Infinite Cleveland

1997 World Series: Game 3
FLORIDA MARLINS @ CLEVELAND INDIANS
OCTOBER 21, 1997
TIMELINE 1
GAME LOG
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Florida Marlins 2 0 0 2 1 4 1 0 4 14 18 1
Cleveland Indians 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 7 2 15 20 1
Cleveland Wins World Series!
A celebratory mood filled the air as the Cleveland 1997 Indians closed out the season with a 15-14 victory over the Florida 1997 Marlins at Jacobs Field to capture the World Series, 1-0.

Giving the Marlins credit for a hard-fought series, Indians players said they believed throughout the postseason that their "destiny" was to be crowned World Series champions.

"We felt like this was our year all season long," said first baseman Jim Thome , who was named series MVP. "It was our destiny to win it and we did."

It was the 1st in franchise history. During the Division 1 regular season Cleveland 1997 put up a 0-0 record and finished 0th.

"They're the champions and they deserve it," said a dejected Florida 1997 manager Simyou Lator Engine. "We played good ball, they just played better than us."
FLORIDA 1997 BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND 1997 BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Renteria SS 6 2 3 1 0 0 3 .500 0 1
J. Eisenreich DH 4 3 2 0 2 0 1 .500 0 0
B. Bonilla 3B 5 1 3 4 1 0 1 .600 1 4
b- J. Conine 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
G. Sheffield RF 5 0 0 1 1 1 4 .000 0 1
c- A. Arias 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Daulton 1B, RF 4 3 3 3 1 0 4 .750 1 3
C. Johnson C 5 2 2 0 0 3 3 .400 0 0
D. White CF 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .667 0 1
a- M. Alou PH, CF 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
C. Counsell 2B 4 0 1 2 0 1 3 .250 0 2
C. Floyd LF 5 1 1 1 0 3 4 .200 0 1
Totals 42 14 18 14 6 8 23
a - M. Alou pinch hit for D. White in the 9th
b - J. Conine substituted for B. Bonilla in the 9th
c - A. Arias substituted for G. Sheffield in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Johnson (1, 9th Inning off M. Jackson, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Eisenreich (1, 5th Inning off C. Nagy, 0 on, 0 outs) D. Daulton (1, 7th Inning off E. Plunk, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: M. Alou (1, 9th Inning off M. Jackson, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Daulton (1, 9th Inning off M. Jackson, 0 on, 0 outs) B. Bonilla (1, 6th Inning off B. Anderson, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. White 2 , E. Renteria 3 , C. Johnson 3 , C. Floyd , J. Eisenreich 3 , D. Daulton 7 , C. Counsell , B. Bonilla 6 , M. Alou 3
2-out RBI: G. Sheffield , E. Renteria , D. Daulton , B. Bonilla
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Sheffield , E. Renteria , C. Floyd , D. Daulton
Sac Bunt: C. Counsell
Sac Fly: D. Daulton
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Renteria (1) , C. Floyd (1)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Bonilla
Double Plays: 1 (Renteria-Counsell-Daulton)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Vizquel SS 6 1 1 0 0 1 6 .167 0 0
B. Roberts LF 6 1 5 2 0 0 0 .833 0 2
D. Justice DH 5 1 1 1 1 1 3 .200 0 1
S. Alomar Jr C 6 2 2 3 0 0 4 .333 1 3
J. Thome 1B 5 5 5 3 1 0 0 1.000 2 3
M. Ramirez RF 4 0 2 0 2 0 2 .500 0 0
T. Fernandez 2B 5 2 0 0 1 0 7 .000 0 0
M. Williams 3B 6 1 3 5 0 1 3 .500 1 5
M. Grissom CF 3 2 1 0 2 2 4 .333 0 0
Totals 46 15 20 14 7 5 29
BATTING
Doubles: M. Williams (1, 9th Inning off L. Hernandez, 2 on, 2 outs) J. Thome 2 (2, 3rd Inning off A. Leiter, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off A. Leiter, 0 on, 0 outs) B. Roberts 2 (2, 1st Inning off A. Leiter, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off R. Nen, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Alomar Jr (1, 8th Inning off F. Heredia, 1 on, 1 out) M. Williams (1, 8th Inning off R. Nen, 1 on, 2 outs) J. Thome 2 (2, 1st Inning off A. Leiter, 1 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off D. Cook, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Alomar Jr 5 , M. Williams 7 , O. Vizquel , J. Thome 13 , B. Roberts 7 , M. Ramirez 2 , D. Justice , M. Grissom
2-out RBI: S. Alomar Jr , M. Williams 2 , J. Thome , B. Roberts , D. Justice
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. Alomar Jr 2 , M. Williams , O. Vizquel 2 , D. Justice
GIDP: O. Vizquel
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: M. Ramirez
PB: S. Alomar Jr
FLORIDA 1997 PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND 1997 PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
A. Leiter 5.0 8 5 5 3 3 1 88 52 9.00
D. Cook 1.0 4 1 1 1 0 1 30 17 9.00
F. Heredia 1.1 2 3 3 1 1 1 27 16 20.25
R. Nen BS (1) 0.1 4 4 4 1 0 1 18 8 108.00
L. Hernandez L (0-1) 1.0 2 2 2 1 1 0 36 21 18.00
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Leiter 31
Batters Faced: A. Leiter 26, D. Cook 7, F. Heredia 8, R. Nen 6, L. Hernandez 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Leiter 3-9, D. Cook 1-1, F. Heredia 2-1, R. Nen 1-0, L. Hernandez 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Leiter 88-52, D. Cook 30-17, F. Heredia 27-16, R. Nen 18-8, L. Hernandez 36-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Heredia 1-0 , R. Nen 1-1 , L. Hernandez 1-0
WP: R. Nen
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
C. Nagy 4.2 7 5 5 2 3 0 94 56 9.64
B. Anderson 1.0 3 4 4 1 1 1 25 15 36.00
E. Plunk 1.1 3 1 1 0 2 0 23 17 6.75
A. Morman 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 10 0.00
M. Jackson BS (1) 0.2 4 4 4 3 2 1 29 14 54.00
J. Mesa W (1-0) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Nagy 31
Batters Faced: C. Nagy 23, B. Anderson 7, E. Plunk 7, A. Morman 3, M. Jackson 9, J. Mesa 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Nagy 3-8, B. Anderson 1-1, E. Plunk 0-2, A. Morman 0-2, M. Jackson 0-0, J. Mesa 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Nagy 94-56, B. Anderson 25-15, E. Plunk 23-17, A. Morman 17-10, M. Jackson 29-14, J. Mesa 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Anderson 1-0 , A. Morman 1-0 , J. Mesa 3-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jim Thome
Ballpark: Jacobs Field
Weather: Rainy (47 degrees F), 25 MPH wind (left to right)
Start Time: 8:24 PM EST
Time: 4:48
Attendance: 44,880