Infinite Cleveland

1997 World Series: Game 3
FLORIDA MARLINS @ CLEVELAND INDIANS
OCTOBER 21, 1997
TIMELINE 47
GAME LOG
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Florida Marlins 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 3 7 0
Cleveland Indians 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 X 4 7 0
Indians KO Marlins
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 Cleveland 1997 Indians , that meant the World Series World Series trophy.

The Indians took a 4-3 victory over the Florida 1997 Marlins at Jacobs Field, winning their 1st championship after taking the series 1-0.

"We've got grit," said Indians starting pitcher Charles Nagy , 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 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
J. Eisenreich LF 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
M. Alou DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .250 0 0
G. Sheffield RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .250 0 1
B. Bonilla 3B 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .333 0 1
D. Daulton 1B 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .000 0 0
C. Johnson C 4 1 1 1 0 3 4 .250 1 1
D. White CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .333 0 0
C. Counsell 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .000 0 0
Totals 33 3 7 3 3 9 15
BATTING
Home Runs: C. Johnson (1, 5th Inning off C. Nagy, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. White , G. Sheffield , C. Johnson 4 , J. Eisenreich 2 , B. Bonilla , M. Alou
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Renteria , C. Johnson , C. Counsell
Sac Fly: B. Bonilla
Team LOB: 7
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Vizquel SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0
B. Roberts LF 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .250 0 0
D. Justice DH 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .250 1 2
S. Alomar Jr C 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .333 1 1
J. Thome 1B 4 0 0 0 0 4 1 .000 0 0
M. Ramirez RF 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 .500 1 1
T. Fernandez 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .000 0 0
M. Williams 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .250 0 0
M. Grissom CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .333 0 0
Totals 31 4 7 4 4 9 15
BATTING
Home Runs: S. Alomar Jr (1, 5th Inning off A. Leiter, 0 on, 1 out) M. Ramirez (1, 4th Inning off A. Leiter, 0 on, 2 outs) D. Justice (1, 5th Inning off A. Leiter, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Alomar Jr 4 , M. Williams , O. Vizquel , B. Roberts , M. Ramirez 4 , D. Justice 4 , M. Grissom
2-out RBI: M. Ramirez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Alomar Jr , M. Williams 2 , M. Grissom
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: O. Vizquel (1) , B. Roberts (1)
FLORIDA 1997 PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND 1997 PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
A. Leiter L (0-1) 5.0 6 4 4 3 5 3 108 67 7.20
F. Heredia 2.1 1 0 0 1 3 0 32 21 0.00
J. Powell 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 6 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Leiter 41
Batters Faced: A. Leiter 24, F. Heredia 9, J. Powell 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Leiter 2-8, F. Heredia 1-3, J. Powell 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Leiter 108-67, F. Heredia 32-21, J. Powell 11-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Powell 1-0
WP: J. Powell
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
C. Nagy W (1-0) 7.0 5 2 2 2 7 1 104 65 2.57
J. Mesa H (1) 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 23 15 9.00
M. Jackson SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 7 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Nagy 64
Batters Faced: C. Nagy 28, J. Mesa 6, M. Jackson 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Nagy 3-11, J. Mesa 1-1, M. Jackson 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Nagy 104-65, J. Mesa 23-15, M. Jackson 8-7
WP: C. Nagy
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Charles Nagy
Ballpark: Jacobs Field
Weather: Rainy (47 degrees F), 25 MPH wind (left to right)
Start Time: 8:24 PM EST
Time: 3:16
Attendance: 44,880