Infinite Cleveland

1997 World Series: Game 3
FLORIDA MARLINS @ CLEVELAND INDIANS
OCTOBER 21, 1997
TIMELINE 54
GAME LOG
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Florida Marlins 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 5 10 1
Cleveland Indians 1 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 X 7 11 1
Indians Crowned Champions
A celebratory mood filled the air as the Cleveland 1997 Indians closed out the season with a 7-5 victory over the Florida 1997 Marlins at Jacobs Field to capture the World Series, 1-0.

Giving the Marlins credit for a hard-fought series, Indians players said they believed throughout the postseason that their "destiny" was to be crowned World Series champions.

"We felt like this was our year all season long," said starting pitcher Charles Nagy , who was named series MVP. "It was our destiny to win it and we did."

It was the 1st in franchise history. During the Division 1 regular season Cleveland 1997 put up a 0-0 record and finished 0th.

"They're the champions and they deserve it," said a dejected Florida 1997 manager Simyou Lator Engine. "We played good ball, they just played better than us."
FLORIDA 1997 BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND 1997 BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Renteria SS 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .400 0 0
J. Eisenreich LF 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
M. Alou DH 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .200 0 0
G. Sheffield RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
a- K. Abbott RF, 3B 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 .333 1 1
B. Bonilla 3B, RF 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .333 1 1
D. Daulton 1B 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .667 0 0
C. Johnson C 4 1 1 2 0 1 3 .250 1 2
D. White CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .250 0 0
C. Counsell 2B 3 1 1 0 1 1 3 .333 0 0
Totals 36 5 10 4 3 9 18
a - K. Abbott substituted for G. Sheffield in the 1st

BATTING
Doubles: D. Daulton (1, 6th Inning off E. Plunk, 0 on, 1 out) C. Counsell (1, 3rd Inning off C. Nagy, 0 on, 1 out) M. Alou (1, 7th Inning off A. Morman, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Johnson (1, 6th Inning off E. Plunk, 1 on, 1 out) B. Bonilla (1, 6th Inning off E. Plunk, 0 on, 1 out) K. Abbott (1, 7th Inning off A. Morman, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. White , E. Renteria 2 , C. Johnson 4 , D. Daulton 3 , C. Counsell 2 , B. Bonilla 4 , M. Alou 2 , K. Abbott 4
2-out RBI: K. Abbott
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Sheffield , C. Counsell , M. Alou , K. Abbott
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Eisenreich (1)
CS: D. White (1)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Abbott
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Vizquel SS 4 2 2 1 1 0 2 .500 0 1
B. Roberts LF 5 1 2 0 0 1 3 .400 0 0
D. Justice DH 3 1 0 0 2 0 4 .000 0 0
S. Alomar Jr C 3 0 2 3 0 0 3 .667 0 3
J. Thome 1B 2 0 0 0 3 0 3 .000 0 0
M. Ramirez RF 3 0 1 2 1 2 5 .333 0 2
T. Fernandez 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 6 .200 0 0
M. Williams 3B 5 1 1 0 0 1 6 .200 0 0
M. Grissom CF 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .667 1 1
Totals 33 7 11 7 8 4 32
BATTING
Doubles: S. Alomar Jr (1, 5th Inning off F. Heredia, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Grissom (1, 5th Inning off A. Leiter, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Alomar Jr 3 , M. Williams , O. Vizquel 2 , B. Roberts 2 , M. Ramirez , M. Grissom 5 , T. Fernandez
2-out RBI: , S. Alomar Jr 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Williams 2 , O. Vizquel , J. Thome 2 , T. Fernandez
Sac Fly: S. Alomar Jr , M. Ramirez
Hit by Pitch: S. Alomar Jr
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: O. Vizquel (1) , B. Roberts 2 (2) , T. Fernandez (1)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Nagy
OF assists: 1 (Ramirez (Alou at 3rd base))
FLORIDA 1997 PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND 1997 PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
A. Leiter L (0-1) 4.0 9 5 5 5 2 1 93 49 11.25
F. Heredia 3.0 1 2 2 2 2 0 49 29 6.00
J. Powell 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 19 9 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Leiter 21
Batters Faced: A. Leiter 27, F. Heredia 12, J. Powell 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Leiter 2-8, F. Heredia 3-4, J. Powell 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Leiter 93-49, F. Heredia 49-29, J. Powell 19-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Powell 1-1
Hit Batsmen: A. Leiter
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
C. Nagy W (1-0) 5.0 3 1 0 2 5 0 98 61 0.00
E. Plunk 0.1 3 3 3 0 1 2 10 7 81.00
A. Morman H (1) 1.2 4 1 1 1 1 1 25 15 5.40
J. Mesa H (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 5 0.00
M. Jackson SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 7 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Nagy 62
Batters Faced: C. Nagy 21, E. Plunk 4, A. Morman 8, J. Mesa 3, M. Jackson 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Nagy 5-5, E. Plunk 0-0, A. Morman 0-2, J. Mesa 1-1, M. Jackson 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Nagy 98-61, E. Plunk 10-7, A. Morman 25-15, J. Mesa 8-5, M. Jackson 14-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Mesa 1-0
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: 3:45
Attendance: 44,880
Special Notes: Gary Sheffield was ejected in the 1st inning for arguing a strike call.