Cleveland Indians Trivia

CLEVELAND INDIANS TRIVIA

1) What was the Cleveland franchise called as a founding member of the American League in 1901?

CLEVELAND NAPS CLEVELAND BLUEBIRDS CLEVELAND LAKE SHORES CLEVELAND BRONCOS

The Grand Rapids Rustlers were founded in Michigan in 1894 and were part of the Western League. In 1900 the team moved to Cleveland and was renamed the Cleveland Lake Shores. In 1901 team was renamed the Cleveland Bluebirds and became one of eight charter members of the American League.

2) What is the Cleveland Indians longest winning streak?

16 GAMES 20 GAMES 18 GAMES 22 GAMES

From August 24 to September 14, 2017, the Indians won 22 consecutive games, the longest winning streak in American League history.

3) Which manager led the Indians to their first World Series title?

LOU BOUDREAU NAP LAJOIE FRANK ROBINSON TRIS SPEAKER

In the 1920 World Series against Brooklyn, player-manager Tris Speaker Speaker hit an RBI triple in the deciding game, which the Indians won 3-0.

4) Who holds the franchise record for most triples in a season?

ALBERT BELLE JOE JACKSON JIM THOME DALE MITCHELL

In 1912, legendary outfielder "Shoeless Joe" Jackson hit 26 triples for the Indians (then the Cleveland Naps). He would later be banned from baseball for his part in the Black Sox Scandal, in which members of the 1919 Chicago White Sox participated in a conspiracy to fix the World Series. Jackson, who led both teams in several statistical categories and set a World Series record with 12 base hits, spent the last 30 years of his life proclaiming his innocence.

5) What was the nickname for Cleveland Municipal Stadium, which served as the team's home from 1932 to 1993?

"THE HEARTACHE BY THE LAKE""THE MISTAKE BY THE LAKE""THE STANK BY THE LAKE""THE FAKE BY THE LAKE"

The "Mistake by the Lake" was just south of Lake Erie and was known for biting cold wind and, on hot summer nights, swarms of midges and mayflies.

6) Which Indian hit a grand slam in the first at-bat of his Major League career?

SANDY ALOMAR CC SABATHIA JOE CHARBONEAU KEVIN KOUZMANOFF

Kouzmanoff is the third of only four players in history to hit a grand slam in his first major league at-bat, along with Bill Duggleby (1898), Jeremy Hermida (2005), and Daniel Nava (2010). Both Kouzmanoff and Nava accomplished this feat on the first pitch they saw.

7) Which baseball movie is about a fictionalized version of the Cleveland Indians?

THE NATURAL THE ROOKIE MONEYBALL MAJOR LEAGUE

In Major League, a former Las Vegas showgirl inherits the Cleveland Indians from her deceased husband and tries to relocate the team to Miami.

8) In 1948, how many times did Lou Boudreau strike out in 560 at-bats?

36 18 27 9

Lou Boudreau's 1948 season has to be considered among the best of any in MLB history. He posted a 10.4 WAR for Cleveland. He hit .355 and got on base more than 45 percent of the time. He batted in the middle of the order and hit a career-high 18 home runs. He walked 98 times and he struck out only nine times all season. He was also the best defensive shortstop in the league. Oh, and the 30-year-old Boudreau also served as Cleveland's manager, leading the team to its second World Series championship.

9) Which 17-year-old rookie set a record by striking out 15 batters in his first Major League start?

GAYLORD PERRY CLIFF LEE BOB FELLER COREY KLUBER

After the 1936 season, "Bullet Bob" Feller went back to Van Meter, Iowa, to finish his senior year of high school.

10) Which famous "baseball curse" resulted in a 30 year playoff draught for the Indians?

CURSE OF CAPTAIN EDDIE CURSE OF THE BILLY GOAT CURSE OF ROCKY COLAVITO CURSE OF THE COWBOY

In 1960, Cleveland traded their most popular player, slugger Rocky Colavito, to detroit for a washed-up Harvey Kuehn. Colavito made three All-Star teams for Detroit and Kansas City, while Kuenn played only one season for the Indians. After being one of the better AL teams in the 1950s, the Indians wouldn't sniff another playoff birth for more than 30 years.