Infinite Cleveland

1997 World Series: Game 3
FLORIDA MARLINS @ CLEVELAND INDIANS
OCTOBER 21, 1997
TIMELINE 62
GAME LOG
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Florida Marlins 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 0 7 15 2
Cleveland Indians 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 5 9 1
Florida World Series Champions
The Florida 1997 Marlins pulled out all the stops tonight, winning the World Series in a hard-fought series with the Cleveland 1997 Indians .

It was a seesaw affair, but with a 7-5 victory at Jacobs Field, Florida 1997 lay claim to the franchise's 1st championship.

"There's no denying we faced a tough opponent," said Edgar Renteria . "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 Florida 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 1 3 3 0 2 2 .600 0 3
J. Eisenreich LF 5 0 2 2 0 0 3 .400 0 2
M. Alou DH 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .200 0 0
G. Sheffield RF 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .200 0 0
a- K. Abbott 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Bonilla 3B, RF 5 1 1 0 0 2 0 .200 0 0
D. Daulton 1B 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 .250 0 0
C. Johnson C 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .400 0 0
D. White CF 4 1 2 2 0 0 3 .500 0 2
C. Counsell 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 3 .500 0 0
Totals 42 7 15 7 1 7 22
a - K. Abbott substituted for G. Sheffield in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. White (1, 8th Inning off J. Mesa, 3 on, 1 out) C. Johnson (1, 7th Inning off C. Nagy, 0 on, 0 outs) C. Counsell (1, 3rd Inning off C. Nagy, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: E. Renteria (1, 8th Inning off J. Mesa, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. White 3 , G. Sheffield , E. Renteria 5 , C. Johnson 3 , J. Eisenreich 2 , D. Daulton , C. Counsell 3 , B. Bonilla , M. Alou
2-out RBI: E. Renteria , J. Eisenreich 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. White , G. Sheffield 2 , M. Alou 2
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: D. White (1)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Leiter , D. White
Double Plays: 2 (Renteria-Counsell-Daulton, Renteria-Counsell-Daulton)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Vizquel SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 0 0
B. Roberts LF 4 2 1 0 0 1 1 .250 0 0
D. Justice DH 4 0 2 0 1 1 0 .500 0 0
S. Alomar Jr C 5 1 0 0 0 3 5 .000 0 0
J. Thome 1B 4 0 1 1 1 2 1 .250 0 1
M. Ramirez RF 3 1 0 1 0 1 4 .000 0 1
T. Fernandez 2B 4 1 3 2 0 0 2 .750 0 2
M. Williams 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .000 0 0
M. Grissom CF 3 0 2 1 1 1 0 .667 0 1
Totals 35 5 9 5 4 10 20
BATTING
Doubles: M. Grissom 2 (2, 6th Inning off A. Leiter, 1 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off J. Powell, 0 on, 1 out) T. Fernandez (1, 2nd Inning off A. Leiter, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Thome , B. Roberts , D. Justice 2 , M. Grissom 4 , T. Fernandez 4
2-out RBI: J. Thome , M. Grissom , T. Fernandez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , O. Vizquel 2 , B. Roberts , T. Fernandez
GIDP: S. Alomar Jr , M. Williams
Sac Fly: M. Ramirez
Hit by Pitch: B. Roberts
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: B. Roberts
FLORIDA 1997 PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND 1997 PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
A. Leiter 6.0 7 4 1 3 6 0 104 65 1.50
F. Heredia 0.1 1 1 1 1 1 0 21 13 27.00
J. Powell W (1-0) 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 24 15 0.00
R. Nen SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 8 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Leiter 51
Batters Faced: A. Leiter 28, F. Heredia 4, J. Powell 6, R. Nen 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Leiter 5-5, F. Heredia 0-0, J. Powell 2-2, R. Nen 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Leiter 104-65, F. Heredia 21-13, J. Powell 24-15, R. Nen 10-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Powell 3-1
Hit Batsmen: F. Heredia
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
C. Nagy 7.0 9 2 2 0 7 0 105 72 2.57
J. Mesa L (0-1), BS (1) 0.2 4 5 5 1 0 0 20 13 67.50
P. Assenmacher 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 27 19 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Nagy 58
Batters Faced: C. Nagy 30, J. Mesa 7, P. Assenmacher 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Nagy 4-10, J. Mesa 1-1, P. Assenmacher 0-4
Pitches - Strikes: C. Nagy 105-72, J. Mesa 20-13, P. Assenmacher 27-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Assenmacher 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Edgar Renteria
Ballpark: Jacobs Field
Weather: Rainy (47 degrees F), 25 MPH wind (left to right)
Start Time: 8:24 PM EST
Time: 3:34
Attendance: 44,880