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Originally Posted by tward13
Matt, isn't Sockalexis the reason the Cleveland team's name was changed to Indians?
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Not sure. This teams remains named the Spiders until they disband after the 1899 season.
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Didn't Nixey Callahan have a couple of big seasons pitching then hurt his arm and become a hitter?
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his bb-ref player page, he seemed to pitch & play the field in his 1st few seasons. Was primarily a pitcher but also played elsewhere. Eventually he became a full-time hitter. In this league, he isn't talented enough to be a on the major league pitching staff so he is a backup 3B/LF and occaisionally pitches out of the pen.