Infinite Cleveland

1997 World Series: Game 3
FLORIDA MARLINS @ CLEVELAND INDIANS
OCTOBER 21, 1997
TIMELINE 23
GAME LOG
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Florida Marlins 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 5 8 0
Cleveland Indians 0 4 0 0 3 0 1 0 X 8 13 0
Indians Crowned 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 8-5 victory at Jacobs Field, Cleveland 1997 lay claim to the franchise's 1st championship.

"There's no denying we faced a tough opponent," said Manny Ramirez . "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 0 0 0 0 .400 0 0
J. Eisenreich LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .000 0 0
M. Alou DH 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .500 1 2
G. Sheffield RF 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 .333 1 1
B. Bonilla 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000 0 0
D. Daulton 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250 0 0
C. Johnson C 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 .500 1 1
D. White CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
C. Counsell 2B 4 0 0 1 0 1 1 .000 0 1
Totals 35 5 8 5 2 7 12
BATTING
Doubles: C. Johnson (1, 7th Inning off E. Plunk, 0 on, 0 outs) D. Daulton (1, 2nd Inning off C. Nagy, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: G. Sheffield (1, 8th Inning off E. Plunk, 0 on, 1 out) C. Johnson (1, 9th Inning off E. Plunk, 0 on, 0 outs) M. Alou (1, 1st Inning off C. Nagy, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Sheffield 4 , E. Renteria 2 , C. Johnson 6 , D. Daulton 2 , M. Alou 5
2-out RBI: M. Alou
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Daulton , C. Counsell
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Renteria (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Vizquel SS 5 1 2 1 0 2 0 .400 0 1
B. Roberts LF 4 1 4 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
D. Justice DH 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .000 0 0
S. Alomar Jr C 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
J. Thome 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .250 0 0
M. Ramirez RF 4 1 3 3 0 0 0 .750 1 3
T. Fernandez 2B 4 1 2 1 0 2 1 .500 0 1
M. Williams 3B 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .250 1 2
M. Grissom CF 3 1 0 0 0 3 2 .000 0 0
Totals 36 8 13 8 0 10 13
BATTING
Doubles: O. Vizquel (1, 2nd Inning off A. Leiter, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Williams (1, 2nd Inning off A. Leiter, 1 on, 2 outs) M. Ramirez (1, 5th Inning off A. Leiter, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Williams 4 , O. Vizquel 3 , J. Thome , B. Roberts 4 , M. Ramirez 6 , T. Fernandez 2
2-out RBI: M. Williams , O. Vizquel , B. Roberts , M. Ramirez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Alomar Jr , D. Justice 2 , M. Grissom
Hit by Pitch: S. Alomar Jr , B. Roberts , M. Grissom
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Roberts 3 (3)
FLORIDA 1997 PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND 1997 PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
A. Leiter L (0-1) 4.2 8 7 7 0 4 2 97 59 13.50
F. Heredia 1.2 3 1 1 0 4 0 33 24 5.40
J. Powell 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 21 12 0.00
D. Cook 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Leiter 24
Batters Faced: A. Leiter 24, F. Heredia 8, J. Powell 6, D. Cook 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Leiter 3-7, F. Heredia 0-1, J. Powell 0-1, D. Cook 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Leiter 97-59, F. Heredia 33-24, J. Powell 21-12, D. Cook 6-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Powell 1-1 , D. Cook 1-0
WP: A. Leiter
Hit Batsmen: A. Leiter 2 , J. Powell
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
C. Nagy W (1-0) 6.0 4 2 2 2 6 1 101 66 3.00
E. Plunk 2.0 4 3 3 0 1 2 34 23 13.50
M. Jackson SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 6 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Nagy 60
Batters Faced: C. Nagy 24, E. Plunk 10, M. Jackson 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Nagy 3-9, E. Plunk 4-1, M. Jackson 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Nagy 101-66, E. Plunk 34-23, M. Jackson 7-6
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: 3:33
Attendance: 44,880