September 17, 2026
Jose Ramirez drove in 33 RBI in the month of May, tied for the 14th most in a month in team history. Hal Trosky holds the record with 45, set in July 1936.
Here’s the list just from the Jacobs Field Era (since 1994):
Jose Ramirez and Josh Naylor both reached 30 RBI through the team’s first 50 games this year.
Most recent seasons with two players with 30+ RBI through 50 games:
Jose Ramirez reached 50 RBI in just 52 team games, the eighth fastest to 50 RBI in team history.
The full list:
Ben Lively has a 2.80 ERA with 43 strikeouts through his first eight starts.
Lively’s previous low ERA through an stretch of eight starts was 3.70 as a rookie with the 2017 Phillies.
He’s the 13th pitcher in franchise history with at least 40 strikeouts and an ERA under 3.00 through eight starts with the franchise.
The others:
On this date in 1977, Star Wars was released.
On that day, Dennis Eckersley pitched a 12-inning compete game and Bruce Bochte hit a walk-off single to give the Indians a 2-1 win over the Mariners.
Steven Kwan is the 47th player in franchise history to bat .350 or higher through 40 team games with enough PA to qualify for the batting title. The record is .450 by Shoeless Joe Jackson in 1913.
The most recent players over .350 through 40 games:
Kyle Manzardo hit ninth in the order as the DH last night.
It’s the 29th time in franchise history the DH has been in the ninth spot in the order. Oscar Gonzalez also did it last year.
The first was Otis Nixon in 1985. Lonnie Chisenhall did it seven times in his career. Jason Dubois also did it four times, in just 14 games with the club.
Brayan Rocchio’s walk-off hit was the 29th by a rookie since Jacobs Field opened in 1994.
The first was Jacob Cruz in 1999.
Kyle Manzardo went 0-3 with 3 strikeouts in his MLB debut.
He’s the 31st player (excluding pitchers) to strike out in every plate appearance in his MLB debut (min. 3 PA).
The others for Cleveland:
Cermak went 0-4 with four strikeouts in the only game he ever played at the age of 19. He was born in Cleveland and had never played in a major or minor league game before. He played for something called the O’Connor baseball team in Cleveland, and was given a one-day trial with the big league team that did not go well. He later become a minor league umpire and was hit in the throat by a foul ball which caused him to lose his ability to speak.
Shohei Ohtani just wrapped up a series in which he collected 8 hits, 6 RBI, 3 HR and 2 SB against the Braves.
He’s the fifth player since 1920 to post those numbers in a series: