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Old 03-28-2007, 10:54 PM
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Default Cleveland Indians name....is this true??
Posted By: Joe Pelaez

The story is true.
Booze did Sockalexis in.

It was similar to what happened with the Highlanders.
For a few years before they were officially designated as the N. Y. Yankees, the Highlanders in some circles were referred to as the NY Yankees.
An example would be the 1910 P2 Pins.

The Cleveland writers made it official, but only after they caught up to the fans.

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