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Classic Moments from the
Past |
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The park never did get lights for night baseball. |
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From 1932 to 1946, the park hosted only weekday and Saturday games, with Municipal Stadium hosting all holiday, night and Sunday games. |
| 1910 |
Stadium completely remodeled before the 1910 season with steel and concrete and
doubledecked. |
| 1910 |
April 11: The first game at the park sees the Tigers shut out the home town Indians 5-0. |
| 1915 |
July 19: The Senators run wild and steal 8 bases in the first inning against the Indians en route to an 11-4 victory. |
| 1920 |
October 10: It's game 5 of the World Series, and the fans are treated to one amazing day. The Indians hit the first grand slam in series history (courtesy of Elmer Smith) and also turn the first and only unassisted triple play in World Series history. For good measure, Indians pitcher Jim Bagby hits the first World Series home run by a pitcher. Cleveland beats the Dodgers 8-1. |
| 1932 |
July 10: Cleveland's Johnny Burnett goes 9 for 11 in a wild 18-17,
18 inning defeat at the hands of the Philadelphia A's. A's
star Jimmie Foxx raps 6 hits, including 3 homers and a double. |
| 1936 |
September 12: Seventeen year old Bob Feller pitches a masterpiece against the Philadelphia A's. He yields only 2 hits and fans 17 which sets an American League record. |
| 1941 |
July 16: Joe DiMaggio gets 3 hits to stretch his consecutive game hit steak to 56 games. Tomorrow, in front of an overflow crowd, the streak will end when pitchers Al Smith and Jim Bagby Jr. hold Joe to 0 for 3 and
a walk. |
| 1946 |
September 21: A sparse crowd of only 2,772 fans bid farewell to the park as the Tigers beat the Indians 5-3. |
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