Infinite Cleveland

1997 World Series: Game 3
FLORIDA MARLINS @ CLEVELAND INDIANS
OCTOBER 21, 1997
TIMELINE 16
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Florida Marlins 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 8 16 3
Cleveland Indians 0 0 6 4 1 0 0 1 X 12 15 2
Cleveland World Series Champions
The Cleveland 1997 Indians are champions, today and forever. The Indians topped the Florida 1997 Marlins 12-8 at Jacobs Field today to claim the World Series crown.

"Nobody can take this away from us, not ever," said series MVP and right fielder Manny Ramirez after his club had sealed the victory. "We worked hard and we accomplished our goal."

The atmosphere was electric as the newly-crowned champs stormed the field at the conclusion of the game. Fans cheered, gloves flew in the air, high fives and hugs were the order of the day.

"From day one of spring training, I could see it in their eyes," said Cleveland 1997 manager Simyou Lator Engine. "The players had that look of intensity, of hunger, of a desire to accomplish something great, and today they did that. They're champions of the world."

The Indians took the series 1-0. 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 5 1 3 0 0 1 1 .600 0 0
J. Eisenreich LF 5 2 2 0 0 1 2 .400 0 0
M. Alou DH 5 0 0 0 0 2 6 .000 0 0
G. Sheffield RF 4 2 2 1 1 2 3 .500 0 1
B. Bonilla 3B 5 1 2 2 0 0 3 .400 0 2
D. Daulton 1B 5 2 3 3 0 0 2 .600 2 3
C. Johnson C 5 0 3 2 0 1 0 .600 0 2
D. White CF 5 0 1 0 0 3 5 .200 0 0
C. Counsell 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 0 0
Totals 44 8 16 8 1 11 26
BATTING
Doubles: B. Bonilla (1, 4th Inning off C. Nagy, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Daulton 2 (2, 7th Inning off A. Morman, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off P. Assenmacher, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. White , G. Sheffield 2 , E. Renteria 3 , C. Johnson 3 , J. Eisenreich 2 , D. Daulton 9 , B. Bonilla 3
2-out RBI: G. Sheffield , C. Johnson , D. Daulton , B. Bonilla
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. White , D. Daulton , C. Counsell
GIDP: B. Bonilla
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: G. Sheffield , E. Renteria , J. Eisenreich
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Vizquel SS 6 1 2 0 0 2 5 .333 0 0
B. Roberts LF 6 1 1 2 0 3 4 .167 1 2
D. Justice DH 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 .400 0 1
S. Alomar Jr C 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .500 0 1
J. Thome 1B 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 .000 0 0
M. Ramirez RF 4 3 3 1 1 0 2 .750 0 1
T. Fernandez 2B 5 0 2 4 0 0 4 .400 0 4
M. Williams 3B 4 0 2 0 1 0 3 .500 0 0
M. Grissom CF 4 1 1 2 0 0 6 .250 0 2
Totals 40 12 15 11 4 7 25
BATTING
Doubles: O. Vizquel (1, 3rd Inning off A. Leiter, 1 on, 0 outs) M. Ramirez 2 (2, 2nd Inning off A. Leiter, 0 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off F. Heredia, 2 on, 1 out) D. Justice (1, 5th Inning off J. Powell, 0 on, 1 out) T. Fernandez (1, 4th Inning off F. Heredia, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Roberts (1, 4th Inning off F. Heredia, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Williams 2 , O. Vizquel 3 , B. Roberts 4 , M. Ramirez 5 , D. Justice 3 , M. Grissom , T. Fernandez 3 , S. Alomar Jr 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Williams , O. Vizquel 2 , B. Roberts 2 , T. Fernandez , S. Alomar Jr
Sac Fly: M. Grissom
Hit by Pitch: J. Thome , S. Alomar Jr
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: O. Vizquel (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Thome , 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 2.1 7 6 5 0 3 0 38 29 19.29
F. Heredia L (0-1) 1.0 3 4 4 1 1 1 32 18 36.00
J. Powell 1.2 3 1 1 2 1 0 40 21 5.40
D. Cook 2.0 0 1 1 1 2 0 33 18 4.50
L. Hernandez 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14 9 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Leiter 20
Batters Faced: A. Leiter 16, F. Heredia 9, J. Powell 10, D. Cook 7, L. Hernandez 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Leiter 3-1, F. Heredia 1-1, J. Powell 2-2, D. Cook 3-1, L. Hernandez 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Leiter 38-29, F. Heredia 32-18, J. Powell 40-21, D. Cook 33-18, L. Hernandez 14-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Heredia 2-1 , J. Powell 1-0 , D. Cook 1-0 , L. Hernandez 1-1
WP: J. Powell
Hit Batsmen: A. Leiter , F. Heredia
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
C. Nagy 3.2 9 6 3 1 4 0 98 66 7.36
E. Plunk W (1-0) 1.2 3 0 0 0 1 0 28 19 0.00
A. Morman 1.2 2 1 1 0 1 1 24 14 5.40
P. Assenmacher 2.0 2 1 1 0 5 1 33 23 4.50
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Nagy 26
Batters Faced: C. Nagy 23, E. Plunk 8, A. Morman 6, P. Assenmacher 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Nagy 7-0, E. Plunk 3-1, A. Morman 3-0, P. Assenmacher 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Nagy 98-66, E. Plunk 28-19, A. Morman 24-14, P. Assenmacher 33-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Plunk 1-0 , A. Morman 2-0 , P. Assenmacher 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Manny Ramirez
Ballpark: Jacobs Field
Weather: Rainy (47 degrees F), 25 MPH wind (left to right)
Start Time: 8:24 PM EST
Time: 4:06
Attendance: 44,880