In game one of the 1954 World Series at the Polo Grounds against the Cleveland Indians, Willie Mays made " The Catch "— a dramatic over-the-shoulder catch of a fly ball by Vic Wertz to deep center field.

In 1954, the United States Department of the Interior ( DOI ) began implementing the termination and relocation phases of the Act, which had been added by Congress and represented the continuing interest by some of having American Indians assimilate to the majority society.

These are descendants of those who chose to remain French when the then-ruling French establishment presented the people of Pondicherry with an option to either remain French or become Indians at the time of Pondicherry's transfer to India in 1954.

* Gene White, basketball player for the 1954 state champion Milan Indians ( inspiration for the movie Hoosiers )

* Don Newcombe ( born 1926 ), former Major League Baseball right-handed starting pitcher who played for the Brooklyn / Los Angeles Dodgers ( 1949 – 51 and 1954 – 58 ), Cincinnati Reds ( 1958 – 60 ) and Cleveland Indians ( 1960 ).

The Indians were swept in the 1954 World Series by Doby's former Eagles teammate Monte Irvin and the New York Giants.

The Catch refers to a memorable defensive baseball play by Willie Mays on September 29, 1954, during Game 1 of the 1954 World Series between the New York Giants and the Cleveland Indians at the Polo Grounds in New York on a ball hit by Vic Wertz.

In 1995, the Indians qualified for the World Series for the first time since 1954 ; it was the first time the World Series was played at Jacobs Field.

As the leader for the Wild Card position after the season's last game, the Cleveland Indians were poised to break an even longer postseason drought, possibly appearing in the postseason for the first time since the 1954 World Series.

Only four teams have won more regular season games: the 1906 Chicago Cubs and the 2001 Seattle Mariners with 116, the 1998 Yankees with 114 and the 1954 Cleveland Indians with 111.

Reynolds pitched in MLB for the Cleveland Indians ( 1942 – 1946 ) and New York Yankees ( 1947 – 1954 ).

He won a World Series title in 1948 and helped the Indians win an American League-record 111 games and the pennant in 1954.

* Jake Gaudaur – builder, 1984 ( Hamilton Tigers and Hamilton Tiger-Cats as player 1940, 1948 – 53, director 1952 – 53, president 1954 – 55, general manager 1956 – 67 ; Toronto Argonauts as player 1941 ; Toronto RCAF Hurricanes as player 1942 ; Toronto Indians as player 1945 – 46 ; Montreal Alouettes as player 1947 ; CFL commissioner 1968 – 84 ).

* Annis Stukus – builder, 1974 ( Toronto Argonauts as player 1935 – 41 ; Toronto Oakwood Indians as player / coach 1942 ; Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers as player 1943 ; HMCS York Navy Bulldogs as player 1944 ; Toronto Indians as player 1945 – 46 ; Edmonton Eskimos as player 1949 – 50, coach / general manager 1949 – 51 ; BC Lions as coach / general manager 1954 – 55 ).

In 1995, he joined the Cleveland Indians and posted a 16 – 6 mark, helping the team reach the World Series for the first time since 1954.

The catch that Willie Mays made in the 1954 World Series against Vic Wertz of the Cleveland Indians would have been a home run in many other ballparks of the time.

During the 1954 season, Lemon had a career-best 23 – 7 win-loss record and the Indians set a 154-game season AL-record win mark when they won 111 games before they won the American League pennant.

* 1954 Cleveland Indians season

* 1954 Cleveland Indians season

He was one of the Indians ' " Big Four " pitching staff from 1949 to 1954, along with Hall of Famers Bob Lemon, Early Wynn, and Bob Feller.

Donald Newcombe ( born June 14, 1926 in Madison, New Jersey ), nicknamed " Newk ", is an American former Major League Baseball right-handed starting pitcher who played for the Brooklyn / Los Angeles Dodgers ( 1949 – 51 and 1954 – 58 ), Cincinnati Reds ( 1958 – 60 ) and Cleveland Indians ( 1960 ).

Kiner played the rest of 1953 and all of 1954 with the Cubs, finishing his career with the Cleveland Indians in 1955.

You may do well to take notice, that besides the title to land between the English and the Indians there, there are twelve of the English that have subscribed their names to horrible and detestable blasphemies, who are rather to be judged as blasphemous than they should delude us by winning time under pretence of arbitration ''.

Grady Sizemore had a career year, winning a Gold Glove and Silver Slugger, and the Indians finished with a record of 81-81.

A total of eight Ohio Cup games were played, in 1989 to 1996, with the Indians winning six of them.

Matt Underwood and former Indians Gold Glove winning CF Rick Manning form the announcing team, with Al Pawlowski as the pregame / postgame host and in-game update anchor, former Indians LHP Jason Stanford as pregame analyst, and Kaite Witham as field reporter ( home games ).

He went 2 – 0 in the World Series against the Cleveland Indians, winning World Series MVP.

Usually, the results were not so drastic ; they could mean formal recognition by the defeated side of the superiority of the winning party, forced conversions, or, as in the case of the Council of Lhasa, which was conducted by Indians, banishment of the losers.

Amos Otis ' throw went past Cleveland Indians catcher Ray Fosse, as Rose barreled over Fosse to score the winning run.

The 2004 Mukwonago Indians football team had an undefeated state championship winning season ending with a victory over the Marshfield Tigers.

Despite a winning record, the 1916 Indians season was disappointing, losing twice to the Canton Bulldogs, who were led by Jim Thorpe, and splitting a pair of games with the Columbus Panhandles.

The Indians players knew that Lingo's only goal was to advertise his Airedales and that winning football games wasn't important to him.

Perry, a five-time All-Star, was the first pitcher to win the Cy Young Award in each league, winning it in the American League in with the Cleveland Indians and in the National League in with the San Diego Padres.

His. 900 winning percentage was the second highest in AL history, behind Johnny Allen, who had gone 15 – 1 for the Cleveland Indians in 1937.

In 2005, Buffalo won the North Division and played the Indianapolis Indians in the first round, winning the first two games in Indianapolis, but losing all three remaining games.

During his time with the Indians, his accomplishments included winning three games during the 1920 World Series.

He later scored the winning run for the Cubs on a wild pitch thrown by Indians ' closer Kerry Wood.

The game featured the Cardinals and the Cleveland Indians, with the Cardinals winning 5-1.

In 1954, the New York Yankees despite winning 104 games, finished second behind the Cleveland Indians in the American League.

He played second baseman and shortstop for the St. Louis Browns, Cleveland Indians, and Pittsburgh Pirates, winning the World Series with the Indians in 1948.

In 1948, Rosen played most of the year in minor leagues with the Kansas City Blues, before joining the Indians in September and winning a World Series ring as a reserve behind regular third baseman, Ken Keltner.

With the Twins well on their way to finishing 44 games behind the AL Central division winning Cleveland Indians, Aguilera was traded to the Red Sox on July 6, in exchange for minor league outfielder J. J. Johnson and pitcher Frank Rodriguez.

He was traded in 1977 to the Los Angeles Kings, but spent the season with the Springfield Indians of the AHL, winning All-Star accolades.

During his coaching career, Harder served as interim manager of the Indians for the last game of the season and the last two games of, winning all three contests.