 Ever since , Adams has sat in the highest bleacher seat in left @-@ center field with his bass drum ; as of August 2013 he has missed only 38 home games in more than 40 seasons . Adams played at Cleveland Stadium until October 1993 , when the Indians played their last game there . Next spring he moved with the team to its new ballpark , Jacobs Field ( renamed Progressive Field in 2008 ) . Adams played the drum at his 3,000th game on April 27 , 2011 . During his tenure , he has witnessed Indians pitcher Len Barker pitch a perfect game on May 15 , 1981 , and witnessed the Indians play in the 1995 and 1997 World Series . 
