WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) honored Larry Doby on Wednesday, the first African American to play in the American League when he joined the Cleveland Indians in 1947, with the Congressional Gold Medal. The honor was for Doby’s career and contributions to the American Civil Rights Movement. Brown successfully fought to pass […]
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Cleveland’s pro baseball teams predate the Tribe
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published at Ohio Memory. It’s being republished here through a collaborative agreement. CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Spiders was a professional baseball team from Cleveland, Ohio. The team, originally known as the Cleveland Blues, played for two seasons (1887 and 1888) in the American Association, a professional league that lasted […]