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Cleveland Baseball History

Five Hits and 5 RBI

August 26, 2026

On Tuesday night had his second career five-hit game and drove in five RBI.

It’s the 17th game in team history in which two different players have collected five hits and five RBI in a game.

Here’s the full list with the five-hit player listed first:

Four Walks by a Catcher

August 26, 2026

During Tuesday’s win over the Angels, had the 91st four-walk game in team history and just the fourth by a catcher.

Four walk games by catchers:

also had a four-walk game in 1978 in which he played catcher, but he started the game at DH and only caught the 9th inning.

Most of the players on the four-walk list are exactly who you would expect, so in an effort to capture the randomness of Bailey’s game, here are the most recent players to do so among those who were never selected to an All-Star team:

Two Triples

August 24, 2026

In Sunday’s win over the Rockies in Coors Field, hit two triples.

It was the 122nd multi-triple game in franchise history but just the ninth since 2000:

One of the reasons it has become even more uncommon is Progressive Field is not a triple-friendly park. Most of these games occurred in the parks, like Coors Field, with the largest outfield dimensions.

Cleveland hasn’t had a three-triple game since Ben Chapman in 1939 at Tiger Stadium.

Four 1-0 Losses in a Season

August 20, 2026

The Guardians lost 1-0 to the Giants on Wednesday night, their fourth 1-0 loss of the season.

It’s just the fourth time in the last 50 seasons the team has lost 1-0 four times. Here’s the list of the pitching matchups in each season:

2026

2007

2005

1991

Most RBI Through 2 Innings

August 19, 2026

With a three-run homer in the first inning and a two-run single in the second, became the 14th player in franchise history with 5 RBI through the first two innings.

The record is seven by , who hit a grand slam in the first inning and a three-run homer in the second inning against Boston in 1957 – and it still wasn’t enough to give the Tribe the lead as the game was tied 8-8 after two.

Worst ERA Through 4 Games in Cleveland

August 10, 2026

It’s been a rough start for , who has struggled since coming over from Milwaukee in July.

Through four outings Yoho has allowed seven runs, posting an 18.90 ERA.

Here are the worst ERAs through a player’s first four appearances with Cleveland:

Stewart’s record is probably unbreakable, as it was largely made possible due to his usage as a lefty specialist. He only faced five batters through those four games.

6-RBI While Playing Multiple Defense Positions

August 8, 2026

While playing both left and right field in the game, collected 6 RBI against the White Sox on Friday night.

He’s just the second player in team history with at least 6 RBI in game in which he played multiple defensive positions.

The first to do so was , who also played left and right field in a game against the Athletics in 1962.

Multiple Players with 2+ Grand Slams in a Year

August 8, 2026

The Guardians hit their fifth grand slam of the year on Friday night in Chicago, this one coming from .

It was Martinez’s second grand slam of the year, joining Daniel Schneeman who has two of his own.

It’s the 13th time in franchise history multiple players have hit multiple grand slams in the same season.

Here’s the list:

Angel Genao 4-Hit Debut

August 6, 2026

On Wednesday against the Mets, became the first player in team history to collect four hits in his MLB debut. Only 22 players have done so since 1901.

Prior to Genao, nine players in team history had collected three hits in their regular season debut, most recently earlier this year.

DeLauter and Genao are just the 11th pair of teammates to collect at least three hits in their debut in the same season since 1901 — a feat which hadn’t been accomplished since… last week (Kevin McGonigle and Max Clark of the Tigers).

Genao is also the second player to collect four hits in his MLB debut in Cleveland, joining of the Twins in 2010. Ramos later played the final game of his career in Cleveland as a member of the Tribe in 2021.

Adding to the unusual feat was the fact that Genao was batting ninth in the order in his debut.

It’s just the 45th time Cleveland’s No. 9 hitter collected at least four hits in the game. did it earlier this year in May.

It’s the first time two Cleveland hitters have collected four hits while batting ninth since and in 2008.

Gavin Williams’ Last 5 Starts

August 3, 2026

Rounding up the best stats on ‘ last five starts.

Consecutive games with 10+ strikeouts, franchise leaders:

Consecutive games with 10+ strikeouts and one or fewer walks:

  • 2026 Gavin Williams, 5
  • 2017 Corey Kluber, 4
  • 12 others with 2

Cleveland pitchers with 50+ strikeouts and three or fewer walks in a five-game span:

  • 2026 Gavin Williams (55 K, 3 BB)
  • 2015 Corey Kluber (59 K, 3 BB)

And he’s one of just six pitchers in MLB history with 55 K and three or fewer walks in a 5-game span:

  • 2026 Gavin Williams
  • 2019 Justin Verlander
  • 2016 Clayton Kershaw
  • 2015 Corey Kluber
  • 1999 Pedro Martinez