Infinite Cleveland

1997 World Series: Game 3
FLORIDA MARLINS @ CLEVELAND INDIANS
OCTOBER 21, 1997
TIMELINE 58
GAME LOG
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Florida Marlins 0 4 2 0 0 4 4 0 3 17 18 0
Cleveland Indians 0 1 0 0 6 1 0 1 0 9 16 2
Indians' Five-Run Comeback Proves Fleeting; Florida Erupts for 17
Charles Nagy lasted seven outs. He managed two of them in reasonable comfort before Bobby Bonilla walked on seven pitches to open the second, Darren Daulton slashed a double at 110 miles an hour, and a passed ball let the first run drift home unmolested. By the time Nagy departed with one out in the third — five walks issued, six runs charged to his line — Cleveland trailed 6-1 and the bullpen was already in triage.

For one half-inning in the fifth, this game wore the costume of a comeback. David Justice drove a three-run home run 378 feet to right on a 1-0 pitch, Sandy Alomar followed with a solo shot to left — back-to-back off Al Leiter, who had looked entirely comfortable — Matt Williams singled home the tying run, and Grissom's single scored the go-ahead. Cleveland led 7-6. The crowd believed it was watching something. It was. An intermission.

Florida scored four in the sixth on Sheffield's single, Alou tagging from third on Bonilla's sacrifice fly, and Daulton's two-run homer erasing what remained. They scored four more in the seventh behind Bonilla's two-run double off Mesa. Charles Johnson added a three-run homer in the ninth off the spent Jaret Wright, because by then the Marlins were simply piling fruit on a cart already tipped. The final: Florida 17, Cleveland 9. Thirty-four hits between them, four hours and forty-two minutes, six Cleveland pitchers summoned and discarded. In some other shuffling of this particular October night, the game ends with Justice's home run still ringing. In this one, Daulton scored four times, touched every base that existed, and was named MVP of a game that contained too much of itself.
FLORIDA 1997 BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND 1997 BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Renteria SS 6 2 3 2 0 0 1 .500 0 2
J. Eisenreich LF 5 2 3 0 1 0 2 .600 0 0
M. Alou DH 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 .250 0 1
G. Sheffield RF 4 3 2 2 2 0 1 .500 0 2
B. Bonilla 3B 4 2 3 3 1 0 4 .750 0 3
D. Daulton 1B 4 4 2 2 2 0 3 .500 1 2
C. Johnson C 6 1 2 4 0 3 3 .333 1 4
D. White CF 5 2 1 1 1 1 2 .200 0 1
C. Counsell 2B 5 0 1 1 0 1 3 .200 0 1
Totals 43 17 18 16 8 5 20
BATTING
Doubles: D. White (1, 3rd Inning off C. Nagy, 1 on, 1 out) J. Eisenreich (1, 2nd Inning off C. Nagy, 1 on, 2 outs) D. Daulton (1, 2nd Inning off C. Nagy, 1 on, 0 outs) B. Bonilla 2 (2, 4th Inning off E. Plunk, 0 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off J. Mesa, 2 on, 2 outs) M. Alou (1, 6th Inning off P. Assenmacher, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Johnson (1, 9th Inning off J. Wright, 2 on, 2 outs) D. Daulton (1, 6th Inning off P. Assenmacher, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. White 2 , G. Sheffield 2 , E. Renteria 3 , C. Johnson 5 , J. Eisenreich 4 , D. Daulton 6 , C. Counsell , B. Bonilla 5 , M. Alou 2
2-out RBI: G. Sheffield , E. Renteria , C. Johnson 2 , B. Bonilla
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. White , E. Renteria , D. Daulton , B. Bonilla
GIDP: J. Eisenreich
Sac Fly: B. Bonilla , M. Alou
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Sheffield (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Vizquel SS 5 1 0 0 1 2 3 .000 0 0
B. Roberts LF 6 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000 0 0
D. Justice DH 5 2 2 3 0 0 0 .400 1 3
S. Alomar Jr C 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 .600 1 1
J. Thome 1B 3 1 1 0 2 1 2 .333 0 0
M. Ramirez RF 4 2 4 2 1 0 0 1.000 0 2
T. Fernandez 2B 5 0 1 0 0 2 8 .200 0 0
M. Williams 3B 5 0 3 2 0 1 2 .600 0 2
M. Grissom CF 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 .400 0 1
Totals 43 9 16 9 4 8 21
BATTING
Doubles: S. Alomar Jr (1, 6th Inning off F. Heredia, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Alomar Jr (1, 5th Inning off A. Leiter, 0 on, 1 out) D. Justice (1, 5th Inning off A. Leiter, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Alomar Jr 7 , M. Williams 3 , J. Thome , M. Ramirez 4 , D. Justice 5 , M. Grissom 2 , T. Fernandez
2-out RBI: , M. Williams 2 , M. Ramirez 2 , M. Grissom
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Williams , O. Vizquel , M. Grissom , T. Fernandez 2
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: A. Morman , T. Fernandez
Double Plays: 1 (Vizquel-Fernandez-Thome)
PB: S. Alomar Jr
FLORIDA 1997 PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND 1997 PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
A. Leiter 4.1 8 5 5 1 5 2 79 53 10.38
F. Heredia W (1-0), BS (1) 1.1 4 3 3 3 2 0 44 25 20.25
J. Powell H (1) 1.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 36 22 5.40
D. Cook 1.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 21 13 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Leiter 31
Batters Faced: A. Leiter 22, F. Heredia 11, J. Powell 7, D. Cook 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Leiter 3-5, F. Heredia 0-2, J. Powell 1-3, D. Cook 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Leiter 79-53, F. Heredia 44-25, J. Powell 36-22, D. Cook 21-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Powell 2-0 , D. Cook 2-1
WP: J. Powell
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
C. Nagy 2.1 5 6 6 5 3 0 80 44 23.14
E. Plunk 1.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 28 17 0.00
A. Morman 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 19 13 9.00
P. Assenmacher L (0-1), BS (1) 0.1 3 3 3 0 0 1 22 12 81.00
J. Mesa 1.1 3 4 4 1 1 0 29 14 27.00
J. Wright 2.1 4 3 3 2 1 1 40 24 11.57
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Nagy 17
Batters Faced: C. Nagy 18, E. Plunk 6, A. Morman 5, P. Assenmacher 4, J. Mesa 8, J. Wright 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Nagy 2-2, E. Plunk 3-1, A. Morman 1-2, P. Assenmacher 0-1, J. Mesa 0-3, J. Wright 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Nagy 80-44, E. Plunk 28-17, A. Morman 19-13, P. Assenmacher 22-12, J. Mesa 29-14, J. Wright 40-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Plunk 1-0 , P. Assenmacher 1-1 , J. Wright 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Darren Daulton
Ballpark: Jacobs Field
Weather: Rainy (47 degrees F), 25 MPH wind (left to right)
Start Time: 8:24 PM EST
Time: 4:42
Attendance: 44,880
Special Notes: RP Eric Plunk was injured while pitching.