There is only one living player from the 1948 Cleveland Indians World Series team — 95-year-old Eddie Robinson.
Robinson lives in Texas with his wife where the two are die-hard Texas Ranger fans. Robinson said he and his wife don't attend many games these days, but always catch the games on television.
But, once a Clevelander always a Clevelander.
In a phone interview Robinson told News 5 he still roots for the Indians. "It was the highlight of my career," said Robinson. “That '48 season was really a season to remember.”
The former first baseman played 13 seasons with MLB, for nine different organizations.
Robinson said winning the World Series 68 years ago with the Indians will always stick out in his memory of the game. "We were up, we were down but we prevailed.”
He said post-game celebrations today are much different than what he remembers.
"It's a very different picture," Robinson said. "That parade was absolutely outstanding."
Robinson is confident this year's team has what it takes to do what his team did 68 years ago. During the phone interview he praised Indians Manager Terry Francona.
“Francona just did a marvelous job managing that team. I think he’s a really good manager," he said.
He credits the organization for their perseverance. Some of the team's best players haven't stepped on the field during this World Series run.
“They believed in him and they believed in themselves and they won.”
Robinson said he has seen it all in the game of baseball but anything can happen during the World Series.
"Every year seems like something happens that I hadn’t seen before. That’s what makes the game such a wonderful game," he said.
