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The Indianapolis Indians are a minor league baseball team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. Champions Major League Baseball American League: Philadelphia Athletics National League: Pittsburgh Pirates The International League ( IL) is a Minor league baseball league which operates in the eastern United States. This article refers to the former minor league that existed from 1902 to 1962 and 1969 to 1997 The Pacific Coast League (PCL is a Minor league baseball league operating in the West and Midwest of the United States. The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Milwaukee Brewers are a Major League Baseball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which plays in the Central Division of the National League The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA Franchise history Creation of the franchise In 1960 Montreal lost its International League team the Montreal Royals (an affiliate of The Chicago White Sox are a professional Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. Victory Field is the name of the current Minor league baseball park that is the home of the Indianapolis Indians of the International League. Owen J "Donie" Bush Stadium is the name of a Stadium formerly used by Minor league baseball team Indianapolis Indians in Indianapolis Indiana Trent Jewett (born March 3, 1964 in Dallas, Texas) is a baseball coach and former minor league baseball player Part of the History of baseball series Minor league baseball is a hierarchy of Professional baseball leagues in North The team, which plays in the International League, is the Triple-A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates major-league club. The International League ( IL) is a Minor league baseball league which operates in the eastern United States. The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Indians play at Victory Field, located in downtown Indianapolis. Victory Field is the name of the current Minor league baseball park that is the home of the Indianapolis Indians of the International League. Rowdie is the mascot for the Indians. Rowdie is a red bear that is the mascot of the Indianapolis Indians, a Minor league baseball team located in Indianapolis Indiana.
Founded in 1902, the Indianapolis Indians are the second-oldest minor league franchise in professional sports, behind only the International League's Rochester Red Wings. The Rochester Red Wings are a Minor league baseball team based in Rochester, New York.
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Professional baseball was first played in Indianapolis in 1887. After 12 years of various franchises competing in various leagues (including three years in the National League and one year in the American League), the current Indianapolis Indians franchise was founded as an original member of the American Association in 1902. This article refers to the former minor league that existed from 1902 to 1962 and 1969 to 1997 That year's team won 95 games, and the first of 21 pennants.
The ballclub played its early seasons at several ballparks including two on Washington Street before Norm Perry, who took ownership of the team in 1929, built a new stadium on 16th Street in 1931. He named the park Perry Stadium in honor of his brother James who had been killed in a plane crash. That ballpark, which was renamed Victory Field in 1942 and Bush Stadium in 1967, remained the Tribe's home until July 1996.
Norm Perry sold the team to Frank McKinney and Owen Bush in December 1941. Those two men ran the club for 10 seasons.
The Cleveland Indians purchased the team in 1952, but after losing $500,000 on the operation over four seasons, looked to move the team. The Indianapolis community rallied to save the Indians. Funeral director Robert E. Kirby, Chairman of the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce Athletic Committee, obtained an option to purchase the franchise from Cleveland. A broad-based sale of stock in the team was organized. Stock was priced at $10 per share with a 100-share limit on individual purchases.
Kirby, William R. Kraft, David M. Lewis, Thomas A. Moynahan and Thomas J. O'Brien got the ball rolling with investments of $200 each, and the certificate of incorporation for Indians, Inc. was received from the state of Indiana on November 9, 1955.
Media promotion of the stock sale was intense. The Indianapolis Star, The Indianapolis News and The Indianapolis Times ran complete lists of stock purchasers and their addresses.
So successful was the drive that the original 16,000-share purchase authorization of capital stock was increased to 25,000 shares by the Secretary of State on December 5 following stockholder approval on November 30. Eventually the new corporation stopped accepting investments in February after a total of 20,488 shares had been purchased by 6,672 investors.
Former Indians player, manager and owner Donie Bush was named the first President of Indians, Inc. Owen Joseph "Donie" Bush ( October 8 1887 - March 28 1972) was a Major League Baseball Shortstop in the He held that position until January 1969.
A young man named Max Schumacher joined the Indians front office as ticket manager in 1957. He added the duties of publicity director in 1959, and became the club's general manager in 1961 -- a post he held through 1997. Max was also named the team's President in 1969 following Bush's retirement. To this day, he continues as President and Chairman of the Board of Indians, Inc. Under his direction, the corporation has turned a profit for 28 straight years.
