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Posts tagged as “Andy Allanson”

  • Drafted by Cleveland in the second round in 1983 out of Richmond.
  • 6’5″ tall, which was almost unheard of for a catcher at the time and remains rare today. At the time of his debut in 1986, there had only  been seven catchers listed at 6’5″ or taller in MLB history.
  • Made his MLB debut as Cleveland’s Opening Day catcher in 1986.
  • Shared catching duties with Chris Bando from 1986 through 1988.
  • Best game with Cleveland came in just his ninth career game when he went 4-4 with three RBI and a stolen base while also catching Tom Candiotti‘s 10-strikeout shutout of Baltimore.
  • Hit .388 in April 1986, his first month in the big leagues, then hit .193 the rest of the year.
  • Delivered two walk-off hits for the Indians, both in 1988.
  • Released by Cleveland at the end of spring training in 1990 due the addition of Sandy Alomar Jr., with Joel Skinner winning the backup job.
  • Well regarded for his defense and his ability to handle the pitching staff. Caught 29.8% of would-be base stealers during his career with Cleveland and led the AL with 41 runners caught in 1988.

Juan Brito’s Hot Start

April 9, 2026

Through two career games, is batting .500, having gone 2-4 in each game.

He’s the 11th player in franchise history with at least two hits in each of his first two career games.

The others:

Only Stephenson extended his streak, eventually reaching six games.

Brito, Jones, Gonzalez and Weatherly are the only players on the list with at least one of their two hits each game going for extra bases

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).

Brayan Rocchio’s first career HR

June 8, 2024

Brayan Rocchio hit his first career home run on Friday night against the Marlins in his 76th career game.

His 75 straight games without a home run was the 38th longest streak for a non-pitcher in team history and the fourth longest over the last 50 years. The team record is 539 games by .

Longest homerless droughts to start a career for Cleveland over the last 50 seasons: