Infinite Cleveland

1997 World Series: Game 3
FLORIDA MARLINS @ CLEVELAND INDIANS
OCTOBER 21, 1997
TIMELINE 61
GAME LOG
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Florida Marlins 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 9 0
Cleveland Indians 3 2 0 0 3 2 1 2 X 13 14 2
Cleveland Indians Win World Series
The Cleveland 1997 Indians pulled out all the stops tonight, winning the World Series in a hard-fought series with the Florida 1997 Marlins .

It was a seesaw affair, but with a 13-4 victory at Jacobs Field, Cleveland 1997 lay claim to the franchise's 1st championship.

"There's no denying we faced a tough opponent," said Bip Roberts . "But as the old saying goes, 'when the going gets tough, the tough get going,' and that's what we did today."

The champs finished the regular season 0-0 and claimed 0th place in the Division 1.

A victory parade is set to be schedule in Cleveland 1997 in the days to come.
FLORIDA 1997 BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND 1997 BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Renteria SS 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 .400 0 1
J. Eisenreich LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
M. Alou DH 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0
G. Sheffield RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
B. Bonilla 3B 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .250 0 0
D. Daulton 1B 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .500 0 1
C. Johnson C 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .250 0 0
D. White CF 2 1 1 1 2 0 2 .500 0 1
C. Counsell 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 4 .250 0 1
Totals 34 4 9 4 2 6 16
BATTING
Doubles: B. Bonilla (1, 4th Inning off C. Nagy, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: C. Counsell (1, 3rd Inning off C. Nagy, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. White , E. Renteria 2 , C. Johnson , D. Daulton 2 , C. Counsell 3 , B. Bonilla 2 , M. Alou
2-out RBI: D. White , D. Daulton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. White , C. Counsell
GIDP: J. Eisenreich 2 , C. Counsell , M. Alou
Hit by Pitch: G. Sheffield
Team LOB: 6
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Vizquel SS 3 3 1 1 3 0 2 .333 0 1
B. Roberts LF 4 1 4 4 2 0 0 1.000 0 4
D. Justice DH 5 2 0 0 1 2 7 .000 0 0
S. Alomar Jr C 5 0 2 3 0 0 2 .400 0 3
J. Thome 1B 4 1 1 1 1 3 3 .250 0 1
M. Ramirez RF 5 1 2 1 0 1 3 .400 0 1
T. Fernandez 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 .500 0 1
M. Williams 3B 3 1 1 1 1 1 4 .333 0 1
M. Grissom CF 3 3 1 1 2 1 3 .333 1 1
Totals 36 13 14 13 10 8 27
BATTING
Doubles: S. Alomar Jr (1, 7th Inning off J. Powell, 1 on, 2 outs) M. Ramirez 2 (2, 3rd Inning off A. Leiter, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off J. Powell, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Grissom (1, 2nd Inning off A. Leiter, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Alomar Jr 3 , M. Williams , O. Vizquel , J. Thome , B. Roberts 4 , M. Ramirez 4 , M. Grissom 4 , T. Fernandez 2
2-out RBI: S. Alomar Jr , O. Vizquel , B. Roberts 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Williams , O. Vizquel , J. Thome 3 , D. Justice
Sac Fly: M. Williams , T. Fernandez
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Williams (1)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Williams , M. Grissom
Double Plays: 4 (Fernandez-Vizquel-Thome, Vizquel-Fernandez-Thome, Vizquel-Fernandez-Thome, Fernandez-Vizquel-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) 4.0 5 5 5 6 5 1 92 47 11.25
F. Heredia 0.2 2 3 3 2 0 0 24 11 40.50
J. Powell 2.0 5 3 3 0 0 0 30 22 13.50
T. Saunders 1.1 2 2 2 2 3 0 36 20 13.50
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Leiter 31
Batters Faced: A. Leiter 23, F. Heredia 6, J. Powell 11, T. Saunders 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Leiter 5-2, F. Heredia 0-2, J. Powell 2-4, T. Saunders 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Leiter 92-47, F. Heredia 24-11, J. Powell 30-22, T. Saunders 36-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Powell 1-0 , T. Saunders 1-0
WP: A. Leiter , F. Heredia
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
C. Nagy W (1-0) 7.0 8 4 4 1 5 0 99 62 5.14
E. Plunk 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 28 15 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Nagy 49
Batters Faced: C. Nagy 30, E. Plunk 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Nagy 8-5, E. Plunk 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Nagy 99-62, E. Plunk 28-15
Hit Batsmen: C. Nagy
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bip Roberts
Ballpark: Jacobs Field
Weather: Rainy (47 degrees F), 25 MPH wind (left to right)
Start Time: 8:24 PM EST
Time: 3:41
Attendance: 44,880