In the 1987 season, the Cleveland Indians were being predicted by several publications such as Sports Illustrated (an American sports magazine owned by Authentic Brands Group), as the best team in baseball on the back of their two 30+ home run hitters, but fall well short of SI's bold prediction despite the presence of 300 game winners Phil Niekro and Steve Carlton as they were not above .500 even once all season, and an 8-20 May ended any realistic hope of contention.
In the 1987 season, the Cleveland Indians were being predicted by several publications such as Sports Illustrated (an American sports magazine owned by Authentic Brands Group), as the best team in baseball on the back of their two 30+ home run hitters, but fall well short of SI's bold prediction despite the presence of 300 game winners Phil Niekro and Steve Carlton as they were not above .500 even once all season, and an 8-20 May ended any realistic hope of contention.