On June 20, 1948, the Cleveland Indians draw a record crowd of 82,781 for a doubleheader at Municipal Stadium. The Indians will draw 2.6 million fans for the year, breaking the single-season mark set by the New York Yankees in 1947…
On May 23, 1948, at Cleveland Stadium – Joe DiMaggio belts three consecutive home runs during the first game of a doubleheader against the Cleveland Indians. The New York Yankees’ star swats two of the home runs against Bob Feller. The Yankees win the game, 6-5.
May 10, 1948, Larry Doby scores after hitting a homerun in second inning of a 12-7 victory over the Red Sox at Fenway. Doby will go 4-6 for the tribe.
Larry Doby ties record with 5 strikeouts in one game
1948 – Former slugger Hank Greenberg, who tormented the Cleveland Indians for most of his career as a member of the Detroit Tigers, is hired as the Indians’ farm club director by Bill Veeck.
Cleveland sends pitcher Red Embree to the Yankees for outfielder Allie Clark. New York almost took Embree instead of Allie Reynolds in a trade a year ago.
1947 – The Indians pick up Johnny Berardino from the Browns for Catfish Metkovich and $50,000. Because of a broken finger, Metkovich will be returned to Cleveland, and the Indians will add another $15,000 to complete the deal. At the end of 1952, Berardino will drop baseball as well as the 2nd “r” in his name, and start a successful acting career in Hollywood.
Larry Doby of the Cleveland Indians and Hank Thompson of the St. Louis Browns make history
During the first game of a twin bill in front of 47,871 Tribe fans, Don Black retires the final ten A’s batters he faces to record the first no-hitter in the history of Cleveland’s Municipal Stadium. The crowd, the largest ever to witness a no-hitter, endures the rain and six walks as the Indians right-hander completes the 3-0 victory, the eighth no-no in franchise history.
On July 6, 1947, Larry Doby makes his first start as a major league player. Doby, the first black player in the history of the American League, plays all nine innings at first base in the Cleveland Indians’ 6-5 loss to the Chicago White Sox. Doby will bat .326 in 1950, and will lead the…
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