressive Field orig. Jacobs Field Home of: Cleveland Indians / Guardians – AL (1994–present)
The 1997 American League Championship Series (ALCS) was a semifinal series in Major League Baseball's 1997 postseason that pitted the Cleveland Indians, who won coming back against the defending World Series champion New York Yankees in the AL Division Series, and the Baltimore Orioles, who went wire-to-wire and beat the Seattle Mariners in the Division Series.