Ten defining eras of the Spokane Indians minor league baseball franchise

Wed., June 13, 2018

** ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND EDITIONS, OCT. 23-26 -- FILE -- ** Baseball Commissioner Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis, rear left, inquires players of the Chicago White Sox, during the investigation of the infamous "Black Sox" scandal in Chicago, Ill., in 1921. Charles "Swede" Risberg, is shown at rear center, and Arnold "Chick" Gandil, is to the right of Risberg.Others are unidenified. (AP Photo) ORG XMIT: NY180 (AP)

Earl Sheely, out of North Central High School, posted a .300 lifetime average in nine seasons, primarily with the Chicago White Sox in the 1920s.

Stan Coveleski, a South Bend resident for 40 years, stands in front of some of his baseball souvenirs after learning he had been named to baseball's Hall of Fame Sunday. The old spitball pitcher was a pitching hero for Cleveland in the 1920 World Series, winning three complete games. (AP)

August 8--Brothers Brett--The Brett brothers, John, Ken, Bobby and George, are co-owners of the Spokane Indians, an A league farm club to the San Diego Padres, and the Tri-Cities Triplets, another A club in Washington state that's not affiliated with a major league team. (AP (Associated Press))

Eugene's Dave Ritchie, right, is witness to Dave Staton's improved play at third base for Indians. Staton makes his mark, however, at the plate with a .378 average, 50 RBI and 13 homers. --- Baseball (Shawn Jacobson / The Spokesman-Review)

Spokane's Mike Humphreys (18) steals home on Southern Oregon's Tom Carcione in the bottom of the 8 inning and scores the winning run and the championship for the Indians in 1988. Indians batter David Briggs watches the umpire Greg Mills signal "safe". (Dan Pelle/ The Spokesman-Review)

Former Spokane Indian Steve Garvey poses with a bat before he threw out the first pitch against the Tri-Cities Dust Devils on July 9, 2014, at Avista Stadium in Spokane, Wash. TYLER TJOMSLAND tylert@spokesman.com (Tyler Tjomsland / The Spokesman-Review)

1964 photo of the entrance to Indians Stadium at the Spokane Interstate Fairgrounds. (Photo archive The S-R)

1958 photo of the construction of the grandstand for Indians Stadium at the Spokane Interstate Fairgrounds. Photo archive The Spokesman-Review (SR)

FOR MONDAY FLAG Spokane Indians take the field for their first practice at Avista Stadium, June 16, 2007 in Spokane, Washington. DAN PELLE The Spokesman-Review (Dan Pelle / The Spokesman-Review)

Baseball grounds at Natatorium Park, Spokane, owned by the Washington Water Power Company. The grandstands seated 3000 people.

Baseball player Gary Wheelock and Rene Lachemann

The Spokane Indians, minus manager Don Osborn and outfielders Ed Murphy and Will Hafey, yesterday lined up in groups according to position for S-R photographer Bill Kay. In the top row are the outfielders, with an unidentified rookie at left, and Bob Byrne, Sam Hunter and Bill Holland reading across. Next row down shows Wilbur Johnson, Dave Hammermeister, Eddie Coleman and Al Sahlberg, infielders, Below that are two rows of pitchers, with Clyde DeWitt, Jack Spring, Dick Descalso, John Cordell, Ron Brown and Nick Buonato, standing; Gordon Palm, Bill Franks, Mike Shade, Art Worth and Carroll Yerkes, kneeling. In front are the catchers, George Triandos, Dan Linton, Bill Weatherwax and Bill Sheets, Spring training is going on apace. (Bill Kay / Cowles Publishing)

Spokane Indians baseball player Don Osborn

Dwight Aden, the Spokane Indians' oldest living player and a center fielder from 1938-1942, meets the current Spokane Indians center fielder, Kyle Murphy, during the Indians' season opener on June 19, 2007 at Avista Stadium in Spokane, Wash. JED CONKLIN The Spokesman-Review (Jed Conklin / The Spokesman-Review)

The Spokane Indians baseball team. Back row: Dwight Aden, Chris Hartje- Vic Picetti, Pete Barisoff, George Rosk, Dick Powers, Ben Geraghty, Gus Halbourg, Milt Cadinha, Mel Cole- Doe Anderson. Front Row: Joe Fariz- George Lyden- Kevin Kenephz- Bob Patterson- Bob Kinnaman- Len McCormack, Josh Lohrke, Fred Martinez- Bob James. Bat Boy Ben Skoof. (Dan Pelle / The Spokesman-Review)

The Man Didn't Have to Sound Off-On the way over to the office to pose for the picture which appears immediately below ("let's take this one with the hat on," said Hub Kittle; "O.K." said photographer Jim Shelton, "but tip it back a little so it doesn't shade your eyes") -- anyway, on the way to the office Hub Kittle had searched for an explanation. "I didn't have to sound off the way I did over there," said the manager of the Yakima Bears, referring to to the hour or more of lecture, discussion and debate on baseball at the Spokane Press club. "I know I didn't have to. But look, I'm 42 years old. All I've ever known is baseball. So it's almost like religion with me, and that makes me almost a preacher." (Cowles Publishing)

Aerial photo of Seafirst Stadium at the Spokane Interstate Fairgrounds in April 1994. (Christopher Anderson / SR)

Benjamin K Edward Collection, Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division. (COURTESY OF THE BENJAMIN K EDWAR / COURTESY OF THE BENJAMIN K EDWAR)

Benjamin K Edward Collection, Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division. (COURTESY OF THE BENJAMIN K EDWAR / COURTESY OF THE BENJAMIN K EDWAR)

(COURTESY OF THE BENJAMIN K EDWAR / COURTESY OF THE BENJAMIN K EDWAR)

The Spokane Indians baseball team and the team from Salt Lake City line up before the National Anthem on the opening day of the 1960 season. Photo archive The Spokesman-Review (PHOTO ARCHIVE / SR)

Spokane Indians baseball player, Charlie Hough

The annual question at the Los Angeles Dodgers spring training camp at Vero Beach, Fla, is who's on first base? Candidates for the job, left to right, are Tim Harkness, Mel Corbo, Ron Fairly and Lee Walds. In back is Frank Howard, who seems just about out of the running for the infield job. Harkness, Fairly and Howard are former Spokane Indians players. (AP (Associated Press))

Tom Lasorda during game

Spokane Indians baseball manager, Tommy Lasorda on the field

Spokane Indians baseball manager, Tom Lasorda

Spokane Indians Baseball Club uniform worn by Dave Lopes in 1971. (Dan Pelle / The Spokesman-Review)

Spokane Indians baseball player Tom Paciorek

ORG XMIT: CABG101 FILE - A March 18, 1961, file photo shows Los Angeles Dodgers center fielder Willie Davis. Burbank, Calif., police reported Tuesday, March 9, 2010, that Davis was found dead in his Burbank home at the age of 69. (AP Photo/File) (AP)

From 1890 to the present, the Spokane Indians have experienced ten notable eras, each with defining moments etched into the area's history.