Progressive Field

Home of the Cleveland Guardians

First game played on April 4, 1994.
Indians beat Seattle Mariners, 4-3, in 11 innings.
Capacity: 33,530.

The downtown ballpark that sold out 455 games in a row.

Famous Moments & People in Progressive Field History

  • The first game: Randy Johnson took a no-hitter into the 8th, and Wayne Kirby's walk-off single won it in the 11th, April 4, 1994.

  • 455 straight sellouts: from June 12, 1995, to April 4, 2001.

  • 1995 World Series Game 3: the first World Series game in Cleveland since 1954, won 7-6 on Eddie Murray's walk-off single in the 11th.

  • 1997 All-Star Game: Sandy Alomar Jr.'s two-run homer made him the first player to win All-Star MVP in his home park.

  • Jim Thome's 511-foot home run: the longest in park history, July 3, 1999.

  • The comeback: down 14-2 in the 7th, Cleveland beat Seattle 15-14 in 11 innings on August 5, 2001.

  • 2016 World Series Game 7: Rajai Davis tied it with a two-run homer off Aroldis Chapman in the 8th before the Cubs won in 10.

  • 22 straight wins: Jay Bruce's walk-off double on September 14, 2017, set the American League record.

  • John Adams and his drum: a bleacher fixture until 2019. The bleachers now carry his name.