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1997 World Series: Game 3
FLORIDA MARLINS @ CLEVELAND INDIANS
OCTOBER 21, 1997
TIMELINE 64
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Florida Marlins 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 7 0
Cleveland Indians 0 0 4 4 1 1 5 0 X 15 19 1
Indians Defeat Marlins
Today the Indians fans broke out the brooms at Jacobs Field and it worked -- Cleveland 1997 swept the Florida 1997 Marlins 1-0 and are the 1997 World Series World Series champions for the 1st time in their history.

The Indians derailed Florida 1997 15-5 to rap up the title.

Cleveland 1997 finished the season with a record of 0-0 and ranked 0th in the Division 1.
FLORIDA 1997 BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND 1997 BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Renteria SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
J. Eisenreich LF 5 2 2 0 0 1 0 .400 0 0
M. Alou DH 5 0 2 1 0 1 1 .400 0 1
G. Sheffield RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .250 0 0
B. Bonilla 3B 3 1 0 0 1 1 4 .000 0 0
D. Daulton 1B 3 2 2 4 1 1 1 .667 2 4
C. Johnson C 1 0 0 0 2 1 2 .000 0 0
D. White CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .000 0 0
C. Counsell 2B 4 0 0 0 0 4 2 .000 0 0
Totals 34 5 7 5 4 12 18
BATTING
Doubles: M. Alou (1, 7th Inning off E. Plunk, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Daulton 2 (2, 2nd Inning off C. Nagy, 0 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off C. Nagy, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Sheffield , J. Eisenreich 2 , D. Daulton 8 , M. Alou 3
2-out RBI: D. Daulton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Johnson , D. Daulton , B. Bonilla
GIDP: G. Sheffield
Hit by Pitch: G. Sheffield , C. Johnson
Team LOB: 8
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Vizquel SS 6 2 3 1 0 0 4 .500 0 1
B. Roberts LF 6 3 2 0 0 0 5 .333 0 0
D. Justice DH 5 3 2 2 1 2 2 .400 0 2
S. Alomar Jr C 6 3 3 4 0 0 3 .500 0 4
J. Thome 1B 3 1 0 1 2 1 3 .000 0 1
M. Ramirez RF 3 1 2 4 1 0 1 .667 0 4
T. Fernandez 2B 4 1 2 1 1 1 3 .500 0 1
M. Williams 3B 5 0 2 1 0 2 6 .400 0 1
M. Grissom CF 5 1 3 1 0 1 4 .600 0 1
Totals 43 15 19 15 5 7 31
BATTING
Doubles: O. Vizquel (1, 7th Inning off J. Powell, 0 on, 0 outs) M. Ramirez 2 (2, 3rd Inning off A. Leiter, 3 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off J. Powell, 2 on, 0 outs) D. Justice (1, 4th Inning off A. Leiter, 3 on, 1 out) T. Fernandez (1, 5th Inning off F. Heredia, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Alomar Jr 3 , M. Williams 2 , O. Vizquel 4 , B. Roberts 2 , M. Ramirez 4 , D. Justice 3 , M. Grissom 3 , T. Fernandez 3
2-out RBI: J. Thome , M. Ramirez , M. Grissom
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Williams , O. Vizquel , M. Ramirez , D. Justice , M. Grissom , T. Fernandez
Hit by Pitch: M. Ramirez
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: T. Fernandez
Double Plays: 1 (Nagy-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) 3.1 9 8 8 1 1 0 63 35 21.60
F. Heredia 1.2 5 2 2 0 2 0 33 22 10.80
J. Powell 1.0 2 1 1 1 2 0 24 15 9.00
D. Cook 0.2 3 4 4 3 1 0 32 16 54.00
T. Saunders 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 9 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Leiter 8
Batters Faced: A. Leiter 21, F. Heredia 10, J. Powell 6, D. Cook 8, T. Saunders 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Leiter 8-1, F. Heredia 2-1, J. Powell 1-0, D. Cook 1-0, T. Saunders 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Leiter 63-35, F. Heredia 33-22, J. Powell 24-15, D. Cook 32-16, T. Saunders 15-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Heredia 2-2 , J. Powell 1-1 , D. Cook 1-1 , T. Saunders 2-0
Hit Batsmen: A. Leiter
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
C. Nagy W (1-0) 5.0 6 4 4 3 5 2 101 65 7.20
E. Plunk 1.1 1 1 0 0 2 0 23 15 0.00
A. Morman 2.2 0 0 0 1 5 0 39 24 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Nagy 41
Batters Faced: C. Nagy 25, E. Plunk 6, A. Morman 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Nagy 6-3, E. Plunk 0-2, A. Morman 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: C. Nagy 101-65, E. Plunk 23-15, A. Morman 39-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Morman 1-0
Hit Batsmen: C. Nagy 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Sandy Alomar Jr
Ballpark: Jacobs Field
Weather: Rainy (47 degrees F), 25 MPH wind (left to right)
Start Time: 8:24 PM EST
Time: 3:55
Attendance: 44,880