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1997 World Series: Game 3
FLORIDA MARLINS @ CLEVELAND INDIANS
OCTOBER 21, 1997
TIMELINE 40
GAME LOG
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Florida Marlins 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 6 11 6
Cleveland Indians 0 2 7 3 0 0 0 4 X 16 15 2
Indians Top Marlins
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 16-6 victory at Jacobs Field, Cleveland 1997 lay claim to the franchise's 1st championship.

"There's no denying we faced a tough opponent," said Tony Fernandez . "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 4 2 2 0 1 1 3 .500 0 0
J. Eisenreich LF 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .400 0 1
M. Alou DH 3 1 1 1 1 1 3 .333 0 1
G. Sheffield RF 3 1 1 0 2 1 0 .333 0 0
B. Bonilla 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 5 .250 0 1
D. Daulton 1B 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 .400 0 1
C. Johnson C 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 .400 0 1
D. White CF 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 .000 0 0
C. Counsell 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .000 0 0
Totals 34 6 11 5 7 6 23
BATTING
Doubles: E. Renteria (1, 1st Inning off C. Nagy, 0 on, 0 outs) D. Daulton (1, 2nd Inning off C. Nagy, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Eisenreich (1, 1st Inning off C. Nagy, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Sheffield , E. Renteria 3 , C. Johnson 2 , J. Eisenreich 4 , D. Daulton 3 , B. Bonilla , M. Alou
2-out RBI: D. Daulton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , E. Renteria 2 , D. Daulton , M. Alou
GIDP: C. Counsell , B. Bonilla
Sac Fly: B. Bonilla , M. Alou
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: T. Saunders , E. Renteria 2 , J. Eisenreich , B. Bonilla 2
Double Plays: 1 (Renteria-Counsell-Daulton)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Vizquel SS 6 1 1 2 0 1 4 .167 0 2
B. Roberts LF 6 1 3 2 0 1 1 .500 0 2
D. Justice DH 5 0 0 0 1 2 4 .000 0 0
S. Alomar Jr C 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 .500 0 1
J. Thome 1B 3 3 1 0 2 0 2 .333 0 0
M. Ramirez RF 5 3 2 0 0 1 4 .400 0 0
T. Fernandez 2B 3 3 2 3 1 0 4 .667 0 3
M. Williams 3B 5 2 2 5 0 0 2 .400 1 5
M. Grissom CF 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 .500 0 1
Totals 41 16 15 14 6 5 21
BATTING
Doubles: B. Roberts 2 (2, 3rd Inning off A. Leiter, 0 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off F. Heredia, 2 on, 2 outs) T. Fernandez (1, 4th Inning off F. Heredia, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Williams (1, 8th Inning off T. Saunders, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Alomar Jr 2 , M. Williams 5 , O. Vizquel , J. Thome , B. Roberts 5 , M. Ramirez 2 , M. Grissom 2 , T. Fernandez 3
2-out RBI: M. Williams , O. Vizquel , B. Roberts , M. Grissom
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Williams 2 , O. Vizquel , D. Justice 3
GIDP: T. Fernandez
Sac Fly: T. Fernandez
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: S. Alomar Jr , J. Thome
Double Plays: 2 (Fernandez-Vizquel-Thome, Vizquel-Fernandez-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 L (0-1) 2.2 7 9 3 3 2 0 76 44 10.12
F. Heredia 2.1 5 3 3 1 1 0 40 24 11.57
T. Saunders 2.1 2 4 3 2 1 1 44 25 11.57
L. Hernandez 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 10 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Leiter 15
Batters Faced: A. Leiter 19, F. Heredia 13, T. Saunders 12, L. Hernandez 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Leiter 3-3, F. Heredia 5-1, T. Saunders 2-3, L. Hernandez 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Leiter 76-44, F. Heredia 40-24, T. Saunders 44-25, L. Hernandez 14-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Heredia 2-2 , T. Saunders 1-0
WP: T. Saunders
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
C. Nagy W (1-0) 5.2 7 4 4 5 1 0 110 58 6.35
A. Morman 1.1 2 2 2 2 1 0 35 18 13.50
E. Plunk 2.0 2 0 0 0 4 0 31 19 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Nagy 35
Batters Faced: C. Nagy 27, A. Morman 8, E. Plunk 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Nagy 11-3, A. Morman 1-2, E. Plunk 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Nagy 110-58, A. Morman 35-18, E. Plunk 31-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Morman 2-0 , E. Plunk 1-0
WP: C. Nagy , A. Morman
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tony Fernandez
Ballpark: Jacobs Field
Weather: Rainy (47 degrees F), 25 MPH wind (left to right)
Start Time: 8:24 PM EST
Time: 4:11
Attendance: 44,880