Editing Cleveland Guardians (section)

===1950–1959: Near misses===
[[File:Al Rosen 1953.jpg|thumb|upright=0.75|[[Al Rosen]], 1953 Most Valuable Player]]
In {{MLBy|1953}}, [[Al Rosen]] was an All Star for the second year in a row, was named ''The Sporting News'' Major League Player of the Year, and won the [[American League Most Valuable Player Award]] in a unanimous vote playing for the Indians after leading the AL in runs, home runs, RBIs (for the second year in a row), and slugging percentage, and coming in second by one point in batting average.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/rosenal01.shtml |title=Al Rosen Stats |access-date=April 12, 2018 |archive-date=December 14, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201214154342/https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/rosenal01.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> Ryan was forced out in 1953 in favor of Myron Wilson, who in turn gave way to William Daley in {{MLBy|1956}}. Despite this turnover in the ownership, a powerhouse team composed of Feller, Doby, [[Minnie Miñoso]], [[Luke Easter (baseball)|Luke Easter]], [[Bobby Ávila]], [[Al Rosen]], [[Early Wynn]], [[Bob Lemon]], and [[Mike Garcia (AL pitcher)|Mike Garcia]] continued to contend through the early 1950s. However, Cleveland only won a single pennant in the decade, in 1954, finishing second to the [[1954 New York Yankees season|New York Yankees]] five times.

[[File:Herb Score 1955.JPG|upright=0.75|thumb|[[Herb Score]] – who was the 1955 [[American League Rookie of the Year]], a two-time A.L. All-Star, and after his playing career was a member of the Indians broadcast team for 34 seasons (1964–1997).]]
The winningest season in franchise history came in 1954, when the [[1954 Cleveland Indians season|Indians]] finished the season with a record of 111–43 (.721). That mark set an American League record for wins that stood for 44 years until the [[1998 New York Yankees season|Yankees]] won 114 games in 1998 (a 162-game regular season record of 114-48/.704). The Indians' 1954 winning percentage of .721 is still an American League record. The Indians returned to the [[1954 World Series|World Series]] to face the [[1954 New York Giants (MLB) season|New York Giants]]. The team could not bring home the title, however, ultimately being upset by the Giants in a sweep. The series was notable for [[Willie Mays]]' [[The Catch (baseball)|over-the-shoulder catch]] off the bat of [[Vic Wertz]] in Game 1. Cleveland remained a talented team throughout the remainder of the decade, finishing in second place in 1959, [[George Strickland (baseball)|George Strickland]]'s last full year in the majors.