"In 1857 baseball games were a daily spectacle in Cleveland's Public Squares. The team is named after the eight Guardians of Traffic statues displayed on the Hope Memorial Bridge next to their home field. 2.8 2011–present: Antonetti/Chernoff/Francona era.2.5.1 Frank Lane becomes general manager.įrom August 24 to September 14, 2017, the Indians won 22 consecutive games, the longest winning streak in American League history, and the second longest winning streak in Major League Baseball history.Īs of the end of the 2021 season, the Guardians' overall record is 9,592–9,144 (.512). After it came under criticism as part of the Native American mascot controversy, the team ceased using the name "Indians" following the 2021 season, officially becoming the Guardians on November 19, 2021. Common nicknames for the Indians were the "Tribe" and the "Wahoos", the latter referencing their longtime logo, Chief Wahoo. That name stuck and remained in use for more than a century. They chose the name Cleveland Indians, a revival of the nickname that fans gave to the Cleveland Spiders while Louis Sockalexis, a Native American, was playing for the team.
The Bluebirds name proved unpopular, and in 1903, the team was nicknamed the Cleveland Naps, after team captain Nap Lajoie.įollowing Lajoie's departure after the 1914 season, club owner Charles Somers requested that baseball writers choose a new name. Originally called the Cleveland Bluebirds, the team played in League Park until moving permanently to Cleveland Stadium in 1946. One of the American League's eight charter franchises, the major league incarnation of the club was founded in Cleveland in 1901. The Western League itself was renamed the American League while continuing its minor league status. The team relocated to Cleveland in 1900 and was renamed the Cleveland Lake Shores. The franchise originated in 1894 as the Grand Rapids Rustlers, a minor league team in the Western League. The team's name references the Guardians of Traffic, eight monolithic 1932 Art Deco sculptures by Henry Hering on the city's Hope Memorial Bridge, which is adjacent to Progressive Field. The team's World Series championship drought since 1948 is the longest active among all 30 current Major League teams. Since their establishment as a Major League franchise in 1901, the team has won 10 Central division titles, six American League pennants, and two World Series championships, (in 19). The team's spring training facility is at Goodyear Ballpark in Goodyear, Arizona. Since 1994, they have played at Progressive Field. The Guardians compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division.
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The Cleveland Guardians are an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland.
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