A two-sport star (Basketball and Baseball) at the University of Illinois, Lou Boudreau focused on Baseball, and the Cleveland Indians were blessed by that decision.

The Boston Red Sox made another regrettable trade before they jettisoned Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees.  A couple of years early, they traded Centerfielder Tris Speaker, who they asked to take a pay cut after an off-year (where he still batted .322!).  Speaker refused, and the former MVP two-time World Series Champion and was traded to Cleveland in 1916.

If anyone was going to be number one on this list over Bob Feller, it is Napoleon Lajoie, who we are still openly debating whether we made a mistake on this one.

In our eyes, Bob Feller is not just the greatest Pitcher in the history of the Cleveland Indians, but he is the greatest player ever to play for the team.  As seen by the names that follow him on this list, it wasn't an easy decision, but Feller's overall accomplishments proved just too challenging for any other Cleveland Indian to overcome.