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Noel’s Pinch-Hit HR

July 14, 2024

‘s belted Cleveland’s fourth pinch-hit go-ahead home run of the season on Saturday afternoon, setting a team record. , and hit the first three. 

The previous record of three was set in 1967 by (twice) and .

Noel is also just the sixth rookie in team history with a pinch-hit, go-ahead home run. The others:

Hardy, Davis and Wilson’s were their first career home runs. Hardy’s was a walk-off against Chicago’s 7-time All-Star pitcher Billy Pierce.

Davis’ home run was also a walk-off and the only home run of his career,

Jose Ramirez’s 3 IBB

July 10, 2024

Jose Ramirez drew 3 intentional walks yesterday. He’s just the ninth player in franchise history with 3 IBB in a game.

Here’s the full list, with the batter behind them in parentheses:

Bo Naylor Pinch-Hit HR

July 7, 2024

Today, for just the third time in Jacobs Field history, a Cleveland pinch-hitter came to the plate with the team trailing and hit a home run to give them the lead.

The full list:

Angel Martinez multi-hit games

July 4, 2024

Angel Martinez collected two hits today against the White Sox. He’s played in just three games and already has two career multi-hit games.

He’s just the 23rd player in team history with multiple multi-hit games within his first three games. Only Riggs Stevenson in 1921 accomplished the feat in all three games.

The most recent to join the list prior to Martinez:

A few other notables on the list: (1941), (1939) and (1929).

Bo Naylor walk-off

July 3, 2024

Bo Naylor collected a walk-off RBI on a pinch-hit sacrifice fly last night against the White Sox. It was just the 5th pinch-hit walk-off sac fly for Cleveland over the last 100 years.

The others:

Smith’s walk-off in 1976 gave the Indians a 1-0 victory and secured a 10-inning shutout for . Eck and had taken dueling shutouts into extra innings.