Published by Creative Education P O Box 227 Mankato Minnesota 56002 Creative Education is an imprint of The Creative Company www thecreativecompany us Design and production by Blue Design Art direction by Rita Marshall Printed by Corporate Graphics in the United States of America Photographs by Getty Images Victor Baldizon MLB Photos Al Bello Jonathan Daniel Allsport Diamond Images G Fiume Otto Greule Jr Harry How Kidwiler Collection Diamond Images Nick Laham Major League Baseball Photos MLB Photos MPI National Baseball Hall of Fame Library MLB Photos Nivek Neslo G Newman Lowrance Photo File Photo File MLB Photos Tom Pidgeon Allsport Rich Pilling MLB Photos Gregory Shamus George Silk Time Life Pictures Jared Wickerham Bryan Hunter Copyright 2012 Creative Education International copyright reserved in all countries No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data for the hardcover edition LeBoutillier Nate The story of the Cleveland Indians by Nate LeBoutillier p cm Baseball the great American game Includes index Summary The history of the Cleveland Indians professional baseball team from its inaugural 1871 season to today spotlighting the team’s greatest players and most memorable moments ISBN 978-1-60818-038-7 hardcover ISBN 978-1-56660-008-8 eBook 1 Cleveland Indians Baseball team History Juvenile literature I Title II Series GV875 C7L43 2011 796 357’640977132 dc22 2010024395 CPSIA 110310 PO1381 First Edition 987654321 Page 3 Shortstop Lou Boudreau Page 4 Pitcher Fausto Carmona
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I n d i a n s 5 CONTENTS CHAPTERS An Early Baseball Hotbed 6 Nap’s Chaps 15 The Bill Veeck Era 22 The Curse of Rocky Colavito 29 The Tribe Regroups 36 AROUND THE HORN The Greatest Batting Race 12 World Series Firsts 20 A Banner Year 27 Home Sweet Home 31 Silver-Screen Sluggers 38 Contenders Once Again 43 ALL-TIME INDIANS P Bob Feller 8 C Sandy Alomar Jr 13 1B Jim Thome 14 2B Nap Lajoie 18 3B Al Rosen 23 SS Omar Vizquel 28 LF Joe Jackson 30 CF Tris Speaker 35 RF Manny Ramirez 39 M Lou Boudreau 40 Index 48
