Infinite Cleveland

1997 World Series: Game 3
FLORIDA MARLINS @ CLEVELAND INDIANS
OCTOBER 21, 1997
TIMELINE 56
GAME LOG
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Florida Marlins 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 4 6 0
Cleveland Indians 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 0 X 7 12 0
Indians Triumph in World Series
A celebratory mood filled the air as the Cleveland 1997 Indians closed out the season with a 7-4 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 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 .000 0 1
J. Eisenreich LF 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .667 0 0
M. Alou DH 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .000 0 0
G. Sheffield RF 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .333 0 1
B. Bonilla 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000 0 0
D. Daulton 1B 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .500 0 1
C. Johnson C 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .000 0 0
D. White CF 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .333 0 0
C. Counsell 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000 0 0
Totals 30 4 6 3 5 7 11
BATTING
Doubles: G. Sheffield (1, 9th Inning off E. Plunk, 2 on, 0 outs) J. Eisenreich (1, 9th Inning off C. Nagy, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. White , G. Sheffield 2 , J. Eisenreich 3 , D. Daulton 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Johnson , C. Counsell
GIDP: C. Johnson , M. Alou
Sac Fly: E. Renteria
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: D. White 2 (2) , G. Sheffield (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Bonilla-Counsell-Daulton, Counsell-Renteria-Daulton)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Vizquel SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .200 0 0
B. Roberts LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .500 0 0
D. Justice DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .000 0 0
S. Alomar Jr C 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .250 0 0
J. Thome 1B 3 1 1 0 1 2 4 .333 0 0
M. Ramirez RF 4 2 2 2 0 0 4 .500 1 2
T. Fernandez 2B 4 2 2 3 0 0 0 .500 1 3
M. Williams 3B 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .500 1 2
M. Grissom CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .333 0 0
Totals 34 7 12 7 3 6 17
BATTING
Home Runs: M. Williams (1, 5th Inning off F. Heredia, 1 on, 2 outs) M. Ramirez (1, 5th Inning off A. Leiter, 1 on, 2 outs) T. Fernandez (1, 4th Inning off A. Leiter, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Alomar Jr , M. Williams 5 , O. Vizquel , J. Thome , B. Roberts 2 , M. Ramirez 5 , M. Grissom , T. Fernandez 5
2-out RBI: M. Williams , M. Ramirez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Alomar Jr , B. Roberts , M. Ramirez
GIDP: M. Ramirez , M. Grissom
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Roberts (1) , M. Grissom (1) , T. Fernandez (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Vizquel-Fernandez-Thome, Williams-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 8 5 5 2 5 2 89 56 9.64
F. Heredia 2.1 3 2 2 1 1 1 49 26 7.71
J. Powell 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Leiter 31
Batters Faced: A. Leiter 24, F. Heredia 10, J. Powell 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Leiter 1-8, F. Heredia 2-3, J. Powell 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Leiter 89-56, F. Heredia 49-26, J. Powell 6-5
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
C. Nagy W (1-0) 8.0 4 3 3 3 6 0 110 66 3.38
E. Plunk 0.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 11 5 0.00
M. Jackson SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 12 6 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Nagy 65
Batters Faced: C. Nagy 30, E. Plunk 2, M. Jackson 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Nagy 7-10, E. Plunk 0-0, M. Jackson 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Nagy 110-66, E. Plunk 11-5, M. Jackson 12-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Plunk 2-1 , M. Jackson 3-2
WP: C. Nagy
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: 3:21
Attendance: 44,880