On the field, the success of the Indians has been just as great. The team captured three straight pennants from 1961-63, including the International League championship in 1963. The International League ( IL) is a Minor league baseball league which operates in the eastern United States. (The Indians competed in the American Association until it briefly disbanded after 1962. The Tribe joined the IL for one season before belonging to the Pacific Coast League from 1964 through 1968. The Pacific Coast League (PCL is a Minor league baseball league operating in the West and Midwest of the United States. At that point the Indians rejoined the American Association. )
The Indians had been affiliated with several Major League clubs over the years including Cincinnati (1939-41, 1961), Boston Braves (1946-47), Pittsburgh (1948-1951), Cleveland (1952-1956), Philadelphia (1960) and the Chicago White Sox (1962-67). The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The Chicago White Sox are a professional Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. Beginning in 1968 they had a working agreement with the Cincinnati Reds that lasted through 1983. The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA In addition to four first-place finishes and one playoff championship in that time period, Indianapolis fans saw numerous members of "The Big Red Machine" come through town. "The Big Red Machine" is also the publicly used name of the Hells Angels biker gang Players like Pedro Borbon, Bernie Carbo, Dave Concepción, Dan Driessen, George Foster, Ken Griffey, Ray Knight and Hal McRae all donned Tribe uniforms. Pedro Borbón Rodriguez (born December 2, 1946 in Valverde Dominican Republic) is a former Pitcher. Bernardo "Bernie" Carbo (born August 5, 1947 in Detroit Michigan) is a former Major League Baseball Right fielder / David Ismael Concepción Benitez (born June 17, 1948) better known as Dave Concepción, is a former Shortstop in Major League Baseball Daniel Driessen (born July 29, 1951 in Hilton Head Island South Carolina) is a former Major League Baseball infielder who played for three teams George Arthur Foster (born December 1 1948 in Tuscaloosa Alabama) is a former Left fielder and right-handed batter in Major League Baseball George Kenneth Griffey (born April 10, 1950 in Donora Pennsylvania) is a former Major League Baseball star Charles Ray Knight (born December 28 1952, in Albany Georgia) is a former right-handed Major League Baseball player who played in Harold Abraham McRae (born July 10 1945 in Avon Park Florida) is a former Left fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the
The most glorious run in team history came in the 1980s when the team affiliated with the Montreal Expos. Franchise history Creation of the franchise In 1960 Montreal lost its International League team the Montreal Royals (an affiliate of In a nine-year period (1984-1992), the Indians won four division title and four straight playoff championships (1986-1989). Players like Delino DeShields, Andrés Galarraga, Marquis Grissom, Randy Johnson and Larry Walker guided the team to those triumphs. Delino Lamont DeShields (born January 15 1969 in Seaford Delaware) is a former Second baseman in Major League Baseball who played Andrés José Padovani Galarraga (ˌɡæləˌɹɑɡə in English and /ɡalaˈraɡa/ in Spanish) (born June 18, 1961 in Caracas Venezuela Marquis Deon Grissom, nicknamed " Grip " (first name mɑrˈkiːs (born April 17, 1967 in Atlanta Georgia) is a former Major League For other people named Randy Johnson see Randy Johnson (disambiguation Randall David Johnson (born September 10, 1963 in Larry Kenneth Robert Walker (born December 1, 1966 in Maple Ridge British Columbia, Canada) is a former Right fielder in Major
The Indians affiliated again with Cincinnati from 1993-1999. That relationship led to two more pennants and a league championship (1994). In 1998, Triple-A baseball expanded to 30 teams. In the process the teams consolidated to two leagues, and the Indians again joined the International League. The Indians became the top affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers in 2000. The Milwaukee Brewers are a Major League Baseball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which plays in the Central Division of the National League The agreement led to immediate dividends as the Tribe raced to a league championship, and then went on to Las Vegas and won the Triple-A World Series. The Triple-A World Series is an infrequently held contest featuring the champions of each Triple-A level minor league of Major League Baseball, with the
