Cleveland Guardians
The Cleveland Guardians are a Major League Baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. The team was founded in 1901 as the Cleveland Blues, one of the inaugural teams in the American League. [1] [2] [3] In 2022, the team's name changed from Cleveland Indians to Cleveland Guardians.
Championships
The team has had two championship-winning seasons since the beginning of major-league baseball's modern World Series in 1903, winning the World Series in 1920 and 1948. [4] They were also American League champions, but lost in the World Series, four times: in 1954, 1995, 1997, and 2016.
Retired Numbers
The following uniform numbers are retired in that players, managers, and coaches of the team will no longer use them. For non-players, the person's role in the organization is also listed. [5] [6]
- 3 Earl Averill
- 5 Lou Boudreau (player and manager)
- 14 Larry Doby
- 18 Mel Harder
- 19 Bob Feller
- 20 Frank Robinson (player and manager)
- 21 Bob Lemon
- 25 Jim Thome
- 42 Jackie Robinson (retired across major league baseball)
- 455 The fans (455 sellouts)
Notes
- ↑ https://www.mlb.com/guardians/history/timeline
- ↑ https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CLE/
- ↑ https://www.baseball-almanac.com/teams/clei.shtml
- ↑ https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/world-series.shtml
- ↑ https://www.mlb.com/guardians/history/retired-numbers
- ↑ https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CLE/#all_teams_retired_unis_CLE