Infinite Cleveland

1997 World Series: Game 3
FLORIDA MARLINS @ CLEVELAND INDIANS
OCTOBER 21, 1997
TIMELINE 15
GAME LOG
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Florida Marlins 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 0
Cleveland Indians 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 X 3 8 1
Cleveland World Series Champions
The Cleveland 1997 Indians pulled out all the stops tonight, winning the World Series in a hard-fought series with the Florida 1997 Marlins .

It was a seesaw affair, but with a 3-2 victory at Jacobs Field, Cleveland 1997 lay claim to the franchise's 1st championship.

"There's no denying we faced a tough opponent," said Charles Nagy . "But as the old saying goes, 'when the going gets tough, the tough get going,' and that's what we did today."

The champs finished the regular season 0-0 and claimed 0th place in the Division 1.

A victory parade is set to be schedule in Cleveland 1997 in the days to come.
FLORIDA 1997 BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND 1997 BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Renteria SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .250 0 0
J. Eisenreich DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
B. Bonilla 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 0 0
G. Sheffield RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Daulton 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
C. Johnson C 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .333 0 0
D. White CF 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 .667 0 1
C. Counsell 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
C. Floyd LF 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 .000 0 1
Totals 30 2 4 2 1 6 9
BATTING
Doubles: D. White (1, 2nd Inning off C. Nagy, 1 on, 2 outs) C. Johnson (1, 2nd Inning off C. Nagy, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: E. Renteria (1, 3rd Inning off C. Nagy, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. White 3 , E. Renteria 3 , C. Johnson 2
2-out RBI: D. White
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Counsell 2 , B. Bonilla
GIDP: C. Johnson
Sac Fly: C. Floyd
Team LOB: 1

BASERUNNING
SB: D. White (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Counsell-Renteria-Daulton, Renteria-Counsell-Daulton)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Vizquel SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250 0 0
B. Roberts LF 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .667 0 0
D. Justice DH 4 1 1 2 0 0 4 .250 1 2
S. Alomar Jr C 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .250 1 1
J. Thome 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 0 0
M. Ramirez RF 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Fernandez 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .333 0 0
M. Williams 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 .250 0 0
M. Grissom CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 .333 0 0
Totals 30 3 8 3 5 4 20
BATTING
Doubles: M. Williams (1, 6th Inning off D. Cook, 0 on, 2 outs) T. Fernandez (1, 2nd Inning off A. Leiter, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Alomar Jr (1, 5th Inning off A. Leiter, 0 on, 2 outs) D. Justice (1, 5th Inning off A. Leiter, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Alomar Jr 4 , M. Williams 2 , O. Vizquel , B. Roberts 2 , D. Justice 4 , M. Grissom , T. Fernandez 2
2-out RBI: S. Alomar Jr , D. Justice
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Williams 2 , M. Grissom 2
GIDP: S. Alomar Jr , O. Vizquel
Hit by Pitch: J. Thome
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: T. Fernandez
Double Plays: 1 (Vizquel-Fernandez-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) 5.0 5 3 3 3 2 2 96 54 5.40
D. Cook 1.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 22 15 0.00
F. Heredia 1.1 0 0 0 2 1 0 22 12 0.00
L. Hernandez 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 4 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Leiter 44
Batters Faced: A. Leiter 23, D. Cook 6, F. Heredia 5, L. Hernandez 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Leiter 2-10, D. Cook 0-3, F. Heredia 1-1, L. Hernandez 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Leiter 96-54, D. Cook 22-15, F. Heredia 22-12, L. Hernandez 6-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Heredia 2-0 , L. Hernandez 2-0
Hit Batsmen: A. Leiter
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
C. Nagy W (1-0) 6.0 4 2 2 1 4 0 101 59 3.00
P. Assenmacher H (1) 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 15 0.00
M. Jackson SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 18 9 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Nagy 59
Batters Faced: C. Nagy 22, P. Assenmacher 7, M. Jackson 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Nagy 3-10, P. Assenmacher 3-3, M. Jackson 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Nagy 101-59, P. Assenmacher 20-15, M. Jackson 18-9
WP: C. Nagy , P. Assenmacher
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Charles Nagy
Ballpark: Jacobs Field
Weather: Rainy (47 degrees F), 25 MPH wind (left to right)
Start Time: 8:24 PM EST
Time: 3:47
Attendance: 44,880
Special Notes: Rain delay of 19 minutes in the 7th inning.