Category Cleveland Sports History

On Tuesday, June 9, 1959, 46,601 watched the Baltimore Orioles beat the visiting Cleveland Indians, 7-3, at “spacious” Memorial Stadium as Orioles reliever Billy Loes got the win over Tribe starter Jim ‘Mudcat’ Grant. That night, while Gene Woodling and…

With the recent passing of Hall of Fame player-manager Frank Robinson, posted below are pages 117 and 118 from “Municipal Stadium, Memories on the Lakefront” highlighting Frank’s managerial debut with the Cleveland Indians at Municipal Stadium on Tuesday, April 8,…