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1997 World Series: Game 3
FLORIDA MARLINS @ CLEVELAND INDIANS
OCTOBER 21, 1997
TIMELINE 55
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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R
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H
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E
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Florida Marlins
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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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0
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2
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0
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0
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4
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9
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Cleveland Indians
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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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1
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1
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1
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5
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8
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Justice Walk-Off Double Caps Ninth-Inning Rally; Cleveland Wins 5-4
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David Justice went 3-for-4 with a walk in the fifty-fifth iteration of this October evening, and each time he came to the plate he altered the architecture of the game. His solo home run in the first — 387 feet into the damp night off Al Leiter — announced that Cleveland would not go quietly. When Darren Daulton's two-run double and Edgar Renteria's two-run single had rebuilt Florida's lead to 4-2 by the seventh, Justice was still there, still waiting for another turn.
Tony Fernandez gave him that turn. On a 3-2 count in the bottom of the seventh, Fernandez drove a Leiter fastball 389 feet to left-center, the ball disappearing into rain that had been falling since first pitch. One run back now instead of two. In the eighth, Dennis Cook uncorked a wild pitch that moved Manny Ramirez to second, and Fernandez grounded a single through the hole to tie it. A man having that kind of night twice in consecutive innings is either blessed or trapped in a loop he cannot name.
Robb Nen entered the ninth to protect the tie and immediately walked Omar Vizquel on five pitches that missed progressively wider. Bip Roberts reached on a fielder's choice, and then Justice — always Justice — ripped a 1-0 fastball down the right-field line for a double, sending Roberts to third. Sandy Alomar's sacrifice fly to left was a formality. Roberts jogged home, and 44,880 rose in the rain as if they had never done this before.
Michael Jackson needed nine pitches to hold the Marlins scoreless in the top of the ninth. The win was his. The game belonged to Justice.
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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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5
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0
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2
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2
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0
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0
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0
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.400
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0
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2
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J. Eisenreich
LF
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5
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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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1
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.200
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0
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0
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M. Alou
DH
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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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G. Sheffield
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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0
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0
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3
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.000
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0
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0
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B. Bonilla
3B
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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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2
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.250
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0
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0
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D. Daulton
1B
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4
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0
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2
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2
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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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2
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C. Johnson
C
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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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D. White
CF
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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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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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C. Counsell
2B
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4
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1
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1
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0
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0
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0
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0
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.250
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0
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0
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Totals
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35
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4
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9
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4
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2
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3
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13
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BATTING
Doubles:
D. Daulton
2 (2, 2nd Inning off C. Nagy, 0 on, 2 outs; 4th Inning off C. Nagy, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases:
E. Renteria
2
,
J. Eisenreich
,
D. Daulton
4
,
C. Counsell
,
B. Bonilla
,
M. Alou
2
2-out RBI:
D. Daulton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs:
G. Sheffield
,
C. Johnson
2
GIDP:
D. Daulton
Hit by Pitch:
G. Sheffield
Team LOB:
7
BASERUNNING
SB:
D. White
(1)
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J. Eisenreich
(1)
,
C. Counsell
(1)
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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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1
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0
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2
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0
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0
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.333
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0
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0
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B. Roberts
LF
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5
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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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2
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.200
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0
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0
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D. Justice
DH
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4
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2
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3
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1
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1
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0
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0
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.750
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1
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1
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S. Alomar Jr
C
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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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4
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.250
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0
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1
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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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0
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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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2
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1
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0
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1
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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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1
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T. Fernandez
2B
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4
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1
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2
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2
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0
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1
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2
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.500
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1
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2
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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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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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M. Grissom
CF
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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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0
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4
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.000
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0
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0
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Totals
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32
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5
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8
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5
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6
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6
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15
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BATTING
Doubles:
O. Vizquel
(1, 7th Inning off A. Leiter, 0 on, 2 outs)
D. Justice
(1, 9th Inning off R. Nen, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs:
D. Justice
(1, 1st Inning off A. Leiter, 0 on, 2 outs)
T. Fernandez
(1, 7th Inning off A. Leiter, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases:
S. Alomar Jr
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O. Vizquel
2
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B. Roberts
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D. Justice
7
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T. Fernandez
5
2-out RBI:
D. Justice
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs:
S. Alomar Jr
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M. Grissom
Sac Fly:
S. Alomar Jr
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M. Ramirez
Team LOB:
7
FIELDING
Double Plays:
1 (Fernandez-Vizquel-Thome)
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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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6.2
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6
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3
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3
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3
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5
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2
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112
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71
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4.05
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D. Cook
BS (1)
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0.2
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1
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1
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1
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2
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0
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0
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21
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10
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13.50
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J. Powell
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0.2
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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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0
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5
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4
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0.00
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R. Nen
L (0-1)
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0.2
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1
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1
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1
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1
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0
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0
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14
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8
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13.50
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PITCHING
Game Score:
A. Leiter
52
Batters Faced:
A. Leiter
29,
D. Cook
5,
J. Powell
2,
R. Nen
4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs:
A. Leiter
3-12,
D. Cook
0-2,
J. Powell
0-1,
R. Nen
1-1
Pitches - Strikes:
A. Leiter
112-71,
D. Cook
21-10,
J. Powell
5-4,
R. Nen
14-8
Inherited Runners - Scored:
D. Cook
2-0
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J. Powell
1-0
WP:
D. Cook
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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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6.1
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8
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4
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4
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1
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1
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0
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107
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69
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5.68
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A. Morman
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1.2
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1
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0
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0
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1
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2
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0
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30
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18
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0.00
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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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0
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0
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9
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6
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0.00
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PITCHING
Game Score:
C. Nagy
41
Batters Faced:
C. Nagy
28,
A. Morman
7,
M. Jackson
3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs:
C. Nagy
4-13,
A. Morman
0-3,
M. Jackson
1-2
Pitches - Strikes:
C. Nagy
107-69,
A. Morman
30-18,
M. Jackson
9-6
Inherited Runners - Scored:
A. Morman
1-0
Hit Batsmen:
C. Nagy
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GAME NOTES
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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:
3:39
Attendance:
44,880
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