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| Where did the Indians play their home games before moving into Jacobs Field? | Cleveland Indians
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Cleveland Stadium. The Jake opened in 1994
| Cleveland was named after a contest held in 1915. Indians was the winner due to an old nickname the defunct National League team had had. That nickname came from the arrival of what native american player? | Cleveland Indians
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Bob Feller. Feller's number was retired by the club in 1957
Only 7th team since 1900 to score 1000+ runs.
| Charlie Manuel became the manager taking over for Mike Hargrove. Who managed the Indians before Hargrove? | Cleveland Indians
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John McNamara. McNamara managed the 1990 season and half of the 1991 season before Hargrove took over
| On October 3, 1974, the Indians hired the first black manager in major league baseball history. Who? | Cleveland Indians
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Frank Robinson. Robinson managed from 1975-7 going 186-189.
1948. The Indians won the Series 4 games to 2 over the Boston Braves
| The trade of what popular player cursed the Indians from never contending again (or the story goes)? | Cleveland Indians
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Rocky Colavito. It seems to have been broken by the 1995 team
| The Indians have won 100+ games twice in their history. Which years did they occur? | Cleveland Indians
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1954 and 1995. They won a then AL record 111 in 1954 and 100 in the strike shortened 1995 season
Orel Hershiser. Hershiser won all 4 in the 1995 postseason.
Nap Lajoie. 6034 at-bats and 2046 hits
| Who hit the game-winning home run for Atlanta in Game Six of the 1995 World Series? | Cleveland Indians
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David Justice. Justice currently plays for the New York Yankees.
Jaret Wright. Wright was dazzling in the 1997 playoffs, but has since been ineffective.
Al Leiter. Leiter is currently a front-line starter for the Mets.
Charles Nagy. The ball sailed past Nagy's glove into centerfield.
Edgar Renteria. Renteria was traded and is now playing for the Saint Louis Cardianals.
Kenny Lofton. Lofton was traded to Atlanta for 1997, but he returned in 1998.
| The movie 'Major League' was made about the Cleveland Indians, in what professional stadium was the movie filmed? | Cleveland Indians
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Milwaukee County Stadium.
Eric Anthony. It was April 4, 1994: the home run was hit by a Mariner but the Indians went on to win the game 4-3 in 11 innings.
| Who did the Indians beat in the ALCS to get to the World Series in 1997? | Cleveland Indians
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Baltimore Orioles. In the 6th game Tony Fernandez scored the only run of the game in the top of the 12th. In the bottom half, Jose Mesa struck out Roberto Alomar to clinch victory in the ACLS.
| Who became the owner of the Indians when Dick Jacobs sold the team in 2000? | Cleveland Indians
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Larry Dolan. Dick Jacobs, with his late brother David, purchased the Indians in 1986, selling part of their stake to the public in 1998. In 2000 the Indians went private again when he sold the team to Ohio lawyer Larry Dolan.
League Park. League Park was first used in 1891, before the Indians used that name, when it was home to the Cleveland Spiders. In 1932 the Indians moved to Cleveland Stadium, which was home for the next 60 years.
| Prior to his appointment in 1991, who preceded John Hart as General Manager of the Indians? | Cleveland Indians
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| What team did the Indians beat in 1998 for their last playoff series victory? | Cleveland Indians
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Jim Thome. Thome belted 52 home runs in 2002, along with batting .304. In 2001, he popped for 49.
1916. The Indians, formerly called the Naps from 1903-1915, started their career as Indians with a 57-95 record, under the management of Joe Birmingham and Lee Fohl. The team was rostered with 25 year old Joe Jackson.
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