Cleveland Indians 2006 Roster (2024)

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Who was the Indian slugger in 2006? ›

Designated Hitter: Travis Hafner (2003-2012)

His best year with the Indians came in 2006, when he hit a personal-best 42 home runs, drove in 117 runs, and led the American League in both slugging percentage (. 659) and on-base plus slugging percentage (1.097).

He struck out a lot of helpless hitters, won a lot games, fought for our country in WWII and was part of the last championship team. The number one player in Cleveland Indians history is none other than “The Heater from Van Meter,” Bob Feller. Feller spent his entire career with the Indians from 1936 to 1956.

Since it began playing as a major league team in Cleveland in 1901, it has won six AL pennants and two World Series titles, the first in 1920 and the second in 1948. It changed its name from the Indians to the Guardians in 2022.

The Indians finished in second place in the American League with a record of 89 wins and 65 losses, 5 games behind the American League Champion Chicago White Sox.

Chief Wahoo was a logo used by the Cleveland Indians (now the Cleveland Guardians), a Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise based in Cleveland, Ohio, from 1951 to 2018.

Mike Piazza and Alex Rodriguez are tied for second, with ten each. Piazza is also the winningest catcher, having won all ten playing at the position.

May 7, 1995: Indians, Twins both make team history in 17-inning marathon. The Cleveland Indians and Minnesota Twins might have been trying to make up for the 18 regular-season games removed from the schedule because of the players strike when they endured a 17-inning game at Jacobs Field on May 7, 1995.

Francona managed more regular season games (1,678) than any other Cleveland manager. Francona is also the winningest manager in Cleveland MLB history, with 921 wins.

As of January 2024, Bob Feller had won the most games in Cleveland Guardians franchise history with 266 wins.

Who owns the Cleveland Indians? ›

Lawrence J. Dolan (born February 8, 1931) is an American retired attorney and the principal owner of the Cleveland Guardians of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Larry Doby, the first African American player to appear in an AL game, was elected to the Hall of Fame on March 3, 1998.

Sockalexis played professional baseball in the National League for three seasons, spending his entire career (1897–1899) as an outfielder for the Cleveland Spiders. A Penobscot, Sockalexis is often identified as the first person of Native American ancestry to play in the National League and Major League Baseball.

Indians defeat Robins, 5 games to 2

Cleveland was victorious in its first appearance in the World Series, in 1920. In Game 1, right-hander Stan Coveleski tossed a complete-game five-hitter to lead the Indians past the Dodgers, 3-1. Catcher Steve O'Neill was the hitting star, with a pair of RBI doubles.

Given out since 1980, the Silver Slugger recognizes the best offensive players at each position in each league. The winners are voted upon by Major League managers and coaches, who are unable to vote for players on their own teams.

Barry Bonds has won the most career Silver Slugger awards, with 12.