Don't call it a come back! Like, for real, don't do that. For our glorious return we discuss the many nicknames of Cleveland baseball, the first American Indian player in the majors and, of course, how that all culminated into a lawsuit.
Corrections: Louis was not over 6 feet. Baseball reference has him listed as 5 foot 11 inch MANLET. Baseball gloves were in use during Louis' playing days, though they looked much different than they do today.
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SOURCES:
Baseball’s First Indian; The Story of Penobscot Legend Louis Sockalexis by Ed Rice
https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/patsy-tebeau/
https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/jesse-burkett/
https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CLV/index.shtml
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6761887/
https://apihtawikosisan.com/2012/10/the-stereotype-of-the-drunken-indian/
https://www.wtrf.com/news/ohio-headlines/the-history-of-the-cleveland-indians-name/
https://beltmag.com/secret-history-chief-wahoo/
https://www.latimes.com/sports/mlb/la-sp-indians-wahoo-20180129-story.html
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sockach01.shtml
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