FILE - In this July 13, 2003, file photo, Cleveland Indians great Al Rosen throws out the first pitch before the Indians game against the Chicago White Sox at Jacobs Field in Cleveland.

Greenberg later became the Indians' general manager under owner Bill Veeck. And Al Rosen ... love with the game." By the time he was through in 1956 at age 32 after 10 seasons, Rosen had driven ...

Rosen joined the Indians the same year that Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier ... the All-Star game that year after hitting two homers. (That year, the Indians won the AL pennant with ...

Rosen entered the game trailing ... led the AL by 27 runs.) It was no wonder Rosen was voted the American League's Most Valuable Player by baseball writers. The only other Indian to win the ...

He was an Indian star. I rooted for Mickey Mantle and the Yankees of the '50s. I rooted against Al Rosen and ... the 1954 All-Star game when an injured Cleveland star named Rosen hit two home ...

CLEVELAND -- The Indians will honor the late Al Rosen this season by wearing his ... but only played in five games. He took over as Cleveland's everyday third baseman in 1950.

Mr. Rosen was unanimously picked the AL’s top player. The Indians made it to the Series again in 1954, when he batted .300 with 24 homers and 102 RBIs, but Cleveland was swept in four games by ...