[1] - In 1994, a players' strike wiped out the last eight weeks of the season and all post-season. Cleveland was one game out of first place in the Central Division behind Chicago when play was stopped. No official titles were awarded in 1994. Cleveland Indians (1915-present) Cleveland Naps (1905-1914) Cleveland Bronchos (1902-1904) Cleveland Blues (1901) Jacobs Field (1994-p ...

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Cleveland Indians - 1901-1959: Early to middle history of the franchise. Contrary to popular belief, the team was not named for Louis Sockalexis when it assumed its current name in 1915. Rather, when the Naps needed a new name after Napoleon Lajoie was given to the Philadelphia Athletics after the end of the 1914 season Charles Somers, the team owner, asked the local newspapers to come up with a new name for the team. The name, "Indians," was reversion to a name of an earlier National League club of the same name ...

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WKYC signed a ten year deal to become the "free TV" home of the Cleveland Indians starting in the 2006 baseball season. WKYC will air 20 Indians games (mostly on weekends) per year. WKYC brings the Indians back to over the air TV after 4 years of the team being exclusively on cable. (Though the bulk of the Indians' games will still be on cable, airing on a new team run station.) All games will be shot, cut and broadcast in ...

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In 1946, Veeck finally became the owner of a major league team, the Cleveland Indians, using a debenture-common stock group making remuneration to his partners non-taxable loan payments instead of taxable income. In 1947, he signed Larry Doby as the first African-American player in the American League, and in 1948 he signed Satchel Paige, the oldest rookie in major league history; there was much speculation at the time about Paige's true age, ...

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Cleveland Indians/Team records - Batting. Batting average: Shoeless Joe Jackson, .408 (1911) On base percentage: Tris Speaker, .483 (1920) Slugging percentage: Albert Belle .714, (1994) OPS: Manny Ramírez 1.154, (2000) Home runs: Jim Thome, 52 (2002) Runs batted in: Manny Ramírez, 165 (1999) Runs: Earl Averill, 140 (1931) Hits: Shoeless Joe Jackson, 233 (1911) Doubles: George Burns, 64 (1926) Triples: Shoeless Joe Jackson, 26 ...

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Cleveland Indians/Team records - Batting. Batting average: Shoeless Joe Jackson, .374 On base percentage: Tris Speaker, .444 Slugging percentage: Manny Ramirez, .592 OPS: Manny Ramirez, .998 Home runs: Jim Thome, 334 Runs batted in: Earl Averill, 1084 Runs: Earl Averill, 1154 Hits: Nap Lajoie, 2046 Doubles: Tris Speaker, 486 Triples: Earl Averill, 121 Extra base hits: Earl Averill, 724 Total bases: Earl Averill, 3200 Stolen bases: Kenny Lofton, 450 Bases on ...

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Cultural appropriation, also referred to as cultural theft by its detractors or as a subset of acculturation by others, is the adoption of elements of cultural expression of one societal group, such as forms of dress or personal adornment, music and art, religion, language, or behavior, by an external group, without regard to the underlying aspects of what is being appropriating. It is possible for ...

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Indian or Indians can refer to: India, a country Languages of India Indian American Indian Airlines Indigenous peoples of the Americas, American Indians, the aboriginal people of the Americas and their descendants Indian (motorcycle), a classical US motorcycle Cleveland Indians, a baseball team in the United States Indians, a Chicago monument created by Ivan Meštrović Indus (constellation) Indian ink is a

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Chain of Lakes has multiple meanings: Chain of Lakes Park, a baseball stadium in Winter Haven, Florida used by the Cleveland Indians for spring training. The Chain of Lakes park area in Minneapolis, Minnesota consisting of Lake Calhoun, Lake Harriet, Lake of the Isles, and Cedar Lake, also part of the Grand Rounds Scenic Byway. The village of Chain-O-Lakes, Missouri Other related archivesCedar Lake, Chain of Lakes Park, Chain-O-Lakes,

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Robert William Andrew Feller, nicknamed "Rapid Robert", is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher and Hall of Famer. He was born on November 3, 1918, in Van Meter, Iowa. Bob Feller - Professional career. Feller played for the Cleveland Indians, his only team, for 18 years, being one of "The Big Four" Indians pitching rotation in the 1950s, along with Bob Lemon, Early Wynn and Mike Garcia. He ended his career with 266 victories and 2,581 strikeouts, and led the American League in strikeouts ...

