Cleveland Blues (AL)

Cleveland Indians
2017 Cleveland Indians season
Established in 1894
Team logo Cap insignia
Major league affiliations
American League (1901–present) Central Division (1994–present) East Division (1969–1993)
Current uniform
Retired numbers	3 5 14 18 19 21 42 455
Colors
Red, navy blue, white
Name
Cleveland Indians (1915–present) Cleveland Naps (1903–1914) Cleveland Broncos (1902) Cleveland Bluebirds (1901) Cleveland Lake Shores (1900) Grand Rapids Rustlers (1894–1899)
Other nicknames
The Tribe, The Wahoos
Ballpark
Progressive Field (1994–present) Cleveland Stadium (1932–1933, 1936–1993) nights and weekends only from 1934–1946 League Park (1901–1932, 1934–1946)
Major league titles
World Series titles (2)	1920 1948
AL Pennants (6)	1920 1948 1954 1995 1997 2016
Central Division titles (8)	1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2001 2007 2016
Wild card berths (1)	2013
Front office
Owner(s)	Larry Dolan Paul Dolan (controlling owner/Chairman/CEO) Matt Dolan (part owner)
Manager	Terry Francona
General Manager	Mike Chernoff
President of Baseball Operations	Chris Antonetti

The Cleveland Indians are an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. The Indians compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. Since 1994, they have played at Progressive Field. The team's spring training facility is at Goodyear Ballpark in Goodyear, Arizona. Since their establishment as a major league franchise in 1901, the Indians have won two World Series championships: in 1920 and 1948, along with eight Central Division titles and six American League pennants. The Indians' current World Series championship drought is the longest active drought, and through 2016 is the fifth-longest in baseball history.

The name "Indians" originated from a request by club owner Charles Somers to baseball writers to choose a new name to replace "Cleveland Naps" following the departure of Nap Lajoie after the 1914 season. The name referenced the nickname "Indians" that was applied to the Cleveland Spiders baseball club during the time when Louis Sockalexis, a Native American, played in Cleveland. Common nicknames for the Indians include the "Tribe" and the "Wahoos", the latter being a reference to their logo, Chief Wahoo, a controversial Native American caricature. The team's mascot is named "Slider."

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