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1997 World Series: Game 3
FLORIDA MARLINS @ CLEVELAND INDIANS
OCTOBER 21, 1997
TIMELINE 25
GAME LOG
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Florida Marlins 0 2 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 3 10 10 1
Cleveland Indians 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 7 9 2
Marlins KO Indians
It was a hard-fought battle for both teams to make it this far. But as the saying goes, "to the victors go the spoils." For the victorious Florida 1997 Marlins , that meant the World Series World Series trophy.

The Marlins took a 10-7 victory over the Cleveland 1997 Indians at Jacobs Field, winning their 1st championship after taking the series 1-0.

"We've got grit," said Marlins left fielder Moises Alou , who was named MVP of the series. "We know how to win when we have to."

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 6 1 0 0 0 2 3 .000 0 0
J. Eisenreich LF 4 2 0 0 2 1 3 .000 0 0
M. Alou DH 4 3 2 2 2 1 3 .500 2 2
G. Sheffield RF 4 2 2 2 1 1 1 .500 0 2
a- K. Abbott 3B 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
B. Bonilla 3B, RF 5 0 0 0 1 1 4 .000 0 0
D. Daulton 1B 5 1 2 3 0 0 2 .400 0 3
C. Johnson C 5 0 2 1 1 2 1 .400 0 1
D. White CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
C. Counsell 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .200 0 0
Totals 43 10 10 9 7 8 21
a - K. Abbott substituted for G. Sheffield in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Sheffield 2 (2, 2nd Inning off C. Nagy, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off P. Assenmacher, 2 on, 2 outs) D. Daulton (1, 6th Inning off C. Nagy, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: D. Daulton (1, 2nd Inning off C. Nagy, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Alou 2 (2, 3rd Inning off C. Nagy, 0 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off C. Nagy, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Sheffield 4 , C. Johnson 2 , D. Daulton 5 , C. Counsell , M. Alou 8 , K. Abbott
2-out RBI: G. Sheffield , D. Daulton , M. Alou
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. White , J. Eisenreich , B. Bonilla
GIDP: M. Alou
Sac Fly: D. Daulton
Hit by Pitch: D. White
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Sheffield (1) , E. Renteria (1) , M. Alou (1) , K. Abbott (1)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Bonilla
PB: C. Johnson
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Vizquel SS 6 1 1 1 0 1 3 .167 0 1
B. Roberts LF 6 1 1 0 0 2 4 .167 0 0
D. Justice DH 4 0 0 0 2 2 3 .000 0 0
S. Alomar Jr C 6 2 3 1 0 0 1 .500 0 1
J. Thome 1B 5 0 0 0 0 2 6 .000 0 0
M. Ramirez RF 3 2 1 2 2 1 1 .333 0 2
T. Fernandez 2B 5 1 2 2 0 1 2 .400 0 2
M. Williams 3B 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
M. Grissom CF 3 0 1 1 2 0 0 .333 0 1
Totals 43 7 9 7 6 9 23
BATTING
Doubles: S. Alomar Jr (1, 9th Inning off R. Nen, 2 on, 1 out) O. Vizquel (1, 9th Inning off R. Nen, 0 on, 0 outs) M. Grissom (1, 2nd Inning off A. Leiter, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Alomar Jr 4 , O. Vizquel 2 , B. Roberts , M. Ramirez , M. Grissom 2 , T. Fernandez 2
2-out RBI: M. Ramirez , M. Grissom , T. Fernandez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Vizquel , J. Thome , B. Roberts
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Fernandez (1)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Alomar Jr , J. Mesa
Double Plays: 1 (Nagy-Vizquel-Thome)
PB: S. Alomar Jr
FLORIDA 1997 PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND 1997 PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
A. Leiter 5.0 5 4 4 5 3 0 109 59 7.20
F. Heredia H (1) 3.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 36 21 0.00
R. Nen W (1-0), BS (1) 3.0 4 3 3 0 4 0 41 29 9.00
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Leiter 39
Batters Faced: A. Leiter 26, F. Heredia 10, R. Nen 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Leiter 6-6, F. Heredia 2-5, R. Nen 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Leiter 109-59, F. Heredia 36-21, R. Nen 41-29
WP: A. Leiter
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
C. Nagy 5.2 6 5 5 2 3 2 102 61 7.94
E. Plunk 0.2 0 2 0 2 1 0 27 14 0.00
P. Assenmacher 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 22 15 0.00
A. Morman 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 21 13 0.00
M. Jackson 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0.00
J. Mesa L (0-1) 1.1 0 2 0 1 2 0 29 21 0.00
J. Wright 0.2 1 1 0 1 0 0 12 7 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Nagy 38
Batters Faced: C. Nagy 24, E. Plunk 5, P. Assenmacher 6, A. Morman 4, M. Jackson 3, J. Mesa 6, J. Wright 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Nagy 7-6, E. Plunk 0-2, P. Assenmacher 0-1, A. Morman 2-0, M. Jackson 1-2, J. Mesa 2-0, J. Wright 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Nagy 102-61, E. Plunk 27-14, P. Assenmacher 22-15, A. Morman 21-13, M. Jackson 4-4, J. Mesa 29-21, J. Wright 12-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Plunk 1-0 , P. Assenmacher 2-2 , A. Morman 2-0 , M. Jackson 1-0 , J. Wright 2-2
WP: P. Assenmacher
Hit Batsmen: P. Assenmacher
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Moises Alou
Ballpark: Jacobs Field
Weather: Rainy (47 degrees F), 25 MPH wind (left to right)
Start Time: 8:24 PM EST
Time: 4:46
Attendance: 44,880