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The 1997 World Series was widely regarded as one of the most exciting Series in recent memory. It featured the Cleveland Indians, who were heading to their second World Series in three years. Their opponents were the Florida Marlins, who had set a record by reaching the Series in only their fifth season of operation. The Marlins were huge underdogs as they capped a stunning season by beating the Indians in seven games, four games to three. The final of Game 7 was decided in extra innings on an Edgar Rentería single. This World Series was the first won by a wild card team. Manage ...

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Cleveland Thyagaraja Aradhana is a music festival of Indian classical music. Other related archivesIndian classical music, music festival

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Aaron Boone (born March 9, 1973 in La Mesa, California) is a third baseman in Major League Baseball who has played for the Cincinnati Reds and the New York Yankees but currently is with the Cleveland Indians. He is the son of catcher and manager Bob Boone, the brother of second baseman Bret Boone, and the grandson of major leaguer Ray Boone. He is most famous for his 11th inning walkoff home run during Game 7 of the 2003 ALCS to give the Yankees a 6-5 victory over the Boston Red Sox, and he is still booed by the fans every time he comes to bat at Fenway Park. The home run has earned him th ...

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Robert Daniel Kennedy (August 18, 1920 - April 7, 2005) was a right fielder/third baseman, manager and executive in Major League Baseball. From 1939-1957, Kennedy played for the Chicago White Sox (1939-42, 1946-48, 1955-56, 1957), Cleveland Indians (1948-54), Baltimore Orioles (1954-55), Detroit Tigers (1956) and Brooklyn Dodgers (1957). He batted and threw right-handed. After his playing career, Kennedy managed the Chicago Cubs (1963-65) and Oakland Athletics (1968). His son, former major league catcher Terry Kennedy, ...

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In an 11-season career, Mitchell posted a .312 batting average with 41 home runs and 403 RBI. A native of Colony, Oklahoma, Mitchell spent all of his major league career with the Cleveland Indians, but is perhaps best remembered for making the final out in Don Larsen’s perfect game during the 1956 World Series. Mitchell was a fine fielding left fielder and respected team leader. His fielding and hitting efforts helped the Indians win the 1948 World Series championship and the 1954 American League pennant, when Cleveland set an A ...

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WKYC is the only Cleveland station that has never changed its affiliation. It began broadcasting on channel 4 as WNBK, on October 31, 1948. It was an NBC owned and operated station, and the call letters were derived from NBC C(K)leveland. WNBK signed on a day before WMAQ-TV signed on in Chicago as WNBQ. The station was co-owned with WTAM-AM-FM, which NBC had owned since 1930. Although there was no cable connection to New York, AT&T had just put in place a cable connection between WNBK, WNBQ, WSPD-TV (now WTVG) in Toledo, KS ...

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A common sort of cultural appropriation is the adoption of the iconography of another culture. Obvious examples include tattoos of Hindu gods, Polynesian tribal iconography, Chinese characters, or Celtic bands worn by people who have no interest in, or understanding of, their cultural significance. When these artifacts are regarded as objects that merely "look cool," or when they are mass produced cheaply as consumer kitsch, people who venerate and wish to preserve th ...

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The Impossible Return - A poor start. For Dave Burba, the Indians' starting pitcher, the game began well—no Mariner in the 1st inning reached base. The Indians also remained scoreless in their half of the 1st inning. The first trouble appeared in the 2nd, when Burba allowed four runs. Again, the Indians failed to do any damage against Seattle's starting pitcher, Aaron Sele. Burba began the 3rd inning by allowing three consecutive hits, to Edgar Martinez, Al Martin, and John Olerud. Cleveland manager Charlie Manuel ...

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In 1941 he left Chicago and purchased the American Association Milwaukee Brewers, in a partnership with former Cubs star and manager Charlie Grimm. Veeck, constantly producing new promotional gimmicks, gave away live animals, scheduled morning games for night shift workers, staged weddings at home plate, and even sent Grimm a birthday cake containing a much-needed left-handed pitcher. After winning three pennants in five years, Veeck sold his Mi ...

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