Infinite Cleveland

1997 World Series: Game 3
FLORIDA MARLINS @ CLEVELAND INDIANS
OCTOBER 21, 1997
TIMELINE 17
GAME LOG
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Florida Marlins 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 6 13 0
Cleveland Indians 0 0 5 1 0 0 3 1 X 10 13 0
Cleveland Defeats Florida
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 10-6 victory at Jacobs Field, Cleveland 1997 lay claim to the franchise's 1st championship.

"There's no denying we faced a tough opponent," said David Justice . "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 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .400 1 1
J. Eisenreich LF 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 .400 0 0
M. Alou DH 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 .000 0 0
G. Sheffield RF 4 2 2 0 1 0 2 .500 0 0
B. Bonilla 3B 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 .400 0 1
D. Daulton 1B 3 0 1 2 0 1 3 .333 0 2
C. Johnson C 4 0 2 1 0 0 3 .500 0 1
D. White CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .333 0 0
C. Counsell 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 .250 1 1
Totals 36 6 13 6 4 2 19
BATTING
Doubles: G. Sheffield (1, 4th Inning off C. Nagy, 0 on, 0 outs) C. Johnson 2 (2, 2nd Inning off C. Nagy, 1 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off C. Nagy, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Renteria (1, 8th Inning off J. Mesa, 0 on, 2 outs) C. Counsell (1, 5th Inning off C. Nagy, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. White , G. Sheffield 3 , E. Renteria 5 , C. Johnson 4 , J. Eisenreich 2 , D. Daulton , C. Counsell 4 , B. Bonilla 2
2-out RBI: E. Renteria
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. White , E. Renteria , C. Johnson , B. Bonilla
GIDP: C. Counsell , M. Alou
Sac Fly: D. Daulton
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Bonilla (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Vizquel SS 5 3 3 0 0 0 0 .600 0 0
B. Roberts LF 5 1 1 2 0 1 2 .200 0 2
D. Justice DH 4 1 2 4 0 0 0 .500 1 4
S. Alomar Jr C 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .200 0 0
J. Thome 1B 3 2 2 0 1 1 0 .667 0 0
M. Ramirez RF 3 1 2 1 1 1 1 .667 0 1
T. Fernandez 2B 4 0 2 3 0 0 2 .500 0 3
M. Williams 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 4 .000 0 0
M. Grissom CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 0 0
Totals 36 10 13 10 3 6 12
BATTING
Doubles: M. Ramirez (1, 7th Inning off D. Cook, 2 on, 1 out) D. Justice (1, 4th Inning off A. Leiter, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Justice (1, 3rd Inning off A. Leiter, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Alomar Jr , O. Vizquel 3 , J. Thome 2 , B. Roberts , M. Ramirez 3 , D. Justice 6 , T. Fernandez 2
2-out RBI: D. Justice , T. Fernandez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Alomar Jr , M. Williams 2
Sac Fly: D. Justice
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: O. Vizquel 3 (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Fernandez-Vizquel-Thome, Williams-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) 3.2 7 6 6 3 3 1 87 50 14.73
F. Heredia 2.2 2 1 1 0 2 0 38 27 3.38
D. Cook 1.0 4 3 3 0 1 0 23 15 27.00
T. Saunders 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Leiter 21
Batters Faced: A. Leiter 21, F. Heredia 10, D. Cook 7, T. Saunders 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Leiter 1-7, F. Heredia 2-4, D. Cook 1-1, T. Saunders 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Leiter 87-50, F. Heredia 38-27, D. Cook 23-15, T. Saunders 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Heredia 1-0 , D. Cook 1-1 , T. Saunders 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
C. Nagy W (1-0) 6.0 10 4 4 3 0 1 105 61 6.00
P. Assenmacher H (1) 0.1 2 1 1 1 0 0 19 10 27.00
J. Mesa SV (1) 2.2 1 1 1 0 2 1 40 26 3.38
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Nagy 33
Batters Faced: C. Nagy 28, P. Assenmacher 4, J. Mesa 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Nagy 5-10, P. Assenmacher 1-0, J. Mesa 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: C. Nagy 105-61, P. Assenmacher 19-10, J. Mesa 40-26
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Mesa 2-0
WP: C. Nagy
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: David Justice
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