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37. I agree with you on the important points but the Cleveland team was named after Lou Sockalexis

Wed Sep 26, 2012, 11:58 AM

Sep 2012

an American Indian from Maine who had a brilliant half season in the 1890s before injuries and alcoholism ended his baseball career. The Cleveland baseball team in the 1890s was nicknamed the Spiders and then in the early 20th century they were called the Naps after their great player/manager Napoleon Lajoie.
The nickname Indians came after Lajoie was no longer with the team.
I believe the nickname was taken by votes to a newspaper and Sockalexis was still remembered fondly.

If I am wrong, I'd like to know it so I don't repeat this because if false, then the nickname should be changed.

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