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The 2021 Major League Baseball season began on April 1, while the regular season ended on October 3. [1] The postseason began on October 5. The World Series then began on October 26 and ended on November 2 with the Atlanta Braves defeating the Houston Astros in six games to win their second title since moving to Atlanta.
The New York Yankees have the highest all-time regular season win–loss percentage (.569) in Major League Baseball history. Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization, which consists of a total of 30 teams—15 teams in the National League (NL) and 15 in the American League (AL). The NL and AL were formed in 1876 and ...
The Indians made MLB history by becoming the first team to be no-hit three times in a single season. [1] Those three no-hitters came off of Carlos Rodón of the Chicago White Sox on April 14, [ 2 ] Wade Miley of the Cincinnati Reds on May 7, [ 3 ] and Corbin Burnes and Josh Hader of the Milwaukee Brewers on September 11.
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 ...
When the league dissolved a second time after the 1997 season, the Indians rejoined the IL in 1998. In conjunction with Major League Baseball's restructuring of the minors in 2021, they were shifted to the Triple-A East, but this was renamed the International League in 2022. Indianapolis has won 14 league championships.
The 1918 season is excluded as it was shortened due to travel restrictions caused by World War I. The 1981 season is excluded due to the players' strike that cancelled almost two months' worth of games. The 2020 and 2021 seasons are excluded due to the COVID-19 pandemic that caused restrictions on public gatherings.
The Indians added Hentges to their 40-man roster on November 20, 2018, in order to protect him from the Rule 5 draft. [7] He began 2019 with the Akron RubberDucks . [ 8 ] He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic .
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.