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The RecordVol. I
Hall of ShameA catalog of baseball's lasting mistakes

Team

Cleveland Indians

9 entries · 1974–2019

Rangers' Mike Hargrove punches a fan held down by teammate Alex Johnson during Ten-Cent Beer Night at Cleveland Stadium, June 4, 1974.
Promotions & Ballpark Events1974

Ten-Cent Beer Night

Cleveland sold beer for a dime, the limit collapsed, and the crowd stormed the field. The umpires forfeited the game to Texas.

Cleveland Indians · Texas Rangers

Jose Canseco with the Yuma Scorpions in 2011. He is not in a Rangers uniform, and this is not the fly ball at Cleveland Stadium.
Fielding Fiascos1993

The Ball Comes Off Canseco's Head

Carlos Martinez flew to right at Cleveland Stadium. The ball ticked Jose Canseco's glove, hit him on the head, and bounced over the fence for a home run.

Texas Rangers · Cleveland Indians

No. 1994.07.15

1994

July 15
Rules & Quirks1994

Albert Belle's Corked Bat

Umpires confiscated Albert Belle's bat in Chicago. A teammate crawled through the ceiling to swap it, and the replacement had the wrong name on it.

Cleveland Indians · Chicago White Sox

No. 1997.10.26

1997

October 26
Pitching Disasters1997

Mesa in the Ninth

The Indians led Game 7 by a run in the ninth. Jose Mesa allowed the tying sacrifice fly. Edgar Renteria's winning single, two innings later, came off Charles Nagy.

Cleveland Indians · Florida Marlins

No. 1998.10.07

1998

October 7
Fielding Fiascos1998

Knoblauch Stays on the Bag

In the twelfth inning of the 1998 ALCS, a throw hit Travis Fryman and rolled away. Chuck Knoblauch stayed at first base to argue. Enrique Wilson scored from first.

New York Yankees · Cleveland Indians

Armando Galarraga pitching for Detroit on July 25, 2010, seven weeks after the game in this entry.
Umpire Controversies2010

Galarraga's Imperfect Game

Armando Galarraga was one out from a perfect game when Jim Joyce called Jason Donald safe. Joyce saw the replay, and said he had missed it.

Detroit Tigers · Cleveland Indians

No. 2016.11.02

2016

November 2
Pitching Disasters2016

Davis off Chapman

Joe Maddon brought Aroldis Chapman in to protect a three-run lead in the eighth inning of Game 7. Rajai Davis hit a two-run homer that tied it. The Cubs won in the tenth.

Chicago Cubs · Cleveland Indians

No. 2017.10.06

2017

October 6
Managerial Decisions2017

Girardi Does Not Challenge

A two-out pitch was ruled to have hit Lonnie Chisenhall. Replays showed it had hit the bat. Joe Girardi did not challenge. Francisco Lindor then hit a grand slam.

New York Yankees · Cleveland Indians

No. 2019.07.28

2019

July 28
Personalities & Off-field2019

Bauer Throws It Over the Fence

When Terry Francona came to take him out in the fifth, Trevor Bauer turned and threw the baseball over the center-field fence at Kauffman Stadium. He apologized after the game. Cleveland traded him within the week.

Cleveland Indians · Kansas City Royals