Three elements of a successful baseball team are outstanding hitting, outstanding fielding, and outstanding managing. When one person helps his team in all three of these areas and the team wins the World Series, it is truly a special season for the person and his team. Lou Boudreau and the Cleveland Indians had such a special season in 1948. Boudreau’s excellent … [Read more...] about The Life And Career Of Lou Boudreau (Complete Story)
Cleveland Indians History
The Life And Career Of Stan Coveleski (Complete Story)
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)
What Happened To Kenny Lofton? (Complete Story)
Kenny Lofton is one of the best players in Cleveland Indians history. But his path to fame was one filled with intrigue and some other prominent interests. The former college basketball player at Arizona made the switch to baseball and the rest is history. Lofton spent 17 years in MLB and retired with a 68.4 WAR. 48.6 of that WAR came during three separate stints … [Read more...] about What Happened To Kenny Lofton? (Complete Story)
The Life And Career Of Tris Speaker (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)
The Life And Career Of Nap Lajoie (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)