More than a century of Cleveland baseball shares one board, with dead-ball Naps, the 1948 champions and the slugging Jacobs Field lineups lined up against today's stars.
1Bob FellerHall of Fame right-hander who spent his entire 1936-1956 career in Cleveland, winning 266 games and throwing three no-hitters.1000pts
2Tris SpeakerCenter fielder who hit .386 in 1916 and was player-manager of the 1920 team that won Cleveland's first World Series.914pts
3Jim ThomeSlugger who set the club record with 52 homers in 2002 and finished his Cleveland years with a franchise-best 337.914pts
4Carlos BaergaSecond baseman who put together back-to-back seasons of 200 hits and 100 RBI in 1992 and 1993.831pts
5Grady SizemoreCenter fielder who made three straight All-Star teams from 2006 to 2008 and had a 30-homer, 30-steal season in 2008.779pts
6Charles NagyRight-hander who won 129 games for Cleveland and made three All-Star teams, in 1992, 1996 and 1999.779pts
7Satchel PaigeNegro leagues star who debuted for Cleveland at 42 in July 1948 and went 6-1 for that year's champions.779pts
8Stan CoveleskiSpitball pitcher who won three complete games in the 1920 World Series against Brooklyn.740pts
9Manny RamírezRight fielder who drove in a club-record 165 runs in 1999 during eight seasons with Cleveland.719pts
10Kenny LoftonLeadoff center fielder who led the AL in steals five straight years from 1992 to 1996 and won four Gold Gloves with Cleveland.719pts
11Mike GarciaRight-hander nicknamed the Big Bear who won 142 games for Cleveland and took AL ERA titles in 1949 and 1954.719pts
12Early WynnHall of Fame right-hander who won 20 games four times for Cleveland and anchored the 111-win 1954 staff.719pts
13Luis TiantCuban right-hander who led the AL with a 1.60 ERA and nine shutouts for Cleveland in 1968.652pts
14Joe SewellShortstop who joined Cleveland in 1920 after Ray Chapman's death and became famous for rarely striking out.652pts
15Wes FerrellPitcher who won at least 20 games in each of his first four full seasons with Cleveland, 1929 through 1932, and threw a 1931 no-hitter.652pts
16Shane BieberRight-hander who won the 2020 AL Cy Young and the pitching Triple Crown in the shortened 60-game season.576pts
17Earl AverillHall of Fame center fielder who homered in his first big-league at-bat in 1929 and made six straight All-Star teams for Cleveland from 1933 to 1938.575pts
18Elmer FlickHall of Fame outfielder who won the 1905 AL batting title while playing for the Naps.575pts
19Roberto AlomarSecond baseman who won a Gold Glove in each of his three Cleveland seasons, 1999 to 2001.575pts
20José RamírezSwitch-hitting third baseman who debuted for Cleveland in 2013 and has earned seven All-Star selections and six Silver Slugger Awards there.575pts
21Shoeless Joe JacksonOutfielder who hit .408 for the 1911 Naps, a rookie record that still stands.575pts
22Albert BelleLeft fielder who in 1995 became the first player with 50 home runs and 50 doubles in the same season.487pts
23Cliff LeeLeft-hander who went 22-3 with a league-leading 2.54 ERA to win the 2008 AL Cy Young Award.487pts
24Sandy Alomar Jr.Catcher who won the 1990 AL Rookie of the Year and was MVP of the 1997 All-Star Game in Cleveland.487pts
25Nap LajoieSecond baseman so central to the 1900s club that it was renamed the Naps after him; he won the 1904 AL batting title in Cleveland.487pts
26Omar VizquelShortstop who won eight consecutive Gold Gloves for Cleveland from 1994 to 2001.487pts
27Al RosenThird baseman who won the 1953 AL MVP unanimously after leading the league with 43 home runs and 145 RBI.384pts
28Sam McDowellHard-throwing lefty nicknamed Sudden Sam who led the AL in strikeouts five times for Cleveland in the 1960s and 1970.384pts
29Addie JossRight-hander who pitched a perfect game in 1908 and whose 1.89 career ERA came entirely with Cleveland.384pts
30Rocky ColavitoFan-favorite right fielder who hit four home runs in one game in June 1959 and shared that season's AL home run title.384pts
31Lou BoudreauShortstop who won the 1948 AL MVP while also managing Cleveland to that year's World Series title.262pts
32Gaylord PerryHall of Fame right-hander, notorious for doctoring the ball, who won 24 games and the 1972 AL Cy Young in his first Cleveland season.262pts
33Larry DobyOutfielder who integrated the American League in July 1947 and led it in home runs in 1952 and 1954.262pts
34Mel HarderPitcher who spent all 20 of his seasons, from 1928 to 1947, in Cleveland and won 223 games.262pts
35Bobby ÁvilaMexican-born second baseman who won the 1954 AL batting title with a .341 average for the 111-win Cleveland club.262pts
36Corey KluberRight-hander nicknamed Klubot who won AL Cy Young Awards for Cleveland in 2014 and 2017.262pts
37Bob LemonConverted infielder who won 20 games seven times for Cleveland between 1948 and 1956 and was inducted into Cooperstown in 1976.0pts
38Francisco LindorShortstop who made four straight All-Star teams from 2016 to 2019 and won two Gold Gloves before his 2021 trade to the Mets.0pts
39CC SabathiaLeft-hander drafted by Cleveland in 1998 who won the 2007 AL Cy Young after a 19-7 season.0pts
Photo credits
- Jim Thome — Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0
- Carlos Baerga — Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0
- Grady Sizemore — Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Charles Nagy — Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0
- Manny Ramírez — User Googie man on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kenny Lofton — Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0
- Shane Bieber — Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0
- Roberto Alomar — Mental Lint from North Creek NY, CC BY 2.0
- José Ramírez — Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0
- Albert Belle — clare_and_ben, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Cliff Lee — UCinternational, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Sandy Alomar Jr. — UCinternational, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Omar Vizquel — Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Gaylord Perry — 5of7, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Corey Kluber — YESNetwork, CC BY 3.0
- CC Sabathia — Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0
