Infinite Cleveland

1997 World Series: Game 3
FLORIDA MARLINS @ CLEVELAND INDIANS
OCTOBER 21, 1997
TIMELINE 63
GAME LOG
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Florida Marlins 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 13 2
Cleveland Indians 0 0 3 2 5 0 0 0 X 10 13 1
Cleveland Indians Win World Series
Sometimes the winner is the one who got the lucky bounces and the lucky calls, and sometimes the winner is just the one who played better.

It was the latter case in 1997, as the Cleveland 1997 Indians topped the Florida 1997 Marlins 10-5 tonight at Jacobs Field to win the World Series. It was the 1st title in franchise history.

"When you play for championships, you have to play better than the team in the other dugout. We did that in this series, and all year. Now we're the best team in baseball," said Cleveland 1997 third baseman Matt D Williams , who was named series MVP.

The Indians took the series 1-0. The new titleholders completed the regular season with a 0th-place finish in the Division 1 and a 0-0 record.

Cleveland 1997 manager Simyou Lator Engine grinned and nodded when asked to comment on Williams's words.

"Matt D said it best -- we played better than the other team," he said.

Hometown officials announced they were already planning a "grand celebration" for the winners 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 2 0 0 0 1 .400 0 0
J. Eisenreich LF 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 .400 0 1
M. Alou DH 5 1 2 0 0 2 3 .400 0 0
G. Sheffield RF 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .250 0 0
B. Bonilla 3B 5 2 2 2 0 1 4 .400 0 2
D. Daulton 1B 5 0 2 1 0 0 4 .400 0 1
C. Johnson C 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 .333 0 0
D. White CF 3 0 1 1 0 0 4 .333 0 1
C. Counsell 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
Totals 39 5 13 5 2 7 22
BATTING
Doubles: D. White (1, 6th Inning off E. Plunk, 0 on, 1 out) G. Sheffield (1, 1st Inning off C. Nagy, 1 on, 2 outs) J. Eisenreich (1, 2nd Inning off C. Nagy, 1 on, 1 out) D. Daulton (1, 1st Inning off C. Nagy, 1 on, 2 outs) B. Bonilla 2 (2, 1st Inning off C. Nagy, 2 on, 2 outs; 3rd Inning off C. Nagy, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. White 2 , G. Sheffield 2 , E. Renteria 2 , C. Johnson , J. Eisenreich 3 , D. Daulton 3 , B. Bonilla 4 , M. Alou 2
2-out RBI: D. Daulton , B. Bonilla
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. White , G. Sheffield , E. Renteria , D. Daulton , C. Counsell
Sac Fly: D. White
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: E. Renteria , D. Daulton
Double Plays: 1 (Bonilla-Counsell-Daulton)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Vizquel SS 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
B. Roberts LF 5 1 2 1 0 1 0 .400 0 1
D. Justice DH 5 2 3 1 0 0 2 .600 0 1
S. Alomar Jr C 4 1 2 1 1 0 2 .500 0 1
J. Thome 1B 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 .000 0 0
M. Ramirez RF 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .750 0 1
T. Fernandez 2B 4 1 0 0 0 0 6 .000 0 0
M. Williams 3B 3 2 2 6 1 0 0 .667 2 6
M. Grissom CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
Totals 38 10 13 10 3 3 15
BATTING
Doubles: S. Alomar Jr 2 (2, 3rd Inning off A. Leiter, 1 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off D. Cook, 1 on, 2 outs) M. Ramirez (1, 2nd Inning off A. Leiter, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: B. Roberts (1, 3rd Inning off A. Leiter, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Williams 2 (2, 4th Inning off A. Leiter, 1 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off F. Heredia, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Alomar Jr 4 , M. Williams 8 , O. Vizquel , B. Roberts 4 , M. Ramirez 4 , D. Justice 3
2-out RBI: S. Alomar Jr , M. Williams , B. Roberts , D. Justice
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Thome 2 , M. Grissom , T. Fernandez
GIDP: S. Alomar Jr
Team LOB: 7

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 4.0 7 5 5 0 1 1 57 37 11.25
F. Heredia L (0-1) 0.2 3 5 5 2 1 1 27 17 67.50
J. Powell 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 21 16 0.00
D. Cook 1.2 2 0 0 1 1 0 33 18 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Leiter 29
Batters Faced: A. Leiter 19, F. Heredia 7, J. Powell 7, D. Cook 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Leiter 3-8, F. Heredia 0-1, J. Powell 1-3, D. Cook 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: A. Leiter 57-37, F. Heredia 27-17, J. Powell 21-16, D. Cook 33-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Cook 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
C. Nagy 3.0 8 5 5 1 1 0 59 37 15.00
E. Plunk W (1-0) 2.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 31 22 0.00
A. Morman 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 15 0.00
P. Assenmacher 1.2 2 0 0 0 3 0 31 22 0.00
J. Mesa 0.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 13 7 0.00
M. Jackson SV (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 7 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Nagy 21
Batters Faced: C. Nagy 18, E. Plunk 8, A. Morman 4, P. Assenmacher 7, J. Mesa 3, M. Jackson 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Nagy 4-4, E. Plunk 3-3, A. Morman 0-3, P. Assenmacher 0-2, J. Mesa 0-0, M. Jackson 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Nagy 59-37, E. Plunk 31-22, A. Morman 20-15, P. Assenmacher 31-22, J. Mesa 13-7, M. Jackson 12-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Morman 1-0 , P. Assenmacher 1-0 , J. Mesa 1-0 , M. Jackson 3-0
WP: P. Assenmacher
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt D Williams
Ballpark: Jacobs Field
Weather: Rainy (47 degrees F), 25 MPH wind (left to right)
Start Time: 8:24 PM EST
Time: 3:45
Attendance: 44,880