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Cleveland Indians: Remembering the cool ways of Oscar Gamble

Several generations of Cleveland Indians fans may not know the name Oscar Gamble. But for those who do remember him, he brought some fun to an Indians team that didn’t see much success in the 1970s.

Gamble passed away on Wednesday at the age of 68.

We are saddened to hear about the passing of Oscar Gamble. Memorable for his classic hair, he was a darn good ball player, too. He spent three seasons for the Tribe, batting .274 and slugging 54 home runs. pic.twitter.com/aaVVmFxgc0

— Cleveland Indians (@Indians) January 31, 2018

Gamble only spent three years with the Indians, compiling a slash line of .