Elected to Baseball’s Hall of Fame in 1963. Began his 13-year major league career as an outfielder with Philadelphia in 1898. Came to Cleveland in 1902 and played with Cleveland until he retired in 1910. Completed a lifetime batting average of .315 and was so highly regarded that Cleveland refused to trade him for Ty Cobb when the Detroit Tigers proposed such a deal in 1908.
Catcher for American League Champion Philadelphia Athletics in 1910-11. Played for the Cleveland Spiders in the American League in 1901 and returned to team in 1912 when it was known as the Naps. Became manager of Milwaukee team in 1917. Born in Cleveland, he was still making the city his home in 1977 at the age of 97.
Outstanding catcher during a career which spanned the era from 1911 to 1932. Played for Cleveland, Boston an St. Louis, later serving as coach and then manager of the Indians. Caught all seven games of the 1920 World Series for the World Championship Cleveland team, hitting .333. Hit a season career high of .322 the following season, also with the Indians.
Elected to Baseball’s Hall of Fame in 1962. Considered one of the greatest righthanded pitchers of all time. Joined Cleveland Indians in 1936 at age 17 and struck out 17 batters in one game that season. In 1938 he set a major league record with 18 strikeouts in a game. Went on to break virtually every modern strikeout mark, pitching three no-hitters and 12 one-hitters while winning 266 games.