Editing Hal Newhouser (section)

=== Cleveland Indians (1954–1955) ===
After his release, Newhouser assumed he would retire, though he spent the winter months training his arm in [[Bradenton, Florida]], On February 15, 1954, former teammate Hank Greenberg, now general manager of the Cleveland Indians, extended an opportunity to work out with the team in [[Tucson, Arizona]], which Newhouser accepted.<ref name="attempts comeback">{{cite news |title=Newhouser Attempts Mound Comeback: Greenberg Gives Ex-Tiger Chance To 'Remake Grade' |work=[[The Atlanta Constitution]] |date=February 16, 1954|id={{ProQuest|1562766639}}}}</ref> He made four appearances in the spring, giving up six runs in his first appearance. In his three subsequent appearances, he only allowed one run in 13 innings. On April 11, he signed with the Indians.<ref name="cleveland signing">{{cite news |title=Hal Newhouser Signed To Pitch for Cleveland |work=[[The New York Times]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=April 11, 1954|id={{ProQuest|113121325}}}}</ref> During the [[1954 Major League Baseball season|1954 season]], he primarily served as a [[long reliever]] and finished with seven wins and seven saves with a 2.51 ERA. His Indians team posted a record 111 wins that season, leading to a [[1954 World Series|World Series appearance]] against the [[New York Giants (baseball)|New York Giants]]. Newhouser saw action in game four, relieving [[Bob Lemon]] in the fifth inning. He faced two batters, failing to retire either of them before being pulled. The [[1955 Major League Baseball season|following season]], Newhouser made just two appearances<ref name="stewart219"/> before being released by the franchise on May 11, 1955.<ref name="released by indians">{{cite news |title=Slaughter, Sain Bought by Athletics |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=May 12, 1955|id={{ProQuest|166751532}}}}</ref>