Photo above, League Park in 1960 after most of  the grandstand had been demolished. Tris had one more great year in him as he would bat .389... the closest he would get to batting .400, in 1925. The rest of the franchise however was mediocre at best as the Indians fell to 10 games under .500. Cleveland needed something to pick them up out of the doldrums and in 1926, George Uhle went on a tear posting a 27-11 record (2.83). 1B George Burns meanwhile had a career year, blasting 64 doubles, 115 RBI and batting .358 on the season. Suddenly the Indians were back in contention and posted 88 wins to capture... 2nd place. After dropping at the gate to under 500k, the 627,000 fans were a welcome sight. It would be the last time that this team would draw even that many for a long time to come. Dark days were ahead. Tris Speaker was retiring. By 1927, those numbers were reversed and by 1928, the Indians were a 92 loss team. Though Joe Sewell (.323) continued along on his Hall of Fame career, the Indians didn't have a true superstar for the first time in their history. To make up for that fact, the city of Cleveland thought maybe the superstar could come... not in the form of a person, but in the form of a super-stadium.