Top 100 Indians: #69 Doug Jones
The top reliever on our Top 100 countdown was picked up by the Indians as a minor-league free agent. The remarkable story of Doug Jones.
The top reliever on our Top 100 countdown was picked up by the Indians as a minor-league free agent. The remarkable story of Doug Jones.
From 1979 until 1999, Mike Hargrove was part of the Indians organization in some capacity, whether as a player, minor-league coach, minor-league manager, major-league coach, and finally major-league manager.
The Top 100 series continues with a blast from the past, Cleveland native Joe Vosmik.
Justice didn’t play for the Tribe all that long, but he put up one of the most memorable seasons in franchise history and was quite productive throughout his stay.
Rafael Betancourt saved a grand total of 17 games with the Indians, but he was just as, or even more, valuable than the closers who came into games after him.
In that near-magical 1959 season, Tito Francona was the driving force behind what turned out to be the Indians' last pennant contender for 35 years.
And we now come to another odd name on the list, Graig Nettles, the only Graig ever in the majors.
We're a quarter of the way through our countdown, so let's step back to review the first 25 players profiled.
Let's Go Tribe's countdown of the 100 greatest players in Indians history continues with a look at Dennis Eckersley, whose time in Cleveland was far too short.
When I say Fat Shortstop, do you think Top 100?