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Cleveland Indians name is adopted
The former Cleveland Naps change their name to the Cleveland Indians and become the main city baseball team. -
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Indians are at League Park
The Indians played at League Park before the construction of Cleveland Stadium. The park had 20,000 seats and was mostly built from wood in 1896. The park has prevously served other Cleveland baseball teams. -
Cleveland Indians win 1920 World Series
The Cleveland Indians beat the Boston Braves for their first World Series win. -
Bob Feller joins the Indians
17 year old Bob Feller joins the Cleveland Indians as pitcher. -
Indians move to Cleveland Stadium
The Cleveland Indians move to the 80,000 seat Cleveland Stadium, where they played for 53 years. They shared the field with the Cleveland Browns -
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Indians are at Cleveland Stadium
Cleveland Stadium was built in 1932 for the Great Lakes Expo. The Cleveland Indians did not play there much until 1940, but did play some major games there. The stadium was also the home of the Cleveland Browns until 1996, and was replaced by the Cleveland Browns Stadium. -
Chief Wahoo is intrtoduced
Chief Wahoo is introduced as the mascot of the Cleveland Indians, and has been such since this day. -
Cleveland Indians win 1948 World Series
The Cleveland Indians beat the Boston Braves again to win the 1948 World Series. This would be their last World Series to this date. -
Cleveland Indians complete the winningest season in MLB history
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Cleveland Indians move to the East Division
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John Adams starts drumming
John Adams begins drumming at the Indians games. He still goes to every home game each season with his drum. -
Indians move to Jacobs Field
The Indians leave the old Cleveland Stadium for the new, 40,000 seat Jacobs Field. They were second in the division for the year but a players strike prevented them from going to the playoffs. -
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Indians are at Progressive Field
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Cleveland Indians lose at the World Series
The Cleveland Indians lose to the Atlanta Braves in the 1995 World Series, their first since 1948. Atlanta won four games while the Indians won two. -
Cleveland Indians go to the 1997 World Series
The Cleveland Indians go to the 1997 World Series, where they lose to the Florida Marlins. This series featured the coldest game in World Series history. They lost in an extra inning of the seventh game. The final count was Florida having four games to the Indians three. -
Cleveland Indians last postseason game
The Cleveland Indians lose to the Tampa Bay Raves 4-0 in their last postseason appearence.
