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Cleveland Baseball History

Jose Ramirez Ties Franchise All-Star Record

July 13, 2023

Jose Ramirez‘s double off Camilo Doval in the All-Star Game was his fifth career hit in the event, tying Kenny Lofton and Sandy Alomar Jr. for the most in franchise history.

Ramirez went 1-2 in the game, which actually dropped his career ASG batting average to .556, tied for the second highest among players with at least nine at-bats:

  • Richie Ashburn, .600 (6-10)
  • Yadier Molina, .556 (5-9)
  • Ramirez, .556 (5-9)
  • Moises Alou, .500 (5-10)
  • Charlie Gehringer, .500 (10-20)
  • Ted Kluszewski, .500 (7-14)

Former Indians Joe Carter and Leon Wagner (.455 each) are tied for 10th on the list, but neither played in an All-Star Game in a Cleveland uniform.

The next highest to represent Cleveland in the game is Alomar, who checks in at 18th with a .417 average (5-12).

Josh Naylor’s First Half RBI

July 12, 2023

Josh Naylor closed out the first half with 64 RBI, tied for 27th most in franchise history before the break. Obviously most of the players ahead of him on that list made the All-Star team.

Naylor is the 10th player in franchise history with at least 64 RBI to not be selected to the game. The list:

Hafner, Trosky and Horton never ended up making any All-Star team.

Guardians Draft Ralphy Velazquez

July 10, 2023

The Guardians first-round pick last night was Ralphy Velazquez, out of Huntington Beach High School, which has produced 11 major leaguers.

The longest MLB career among graduates was Jack Brohamer, Cleveland’s 34th-round pick in 1967.

Brohamer spent four years as the Indians second baseman in the early 1970s, spent time with the White Sox and Red Sox, and then closed his career back in Cleveland in 1980.

David Fry Pitches vs Cubs

July 1, 2023

Rookie utilityman David Fry pitched the ninth inning against the Cubs, retiring Mike Tauchman, Nico Hoerner and Christopher Morel in order.

He’s the seventh position player in franchise history to pitch and not allow a base runner, joining:

Carnett deserves an asterisk of sorts, as he was a fulltime position player in 1945, but had been a pitcher in the minor leagues up until 1943.

Zack Greinke with 0 Ks

June 29, 2023

Zack Greinke went six innings and did not record a strikeout against the Guardians, a rare stat line. It’s just the fourth time it’s occurred against Cleveland in the last 10 years.

Even more rare is the fact that he also allowed 11 hits.

Here are the most recent instances of a pitcher giving up 11 hits to Cleveland without recording a strikeout prior to Greinke:

  • 2018 Austin Bibens-Dirkx, DET
  • 1996 Chris Haney, KC
  • 1995 Steve Sparks, MIL
  • 1993 Jack Morris, TOR
  • 1987 Mike Morgan, SEA