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1997 World Series: Game 3
FLORIDA MARLINS @ CLEVELAND INDIANS
OCTOBER 21, 1997
TIMELINE 53
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Florida Marlins
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Cleveland Indians
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Nen Unravels in Ninth; Fernandez Walk-Off Single Lifts Indians 3-2
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For seven and a half innings this was a game played in whispers. Charles Nagy struck out eight Marlins in six innings of two-hit ball. Al Leiter matched him through eight, allowing two hits and a single run — a walk, a sacrifice bunt, a stolen base, another walk, and a sacrifice fly in the sixth, which is five acts of craft to produce one run, and was all Cleveland could manage against a left-hander who seemed to know what was coming before the batters did.
Florida's offense was no louder. Bobby Bonilla walked on four pitches in the second, and Charles Johnson doubled off the wall in left to bring him home — a 111-mile-per-hour line drive that was the hardest-hit ball of the night. That was the extent of the damage. Nagy struck out Sheffield twice, retired the side in order in the fourth, and left after six with a 1-1 tie. Then Devon White opened the eighth by driving Assenmacher's 0-2 pitch 370 feet to right, and the Marlins led 2-1, and that, it appeared, was how this particular retelling would end.
Robb Nen came on to save it. He did not. Justice walked on five pitches. Alomar singled through the hole, and Justice, running on contact, never stopped — safe at third. Then a wild pitch, bouncing past Johnson to the screen, and Justice trotted home with the tying run. Nen walked Thome. Ramirez flew out deep enough to move Alomar to third. Tony Fernandez, with the count 2-1, punched a single up the middle at 105 miles per hour, and Alomar crossed the plate standing up. Cleveland 3, Florida 2. The 44,880 stood in the rain as though they had always known it would end this way — though of course they hadn't. Nobody ever does, no matter how many times the cards are dealt.
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FLORIDA 1997 BATTING LINESCORE
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CLEVELAND 1997 BATTING LINESCORE
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Player
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AB
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R
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H
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RBI
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BB
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K
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LOB
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AVG
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HR
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RBI
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E. Renteria
SS
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4
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0
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0
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0
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0
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2
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0
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.000
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0
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0
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J. Eisenreich
LF
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4
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0
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1
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0
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0
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2
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0
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.250
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0
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0
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M. Alou
DH
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3
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0
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0
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0
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1
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1
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1
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.000
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0
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0
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G. Sheffield
RF
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4
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0
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0
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0
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0
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3
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2
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.000
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0
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0
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a-
K. Abbott
3B
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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.000
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0
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0
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B. Bonilla
3B, RF
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3
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1
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0
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0
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1
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2
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0
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.000
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0
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0
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D. Daulton
1B
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3
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0
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0
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0
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0
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1
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1
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.000
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0
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0
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C. Johnson
C
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3
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0
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1
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1
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0
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2
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0
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.333
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0
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1
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D. White
CF
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3
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1
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1
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1
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0
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1
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1
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.333
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1
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1
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C. Counsell
2B
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3
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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1
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.000
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0
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0
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Totals
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30
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2
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3
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2
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2
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14
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6
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a - K. Abbott substituted for G. Sheffield in the 9th
BATTING
Doubles:
C. Johnson
(1, 2nd Inning off C. Nagy, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs:
D. White
(1, 8th Inning off P. Assenmacher, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases:
D. White
4
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C. Johnson
2
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J. Eisenreich
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs:
C. Counsell
Team LOB:
2
FIELDING
Double Plays:
1 (Renteria-Counsell-Daulton)
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Player
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AB
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R
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H
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RBI
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BB
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K
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LOB
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AVG
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HR
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RBI
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O. Vizquel
SS
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3
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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.000
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0
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0
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B. Roberts
LF
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3
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0
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0
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0
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1
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0
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0
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.000
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0
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0
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D. Justice
DH
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1
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1
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0
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1
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2
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1
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1
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.000
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0
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1
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S. Alomar Jr
C
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4
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1
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2
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0
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0
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1
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2
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.500
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0
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0
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J. Thome
1B
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3
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0
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0
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0
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1
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1
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2
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.000
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0
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0
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M. Ramirez
RF
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4
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0
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1
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0
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0
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0
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3
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.250
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0
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0
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T. Fernandez
2B
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4
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0
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1
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1
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0
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0
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2
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.250
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0
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1
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M. Williams
3B
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3
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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.000
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0
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0
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M. Grissom
CF
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2
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1
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0
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0
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1
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0
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0
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.000
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0
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0
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Totals
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27
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3
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4
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2
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5
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3
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10
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BATTING
Doubles:
S. Alomar Jr
(1, 2nd Inning off A. Leiter, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases:
S. Alomar Jr
3
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M. Ramirez
,
T. Fernandez
2-out RBI:
T. Fernandez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs:
T. Fernandez
GIDP:
T. Fernandez
Sac Bunt:
O. Vizquel
Sac Fly:
D. Justice
Team LOB:
3
BASERUNNING
SB:
M. Grissom
(1)
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FLORIDA 1997 PITCHING LINESCORE
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CLEVELAND 1997 PITCHING LINESCORE
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Player
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IP
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H
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R
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ER
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BB
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K
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HR
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PI
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PS
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ERA
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A. Leiter
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8.0
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2
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1
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1
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3
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3
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0
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92
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53
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1.12
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R. Nen
L (0-1), BS (1)
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0.2
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2
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2
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2
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2
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0
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0
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21
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8
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27.00
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PITCHING
Game Score:
A. Leiter
74
Batters Faced:
A. Leiter
28,
R. Nen
6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs:
A. Leiter
5-15,
R. Nen
0-2
Pitches - Strikes:
A. Leiter
92-53,
R. Nen
21-8
WP:
R. Nen
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Player
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IP
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H
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R
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ER
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BB
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K
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HR
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PI
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PS
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ERA
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C. Nagy
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6.0
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2
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1
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1
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2
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8
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0
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96
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55
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1.50
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P. Assenmacher
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2.0
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1
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1
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1
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0
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4
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1
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27
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18
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4.50
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M. Jackson
W (1-0)
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1.0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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2
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0
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11
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7
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0.00
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PITCHING
Game Score:
C. Nagy
70
Batters Faced:
C. Nagy
22,
P. Assenmacher
7,
M. Jackson
3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs:
C. Nagy
3-7,
P. Assenmacher
0-2,
M. Jackson
1-0
Pitches - Strikes:
C. Nagy
96-55,
P. Assenmacher
27-18,
M. Jackson
11-7
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GAME NOTES
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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:
2:55
Attendance:
44,880
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