Infinite Cleveland

1997 World Series: Game 3
FLORIDA MARLINS @ CLEVELAND INDIANS
OCTOBER 21, 1997
TIMELINE 49
GAME LOG
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Florida Marlins 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 4 6 1
Cleveland Indians 2 0 0 1 2 0 6 0 X 11 18 1
Cleveland World Series Champions
It was all about winning for the Cleveland 1997 Indians -- and win they did.

There was nothing fancy in how they went about it, players said, they just prepared mentally and physically and then went out and played baseball.

"We did the little things right and we did the big things right," said left fielder David Justice , who was named series MVP. "Now we're the league champions."

Cleveland 1997 defeated the Florida 1997 Marlins by a score of 11-4 at Jacobs Field to take the series 1-0.

"Sometimes you get lucky and sometimes you make your own luck," said Cleveland 1997 manager Simyou Lator Engine. "We got lucky a few times, but mostly we did the right things by being prepared for each game and playing the game the way it's meant to be played."
FLORIDA 1997 BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND 1997 BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Renteria SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
J. Eisenreich LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .250 0 0
M. Alou DH 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .250 0 1
G. Sheffield RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .250 0 1
B. Bonilla 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
D. Daulton 1B 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .500 0 0
C. Johnson C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
D. White CF 3 1 1 2 0 2 0 .333 1 2
C. Counsell 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
a- K. Abbott PR, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 4 6 4 0 8 9
a - K. Abbott pinch ran for C. Counsell in the 7th

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

FIELDING
Errors: B. Bonilla
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Vizquel SS 5 2 3 1 1 1 2 .600 0 1
B. Roberts LF 6 2 1 1 0 0 6 .167 0 1
D. Justice DH 5 1 3 3 0 1 2 .600 0 3
S. Alomar Jr C 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 .667 0 1
J. Thome 1B 5 1 2 2 0 1 7 .400 0 2
M. Ramirez RF 5 0 0 0 0 2 6 .000 0 0
T. Fernandez 2B 5 2 3 1 0 0 4 .600 0 1
M. Williams 3B 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .200 0 0
M. Grissom CF 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .750 0 1
Totals 43 11 18 10 2 5 30
BATTING
Doubles: J. Thome (1, 5th Inning off A. Leiter, 1 on, 1 out) D. Justice (1, 1st Inning off A. Leiter, 2 on, 0 outs) T. Fernandez (1, 4th Inning off A. Leiter, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Alomar Jr 2 , M. Williams , O. Vizquel 3 , J. Thome 3 , B. Roberts , D. Justice 4 , M. Grissom 3 , T. Fernandez 4
2-out RBI: T. Fernandez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Thome , B. Roberts , T. Fernandez 2
Hit by Pitch: S. Alomar Jr , M. Grissom
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: O. Vizquel (1) , M. Grissom 2 (2)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Nagy
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 L (0-1) 4.2 9 5 4 1 5 0 98 63 7.71
F. Heredia 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 27 16 0.00
J. Powell 1.0 3 3 3 0 0 0 29 19 27.00
D. Cook 0.0 5 3 3 0 0 0 13 10 0.00
T. Saunders 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 28 19 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Leiter 32
Batters Faced: A. Leiter 25, F. Heredia 4, J. Powell 7, D. Cook 5, T. Saunders 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Leiter 2-7, F. Heredia 0-2, J. Powell 2-1, D. Cook 0-0, T. Saunders 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: A. Leiter 98-63, F. Heredia 27-16, J. Powell 29-19, D. Cook 13-10, T. Saunders 28-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Heredia 1-0 , J. Powell 2-0 , D. Cook 3-3 , T. Saunders 2-0
WP: A. Leiter
Hit Batsmen: F. Heredia , J. Powell
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
C. Nagy W (1-0) 6.1 6 4 4 0 5 1 98 65 5.68
P. Assenmacher SV (1) 2.2 0 0 0 0 3 0 22 17 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Nagy 50
Batters Faced: C. Nagy 27, P. Assenmacher 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Nagy 4-10, P. Assenmacher 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: C. Nagy 98-65, P. Assenmacher 22-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Assenmacher 1-0
WP: C. Nagy
Hit Batsmen: C. Nagy
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: David Justice
Ballpark: Jacobs Field
Weather: Rainy (47 degrees F), 25 MPH wind (left to right)
Start Time: 8:24 PM EST
Time: 3:47
Attendance: 44,880
Special Notes: Craig Counsell and Charles Nagy were ejected in the 7th inning for igniting a bench-clearing brawl.