Cleveland Guardians

The Cleveland Guardians are a Major League Baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. The team was founded in 1901 as the Cleveland Blues, one of the inaugural teams in the American League. In 2022, the team's name changed from Cleveland Indians to Cleveland Guardians.

Championships

The team has had two championship-winning seasons since the beginning of major-league baseball's modern World Series in 1903, winning the World Series in 1920 and 1948. They were also American League champions, but lost in the World Series, four times: in 1954, 1995, 1997, and 2016.

Locations and Nicknames

The team has been based in Cleveland since its inception in 1901. They have played their home games at the following stadiums.

• 1994-present: Progressive Field (Originally named Jacobs Field, renamed Progressive Field in 2008)
• 1946-1993: Cleveland Municipal Stadium
• 1934-1946: League Park and Cleveland Municipal Stadium
• Second half of 1932 to 1933: Cleveland Municipal Stadium
• 1901 to first half of 1932: League Park (Originally named League Park, renamed Dunn Field for the 1922-1927 seasons, then name reverted back to League Park starting with the 1928 season)

They have been known by five different nicknames:

• 2022-present: Cleveland Guardians
• 1915-2021: Cleveland Indians
• 1903-1914: Cleveland Naps
• 1902 only: Cleveland Bronchos
• 1901 only: Cleveland Blues

Retired Numbers

The following uniform numbers are retired in that players, managers, and coaches of the team will no longer use them. For non-players, the person's role in the organization is also listed.

• 3 Earl Averill
• 5 Lou Boudreau (player and manager)
• 14 Larry Doby
• 18 Mel Harder
• 19 Bob Feller
• 20 Frank Robinson (player and manager)
• 21 Bob Lemon
• 25 Jim Thome
• 42 Jackie Robinson (retired across major league baseball)
• 455 The fans (455 sellouts)