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Cleveland Indians owner Jim Dunn. Name Years Charles W. Somers: 1900–1916 Jim Dunn: 1916–1922 Dunn estate 1922–1927 Alva Bradley: 1927–1946 Bill Veeck: 1946 ...
Lawrence J. Dolan (February 8, 1931 – February 23, 2025) was an American attorney who was the principal owner of the Cleveland Guardians of the Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2000 until his death in 2025 and the founder of SportsTime Ohio (now FanDuel Sports Network Great Lakes).
The Cleveland Guardians (formerly known as the Indians) are a professional baseball franchise based in Cleveland, Ohio that formed in 1901.They are members of the Central division of Major League Baseball's American League. [1]
Somers asked the local baseball writers to come up with a new name, and based on their input, the team was renamed the Cleveland Indians. [40] The name referred to the nickname "Indians" that was applied to the Cleveland Spiders baseball club during the time when Louis Sockalexis, a Native American, played in Cleveland (1897–1899). [41]
Lawrence J. Dolan, owner of Cleveland's Major League Baseball team since 2000, has died. Dolan died Sunday night of natural causes, the Cleveland Guardians said Monday in a statement. “Mr.
William Louis Veeck Jr. (/ ˈ v ɛ k / VEK; February 9, 1914 – January 2, 1986), also known as "Sport Shirt Bill" [1] and "Wild Bill", [2] was an American Major League Baseball franchise owner and promoter. Veeck was at various times the owner of the Cleveland Indians, the St. Louis Browns, and the Chicago White Sox.
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Mark Duncan/AP/Shutterstock (6292991p)Larry Dolan Cleveland Indians owner Larry Dolan, left, talks with catcher Carlos Santana during baseball spring training, in ...
Cleveland Indians owner Paul Dolan said the organization is engaging with Native American leaders and key stakeholders to determine the franchise's path to a potential name change. The team said ...