Perhaps the most significant change in Indians history came in 1996 when the team moved downtown to a new ballpark. Taking a name from the past, Victory Field, an $18 million project on the west side of downtown and part of White River State Park, opened on July 11, 1996 as the Tribe hosted the Oklahoma City 89ers. Victory Field is the name of the current Minor league baseball park that is the home of the Indianapolis Indians of the International League. width="280px" style="margin-left 05em"> The open-air facility features 13,500 permanent seats and a lawn berm around the outfield which can seat up to 2,000 additional fans. The park also features 29 luxury suites. Luxury box or luxury suite is the North American term for a special seating section in Arenas Stadiums and other sports venues The ballpark was designed by the same architectural firm that designed Baltimore's Camden Yards and Cleveland's Jacobs Field. The Camden Yards Sports Complex is located in Baltimore Maryland. Progressive Field is a ballpark located in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, and is the home of the Cleveland Indians of the American
The opening of Victory Field took the Indianapolis Indians to a new level. Attendance nearly doubled with more than 600,000 fans coming to the ballpark in each of the first five full seasons. In January 1999, Baseball America dubbed Victory Field 'the best minor league ballpark in America. Baseball America is a Magazine which covers Baseball at every level with a particular focus on up-and-coming players in High school, College " Those accolades were reinforced in 2001 by Sports Illustrated and minorleaguenews. Sports Illustrated is an American Sports Magazine owned by media conglomerate Time Warner. com.
The national commendations and record attendance marks earned the Indians a share of the national spotlight. On July 11, 2001 representatives from all 30 Triple-A teams came to Indianapolis, and a national tv audience watched on ESPN2, as the Triple-A All-Star Game was played in front of a sellout crowd of 15,868. ESPN2 debuted on October 1, 1993, as a sister station of ESPN.
The Indians have provided affordable, family fun for over 100 years to the citizens of central Indiana. In that time, nine players enjoyed enough success at the Major League level to warrant induction into baseball's Hall of Fame. Those players are: Grover Cleveland Alexander, Luke Appling, Gabby Hartnett, Harmon Killebrew, Nap Lajoie, Al Lopez, Rube Marquard, Joe McCarthy, Bill McKechnie, Ray Schalk and Bob Uecker. Grover Cleveland "Old Pete" Alexander ( February 26, 1887 - November 4, 1950) was a Major League Baseball Pitcher Lucius Benjamin Appling ( April 2, 1907 &ndash January 3, 1991) was an American Shortstop in Major League Baseball Charles Leo "Gabby" Hartnett ( December 20, 1900 - December 20, 1972) was an National Major League Baseball Harmon Clayton Killebrew (ˈkɪləˌbɹuː born June 29 1936 is a former Major League Baseball player and member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Napoléon "Nap" Lajoie or often la-ZHWAY per the Canadian French pronunciation or as he himself usually pronounced it LAJ-a-wayLee Allen in ''The American League Alfonso Ramon "Al" Lopez ( August 20 1908 &ndash October 30 2005) was an American Catcher and manager Richard William "Rube" Marquard (October 9 1886 - June 1 1980 was an American left-handed Pitcher in Major League Baseball in the 1910s Joseph Vincent McCarthy ( April 21 1887 – January 13 1978) nicknamed "Marse Joe" was an American manager in William Boyd McKechnie ( August 7 1886 - October 29 1965) was an American Third baseman, manager and coach Raymond William Schalk ( August 12, 1892 - May 19, 1970) was a Major League Baseball Catcher noted for his fine handling Robert George "Bob" Uecker (ˈˈjǀõkeǀur(born January 26, 1935 in Milwaukee Wisconsin) is an American former Major League
