Cleveland Rocked: the Personalities, Sluggers, and Magic of the 1995 Indians

Zack Meisel, Sandy Alomar, Jim Thome

eBook - 2020

In 1995, Cleveland rocked. With Montell Jordan's "This Is How We Do It," blaring in the locker room, the Indians racked up 100 wins in a strike-shortened season and reached the World Series for the first time in 41 years. Fans were on a first-name basis with the stars that lit up the city: Omar, Manny, The Thomeinator, A.B.Cleveland Rocked is the complete story of the team that brought sellout crowds and walk-off wins to the corner of Carnegie and Ontario. Author Zack Meisel traces the roots of the pennant winner, from trading All-Star Joe Carter for Sandy Alomar and Carlos Baerga in 1989 to the campaign to build a new stadium. Meisel introduces readers to a cast of characters that larger-than-life personalities, including Be...lle, Thome, Kenny Lofton, Eddie Murray, and manager Mike Hargrove, who managed to keep the clubhouse at peace. Thrilling come-from-behind wins jump off the page as the Indians race toward clinching the division. Then Meisel details the Indians'...

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Published
Triumph Books
Language
English
Main Authors
Zack Meisel, Sandy Alomar, Jim Thome
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Kindle Book
ASINB07WZVHLVB
Release Date5/12/2020
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ISBN9781641253888
Release Date5/12/2020