A 1948 Cleveland Indians American League Champs Pennant is worth about $150. - $250. in excellent to near/mint condition. Even minor flaws will bring the price down significantly. Common flaws with pennants are missing ties, pin holes, frying, creases, and "crackling" on the printing. Sometimes people will trim down a pennant to rid it of the frying or other flaws like a flat tip (point) Caused by being pinned up and ripped off. Any of these flaws will degrade the pennant significantly. These Pennants were sold at souvenir stands at Cleveland Stadium during the 1948 World Series making them more rare than the World Series Champions pennants that were sold during the regular season the following year, but the World Series pennants might be more sought after. For more information on vintage pennants see Related Links below.
Cleveland was 83-71 in 1937 and finished 19 games behind the pennant winning New York Yankees.
A 1954 Cleveland Indians Championship Pennant is worth about $150. - $200. in excellent to near/mint condition. Even minor flaws will bring the price down significantly. Common flaws with pennants are missing ties, pin holes, frying, creases, and "crackling" on the printing. Sometimes people will trim down a pennant to rid it of the frying or other flaws like a flat tip (point) Caused by being pinned up and ripped off. Any of these flaws will degrade the pennant significantly.
The Yankees won the pennant every year in the 1950s, except for 1954, when the Cleveland Indians won and 1959, when the Chicago White Sox won. By coincidence, the same man managed both of those teams. The manager was Al Lopez.
1954 New York Yankees.The Cleveland Indians won the pennant that year with 111 victories.
A 1950 Cleveland Indians scroll Pennant is worth about $75. - $150. in excellent to near/mint condition. Even minor flaws will bring the price down significantly. Common flaws with pennants are missing ties, pin holes, frying, creases, and "crackling" on the printing. Sometimes people will trim down a pennant to rid it of the frying or other flaws like a flat tip (point) Caused by being pinned up and ripped off. Any of these flaws will degrade the pennant significantly.
From 1996 to 2000, the N.Y. Yankees won the World Series every year, except in 1997. That year the Cleveland Indians won the American League pennant and were defeated by the National League Florida Marlins in seven games.
The Cleveland Indians beat the Boston Red Sox 8-3 at Fenway Park in Boston in the one game playoff to win the 1948 American League pennant. Cleveland shortstop and manager hit two home runs in the game to back up excellent pitching by lefthander Gene Beardon in the game.
The 1965 Minnesota Twins won the American League pennant with 102 wins. They also won the pennant in 1987 and the World Series.
Cleveland Indians VS Seattle Mariners SEATTLE won that ALDS 3-2 New York Yankees VS Seattle Mariners NEW YORK won the AL Pennant 4-2
The Yankees won their first American League Pennant in 1921.
As of the 2011 playoffs, the last time the Indians were in the World Series was 1997 against the Florida Marlins. The Marlins won the 1997 World Series 4 games to 3. 1948 1948 was the last time the Indians won the World Series. The last time the Indians played in the World Series was 1997 when they lost in seven games to the Florida Marlins.
The Detroit Tigers won the 1940 American League Pennant.