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Pedro Borbón Rodriguez (born December 2, 1946 in Valverde Dominican Republic) is a former Pitcher. Bryan Paul Bullington (born September 30, 1980 in Indianapolis Indiana) is a Major League Baseball Right-handed Pitcher Bernardo "Bernie" Carbo (born August 5, 1947 in Detroit Michigan) is a former Major League Baseball Right fielder / Rocco Domenico "Rocky" Colavito Jr (born August 10, 1933 in New York City) is a former Right fielder in Major League Baseball Louis Keith Collier (born August 21, 1973 in Chicago Illinois) is an Infielder / Outfielder who played in Major League Baseball David Ismael Concepción Benitez (born June 17, 1948) better known as Dave Concepción, is a former Shortstop in Major League Baseball Michael Robert Coolbaugh ( June 5, 1972 &ndash July 22, 2007) was an American Baseball player and coach Cecil Celester Cooper (born December 20 1949 in Brenham Texas) nicknamed "Coop" is a former First baseman in Major League Baseball Eric Keith Davis (born May 29, 1962 in Los Angeles, California) is a former Center fielder for several Major League Baseball Delino Lamont DeShields (born January 15 1969 in Seaford Delaware) is a former Second baseman in Major League Baseball who played Zachary Thomas Duke (born April 19 1983 in Clifton Texas) is a Starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who currently plays for Salvatore Frank Fasano (fəˈsɑːnoʊ̪ born August 10, 1971 in Chicago, Illinois) is a Major League Baseball Catcher George Arthur Foster (born December 1 1948 in Tuscaloosa Alabama) is a former Left fielder and right-handed batter in Major League Baseball Andrés José Padovani Galarraga (ˌɡæləˌɹɑɡə in English and /ɡalaˈraɡa/ in Spanish) (born June 18, 1961 in Caracas Venezuela Willie Louis Greene (born September 23, 1971 in Milledgeville GA) was a professional baseball player for nine years in the Major Leagues and during that George Kenneth Griffey (born April 10, 1950 in Donora Pennsylvania) is a former Major League Baseball star Marquis Deon Grissom, nicknamed " Grip " (first name mɑrˈkiːs (born April 17, 1967 in Atlanta Georgia) is a former Major League James Jerry "JJ" Hardy (born August 19, 1982 in Tucson Arizona) is a Major League Baseball Shortstop for the Timothy Allan Harikkala (born July 15, 1971, in West Palm Beach Florida) is a Major League Baseball Starting pitcher in the Charles Leo "Gabby" Hartnett ( December 20, 1900 - December 20, 1972) was an National Major League Baseball Wesley Ray Helms (born May 12, 1976 in Gastonia North Carolina) is an Infielder for the Florida Marlins. Benjamin John Hendrickson (born February 4, 1981 St Cloud Minnesota) is a Pitcher in the Tampa Bay Rays organization José Antonio Hernández Figueroa (born July 14, 1969 in Vega Alta, Puerto Rico) is a former Major League Baseball Infielder For other people named Randy Johnson see Randy Johnson (disambiguation Randall David Johnson (born September 10, 1963 in Michael Brooks Kieschnick (born June 6, 1972 in Robstown, Texas) is a former professional Baseball player Harmon Clayton Killebrew (ˈkɪləˌbɹuː born June 29 1936 is a former Major League Baseball player and member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Charles Ray Knight (born December 28 1952, in Albany Georgia) is a former right-handed Major League Baseball player who played in Paul Henry Konerko (kʰəˈnɛɹkoʊ born March 5, 1976, in Providence Rhode Island) is a First baseman in Major League Baseball Michael Jason LaRue (born March 19, 1974 in Houston Texas) is a Major League Baseball Catcher who plays for the St Alfonso Ramon "Al" Lopez ( August 20 1908 &ndash October 30 2005) was an American Catcher and manager Jerry Manuel (born December 23, 1953 in Hahira Georgia) is the manager of the New York Mets in Major League Baseball (taking over Roger Eugene Maris ( September 10 1934 &ndash December 14 1985) was an American Right fielder in Major League Baseball Harold Abraham McRae (born July 10 1945 in Avon Park Florida) is a former Left fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Ronald John Oester (born May 5, 1956, in Cincinnati Ohio) is a former Major League Baseball Second baseman. Eduardo Atanasio Perez (born September 11, 1969 in Cincinnati Ohio) is a former Major League Baseball player Calvin "50 Cent" Reese Jr (born June 10, 1973 in Columbia South Carolina) is a Major League Baseball Infielder John Ludy Riddle ( October 3, 1905 — December 15, 1998) was an American Major League Baseball Catcher Peter Edward "PJ" Rose Jr (born November 16 1969 in Cincinnati Ohio) is a professional Baseball