On May 13, 1993, One day before his 40th birthday, George Brett hits his 300th career home run, in the 6th inning of a 7 – 3 victory over the Cleveland Indians. joining Hank Aaron, Stan Musial, Carl Yastrzemski, Willie Mays, and Al Kaline as the only players with three hundred homers and three thousand…
On April 8, 1993, Contributing to the Indians’ 15-5 rout of New York at Cleveland Stadium, Carlos Baerga becomes the first major leaguer to homer from both sides of the plate in the same inning. In the seventh, the Tribe’s second baseman, batting right-handed, goes deep off Steve Howe, and, later in the frame, connects with…
1993 – Astros release pitcher Jason Grimsley, whom they acquired for pitcher Curt Schilling the previous year. Grimsley catches on with the Cleveland Indians. He did not pitch an inning while in Houston. Schilling, meanwhile, becomes a six-time All-Star who is a pivotal member of four pennant-winners.
In front of a sellout crowd at County Stadium, Robin Yount becomes the 17th and third youngest player to reach the 3000 hits milestone when he singles off of Indian reliever Jose Mesa in a 5-4 defeat to Cleveland. The 36 year-old Milwaukee center fielder also reached 1,000 and 2,000 hit plateaus against the Indians.
On April 12, 1992, Boston Red Sox left-hander Matt Young pitches eight no-hit innings, but loses a 2-1 decision to the Cleveland Indians. In the second game of the doubleheader, the Indians manage only two hits against Roger Clemens, setting a record for fewest hits in a twinbill.
On April 6, 1992, the Baltimore Orioles play the first game in the history of Oriole Park at Camden Yards. The capacity crowd of 44,568 includes President George Bush. The Orioles defeat the Cleveland Indians, 2-0, behind the five-hit pitching of Rick Sutcliffe.
Joe Carter is sent by the Indians to San Diego for Chris James, Sandy Alomar and Carlos Baerga.
July 19, 1989 Cleveland Indians OF Joe Carter hits 3 home runs in a game for the 2nd time this season in a 10-1 win over the Minnesota Twins It is his 4th career 3-HR game, tying Lou Gehrig’s American League record, and gives him a MLB record-tying 5 HR in 2 games. Carter also…
July 15, 1989 Joey Belle mild mannered Cleveland Indians outfielder goes 1-4 in his big league debut. He singles off Nolan Ryan in his first career at-bat. [jetpack_subscription_form title=”Join the Community” subscribe_text=”We bring you cool stories about the game, players, ballparks and the people that shaped the game!” subscribe_button=”Join us!” show_subscribers_total=”1″] Subscribe to our…
The Cleveland Indians lose to the Detroit Tigers, 7 – 2, to drop their record to 21-22, but remain in first place in the AL East by percentage points. It marks the latest point in a season a sub-.500 team has been in first place.