Infinite Cleveland

1997 World Series: Game 3
FLORIDA MARLINS @ CLEVELAND INDIANS
OCTOBER 21, 1997
TIMELINE 53
GAME LOG
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Florida Marlins 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 0
Cleveland Indians 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 4 0
Indians Take Title
Sometimes the winner is the one who got the lucky bounces and the lucky calls, and sometimes the winner is just the one who played better.

It was the latter case in 1997, as the Cleveland 1997 Indians topped the Florida 1997 Marlins 3-2 tonight at Jacobs Field to win the World Series. It was the 1st title in franchise history.

"When you play for championships, you have to play better than the team in the other dugout. We did that in this series, and all year. Now we're the best team in baseball," said Cleveland 1997 starting pitcher Charles Nagy , who was named series MVP.

The Indians took the series 1-0. The new titleholders completed the regular season with a 0th-place finish in the Division 1 and a 0-0 record.

Cleveland 1997 manager Simyou Lator Engine grinned and nodded when asked to comment on Nagy's words.

"Charles said it best -- we played better than the other team," he said.

Hometown officials announced they were already planning a "grand celebration" for the winners in the days to come.
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 2 0 .000 0 0
J. Eisenreich LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .250 0 0
M. Alou DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .000 0 0
G. Sheffield RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .000 0 0
a- K. Abbott 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Bonilla 3B, RF 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 .000 0 0
D. Daulton 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
C. Johnson C 3 0 1 1 0 2 0 .333 0 1
D. White CF 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .333 1 1
C. Counsell 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
Totals 30 2 3 2 2 14 6
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 , C. Johnson 2 , J. Eisenreich
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Counsell
Team LOB: 2

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Renteria-Counsell-Daulton)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Vizquel SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Roberts LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Justice DH 1 1 0 1 2 1 1 .000 0 1
S. Alomar Jr C 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .500 0 0
J. Thome 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .000 0 0
M. Ramirez RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .250 0 0
T. Fernandez 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .250 0 1
M. Williams 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
M. Grissom CF 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 27 3 4 2 5 3 10
BATTING
Doubles: S. Alomar Jr (1, 2nd Inning off A. Leiter, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Alomar Jr 3 , 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)
FLORIDA 1997 PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND 1997 PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
A. Leiter 8.0 2 1 1 3 3 0 92 53 1.12
R. Nen L (0-1), BS (1) 0.2 2 2 2 2 0 0 21 8 27.00
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
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
C. Nagy 6.0 2 1 1 2 8 0 96 55 1.50
P. Assenmacher 2.0 1 1 1 0 4 1 27 18 4.50
M. Jackson W (1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 7 0.00
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
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: 2:55
Attendance: 44,880