Curse of Rocky Colavito - Wikipedia

On April 17, 1960, the Cleveland Indians traded Rocky Colavito to the Tigers for Harvey Kuen. Better known to Cleveland fans as the "The Curse of Colavito". From the article:


"The Curse of Rocky Colavito is a phenomenon that supposedly prevents the Cleveland Indians Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise from winning, be it the World Series, the American League (AL) pennant, reaching postseason play, or even getting into a pennant race. Its origin is traced back to the unpopular trade of right fielder Rocky Colavito to the Detroit Tigers for Harvey Kuenn in 1960. It was not claimed that Colavito placed the curse, and he has denied doing so. It is one of several curses believed to have stricken the city of Cleveland's major sports franchises for decades.

The Indians won the American League championship in 1995, 1997, and 2016, but lost all three World Series."