Infinite Cleveland

1997 World Series: Game 3
FLORIDA MARLINS @ CLEVELAND INDIANS
OCTOBER 21, 1997
TIMELINE 48
GAME LOG
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Florida Marlins 1 0 3 0 3 0 1 0 0 8 11 2
Cleveland Indians 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 6 11 0
Florida Crowned Champions
Today the Marlins fans broke out the brooms at Jacobs Field and it worked -- Florida 1997 swept the Cleveland 1997 Indians 1-0 and are the 1997 World Series World Series champions for the 1st time in their history.

The Marlins derailed Cleveland 1997 8-6 to rap up the title.

Florida 1997 finished the season with a record of 0-0 and ranked 0th in the Division 1.
FLORIDA 1997 BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND 1997 BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Renteria SS 5 1 1 1 0 2 4 .200 1 1
J. Eisenreich LF 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 .400 0 0
M. Alou DH 3 2 1 0 2 1 1 .333 0 0
G. Sheffield RF 5 2 2 0 0 1 2 .400 0 0
a- K. Abbott 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Bonilla 3B, RF 5 1 2 3 0 1 1 .400 0 3
D. Daulton 1B 3 1 1 1 1 1 3 .333 0 1
C. Johnson C 2 0 0 1 2 0 2 .000 0 1
D. White CF 4 0 2 2 0 1 3 .500 0 2
C. Counsell 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .000 0 0
Totals 36 8 11 8 5 10 21
a - K. Abbott substituted for G. Sheffield in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Sheffield (1, 5th Inning off C. Nagy, 1 on, 0 outs) B. Bonilla (1, 5th Inning off C. Nagy, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Renteria (1, 1st Inning off C. Nagy, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. White 2 , G. Sheffield 3 , E. Renteria 4 , J. Eisenreich 2 , D. Daulton , B. Bonilla 3 , M. Alou
2-out RBI: D. White
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , E. Renteria 2 , C. Counsell , B. Bonilla
Sac Fly: C. Johnson , D. Daulton
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: D. White (1) , G. Sheffield (1)

FIELDING
Errors: D. White , E. Renteria
Double Plays: 1 (Renteria-Counsell-Daulton)
PB: C. Johnson
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Vizquel SS 5 0 4 0 0 0 2 .800 0 0
B. Roberts LF 5 0 1 1 0 0 4 .200 0 1
D. Justice DH 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 .200 0 0
S. Alomar Jr C 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 .400 1 1
J. Thome 1B 3 0 1 1 2 0 0 .333 0 1
M. Ramirez RF 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .000 0 0
T. Fernandez 2B 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .200 0 0
M. Williams 3B 2 2 0 0 1 1 2 .000 0 0
M. Grissom CF 4 1 1 2 0 1 4 .250 1 2
Totals 38 6 11 5 4 4 26
BATTING
Doubles: S. Alomar Jr (1, 1st Inning off A. Leiter, 1 on, 2 outs) J. Thome (1, 9th Inning off R. Nen, 1 on, 1 out) D. Justice (1, 9th Inning off R. Nen, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Alomar Jr (1, 3rd Inning off A. Leiter, 0 on, 0 outs) M. Grissom (1, 4th Inning off A. Leiter, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Alomar Jr 6 , O. Vizquel 4 , J. Thome 2 , B. Roberts , D. Justice 2 , M. Grissom 4 , T. Fernandez
2-out RBI: B. Roberts
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. Alomar Jr 2 , B. Roberts , M. Ramirez , M. Grissom , T. Fernandez
GIDP: O. Vizquel
Hit by Pitch: M. Williams
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: O. Vizquel (1)
FLORIDA 1997 PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND 1997 PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
A. Leiter 4.0 7 5 3 2 0 2 90 49 6.75
F. Heredia W (1-0) 1.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 29 15 0.00
J. Powell H (1) 2.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 37 26 0.00
R. Nen SV (1) 1.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 22 15 6.75
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Leiter 30
Batters Faced: A. Leiter 22, F. Heredia 6, J. Powell 9, R. Nen 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Leiter 3-8, F. Heredia 0-2, J. Powell 3-2, R. Nen 0-4
Pitches - Strikes: A. Leiter 90-49, F. Heredia 29-15, J. Powell 37-26, R. Nen 22-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Powell 1-0 , R. Nen 1-0
Hit Batsmen: A. Leiter
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
C. Nagy L (0-1) 4.0 7 7 7 4 2 1 104 62 15.75
E. Plunk 2.1 3 1 1 0 6 0 46 30 3.86
A. Morman 2.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 36 23 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Nagy 18
Batters Faced: C. Nagy 23, E. Plunk 10, A. Morman 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Nagy 2-8, E. Plunk 0-1, A. Morman 0-6
Pitches - Strikes: C. Nagy 104-62, E. Plunk 46-30, A. Morman 36-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Plunk 1-1 , A. Morman 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bobby Bonilla
Ballpark: Jacobs Field
Weather: Rainy (47 degrees F), 25 MPH wind (left to right)
Start Time: 8:24 PM EST
Time: 4:09
Attendance: 44,880