Infinite Cleveland

1997 World Series: Game 3
FLORIDA MARLINS @ CLEVELAND INDIANS
OCTOBER 21, 1997
TIMELINE 19
GAME LOG
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Florida Marlins 0 1 3 1 1 1 3 0 0 10 8 1
Cleveland Indians 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 7 14 0
Marlins Crowned Champions
The Florida 1997 Marlins made it look easy today as they collected the 1st World Series championship in club history.

They swept the Cleveland 1997 Indians in straight games, winning the series 1-0. The Marlins disposed of Cleveland 1997 10-7 in the series finale at Jacobs Field.

"They were the better team this year, no doubt about it," said Indians manager Simyou Lator Engine.

During the regular season, Florida 1997 put up a 0-0 record and finished 0th in the Division 1.
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 2 0 .400 0 1
J. Eisenreich LF 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .250 0 0
M. Alou DH 4 2 0 0 1 0 5 .000 0 0
G. Sheffield RF 3 2 0 0 1 2 4 .000 0 0
a- K. Abbott 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Bonilla 3B, RF 4 2 3 6 1 0 0 .750 2 6
D. Daulton 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
C. Johnson C 3 2 2 2 2 0 0 .667 2 2
D. White CF 4 1 0 0 0 1 4 .000 0 0
C. Counsell 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .000 0 0
Totals 35 10 8 9 7 6 20
a - K. Abbott substituted for G. Sheffield in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Bonilla (1, 5th Inning off A. Morman, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Johnson 2 (2, 4th Inning off C. Nagy, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off P. Assenmacher, 0 on, 1 out) B. Bonilla 2 (2, 3rd Inning off C. Nagy, 2 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off P. Assenmacher, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Renteria 2 , C. Johnson 8 , J. Eisenreich , B. Bonilla 10
2-out RBI: , B. Bonilla 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Daulton , C. Counsell , M. Alou
Hit by Pitch: G. Sheffield
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: E. Renteria
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Vizquel SS 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .400 0 1
B. Roberts LF 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .400 0 0
D. Justice DH 5 0 2 2 0 2 2 .400 0 2
S. Alomar Jr C 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .400 1 1
J. Thome 1B 3 0 0 0 2 2 2 .000 0 0
M. Ramirez RF 4 1 1 1 1 1 6 .250 1 1
T. Fernandez 2B 5 2 3 1 0 1 1 .600 1 1
M. Williams 3B 5 0 0 0 0 3 4 .000 0 0
M. Grissom CF 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .400 0 1
Totals 42 7 14 7 3 10 20
BATTING
Doubles: D. Justice (1, 8th Inning off J. Powell, 2 on, 1 out) M. Grissom (1, 6th Inning off A. Leiter, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Alomar Jr (1, 3rd Inning off A. Leiter, 0 on, 2 outs) M. Ramirez (1, 2nd Inning off A. Leiter, 0 on, 1 out) T. Fernandez (1, 2nd Inning off A. Leiter, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Alomar Jr 5 , O. Vizquel 2 , B. Roberts 2 , M. Ramirez 4 , D. Justice 3 , M. Grissom 3 , T. Fernandez 6
2-out RBI: S. Alomar Jr
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Williams , M. Ramirez 2 , D. Justice
Team LOB: 11
FLORIDA 1997 PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND 1997 PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
A. Leiter W (1-0) 5.1 10 5 5 2 5 3 89 61 8.44
F. Heredia H (1) 2.0 2 1 1 1 3 0 43 26 4.50
J. Powell 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 0 14 9 13.50
R. Nen SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 19 11 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Leiter 31
Batters Faced: A. Leiter 28, F. Heredia 9, J. Powell 5, R. Nen 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Leiter 3-8, F. Heredia 3-0, J. Powell 1-1, R. Nen 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Leiter 89-61, F. Heredia 43-26, J. Powell 14-9, R. Nen 19-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Heredia 1-0 , J. Powell 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
C. Nagy L (0-1) 3.0 3 5 5 3 3 2 71 41 15.00
E. Plunk 1.1 0 1 1 1 1 0 23 14 6.75
A. Morman 1.0 1 1 1 2 0 0 22 10 9.00
P. Assenmacher 2.0 4 3 3 1 1 2 38 24 13.50
J. Mesa 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 19 12 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Nagy 31
Batters Faced: C. Nagy 16, E. Plunk 5, A. Morman 6, P. Assenmacher 11, J. Mesa 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Nagy 2-4, E. Plunk 2-1, A. Morman 1-2, P. Assenmacher 2-3, J. Mesa 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: C. Nagy 71-41, E. Plunk 23-14, A. Morman 22-10, P. Assenmacher 38-24, J. Mesa 19-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Morman 1-1 , P. Assenmacher 2-1 , J. Mesa 1-0
WP: C. Nagy 2
Hit Batsmen: C. Nagy
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bobby Bonilla
Ballpark: Jacobs Field
Weather: Rainy (47 degrees F), 25 MPH wind (left to right)
Start Time: 8:24 PM EST
Time: 4:05
Attendance: 44,880
Special Notes: RP Eric Plunk was injured while pitching.