Skip to main content
Wednesday, November 11, 2026Nov 11
Subscribe
All Sections
Search
More

Indians try to bring Cleveland long-awaited home party

A small group of Cleveland Indians participate in an optional team workout at Progressive Field, Monday, Oct. 31, 2016 in preparation for baseball's upcoming World Series Game 6 against the Chicago Cubs Tuesday night in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
A small group of Cleveland Indians participate in an optional team workout at Progressive Field, Monday, Oct. 31, 2016 in preparation for baseball's upcoming World Series Game 6 against the Chicago Cubs Tuesday night in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) A small group of Cleveland Indians participate in an optional team workout at Progressive Field, Monday, Oct. 31, 2016 in preparation for baseball's upcoming World Series Game 6 against the Chicago Cubs Tuesday night in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

By Associated Press 5 min read

CLEVELAND (AP) – Flash back to Oct. 12, 1920.

“An overjoyed crowd of nearly 28,000 fans blazed into a conflagration of hysterical excitement when the game was over and Cleveland had realized at last the baseball ambition of twoscore years,” The New York Times wrote the following day.

Stan Coveleski’s five-hitter led Cleveland over Brooklyn 3-0 that afternoon at League Park for a 5-2 win in that year’s best-of-nine World Series.

The Indians have not won the championship at home since, a streak they hope will end Tuesday night in Game 6 against the Chicago Cubs.

“We haven’t been able to celebrate in front of our fans once this postseason, so it would be definitely special to have the opportunity to do it in front of them,” first baseman Mike Napoli said Monday.