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Cleveland Stadium

Cleveland, OH · 1932–1993 · also known as Municipal Stadium

Cleveland Stadium
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4,139
Games on file
1932
First
1993
Last

Cleveland Stadium was a ballpark in Cleveland, OH. The first major-league game the register places here was on July 31, 1932 and the last on October 3, 1993. The register files it under the American League. It was also known as Municipal Stadium.

4,205 major-league games in this archive were played here, between 1932 and 1993. The game logs list the Cleveland Indians as the home club here. Its recorded capacity is 78,000. 29 games played here have a page of their own in this archive, among them Len Barker's Perfect Game in 1981, Don Black's No-Hitter in 1947, and Bob Feller's No-Hitter in 1951.

The earliest game in the Retrosheet logs was on July 31, 1932, when the Philadelphia Athletics beat the Cleveland Indians 1–0. Lefty Grove started for the Philadelphia Athletics and Mel Harder for the Cleveland Indians. Bill Guthrie was the plate umpire. The latest game in the Retrosheet logs was on October 3, 1993, when the Chicago White Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 4–0. Jason Bere started for the Chicago White Sox and Charles Nagy for the Cleveland Indians. Larry Barnett was the plate umpire. The largest announced attendance in the available logs was 86,288, for a game between the Boston Braves and the Cleveland Indians on October 10, 1948.

The major leagues also played in Cleveland, OH at National Association Grounds (1871–1872), League Park I (1879–1884), Cedar Avenue Driving Park (1887–1887), League Park II (1887–1890), and Brotherhood Park (1890–1890), and 3 other grounds.

Home clubs

Games remembered here

1981

Len Barker's Perfect Game

Len Barker threw a perfect game for the Cleveland Indians against the Toronto Blue Jays on May 15, 1981, winning 3–0.

1947

Don Black's No-Hitter

Don Black threw a no-hitter for the Cleveland Indians against the Philadelphia Athletics on July 10, 1947, winning 3–0.

1951

Bob Feller's No-Hitter

Bob Feller threw a no-hitter for the Cleveland Indians against the Detroit Tigers on July 1, 1951, winning 2–1.

1951

Allie Reynolds's No-Hitter

Allie Reynolds threw a no-hitter for the New York Yankees against the Cleveland Indians on July 12, 1951, winning 1–0.

1966

Sonny Siebert's No-Hitter

Sonny Siebert threw a no-hitter for the Cleveland Indians against the Washington Senators on June 10, 1966, winning 2–0.

1967

Dean Chance's No-Hitter

Dean Chance threw a no-hitter for the Minnesota Twins against the Cleveland Indians on August 25, 1967, winning 2–1.

1974

Dick Bosman's No-Hitter

Dick Bosman threw a no-hitter for the Cleveland Indians against the Oakland Athletics on July 19, 1974, winning 4–0.

1977

Dennis Eckersley's No-Hitter

Dennis Eckersley threw a no-hitter for the Cleveland Indians against the California Angels on May 30, 1977, winning 1–0.

1990

Dave Stieb's No-Hitter

Dave Stieb threw a no-hitter for the Toronto Blue Jays against the Cleveland Indians on September 2, 1990, winning 3–0.

1992

Matt Young's No-Hitter

Matt Young threw a no-hitter for the Boston Red Sox against the Cleveland Indians on April 12, 1992.

1933

Jimmie Foxx Hits for the Cycle, 1933

Jimmie Foxx hit for the cycle for the Philadelphia Athletics against the Cleveland Indians on August 14, 1933.

1933

Earl Averill Hits for the Cycle, 1933

Earl Averill hit for the cycle for the Cleveland Indians against the Philadelphia Athletics on August 17, 1933.

1943

Leon Culberson Hits for the Cycle, 1943

Leon Culberson hit for the cycle for the Boston Red Sox against the Cleveland Indians on July 3, 1943.

1948

Joe DiMaggio's Three-Home-Run Game, 1948

Joe DiMaggio hit three home runs for the New York Yankees against the Cleveland Indians on May 23, 1948.

1950

Larry Doby's Three-Home-Run Game, 1950

Larry Doby hit three home runs for the Cleveland Indians against the Washington Senators on August 2, 1950.

1957

Ted Williams's Three-Home-Run Game, 1957

Ted Williams hit three home runs for the Boston Red Sox against the Cleveland Indians on June 13, 1957.

1961

Willie Kirkland's Three-Home-Run Game, 1961

Willie Kirkland hit three home runs for the Cleveland Indians against the Chicago White Sox on July 9, 1961.

1962

Rocky Colavito's Three-Home-Run Game, 1962

Rocky Colavito hit three home runs for the Detroit Tigers against the Cleveland Indians on July 5, 1962.

1962

Steve Boros's Three-Home-Run Game, 1962

Steve Boros hit three home runs for the Detroit Tigers against the Cleveland Indians on August 6, 1962.

1963

Bob Allison's Three-Home-Run Game, 1963

Bob Allison hit three home runs for the Minnesota Twins against the Cleveland Indians on May 17, 1963.

1968

Ken Harrelson's Three-Home-Run Game, 1968

Ken Harrelson hit three home runs for the Boston Red Sox against the Cleveland Indians on June 14, 1968.

1970

Tony Horton's Three-Home-Run Game, 1970

Tony Horton hit three home runs for the Cleveland Indians against the New York Yankees on May 24, 1970.

1973

George Hendrick's Three-Home-Run Game, 1973

George Hendrick hit three home runs for the Cleveland Indians against the Detroit Tigers on June 19, 1973.

1979

Carney Lansford's Three-Home-Run Game, 1979

Carney Lansford hit three home runs for the California Angels against the Cleveland Indians on September 1, 1979.

1987

Cory Snyder's Three-Home-Run Game, 1987

Cory Snyder hit three home runs for the Cleveland Indians against the Minnesota Twins on May 21, 1987.

Further reading: Wikipedia