The Cleveland Indians Encyclopedia, Third Edition - Hardcover

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9781582618401: The Cleveland Indians Encyclopedia, Third Edition

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1582618402 ISBN 13: 9781582618401

Publisher: Sports Publishing LLC, 2005

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The third edition of The Cleveland Indians Encyclopedia contains everything fans have ever wanted to know about one of baseball's most storied franchises. From 1869, when professional baseball came to Cleveland, to 1901, when the Indians became charter members of the American League, to their consistently fabulous play in the 1990s, the team has featured innumerable stars over the years. This comprehensive volume traces the genesis of baseball in Cleveland, covering all of the team lore and legend, the controversies, the triumphs, and the heartaches, including:
- Nearly 300 player profiles--from Napoleon Lajoie and Tris Speaker in the early part of the 20th century to 1960s stars Rocky Colavito and Sam McDowell to today's headliners like Omar Vizquel and Jody Gerut
- Season-by-season descriptions of unforgettable moments and memories
- Nearly 1,000 illustrations of players, game highlights, and memorabilia, including a panoramic foldout of Jacobs Field
- Extensive statistics, including box scores, team and individual records, and trades
- The World Series championship, the managerial strategies, the personalities, the honors, and the milestones
- An immense treasure of little-known facts and surprising anecdotes

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Everything you wanted to know about the Indians from 1869 to 1995

Philadelphia Book Clinic Certificate of Award

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Propelled into the World Series for the first time since 1954, the Cleveland Indians have proved to the world they are no longer a run-of-the-mill team. These current contenders burst out from behind a long history beginning in 1869 when professional baseball first came to Cleveland. By 1901 Cleveland had become a charter member of the American League as the Cleveland Blues, then the Cleveland Bronchos in 1902, the Cleveland Naps in 1903, and finally the Cleveland Indians in 1914.

From the team's earliest incarnation to their successful years between 1948 and 1954 to this season's stellar rise, this comprehensive volume traces the genesis of baseball in Cleveland, covering team lore and legend, the controversies, the triumphs, and the heartaches. It includes: 200 player profiles�from Napolean Lajoie of the early 1900s to 1960s star Rocky Colavito to today's headliners like Dave Winfield and Eddie Murray season-by-season descriptions of great moments and memories over 700 illustrations of players, game highlights, and memorabilia, including a 16-page color photo gallery extensive statistics, including box scores, team and individual records, and trades the World Series championships, the managerial strategies, the personalities, honors, and the milestones an immense treasure-trove of little known facts and surprising anecdotes

With special sections on the ballparks, the front office staff, the Hall of Famers, and the postseason, this book is a wealth of information for Indians fans, sports mavens, and trivia buffs alike.

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