Jacobs Field Memories of a Cleveland Baseball Era
A nostalgic sketch of Jacobs Field era life contrasts a winning team and energized crowds with the city’s bar scene, stadium atmosphere, and colorful figures like Leonard Schur and Ed Keating. It notes clean facilities, traffic, and close proximity bars, plus vivid vignettes of concession staff, vendors, and social pockets around Opening Day and summer nights.
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Royals’ Stadium
Detroit
New York
Mel
Pete and Dewey
Bob Feller
East Ninth Street
Gene Hickerson
Playhouse Square
Cleveland
Sam McDowell
Indians
Yankees
Leonard Schur
Justice Center
League Park
Ed Keating
Dan Darmelly
Chris
Sharon Hargrove
Indians win first with help from Jays
The Cleveland Indians beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 at Jacobs Field to notch their first victory of the season. Charles Nagy pitched six innings, Erik Hanson fueled a second inning rally, and Manny Ramirez drove in a key run with a bases loaded sacrifice fly. Jose Mesa secured the save in a tense ninth as Cleveland snapped a 0-3 start.
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Jose Mesa
Tony Pena
Jacobs Field
Mesa
Cleveland
Japan
Nixon
Charles Nagy
Toronto
Tribe
Erik Hanson
Sandy Martinez
Mike Hargrove
Perryton
Tex
Terence Tas Dee
Manny Ramirez
Hanson
Kenny Lofton
Lofton
Jim Thome
Carlos Baerga
Alex Gonzalez
Albert Beile
Baerga
Ed Sprague
Eddie Murray
Murray
RBI
Blue Jays
Belle
Nagy
Gonzalez
TS Gael Pateds
Gas Pune
Otis Nixon
Tilson Brito
Joe Carter
John Olerud
Hargrove
Indians Face High Hopes as Season Opens at Jacobs Field
April start brings intense expectations for the Indians after a 100-win, 47-year post season drought and a World Series run. The team carries heavy pressure to repeat strong results, with fans hoping April games set the tone for a hopeful season.
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Jacobs Field
Series championship mindset clash in Cleveland baseball scene
The piece argues against treating every Indians game like a Super Bowl and warns fans not to expect record-breaking seasons. It notes past overreactions, cites historical team records, and insists the 2023 Indians are the best in the American League, destined to play in October.
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Indians
Majerie's late threes can't lift Cavs past Hornets
Cleveland star Dan Majerie rained threes to the final buzzer but Charlotte pulled away 93 89 at Gund Arena. The Cavs drop to 43 32, fifth in the East, one game behind Atlanta and Detroit and a half game ahead of Charlotte’s fellow 8 37 squad.
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Dan Majerie
ESPN
NBA
Cavs
Charlotte
Gund Arena
New York
Atlanta
Detroit
Parish Breaks Jabbar Record in Landmark NBA Appearance
Robert Parish, at 42 with the Charlotte Hornets, set a new NBA games played record at 1,561 during a game against Cleveland at Gund Arena. The veteran center, part of three champion teams and eight All-Star selections, broke Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's longtime mark as the opening tipoff began.
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Robert Parish
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Steve Herrick
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Paul Quartrill
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Parish
Jabbar
Sociated Press
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Majerle
Bob Sura
Larry Johnson
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Terrell Brandon
Sara
Brandon
Kenny Anderson
Anderson
Matt Geiger
Michael Cage
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