The Yankees obtain third baseman Toby Harrah and minor leaguer Rick Brown from the Indians for Dan Boitano, rookie outfielder Otis Nixon, and minor leaguer Guy Elston. The team’s new third baseman will hit just .217 in the one season he plays for the Bronx Bombers, but Nixon will go on to have a solid 17-year major league career, leaving the game in 1999 with a lifetime batting average of .270.
The Mariners trade 2B Tony Bernazard to the Indians for OF Gorman Thomas and IF Jack Perconte.
The Phillies trade 2B Manny Trillo, OF George Vukovich, SS Julio Franco, catcher Jerry Willard, and pitcher Jay Baller to the Indians for 24-year-old OF Von Hayes. Hayes hit .250 with 14 home runs and 32 stolen bases for Cleveland last season and is considered a potential star.
On May 15, 1981, Len Barker of the Cleveland Indians pitches a perfect game against the Toronto Blue Jays. Barker wins a 3-0 decision in hurling the first perfect game since Jim “Catfish” Hunter’s masterpiece in 1968. Only 7,290 attended the game at Municipal Stadium.
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June 10, 1980, Kansas City Royals George Brett tears ligaments in his ankle on an attempted steal in the 3rd inning against the Cleveland Indians and misses a month. Brett homered in the first against Len Barker, he was hitting .337 at the time. When he returns to the lineup after the All-Star Break he hits…
Sponsor this Page July 8, 1979 The Cleveland Indians said Saturday outfielder George Hendrick has been fined and probably would be benched temporarily for his sloppy play against the California Angels Friday night. Hendrick had let a Leroy Stanton catchable ball fall in front of him that allowed the tying run to score in…
1979 – Bobby Bonds of the Cleveland Indians hits his 300th career home run against Moose Haas in a 6 – 1 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers. Bonds has collected 413 stolen bases at the time and becomes the second player, after Willie Mays, to have 300 home runs and 300 stolen bases.
On October 1, 1978, the Boston Red Sox win their eighth consecutive game to force a playoff game that will decide the American League East. Luis Tiant turned in one of the greatest clutch pitching performances in Red Sox history — shutting out Toronto, 5-0, on the final day of the regular season. The…
On May 28, 1978, future Hall of Famer Jim Palmer records the 200th victory of his career. Using his trademark curve and fastball, the Baltimore Orioles’ veteran shuts out the Cleveland Indians, 3-0. Palmer will finish his career with 268 wins and gain election to the Hall of Fame in 1990.
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