Infinite Cleveland

1997 World Series: Game 3
FLORIDA MARLINS @ CLEVELAND INDIANS
OCTOBER 21, 1997
TIMELINE 6
GAME LOG
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Florida Marlins 0 2 0 0 2 4 3 0 0 0 2 13 17 0
Cleveland Indians 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 13 0
It's Over! Florida Defeats Cleveland
It was a hard-fought battle for both teams to make it this far. But as the saying goes, "to the victors go the spoils." For the victorious Florida 1997 Marlins , that meant the World Series World Series trophy.

The Marlins took a 13-11 victory over the Cleveland 1997 Indians at Jacobs Field, winning their 1st championship after taking the series 1-0.

"We've got grit," said Marlins catcher Charles Johnson , who was named MVP of the series. "We know how to win when we have to."

The new titleholders completed the regular season with a 0th-place finish in the Division 1 and a 0-0 record.
FLORIDA 1997 BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND 1997 BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Renteria SS 6 0 1 0 0 3 0 .167 0 0
J. Eisenreich DH 4 1 1 0 2 0 1 .250 0 0
B. Bonilla 3B 6 1 2 0 0 3 2 .333 0 0
b- J. Conine 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
G. Sheffield RF 6 1 1 1 0 1 3 .167 0 1
c- A. Arias 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Daulton 1B, RF 4 3 3 0 2 0 0 .750 0 0
C. Johnson C 6 2 3 4 0 2 1 .500 1 4
D. White CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .250 0 0
a- M. Alou PH, CF 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
C. Counsell 2B 6 2 3 4 0 1 2 .500 1 4
C. Floyd LF 6 2 2 4 0 2 4 .333 2 4
Totals 49 13 17 13 5 14 15
a - M. Alou pinch hit for D. White in the 9th
b - J. Conine substituted for B. Bonilla in the 11th
c - A. Arias substituted for G. Sheffield in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Sheffield (1, 7th Inning off B. Anderson, 2 on, 0 outs) C. Johnson (1, 11th Inning off M. Jackson, 1 on, 2 outs) D. Daulton 2 (2, 2nd Inning off C. Nagy, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off M. Jackson, 0 on, 0 outs) B. Bonilla (1, 3rd Inning off C. Nagy, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Johnson (1, 2nd Inning off C. Nagy, 1 on, 0 outs) C. Floyd 2 (2, 5th Inning off C. Nagy, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off B. Anderson, 2 on, 2 outs) C. Counsell (1, 5th Inning off C. Nagy, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. White , G. Sheffield 2 , E. Renteria , C. Johnson 7 , C. Floyd 8 , J. Eisenreich , D. Daulton 5 , C. Counsell 6 , B. Bonilla 3
2-out RBI: C. Floyd , C. Counsell 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Sheffield , C. Floyd 2
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
PB: C. Johnson
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Vizquel SS 5 2 1 0 1 1 1 .200 0 0
B. Roberts LF, CF 4 1 2 1 2 0 0 .500 0 1
D. Justice DH 6 1 3 1 0 0 3 .500 0 1
S. Alomar Jr C 6 1 1 1 0 1 6 .167 0 1
J. Thome 1B 5 1 1 0 1 1 3 .200 0 0
M. Ramirez RF 4 1 0 1 2 1 5 .000 0 1
T. Fernandez 2B 6 2 2 3 0 1 3 .333 0 3
M. Williams 3B 5 1 1 1 0 0 1 .200 0 1
M. Grissom CF 4 1 2 3 0 1 0 .500 0 3
a- B. Giles PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 46 11 13 11 6 6 22
a - B. Giles pinch hit for M. Grissom in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Roberts (1, 5th Inning off A. Leiter, 2 on, 1 out) T. Fernandez (1, 5th Inning off A. Leiter, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Alomar Jr , M. Williams , O. Vizquel , J. Thome , B. Roberts 3 , D. Justice 3 , M. Grissom 2 , T. Fernandez 3
2-out RBI: M. Williams , M. Ramirez , M. Grissom , T. Fernandez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Ramirez , T. Fernandez
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Ramirez (Daulton at 3rd base))
FLORIDA 1997 PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND 1997 PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
A. Leiter 4.2 9 9 9 2 2 0 82 51 17.36
D. Cook 0.1 3 1 1 1 0 0 22 13 27.00
F. Heredia 2.0 1 1 1 0 1 0 23 15 4.50
L. Hernandez BS (1) 1.0 0 0 0 3 0 0 32 14 0.00
R. Nen W (1-0) 3.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 34 22 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Leiter 10
Batters Faced: A. Leiter 25, D. Cook 5, F. Heredia 7, L. Hernandez 6, R. Nen 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Leiter 3-9, D. Cook 0-1, F. Heredia 2-3, L. Hernandez 1-2, R. Nen 0-6
Pitches - Strikes: A. Leiter 82-51, D. Cook 22-13, F. Heredia 23-15, L. Hernandez 32-14, R. Nen 34-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Cook 2-2 , F. Heredia 2-0 , L. Hernandez 1-1
WP: D. Cook
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
C. Nagy 5.2 8 7 7 1 5 3 105 65 11.12
B. Anderson 0.1 5 4 4 1 1 1 35 19 108.00
P. Assenmacher 1.1 0 0 0 1 3 0 19 12 0.00
J. Mesa 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 8 6 0.00
M. Jackson L (0-1) 3.0 4 2 2 2 3 0 49 34 6.00
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Nagy 29
Batters Faced: C. Nagy 26, B. Anderson 7, P. Assenmacher 5, J. Mesa 2, M. Jackson 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Nagy 4-8, B. Anderson 0-0, P. Assenmacher 0-1, J. Mesa 0-0, M. Jackson 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: C. Nagy 105-65, B. Anderson 35-19, P. Assenmacher 19-12, J. Mesa 8-6, M. Jackson 49-34
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Anderson 2-2 , P. Assenmacher 2-0 , J. Mesa 1-0
WP: P. Assenmacher
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Charles Johnson
Ballpark: Jacobs Field
Weather: Rainy (47 degrees F), 25 MPH wind (left to right)
Start Time: 8:24 PM EST
Time: 5:03
Attendance: 44,880