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1997 World Series: Game 3
FLORIDA MARLINS @ CLEVELAND INDIANS
OCTOBER 21, 1997
TIMELINE 7
GAME LOG
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Florida Marlins 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 5 8 0
Cleveland Indians 0 1 10 0 5 0 0 2 X 18 17 0
Cleveland Indians Win World Series
It was all about winning for the Cleveland 1997 Indians -- and win they did.

There was nothing fancy in how they went about it, players said, they just prepared mentally and physically and then went out and played baseball.

"We did the little things right and we did the big things right," said center fielder Marquis Grissom , who was named series MVP. "Now we're the league champions."

Cleveland 1997 defeated the Florida 1997 Marlins by a score of 18-5 at Jacobs Field to take the series 1-0.

"Sometimes you get lucky and sometimes you make your own luck," said Cleveland 1997 manager Simyou Lator Engine. "We got lucky a few times, but mostly we did the right things by being prepared for each game and playing the game the way it's meant to be played."
FLORIDA 1997 BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND 1997 BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Renteria SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
a- A. Arias PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
J. Eisenreich DH 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 .000 0 0
B. Bonilla 3B 2 2 1 1 3 0 0 .500 1 1
G. Sheffield RF 3 0 0 0 2 1 1 .000 0 0
D. Daulton 1B 5 0 1 2 0 1 4 .200 0 2
C. Johnson C 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 .000 0 0
D. White CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .250 0 0
C. Counsell 2B 4 0 3 1 0 1 1 .750 0 1
C. Floyd LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .250 0 1
Totals 34 5 8 5 7 6 20
a - A. Arias pinch hit for E. Renteria in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Floyd (1, 6th Inning off B. Anderson, 1 on, 2 outs) C. Counsell 2 (2, 4th Inning off C. Nagy, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off B. Anderson, 1 on, 2 outs) A. Arias (1, 9th Inning off B. Anderson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Bonilla (1, 5th Inning off C. Nagy, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. White , C. Floyd 2 , D. Daulton , C. Counsell 5 , B. Bonilla 4 , A. Arias 2
2-out RBI: C. Floyd , C. Counsell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. White , E. Renteria 2 , C. Floyd
GIDP: D. Daulton
Team LOB: 9
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Vizquel SS 6 1 1 0 0 1 2 .167 0 0
B. Roberts LF 5 2 2 2 0 3 1 .400 0 2
D. Justice DH 3 2 2 1 2 0 0 .667 0 1
S. Alomar Jr C 5 2 2 2 0 1 2 .400 0 2
J. Thome 1B 4 3 2 3 1 1 0 .500 1 3
M. Ramirez RF 4 2 2 4 1 2 0 .500 1 4
T. Fernandez 2B 5 1 2 0 0 1 4 .400 0 0
M. Williams 3B 5 1 1 1 0 1 3 .200 0 1
M. Grissom CF 4 4 3 5 1 0 0 .750 1 5
Totals 41 18 17 18 5 10 12
BATTING
Doubles: M. Grissom (1, 3rd Inning off D. Cook, 3 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Thome (1, 2nd Inning off A. Leiter, 0 on, 0 outs) M. Ramirez (1, 5th Inning off L. Hernandez, 2 on, 2 outs) M. Grissom (1, 8th Inning off J. Conine, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Alomar Jr 2 , M. Williams , O. Vizquel , J. Thome 5 , B. Roberts 2 , M. Ramirez 5 , D. Justice 2 , M. Grissom 7 , T. Fernandez 2
2-out RBI: S. Alomar Jr , J. Thome , B. Roberts , M. Ramirez , D. Justice , M. Grissom
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Morman-Alomar Jr-Thome)
FLORIDA 1997 PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND 1997 PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
A. Leiter L (0-1) 2.1 7 9 9 3 3 1 60 36 34.71
D. Cook 1.2 4 3 3 1 1 0 43 26 16.20
L. Hernandez 0.2 3 4 4 1 1 1 29 16 54.00
F. Heredia 2.2 2 1 1 0 5 0 44 30 3.38
J. Conine 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 1 5 5 13.50
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Leiter 3
Batters Faced: A. Leiter 17, D. Cook 10, L. Hernandez 6, F. Heredia 10, J. Conine 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Leiter 1-3, D. Cook 1-3, L. Hernandez 0-1, F. Heredia 2-1, J. Conine 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Leiter 60-36, D. Cook 43-26, L. Hernandez 29-16, F. Heredia 44-30, J. Conine 5-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Cook 3-3 , L. Hernandez 1-1 , J. Conine 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
C. Nagy W (1-0) 5.0 4 3 3 4 4 1 103 62 5.40
B. Anderson 3.1 4 2 2 2 2 0 66 38 5.40
A. Morman 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 3 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Nagy 47
Batters Faced: C. Nagy 23, B. Anderson 16, A. Morman 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Nagy 1-10, B. Anderson 1-7, A. Morman 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Nagy 103-62, B. Anderson 66-38, A. Morman 7-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Morman 2-0
WP: C. Nagy , B. Anderson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Marquis Grissom
Ballpark: Jacobs Field
Weather: Rainy (47 degrees F), 25 MPH wind (left to right)
Start Time: 8:24 PM EST
Time: 4:13
Attendance: 44,880