Cleveland Indians in 1931, and the Cleveland Rams from 1936 to 1937 and again from 1939 to 1941. The football Indians played two home games in their 1931 season, a 6–0 win over the Brooklyn Dodgers and a 14–0 loss to the Chicago Cardinals. The team drew a crowd of around only 2,000 spectators for the September 26th game against Brooklyn and 10,000 for the loss to the Cardinals on November 8. The Rams were founded in 1936 as members of the second American Football League and joined the NFL in 1937. They played home games at the stadium their first two seasons, before moving to the smaller Shaw Stadium in 1938. The Rams returned to the stadium in 1939 and played home games there through the 1941 season before moving to League Park for the remainder of their time in Cleveland. The team returned to the stadium one last time to host the 1945 NFL Championship Game, a 15–14 win in what was the final Rams game in Cleveland before the team relocated to Los Angeles. Seating capacity Records and milestones July 1, 1931 – Dedication July 3, 1931 – Opening event: World Heavyweight Championship boxing match between Max Schmeling and Young Stribling, with 37,000 fans in attendance. July 31, 1932 – First Cleveland Indians game, vs. Philadelphia Athletics (loss, 1–0); pitched by Mel Harder December 16, 1945 – The Cleveland Rams defeated the Washington Redskins 15–14, to win the NFL championship. Twenty-seven days later the Rams moved to Los Angeles. December 24, 1950 – The Browns defeated the Los Angeles Rams 30–28 in the 1950 NFL Championship Game. December 28, 1952 – The Detroit Lions defeated the Browns 17–7 in the 1952 NFL Championship Game. September 12, 1954 – A league record 84,587 people attended a Yankees-Indians game. December 26, 1954 - The Browns defeated the Lions 56–10 in the 1954 NFL Championship Game. April 19, 1960 – The Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Indians played 15 innings on Opening Day, tying the record for the longest Opening-Day game. June 17, 1960 – Ted Williams hits his 500th career home run. December 27, 1964 – The Browns defeated the Baltimore Colts 27–0 in the 1964 NFL Championship Game. August 14, 1966 – The Beatles performed at the stadium. June 21, 1970 – Detroit's César Gutiérrez got seven hits in seven at bats in 12 innings. September 21, 1970 -