Indians Pride

by Carroll Conklin

It was a decade of excitement and drama … and unfulfilled promise. It was the decade of Tito and Mudcat. Of Daddy Wags and Sudden Sam. Of the Duke and the Hawk. The Cleveland Indians of the 1960s featured some of the best pitching in all of baseball ... too often frittered away by a lineup that promised hitting and delivered frustration. It was the decade that started with the shocking trade of Cleveland’s beloved Rocky Colavito, and ended with a season where the Tribe fell from first to last. In between, the Indians fielded a team with star power at the plate and on the mound. With outstanding pitchers like Perry, Grant, Donovan, Tiant, McDowell and Siebert. And outstanding hitters like Francona, Romano, Kirkland, Alvis, Wagner, Azcue, Whitfield, Horton and Harrelson … and the short-lived return of Rocky. Indians Pride recreates the Tribe’s ups and down during baseball’s real golden age, the 1960s. It takes you season-by-season, month-by-month, even game-by-game through a decade of triumphs and defeats, when the heroes of Cleveland summers won more hearts than games. Enjoy the memories.

434 pages, Paperback

Published August 24, 2016

Reviews

[Leonard · Rating 3 out of 5]

A lengthy book that gives a quick sketch of every game the Indians played in the 1960's. It was real fun to read about the games and the nqmes of the players that were the stars of the 60's. I really followed the games during that era as my favorite team, the Orioles were becoming a great team then. A well researched and good read, but lengthy.
Leonard Barrow