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  • Drafted by Cubs second overall in 1981 out of Wichita State.
  • Acquired from Cubs in June 1984 in the Rick Sutcliffe trade, along with Mel Hall and Don Schulze.
  • Known for his power (had two 30-HR seasons with Cleveland) but was an overaggressive hitter who struggled to get on base (had two seasons in Cleveland with an OBP under .300).
  • Primarily played the outfield but was also the team’s primary first baseman in 1987.
  • Traded to San Diego in December 1989 in a franchise-altering trade in which Cleveland acquired Carlos Baerga, Sandy Alomar Jr. and Chis James.
  • Led AL with 121 RBI in 1986, the first Cleveland batter to lead the league in that category since Rocky Colavito in 1965.
  • Led team in home runs (151) and RBI (530) during the 1980s.
  • Set franchise record for home runs in losses (20) in 1987, breaking the mark of 18 set by Graig Nettles in 1971. Jim Thome later broke Carter’s record with 23 in 2002.
  • Never made an All-Star team with Cleveland, but would appear in five with Toronto.
  • Most well known for hitting walk-off home run to win the 1993 World Series for the Blue Jays.

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.