losing streak from September 13 to 23 dropped them out of first place. The Mariners beat the Angels in a one-game playoff and then beat the Yankees in a thrilling five game series in the ALDS to get to their first ALCS in franchise history. The team was affectionately nicknamed the "Refuse to Lose" Mariners. Indians The story of lack of team success and stadium funding could have also been the same for the Cleveland Indians, prior to 1994. Since the 1954 World Series, the Indians had not made the postseason, which included a stretch from 1977 to 1989 where they placed fourth or worst every year. Like the Seattle Mariners, the Indians also played in a multi-purpose stadium that had its warts. Cleveland Stadium, who also homed the Cleveland Browns, had been the Indians’ home since 1932. By the early 1990s the stadium's inadequacy was becoming apparent in any event; chunks of concrete were falling off and the pilings were starting to petrify. In May 1990, Cuyahoga County voters approved funding for a new Gateway Sports and Entertainment Complex, which included the new ballpark, an adjacent arena for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA), and two parking garages. When the Indians moved into Jacobs Field (now named Progressive Field) in 1994, success immediately followed. By the time of the season ended in 1994 due to the players' strike, the Indians were 66-47 and in a postseason spot as a wildcard. The Indians carried over the success into the 1995 season where they won the American League Central by a whopping 30 games. Summary Seattle Mariners vs. Cleveland Indians Game summaries Game 1 Tuesday, October 10, 1995, at Kingdome in Seattle, Washington The Indians called on the veteran Dennis Martínez for Game 1. The Mariners rode the arm of rookie Bob Wolcott. Obviously nervous at the outset, Wolcott walked the first three hitters on 13 pitches, but he would get out of the bases-loaded, nobody-out situation with ease; he first struck out Albert Belle, got Eddie Murray on a foul pop-fly, then induced a groundout from Jim Thome on a great diving stop by Joey Cora. In the second, Mike Blowers hit a two-run homer to put the Mariners in front, 2–0. However, the Indians would put together a run in the next inning and in the seventh, Belle's homer tied the game at two. With Martinez