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                                                                 Exhibit 23.2

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the use in this Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement No.
333-49357 of Cleveland Indians Baseball Company, Inc. of our report dated
February 14, 1998 (March 31, 1998 as to Note 17) on the combined financial
statements of Cleveland Indians Baseball Company Limited Partnership and
Ballpark Management Company and of our report dated April 1, 1998 on Cleveland
Indians Baseball Company, Inc., appearing in the Prospectus, which is a part of
such Registration Statement and to the reference to us under the heading
"Experts" in such Prospectus.



/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP



Cleveland, Ohio
May 20, 1998