The Cleveland Indians Encyclopedia, Third Edition [Hardcover]

Russell Schneider (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 13, 2005

The third edition of The Cleveland Indians Encyclopedia contains everything fans have ever wanted to know about one of baseballÂ’s most storied franchises. From 1869, when professional baseball came to Cleveland, to 1901, when the Indians became charter members of the American League, to their consistently fabulous play in the 1990s, the team has featured innumerable stars over the years. This comprehensive volume traces the genesis of baseball in Cleveland, covering all of the team lore and legend, the controversies, the triumphs, and the heartaches, including:

Nearly 300 player profiles – from Napoleon Lajoie and Tris Speaker in the early part of the 20th century to 1960s stars Rocky Colavito and Sam McDowell to today’s headliners like Omar Vizquel and Jody Gerut
Season-by-season descriptions of unforgettable moments and memories
Nearly 1,000 illustrations of players, game highlights, and memorabilia, including a panoramic foldout of Jacobs Field
Extensive statistics, including box scores, team and individual records, and trades
The World Series championship, the managerial strategies, the personalities, the honors, and the milestones
An immense treasure of little-known facts and surprising anecdotes
The third edition of The Cleveland Indians Encyclopedia has been thoroughly researched and updated by noted Indians author/historian Russell Schneider.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Everything you wanted to know about the Indians from 1869 to 1995

Philadelphia Book Clinic Certificate of Award --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

From the Inside Flap

"[T]he most inclusive and best researched history of the franchise ever written....All baseball fans-especially fans of the Indians-will enjoy reading this book and using it for reference." —Bob Feller --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 670 pages
• Publisher: Sports Publishing LLC; 3rd edition (January 13, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1582618402
• ISBN-13: 978-1582618401
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,813,375 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Everything you ever wanted to know about the Indians, January 26, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: The Cleveland Indians Encyclopedia (Baseball Encyclopedias of North America) (Hardcover)

Very informative history of the Cleveland franchise from the late 1800's to the present. Comments and player stats for every season. Bios on all players, front office, ballparks, Hall of Famers, Great Moments and many other features. There really isn't much of note that you could want to know about the team that isn't included. This effort must put the Indians fans in a more knowledgeable position about their team than any other fans

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Cleveland Indians Encyclopedia (2nd Edition)Even Better!, December 30, 2001

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Debbie Zupancic (Cleveland, Ohio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Cleveland Indians Encyclopedia, Second Edition (Hardcover)

The Cleveland Indians Encyclopedia(2nd Edition) is even better than the first! I don't actually own the book, my mother-in-law, Lillian Zupancic, does. She is not only a die hard fan of The Cleveland Indians but a fan of both the authors as well. Russel Schneider has a co-author who also worked on the 1st edition with him, Mr. Joseph Simenic. He is a prominent baseball researcher and co-founder of the Society of American Baseball Reasearch. He is a long-time Indians fan.

The authors have done a marvelous job on the book. It is complete with beautiful color photos and a color insert of the current home of The Cleveland Indians, Jacob's Field. Facts included are all players from the origins of The Cleveland Indians to present time complete with stats. This is a book that you definitely must own if you are a fan of the Cleveland Indians.

I say this not only because Mr. Simenic is my mother-in-law's brother and my husband's uncle, but because The Cleveland Indians Encyclopedia (both editions) are a valuable asset to any fans' library!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Touching All The Bases In This Diamond Gem, July 10, 2008

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This review is from: The Cleveland Indians Encyclopedia, Third Edition (Hardcover)

The wealth of expertise from author/editor Russell Schneider is demonstrated in this hefty volume of facts and history of the Cleveland Indians.

Schneider was a long-time Indians beat reporter/columnist for The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer and ended his newspaper career several years ago as a sports columnist for a small weekly chain based in northeast Ohio. He has written a number of books on the team.

This is a definitive exploration of the franchise, with the sketches on each season a major highlight. And since the 2008 team has stumbled to its 10th consecutive loss, the information is readily available on the last time the club reached such futility (for the record, it was 1979, in a season where the club stole more bases than hit home runs).

The encyclopedia will be a welcome addition to the clubhouse of any fan of the team and is certainly a first-round draft pick for those who enjoy exploring the history of "America's Favorite Pastime."