How did the Cleveland Indians MLB team get their name?

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One site tells me they were named after Louis Sockalexis, the team's first Native American to play baseball, another site tells me this: http://www.faqfarm.com/Sports/Baseball/Indians/26204 [Dec 13 04 12:56 AM] peasypod writes: ...and yet another site tells me that it was a "play" against the Boston Braves in 1914, and it was supposed to be temporary. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleveland_Indians [As one entry - McG] Dec 13 04, 12:53 AM

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