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Last living member of 1948 Indians not happy with franchise

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Eddie Robinson, the lone surviving member of the 1948 Indians — the last team in franchise history to win the World Series — is upset that he has not heard from the club amid its run to this year’s Fall Classic.

Robinson, now 95 and living in Fort Worth, Texas, was the starting first baseman on the 1948 champions.

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"I haven't heard a damn word from Cleveland. Not a word," Robinson told the New York Daily News. "I'm disappointed. It just seems like they would want to talk to any member of the '48 team, let the press talk to them.