It is one thing to be an outstanding pitcher during the regular season. However, when a pitcher excels during the playoffs or World Series, given the importance of the games, his performance is even more significant. Over a 14-year major league career, nine years with the Cleveland Indians, Stan Coveleski was an excellent pitcher. Yet, his three complete game … [Read more...] about The Life And Career Of Stan Coveleski (Complete Story)

  The Cleveland Indians have won two World Series championships – in 1920 and 1948. When a baseball team wins two World Series championships in over 100 years, the persons responsible for those two championships deserve special recognition. For the 1920 Indians, a key person responsible for Cleveland’s championship was player-manager Tris Speaker. Nicknamed “The Gray … [Read more...] about The Life And Career Of Tris Speaker (Complete Story)

  Cleveland fans are very familiar with a person being the source for a team name – Paul Brown generally is credited with Cleveland’s football team being the Browns. They may be less aware that such “person-team” naming also once occurred with Cleveland’s baseball team. From 1903 to 1914, Cleveland’s baseball team was named the Naps after Cleveland’s star second … [Read more...] about The Life And Career Of Nap Lajoie (Complete Story)

  It is one thing to be a social trailblazer in a sport. As the first African American player in the American League to break major league baseball’s “color barrier”, Larry Doby always will be recognized as a social trailblazer in baseball. In addition, Doby was an excellent player. He made the American League All-Star team for seven consecutive years and helped the … [Read more...] about The Life And Career Of Larry Doby (Complete Story)