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What's Your All-Time Indians Team?

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Catcher Ray Fosse won a gold glove, hit .307, 18hrs, .830 ops in the first of two all-star years until Pete Rose ruined his career in an exhibition game. Best season by a Cleveland catcher except for Sandy Alomar, maybe.
 
Catcher Ray Fosse won a gold glove, hit .307, 18hrs, .830 ops in the first of two all-star years until Pete Rose ruined his career in an exhibition game. Best season by a Cleveland catcher except for Sandy Alomar, maybe.
Victor in ‘07, before injuries destroyed his ability to play the position, probably takes the cake for best season by a catcher in team history.
 
Victor in ‘07, before injuries destroyed his ability to play the position, probably takes the cake for best season by a catcher in team history.
That was the only year he really threw out runners too.
 
So, a couple comments on the posts so far....
1) How could I have forgotten Greg Swindell?
2) IDK if it's bias or actuality, but I'm surprised how little Frankie Lindor is regarded in the responses so far(including my own)
3) This highlights our relatively recent pitching factory status.
4) It also reflects the talent we had in the 90's....

great memories.
Have a feeling Frankie burned a lot of bridges when he left here. Should have just kept his mouth shut and started cashing his checks and he probably would be viewed a little differently by Tribe fans.
 
My Top 5 Plays From Cleveland Indians Games
5. Rajai Davis ties up game 7 of 2016 World Series
Would've been#1 if we won.

4. Rick Manning ends Len Barker's perfect game.

3. Albert Belle's walk off grand slam off Lee Smith

2. Carlos Martinez homers off Canseco's head

1. Lofton scores from 2nd on passed ball in 1995 ALCS
Good stuff Mott. Thanks.
 
My Top 5 Plays From Cleveland Indians Games
5. Rajai Davis ties up game 7 of 2016 World Series
Would've been#1 if we won.

4. Rick Manning ends Len Barker's perfect game.

3. Albert Belle's walk off grand slam off Lee Smith

2. Carlos Martinez homers off Canseco's head

1. Lofton scores from 2nd on passed ball in 1995 ALCS
Raj's home run is fifth and a ball bouncing off Canseco's head for a home run is second? Okay then....
 
Raj's home run is fifth and a ball bouncing off Canseco's head for a home run is second? Okay then....
I put it #5 because we still lost the game. Gives me heartburn.
Only thing worse was game 7 1997. That game messed with the mojo of the universe.
 
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I forgot Bill Wamsgans unassisted triple play in the 1920 World Series.
After Wambganss retired, he had a small manufacturing company in Cleveland. 1950 was its 25th anniversary, and the 30th anniversary of the 1920 Series.

Wambganss had made a scrapbook during the World Series, and had copies of it made to handout to his customers.

My grandfather ran a lithography company that provided Wambganss' company with advertising materials. He and Wambganss had mutual business acquaintances, and when it became evident that his grandson was a big Indians fan, he somehow tracked one of those scrapbooks down. Then he stuck it in the attic, awaiting the time I would be old enough to appreciate it....and promptly forgot about it.

Grandpa died in 1980, and as my Dad was going thru the junk in his attic, he came across that scrapbook, boxed and wrapped, waiting for a little boy to grow up.

I was 29 when I finally got my present...a scrapbook from the only player to ever have an unassisted triple play in a World Series.
 
After Wambganss retired, he had a small manufacturing company in Cleveland. 1950 was its 25th anniversary, and the 30th anniversary of the 1920 Series.

Wambganss had made a scrapbook during the World Series, and had copies of it made to handout to his customers.

My grandfather ran a lithography company that provided Wambganss' company with advertising materials. He and Wambganss had mutual business acquaintances, and when it became evident that his grandson was a big Indians fan, he somehow tracked one of those scrapbooks down. Then he stuck it in the attic, awaiting the time I would be old enough to appreciate it....and promptly forgot about it.

Grandpa died in 1980, and as my Dad was going thru the junk in his attic, he came across that scrapbook, boxed and wrapped, waiting for a little boy to grow up.

I was 29 when I finally got my present...a scrapbook from the only player to ever have an unassisted triple play in a World Series.
Wow! What a story! What a treasure!
Some day you might want to consider donating it to the HOF in Cooperstown. I'm sure today it might be one of a kind.
 
C - Victor Martinez
1B - Jim Thome
2B - Robbie Alomar
3B - Jose Ramirez
SS - Omar Vizquel
LF - Albert Belle
CF - Kenny Lofton
RF - Manny Ramirez
DH - Travis Hafner

SP
1. Corey Kluber
2. Cliff Lee
3. Bartolo Colon
4. Shane Bieber
5. C.C. Sabathia
 

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