CLEVELAND -- The regulars at Shimrak's Cafe, located at E. 33rd St. and Superior Ave. once upon a time in Cleveland, used to quiz little Pete about the Indians. He rarely was wrong. Pete knew all the batting averages for the hitters and records for the pitchers.
Many Sundays in that summer of 1948 were spent walking to old Cleveland Stadium and taking in Tribe games. Pete Shimrak's dad, Eli, who ran the bar, would sometimes get tickets from local brewers. When the Indians made the World Series that year, Pete was not going to miss it for the world.