Tribe Routed Early, Will Face Boston In One Game Playoff Tomorrow; Tigers 7,...
October 3, 1948 The pennant winning party scheduled for all weekend set over the horizon of Lake Erie without even a single champagne pop. As the Detroit Tigers headed west with their season complete,...
View ArticleIndians and Braves Ready for Game One
October 6, 1948 The heavily-favored Cleveland Indians will engage the Boston Braves in a seven-game championship battle in the 45th World Series. Lou Boudreau’s Indians knocked off the Red Sox in...
View ArticleIndians Even Series Behind Strong Lemon Outing; Indians 4, Braves 1
October 7, 1948 Bob Lemon overcame a first inning unearned run and went the distance for Cleveland, as the Indians chased Boston’s Warren Spahn early in a 4-1 victory on Thursday. The Braves struck...
View ArticleThe World Series is back in Cleveland—Series Tied 1-1
October 8, 1948 Large crowds. Cold, rainy weather. Ticket scalpers making profits. An electric atmosphere. Welcome back Tribe…this time it’s for all the marbles. Today, for the first time since...
View ArticleBearden Masterful—Tribe takes Series Lead; Indians 2, Braves 0
October 8, 1948 Cleveland Indians rookie pitcher Gene Bearden is making quite a name for himself, as he pitched the Tribe’s third straight outstanding game, defeating the Boston Braves 2-0 and giving...
View ArticleOne Win Away—Cleveland Leads Series 3-1; Indians 2, Braves 1
October 9, 1948 When Larry Doby lifted the World Series’ first homerun while starting pitcher Steve Gromek was carving up the Boston Braves lineup, Cleveland Mayor Thomas Burke said to Boston Mayor...
View ArticleINDIANS WIN WORLD SERIES!!!!!!! Indians 4, Braves 3
October 11, 1948 As Bob Kennedy circled around a routine fly ball by Tommy Holmes and squeezed the final out this afternoon, he concluded the end of anything but a routine season for the Indians. The...
View ArticleTribe Celebrates Championship From Clubhouse to Public Square
October 11, 1948 As the Indians clinched their first World Series championship in 28 years, the celebration started on the field but spilled into the clubhouse and lasted much of the evening in...
View ArticleTribe Celebrates World Championship with Fans Before Heading Home
October 12, 1948 This morning the Cleveland Indians arrived home from Boston, victors of the 1948 World Series and received a heroes parade upon their arrival. A dozen slow moving vehicles carrying...
View ArticleAfter the Cleveland Indians 1948 Season
The 1948 World Championship was the crowning moment in Bill Veeck’s career as an owner – and one of the loneliest in his life. Veeck would own another pennant winner, but no other world champion. On...
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