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1997 World Series: Game 3
FLORIDA MARLINS @ CLEVELAND INDIANS
OCTOBER 21, 1997
TIMELINE 56
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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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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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3
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4
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6
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Cleveland Indians
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0
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3
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4
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X
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7
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12
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Fernandez, Ramirez Go Deep in Back-to-Back Innings; Indians Win Game 3
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For three innings the fifty-sixth version of this game looked like all the others — scoreless, careful, two starters feeling their way through a rainy October night. Then the fourth inning arrived and Cleveland put on a clinic in the space of three batters. Jim Thome singled. Manny Ramirez singled. Tony Fernandez, on a 1-0 count, drove a line drive 389 feet into the left-field seats for a three-run homer that emptied Leiter's reserve of composure in a single swing.
The fifth was worse for Florida. Alomar singled, and Ramirez launched a 1-0 pitch 414 feet to left-center — the longest ball hit all night, gone before it reached the apex of its arc. Fernandez singled again on a full-count battle, stole second, and Matt Williams pulled a 2-2 fastball just inside the left-field foul pole, 336 feet but sufficient. Seven runs on the board, and Leiter was on the bench.
Charles Nagy made those two innings hold up for eight. He allowed a single earned run through the first eight frames — Devon White stealing second and third in the sixth, then tagging home on Renteria's sacrifice fly. The Marlins managed six hits in the entire game, four of them singles. Nagy threw 110 pitches, and 66 of them were strikes, and he looked every bit the man who deserved the series MVP trophy Mike Hargrove would hand him.
The ninth tried to get interesting. Eisenreich doubled, a wild pitch advanced him, and Sheffield's double off Eric Plunk scored one and put runners at second and third. A walk to Bonilla loaded the bases. Michael Jackson inherited the mess, gave up an RBI single to Daulton, let another run score on a double play, then walked White to put runners at the corners. But he froze Craig Counsell on a called third strike, and Cleveland had its 7-4 win. The game was decided five innings earlier.
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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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3
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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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0
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.000
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0
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1
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J. Eisenreich
LF
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3
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1
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2
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0
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1
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0
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0
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.667
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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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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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2
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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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3
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1
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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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.333
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0
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1
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B. Bonilla
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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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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D. Daulton
1B
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4
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0
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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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.500
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0
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1
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C. Johnson
C
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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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4
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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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1
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0
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1
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1
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0
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.333
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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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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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3
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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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4
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6
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3
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5
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7
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11
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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
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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)
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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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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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2
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.200
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0
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0
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B. Roberts
LF
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4
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0
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2
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0
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0
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1
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1
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.500
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0
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0
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D. Justice
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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S. Alomar Jr
C
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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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1
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4
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.250
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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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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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4
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.333
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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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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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4
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.500
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1
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2
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T. Fernandez
2B
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4
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2
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2
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3
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0
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0
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0
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.500
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1
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3
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M. Williams
3B
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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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0
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.500
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1
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2
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M. Grissom
CF
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3
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0
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1
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0
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1
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0
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1
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.333
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0
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0
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Totals
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34
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7
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12
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7
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3
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6
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17
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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
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M. Williams
5
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O. Vizquel
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J. Thome
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B. Roberts
2
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M. Ramirez
5
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M. Grissom
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T. Fernandez
5
2-out RBI:
M. Williams
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M. Ramirez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs:
S. Alomar Jr
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B. Roberts
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M. Ramirez
GIDP:
M. Ramirez
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M. Grissom
Team LOB:
4
BASERUNNING
SB:
B. Roberts
(1)
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M. Grissom
(1)
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T. Fernandez
(1)
FIELDING
Double Plays:
2 (Vizquel-Fernandez-Thome, Williams-Fernandez-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
L (0-1)
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4.2
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8
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5
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5
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2
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5
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2
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89
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56
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9.64
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F. Heredia
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2.1
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3
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2
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2
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1
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1
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1
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49
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26
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7.71
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J. Powell
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1.0
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1
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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6
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5
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0.00
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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
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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
W (1-0)
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8.0
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4
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3
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3
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3
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6
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0
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110
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66
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3.38
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E. Plunk
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0.0
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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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11
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5
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0.00
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M. Jackson
SV (1)
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1.0
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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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0
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12
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6
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0.00
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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
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M. Jackson
3-2
WP:
C. Nagy
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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:
3:21
Attendance:
44,880
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