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The ballpark opened as Jacobs Field in 1994 to replace Cleveland Stadium, which the Guardians, then known as the Cleveland Indians, had shared with the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League. Since 2008, the facility has been named for Progressive Corporation, which purchased naming rights for $58 million over 16 years.
Address: 1085 West 3rd Street Cleveland United States: Public transit: Union Depot (1931–1953) Owner: City of Cleveland: Operator: City of Cleveland (1931–1973) Cleveland Stadium Corporation (1973–1995) Capacity: Baseball: 74,438 originally 78,000 Football: 81,000 : Field size: Left Field – 322 ft (98 m) Left-Center – 385 ft (117 m)
Somers asked the local baseball writers to come up with a new name, and based on their input, the team was renamed the Cleveland Indians. [40] The name referred to the nickname "Indians" that was applied to the Cleveland Spiders baseball club during the time when Louis Sockalexis, a Native American, played in Cleveland (1897–1899). [41]
1999 aerial view of the complex and downtown Cleveland, Ohio. Progressive Field was completed first, opening on April 4, 1994, as Jacobs Field. It cost approximately $175 million to build, of which $91 million, or 52%, came from Indians owner Richard Jacobs. The remaining $84 million, or 48%, was from a 15-year sin tax.
League Park was built for the Cleveland Spiders, who were founded in 1887 and played first in the American Association before joining the National League in 1889. Team owner Frank Robison chose the site for the new park, at the corner of Lexington Avenue and Dunham Street, later renamed East 66th Street, in Cleveland's Hough neighborhood, because it was along the streetcar line he owned.
He played eleven seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1964 to 1974 for the Cleveland Indians, Los Angeles Dodgers, Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees, and Texas Rangers. [1] From 1964 through 1970 he was a mainstay of the Cleveland Indians and caught Indians pitcher Sam McDowell through his minor and major league career. The Indians ...
The Tigers finished the season with a record of 86–75, eight games behind the first place Cleveland Indians. [469] Detroit was the final team to fall out of contention for a wild card spot, losing Saturday and Sunday games to the Atlanta Braves, while the two teams they were chasing, Baltimore and Toronto, got needed wins. [470] [471]
Colavito was hired by the Cleveland Indians as a broadcaster on WJW-TV for the 1972 season. [33] He was a first base coach for the Indians during the 1973 season, [ 33 ] [ 34 ] broadcaster during the 1975 season, [ 33 ] hitting coach and broadcaster during the 1976 season, [ 33 ] [ 35 ] and first base coach during the 1977 and 1978 seasons. [ 33 ]