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Well-traveled Bobby Bonds who joins his fifth team in five seasons

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On May 16, 1978, the Chicago White Sox trade outfielder Bobby Bonds to the Texas Rangers for outfielders Claudell Washington and Rusty Torres. The well-traveled Bonds, who joins his fifth team in five seasons, will finish out the season in Texas before being traded to the Cleveland Indians during the winter. @ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90YWdzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiTGVhcm4gTW9yZSBhYm91dCB0aGUgdGVhbXMsIHBsYXllcnMsIGJhbGwgcGFya3MgYW5kIGV2ZW50cyB0aGF0IGhhcHBlbmVkIG9uIHRoaXMgZGF0ZSBpbiBoaXN0b3J5IGp1c3QgY2xpY2sgdGhlIHRhZ3MhICAiLCJhZnRlciI6IiIsImxpbmtfdG9fdGVybV9wYWdlIjoib24iLCJzZXBhcmF0b3IiOiIgfCAiLCJjYXRlZ29yeV90eXBlIjoicG9zdF90YWcifX0=@@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90YWdzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiTGVhcm4gTW9yZSBhYm91dCB0aGUgdGVhbXMsIHBsYXllcnMsIGJhbGwgcGFya3MgYW5kIGV2ZW50cyB0aGF0IGhhcHBlbmVkIG9uIHRoaXMgZGF0ZSBpbiBoaXN0b3J5IGp1c3QgY2xpY2sgdGhlIHRhZ3MhICAiLCJhZnRlciI6IiIsImxpbmtfdG9fdGVybV9wYWdlIjoib24iLCJzZXBhcmF0b3IiOiIgfCAiLCJjYXRlZ29yeV90eXBlIjoicG9zdF90YWcifX0=@

Boston Red Sox acquire pitcher Dennis Eckersley and catcher Fred Kendall from the Cleveland Indians

Boston Red Sox acquire pitcher Dennis Eckersley and catcher Fred Kendall from the Cleveland Indians

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On March 30, 1978 —  The Boston Red Sox acquire pitcher Dennis Eckersley and catcher Fred Kendall from the Cleveland Indians for pitchers Rick Wise and Mike Paxton, catcher Bo Diaz and infielder Ted Cox. Eckersley will win 20 games this year. Eckersley, will also finish 4th and 7th respectively in the Cy Young race…

Milwaukee’s Bill Travers allows 14 runs It will be 21 years before another pitcher allows 14 runs

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After taking the opener, 12 – 5, the Indians light up Milwaukee’s Bill Travers for 18 hits and 14 runs to win, 14 – 5. It will be 21 years before another pitcher – Mike Oquist on August 3, 1998 versus the Yankees – allows 14 runs.

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Cleveland Indians fire Frank Robinson, major league baseball’s first black manager

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Interested in exploring FRANCHISING? We will help you through your journey visit us @ www.franchisingconnection.com On June 19, 1977, the Cleveland Indians fire Frank Robinson, major league baseball’s first black manager. The Indians, in fourth place with a record of 26-31, hire coach Jeff Torborg as Robinson’s replacement. Robinson will receive his next managing job…

Dennis Eckersley pitches a no-hitter as the Cleveland Indians beat the California Angels, 1 - 0

Indian right-hander Dennis Eckersley’s consecutive no-hit inning streak ends at 22.1 innings, two-third of a frame shy of Cy Young’s major league mark

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Indian right-hander Dennis Eckersley’s consecutive no-hit inning streak ends at 22.1 innings, two-third of a frame shy of Cy Young’s major league mark, when Mariner Ruppert Jones goes deep in the bottom of fifth in the Kingdome contest. The centerfielder’s home run will prove to be the only run Cleveland gives up, coasting to an easy 7-1 victory in Seattle.

Ruppert Jones of the Seattle Mariners hits a home run off Dennis Eckersley in the fifth inning to snap Eckersley's no-hit string of 22 1/3 innings, just two outs short of the major league record set by Cy Young. The Indians beat Seattle, 7 - 1.
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Ruppert Jones of the Seattle Mariners hits a home run off Dennis Eckersley in the fifth inning to snap Eckersley’s no-hit string of 22 1/3 innings

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1977 – Ruppert Jones of the Seattle Mariners hits a home run off Dennis Eckersley in the fifth inning to snap Eckersley’s no-hit string of 22 1/3 innings, just two outs short of the major league record set by Cy Young. The Indians beat Seattle, 7 – 1.

Dennis Eckersley pitches a no-hitter as the Cleveland Indians beat the California Angels, 1 - 0

Dennis Eckersley pitches a no-hitter as the Cleveland Indians beat the California Angels, 1 – 0. Frank Tanana, with three shutouts in his last four games, is the loser.

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Dennis Eckersley pitches a no-hitter as the Cleveland Indians beat the California Angels, 1 – 0. Frank Tanana, with three shutouts in his last four games, is the loser.

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Frank Robinson of the Cleveland Indians makes his final major league appearance as a player

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test On September 18, 1976 — Cleveland Indians player-manager Frank Robinson, in his final major league at-bat, strokes a pinch-hit single off Rudy May in a 4-3 loss to Baltimore at Cleveland Stadium. The 41 year-old future Hall of Famer ends his 21-year playing career with a batting average of .294 and 586 home runs,…