July 31, 1992 30th Anniversary of the Inaugural game played at Cleveland Municipal Stadium
The Indians lost to the Philadelphia Athletics 6-4. The previous day the Indians defeated the Boston Red Sox at League Park
October 3, 1993 Last Game played at Cleveland Stadium
Gateway cachet
April 4, 1994 Opening Day
April 4, 1994 Opening Day, Findlay Oh
Carlos Delgado ACE 20 (AFDCS Art Cover Exchange member)
Indians defeat the Seattle Mariners 4-3
March 1, 1997 Winter Haven, Fl
Spring Training Home of the Indians
Wild Horse cachet
April 11, 1997 Jacobs Field, Cleveland, Oh
Indians defeat the Anaheim Angels 15-3
Chad Ogea picked up the win, Mark Gubicza the loss
Indians RBI: Omar Vizquel 4, Kevin Mitchell 3 (home run), Manny Ramierez 3 (home run), Jim Thome 2, Marquis Grissom 2, Julio Franco
Angels RBI: Jorge Fabregas 3
October 21, 1997 Cleveland Indians World Series
The 1997 Indians finished with an 86-75 record, finishing first in the Central Division. They would defeat the NY Yankees in the Division Series and the Baltimore Orioles in the ACLS.
The Indians would become the first team to lose the World Series to the Florida Marlins after leading in the ninth inning of the seventh game. The Marlins would tie the game and win on an 11th inning run by the Marlins.
April 10, 1998 Home Opener
After 8 games on the road compiling a 7-1 record the Indians opened at Jacobs Field against the Anaheim Angels.
The Indians would defeat the Angels 8-5, with RBIs from Jim Thome, Omar Vizquel, Shawon Dunston, David Justice and Travis Fryman. Jim home hit a 3-run home run in the 10th inning.
The Angles scoring came from RBIs by Cecil Fielder, Garret Anderson, Norberto Martin and Jim Edmonds.
Eric Plunk took home the win and Troy Percival the loss
February 28, 1998 Winter Haven, Fl
Spring Training pictorial postmark
March 13, 1999 Winter Haven, Fl
Spring Training pictorial postmark
April 14, 2000 Cleveland, Oh - Opening Day
Texas Rangers defeat the Indians 7-3
April 2, 2001, Cleveland, Oh - Opening day
Cleveland home opening day postmark, designed by Carlos Delgado, ACE 20 - hand made envelope, photocopier print.
Chicago White Sox defeat the Indians 7-4
Nov 17, 2001 Elyria Oh
Black River Stamp Club Local Post
100 Years of Baseball in Cleveland
Cleveland Indians - have a long standing history going back to 1894 when the Grand Rapids Rustlers were formed in Michigan as part of the Western league. In 1900 the team moved to Cleveland and played as the Cleveland Lake Shores. When the American League formed the team was renamed the Cleveland Bluebirds. The name was often shortened to the Blues, and the players unhappy with the name tried to have the team renamed the Cleveland Broncos, in 1902, which did not stick.
When Napoleon Lajoie left Philadelphia to play for Cleveland, the team name became the Cleveland Napoleons (shortened to the Cleveland Naps).
After Lajoie left the team in 1915, the team was renamed the Indians, a reference to the Cleveland Spiders (1887-1899) who were called the Indians when Louis Sockalexis, a Native American played for the team
