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PHOTOS: Celebrating the history of the Cleveland Indians on Opening Day

Opening Day—It's the best time of the year for baseball fans. Cleveland Indians fans, far and wide, celebrate a day that has been a constant throughout the years. While it's the start of a new season, the team has a long and seasoned history that shouldn't be forgotten and always celebrated.

PHOTOS: Celebrating the history of the Cleveland Indians on Opening Day Young film star Judy Garland attends the Indians home opener at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, April 21, 1939. A month earlier, Garland had just finished work on The Wizard of Oz, the picture which would launch her career. From left to right: Indians owner Alva Bradley, Garland, Cleveland mayor Harold Burton, and Indians manager Oscar Vitt. The Indians beat the Detroit Tigers, 5-1, thanks to a three-hit complete game from Indians pitcher Robert Feller, who struck out ten batters.Photo by: The Cleveland Memory Project PHOTOS: Celebrating the history of the Cleveland Indians on Opening Day Opening Day, League Park, April 1928Photo by: The Cleveland Memory Project PHOTOS: Celebrating the history of the Cleveland Indians on Opening Day After homering in his first at-bat on Opening Day 1975, Cleveland Indians player/manager Frank Robinson is greeted by Tribe player John Lowenstein.Photo by: The Cleveland Memory Project PHOTOS: Celebrating the history of the Cleveland Indians on Opening Day Mayor Carl B. Stokes throws out the first pitch at Cleveland Municipal Stadium on Opening Day, 1968. The Indians lost the game to the California Angels by a score of 7-5.Photo by: The Cleveland Memory Project PHOTOS: Celebrating the history of the Cleveland Indians on Opening Day Cleveland Indians mascot "The Baseball Bug" warms up at Cleveland Municipal Stadium in 1981.Photo by: The Cleveland Memory Project PHOTOS: Celebrating the history of the Cleveland Indians on Opening Day Cleveland Indians Jacobs Field on Opening Day in 1994.Photo by: The Cleveland Memory Project

PHOTOS: Celebrating the history of the Cleveland Indians on Opening Day

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  • PHOTOS: Celebrating the history of the Cleveland Indians on Opening Day
  • PHOTOS: Celebrating the history of the Cleveland Indians on Opening Day
  • PHOTOS: Celebrating the history of the Cleveland Indians on Opening Day
  • PHOTOS: Celebrating the history of the Cleveland Indians on Opening Day

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Young film star Judy Garland attends the Indians home opener at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, April 21, 1939. A month earlier, Garland had just finished work on The Wizard of Oz, the picture which would launch her career. From left to right: Indians owner Alva Bradley, Garland, Cleveland mayor Harold Burton, and Indians manager Oscar Vitt. The Indians beat the Detroit Tigers, 5-1, thanks to a three-hit complete game from Indians pitcher Robert Feller, who struck out ten batters.The Cleveland Memory Project
Opening Day, League Park, April 1928The Cleveland Memory Project
After homering in his first at-bat on Opening Day 1975, Cleveland Indians player/manager Frank Robinson is greeted by Tribe player John Lowenstein.The Cleveland Memory Project
Mayor Carl B. Stokes throws out the first pitch at Cleveland Municipal Stadium on Opening Day, 1968. The Indians lost the game to the California Angels by a score of 7-5.The Cleveland Memory Project
Cleveland Indians mascot "The Baseball Bug" warms up at Cleveland Municipal Stadium in 1981.The Cleveland Memory Project
Cleveland Indians Jacobs Field on Opening Day in 1994.The Cleveland Memory Project
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