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1997 World Series: Game 3
FLORIDA MARLINS @ CLEVELAND INDIANS
OCTOBER 21, 1997
TIMELINE 57
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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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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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1
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0
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3
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10
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0
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Cleveland Indians
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0
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0
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0
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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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X
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4
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12
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1
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Indians Rally From Two Down; Justice Homer in Fifth Seals 4-3 Win
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Moises Alou's solo home run in the third — 416 feet into the rain, the longest ball anyone hit all night — gave Florida a 2-0 lead and the comfortable feeling that comes with having Charles Nagy on the ropes. Craig Counsell's RBI single had already plated a run in the second. The Marlins had ten hits by evening's end, left ten men on base, and lost anyway. That is the kind of game this was.
Cleveland's fourth inning began with Justice lining a single through the left-center gap at 111 miles per hour, Alomar punching an infield hit through the shortstop hole, and — after Thome struck out — Ramirez grounding one through the middle at 105 on 1-1. Justice scored on Ramirez's single when Devon White's throw went to third instead of home. Fernandez's sacrifice fly scored Alomar. Vizquel's infield single — a dribbler that died on the grass — scored Ramirez. Three runs on five hits, and suddenly Cleveland led 3-2.
David Justice opened the fifth by hitting Leiter's first pitch 362 feet to right, and that was the last run Cleveland would need. It was also Leiter's last inning. In this fifty-seventh deal of the same hand, Justice collected two hits and two runs and the MVP award that someone kept handing him as though for the first time.
Jose Mesa's wild pitch in the eighth scored Daulton and made it 4-3, but Michael Jackson retired the side in the ninth — Alou's fly out, a hit batter, a strikeout, and a fielder's choice. The margin held. One run, and that was enough.
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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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1
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0
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0
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1
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5
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.200
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0
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0
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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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1
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7
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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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5
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1
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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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.400
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1
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1
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G. Sheffield
RF
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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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B. Bonilla
3B
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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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3
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.200
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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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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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3
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.000
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0
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0
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C. Johnson
C
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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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2
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2
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.333
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0
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0
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D. White
CF
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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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2
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.500
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0
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0
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C. Counsell
2B
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3
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0
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1
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1
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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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1
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Totals
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38
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3
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10
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2
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3
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10
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26
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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
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E. Renteria
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C. Johnson
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J. Eisenreich
2
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C. Counsell
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B. Bonilla
2
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M. Alou
5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs:
G. Sheffield
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C. Johnson
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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)
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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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1
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0
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1
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5
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.200
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0
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1
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B. Roberts
LF
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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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1
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6
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.250
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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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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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1
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1
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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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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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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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2
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2
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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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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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0
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1
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.333
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0
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1
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T. Fernandez
2B
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3
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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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.667
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0
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1
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M. Williams
3B
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3
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0
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2
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0
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1
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0
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2
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.667
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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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2
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0
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0
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1
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3
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.500
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0
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0
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Totals
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33
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4
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12
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4
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3
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5
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21
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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
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M. Williams
2
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O. Vizquel
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B. Roberts
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M. Ramirez
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D. Justice
5
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M. Grissom
2
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T. Fernandez
3
2-out RBI:
O. Vizquel
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs:
M. Williams
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B. Roberts
2
GIDP:
B. Roberts
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D. Justice
Sac Fly:
T. Fernandez
Team LOB:
9
FIELDING
Errors:
T. Fernandez
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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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5.0
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10
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4
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4
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2
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4
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1
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96
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63
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7.20
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F. Heredia
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2.1
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2
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0
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0
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1
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0
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0
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27
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17
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0.00
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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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9
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6
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0.00
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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
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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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5.0
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8
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2
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2
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1
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6
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1
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106
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68
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3.60
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E. Plunk
H (1)
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2.0
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1
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1
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1
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1
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2
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0
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31
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20
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4.50
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J. Mesa
H (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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19
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10
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0.00
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M. Jackson
SV (1)
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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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1
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0
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17
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11
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0.00
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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
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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:
3:32
Attendance:
44,880
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