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August 24, 1919

On August 24, 1919, Cleveland Indians baseball pitcher, Ray Caldwell, showed the world how a real iron-man finishes a job. The Cleveland Indians were playing the Philadelphia A’s and leading 2-1. It was the bottom of the… Continue reading

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July 17, 1914

On July 17, 1914, the New York Giants were playing the Pittsburgh Pirates and neither team could put the other away. Finally after almost four hours, in the 21st inning, the Giants scored two runs to go up 3 to 1. In the bottom… Continue reading

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April 25, 1962

On April 25, 1962, the Cleveland Indians baseball team traded catcher Harry Chiti to the new expansion team, the New York Mets for a player to be named later. On June 15, 1962, 51 days later, the New York Mets traded Harry Chiti back to the Cleveland Indians as the player to be named later. … Continue reading

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