Infinite Cleveland

1997 World Series: Game 3
FLORIDA MARLINS @ CLEVELAND INDIANS
OCTOBER 21, 1997
TIMELINE 57
GAME LOG
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Florida Marlins 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 10 0
Cleveland Indians 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 X 4 12 1
Cleveland Beats Florida in World Series
A celebratory mood filled the air as the Cleveland 1997 Indians closed out the season with a 4-3 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 left fielder David Justice , 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 1 0 0 1 5 .200 0 0
J. Eisenreich LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 7 .200 0 0
M. Alou DH 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 .400 1 1
G. Sheffield RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250 0 0
B. Bonilla 3B 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 .200 0 0
D. Daulton 1B 4 1 0 0 1 2 3 .000 0 0
C. Johnson C 3 0 1 0 1 2 2 .333 0 0
D. White CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .500 0 0
C. Counsell 2B 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .333 0 1
Totals 38 3 10 2 3 10 26
BATTING
Doubles: J. Eisenreich (1, 1st Inning off C. Nagy, 0 on, 1 out) B. Bonilla (1, 2nd Inning off C. Nagy, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Alou (1, 3rd Inning off C. Nagy, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. White 2 , G. Sheffield , E. Renteria , C. Johnson , J. Eisenreich 2 , C. Counsell , B. Bonilla 2 , M. Alou 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Sheffield , C. Johnson , J. Eisenreich 3 , D. Daulton
Hit by Pitch: G. Sheffield
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Alou (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Counsell-Renteria-Daulton, Renteria-Counsell-Daulton)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Vizquel SS 5 0 1 1 0 1 5 .200 0 1
B. Roberts LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 6 .250 0 0
D. Justice DH 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .500 1 1
S. Alomar Jr C 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
J. Thome 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .000 0 0
M. Ramirez RF 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .333 0 1
T. Fernandez 2B 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 .667 0 1
M. Williams 3B 3 0 2 0 1 0 2 .667 0 0
M. Grissom CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 3 .500 0 0
Totals 33 4 12 4 3 5 21
BATTING
Doubles: T. Fernandez (1, 5th Inning off A. Leiter, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Justice (1, 5th Inning off A. Leiter, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Alomar Jr , M. Williams 2 , O. Vizquel , B. Roberts , M. Ramirez , D. Justice 5 , M. Grissom 2 , T. Fernandez 3
2-out RBI: O. Vizquel
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Williams , B. Roberts 2
GIDP: B. Roberts , D. Justice
Sac Fly: T. Fernandez
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: T. Fernandez
FLORIDA 1997 PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND 1997 PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
A. Leiter L (0-1) 5.0 10 4 4 2 4 1 96 63 7.20
F. Heredia 2.1 2 0 0 1 0 0 27 17 0.00
J. Powell 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 6 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Leiter 33
Batters Faced: A. Leiter 26, F. Heredia 9, J. Powell 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Leiter 4-6, F. Heredia 5-1, J. Powell 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Leiter 96-63, F. Heredia 27-17, J. Powell 9-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Powell 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
C. Nagy W (1-0) 5.0 8 2 2 1 6 1 106 68 3.60
E. Plunk H (1) 2.0 1 1 1 1 2 0 31 20 4.50
J. Mesa H (1) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 19 10 0.00
M. Jackson SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 11 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Nagy 48
Batters Faced: C. Nagy 25, E. Plunk 8, J. Mesa 5, M. Jackson 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Nagy 5-4, E. Plunk 3-1, J. Mesa 1-1, M. Jackson 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Nagy 106-68, E. Plunk 31-20, J. Mesa 19-10, M. Jackson 17-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Mesa 1-1
WP: J. Mesa
Hit Batsmen: M. Jackson
GAME NOTES
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: 3:32
Attendance: 44,880