player currently on the roster Glendon James Rusch (ɹʌʃ born November 7, 1974 in Seattle Washington) is a Left-handed Pitcher in the Colorado Rockies Robert Victor Ryan Jr, more commonly known as B J Ryan, (born on December 28, 1975 in Bossier City Louisiana) is a closer in Reginald Laverne Sanders (born December 1, 1967 in Florence South Carolina) is a former Right fielder in Major League Baseball. Raymond William Schalk ( August 12, 1892 - May 19, 1970) was a Major League Baseball Catcher noted for his fine handling Herbert Jude Score (born June 7, 1933 in Rosedale New York) is a former Major League Baseball Pitcher and Announcer. Marcos Scutaro (ˈskuːtəroʊ born October 30, 1975 in Ben M Sheets (born July 18, 1978 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is a Major League Baseball Pitcher who plays for the Anthony Razor Shines (born July 18, 1956 in Durham North Carolina) is a retired baseball player who played first base for the Montreal Matthew Wade Stairs (born February 27, 1968 in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada) is a Major League Baseball Mark Patrick Sweeney (born October 26, 1969 in Framingham, Massachusetts) is a First baseman and a Corner outfielder in Brett Daniel Tomko (born April 7, 1973 in Euclid Ohio) is a Major League Baseball Pitcher who is currently a Free agent Robert George "Bob" Uecker (ˈˈjǀõkeǀur(born January 26, 1935 in Milwaukee Wisconsin) is an American former Major League John (Henry Vander Wal (born April 29, 1966 in Grand Rapids, Michigan) is a former American Major League Baseball Ronald Thomas Villone Jr (born January 16, 1970 in Englewood New Jersey) is a Major League Baseball Left-handed Relief Frank John Viola Jr (born April 19 1960 in East Meadow New York) is a former Starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played Larry Kenneth Robert Walker (born December 1, 1966 in Maple Ridge British Columbia, Canada) is a former Right fielder in Major Ty Allen Wigginton (born October 11, 1977 in San Diego California) is a Third baseman in Major League Baseball for the Houston Donald William Zimmer (born January 17, 1931 in Cincinnati Ohio) is a former Infielder, manager, and a coach in Major League The Governors' Cup is the trophy awarded each year to the champion of the International League, one of the two current Triple-A level minor leagues of
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Howard Kellman is the long-standing "Voice of the Tribe", calling play-by-play for all but two seasons (1975 and 1980) since 1974. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees are the Class-AAA Minor league baseball affiliate of the New York Yankees. The Memphis Redbirds are the Triple-A Minor league baseball affiliate of the St The Triple-A World Series is an infrequently held contest featuring the champions of each Triple-A level minor league of Major League Baseball, with the Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Toledo Mud Hens are a Minor league baseball team located in Toledo Ohio. The Milwaukee Brewers were a Minor League Baseball team based in Milwaukee Wisconsin. The New Orleans Zephyrs are a Minor league baseball team based in Metairie, Louisiana, a Suburb of New Orleans. The Omaha Royals are a Minor league baseball team based in Omaha Nebraska, United States. The New Orleans Zephyrs are a Minor league baseball team based in Metairie, Louisiana, a Suburb of New Orleans. The New Orleans Zephyrs are a Minor league baseball team based in Metairie, Louisiana, a Suburb of New Orleans. The Omaha Royals are a Minor league baseball team based in Omaha Nebraska, United States. The Omaha Royals are a Minor league baseball team based in Omaha Nebraska, United States. The Nashville Sounds are a Minor league baseball team of the Pacific Coast League (PCL and are the Triple-A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers He is currently joined by Scott McCauley, who enters his third season in 2008. Games are currently heard on WXLW-950 AM. WXLW, "XL 950" is an AM Radio station owned by Raven Broadcasting serving the greater Indianapolis Indiana area
A handful of games are televised each season on WHMB-40; Kellman moves to the TV booth for those games while McCauley stays on radio. WHMB-TV is a Christian and general entertainment television station serving the Indianapolis, Indiana Market on channel 40