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The Indians would appear in a film the following year titled The Kid From Cleveland, in which Veeck had an interest.

The film portrayed the team helping out a " troubled teenaged fan " and featured many members of the Indians organization.

However, filming during the season cost the players valuable rest days leading to fatigue towards the end of the season.

That season, Cleveland again contended before falling to third place.

On September 23, 1949, Bill Veeck and the Indians buried their 1948 pennant in center field the day after they were mathematically eliminated from the pennant race.