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Changed: 18c18
:
Retired numbers:
#42 (
Jackie Robinson
)
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Retired numbers:
#3 Earl Averill, #5 Lou Boudreau, #14 Larry Doby, #18 Mel Harder, #19 Bob Feller, #21 Bob Lemon, #42
Jackie Robinson
A
Major League Baseball
team based in
Cleveland, Ohio
USA.
Founded:
1901
(charter American League member)
Formerly known as: the Cleveland Naps, when Napoleon Lajoie was manager, from 1906 through 1910. The team cycled through a series of nicknames before and after that, until becoming the Indians in 1915.
Home ballpark: Jacobs Field, Cleveland
Uniform colors:
Logo design:
League pennants won:
1920
,
1948
,
1954
,
1995
,
1997
World Series
championships won:
1920
,
1948
Franchise history
Players of note
Baseball Hall of Fame
rs:
[Earl Averill]
?
, [Larry Doby]
?
, [Bob Feller]
?
, [Napoleon Lajoie]
?
, [Bob Lemon]
?
, [Tris Speaker]
?
, [Early Wynn]
?
Current stars:
Roberto Alomar, Juan Gonzalez, Jim Thome, Omar Vizquel
Not to be forgotten:
Joe Charbonneau (the outrageous winner of the Rookie of the Year Award in
1980
), Herb Score, Hal Trosky.
Retired numbers:
#3 Earl Averill, #5 Lou Boudreau, #14 Larry Doby, #18 Mel Harder, #19 Bob Feller, #21 Bob Lemon, #42
Jackie Robinson