Infinite Cleveland

1997 World Series: Game 3
FLORIDA MARLINS @ CLEVELAND INDIANS
OCTOBER 21, 1997
TIMELINE 41
GAME LOG
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Florida Marlins 1 1 3 1 0 0 2 3 0 11 14 1
Cleveland Indians 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 6 7 1
World Series to Florida
A celebratory mood filled the air as the Florida 1997 Marlins closed out the season with a 11-6 victory over the Cleveland 1997 Indians at Jacobs Field to capture the World Series, 1-0.

Giving the Indians credit for a hard-fought series, Marlins players said they believed throughout the postseason that their "destiny" was to be crowned World Series champions.

"We felt like this was our year all season long," said right fielder Gary Sheffield , who was named series MVP. "It was our destiny to win it and we did."

It was the 1st in franchise history. During the Division 1 regular season Florida 1997 put up a 0-0 record and finished 0th.

"They're the champions and they deserve it," said a dejected Cleveland 1997 manager Simyou Lator Engine. "We played good ball, they just played better than us."
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 0 0 2 .500 0 0
J. Eisenreich LF 5 1 2 1 0 0 4 .400 0 1
M. Alou DH 4 2 1 1 1 0 2 .250 0 1
G. Sheffield RF 4 2 3 6 1 1 0 .750 1 6
B. Bonilla 3B 5 1 2 2 0 1 1 .400 1 2
D. Daulton 1B 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .200 0 0
C. Johnson C 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 0 0
D. White CF 4 2 3 0 1 0 0 .750 0 0
C. Counsell 2B 1 1 0 1 1 0 3 .000 0 1
Totals 37 11 14 11 4 6 15
BATTING
Doubles: G. Sheffield (1, 8th Inning off P. Assenmacher, 2 on, 2 outs) J. Eisenreich 2 (2, 3rd Inning off C. Nagy, 0 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off E. Plunk, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: G. Sheffield (1, 3rd Inning off C. Nagy, 2 on, 0 outs) B. Bonilla (1, 7th Inning off A. Morman, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. White 3 , G. Sheffield 7 , E. Renteria 2 , J. Eisenreich 4 , D. Daulton , B. Bonilla 5 , M. Alou
2-out RBI: , G. Sheffield 2 , J. Eisenreich , M. Alou
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Eisenreich , D. Daulton , B. Bonilla , M. Alou
GIDP: C. Counsell
Sac Bunt: E. Renteria , C. Counsell
Sac Fly: C. Counsell
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: D. White (1) , E. Renteria (1)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Bonilla
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Vizquel SS 5 1 3 0 0 1 1 .600 0 0
B. Roberts LF 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .000 0 0
D. Justice DH 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 .000 0 0
S. Alomar Jr C 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 .250 0 2
J. Thome 1B 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .000 0 0
M. Ramirez RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .250 0 0
T. Fernandez 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .250 0 1
M. Williams 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
M. Grissom CF 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 .250 0 2
Totals 35 6 7 5 4 5 15
BATTING
Doubles: S. Alomar Jr (1, 3rd Inning off A. Leiter, 2 on, 2 outs) O. Vizquel (1, 6th Inning off F. Heredia, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: M. Grissom (1, 6th Inning off A. Leiter, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Alomar Jr 2 , O. Vizquel 4 , M. Ramirez , M. Grissom 3 , T. Fernandez
2-out RBI: S. Alomar Jr , M. Grissom
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Williams , J. Thome , B. Roberts , D. Justice
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: O. Vizquel 2 (2)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Alomar Jr
Double Plays: 1 (Vizquel-Fernandez-Thome)
FLORIDA 1997 PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND 1997 PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
A. Leiter 5.2 5 6 6 4 3 0 95 54 9.53
F. Heredia W (1-0), BS (1) 2.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 36 23 0.00
J. Powell 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 5 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Leiter 34
Batters Faced: A. Leiter 27, F. Heredia 10, J. Powell 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Leiter 13-1, F. Heredia 4-2, J. Powell 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Leiter 95-54, F. Heredia 36-23, J. Powell 10-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Heredia 1-1 , J. Powell 1-0
WP: F. Heredia
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
C. Nagy 3.0 7 5 4 1 2 1 65 41 12.00
E. Plunk 2.0 4 1 1 0 1 0 37 24 4.50
A. Morman L (0-1) 2.0 1 3 3 2 2 1 38 21 13.50
P. Assenmacher 2.0 2 2 2 1 1 0 34 20 9.00
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Nagy 26
Batters Faced: C. Nagy 17, E. Plunk 9, A. Morman 9, P. Assenmacher 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Nagy 5-2, E. Plunk 3-1, A. Morman 3-1, P. Assenmacher 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Nagy 65-41, E. Plunk 37-24, A. Morman 38-21, P. Assenmacher 34-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Plunk 1-0 , A. Morman 1-0 , P. Assenmacher 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Gary Sheffield
Ballpark: Jacobs Field
Weather: Rainy (47 degrees F), 25 MPH wind (left to right)
Start Time: 8:24 PM EST
Time: 3:52
Attendance: 44,880