Infinite Cleveland

1997 World Series: Game 3
FLORIDA MARLINS @ CLEVELAND INDIANS
OCTOBER 21, 1997
TIMELINE 65
GAME LOG
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Florida Marlins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 8 0
Cleveland Indians 4 0 0 1 7 0 1 0 X 13 17 1
Cleveland Indians Capture World Series
A celebratory mood filled the air as the Cleveland 1997 Indians closed out the season with a 13-1 victory over the Florida 1997 Marlins at Jacobs Field to capture the World Series, 1-0.

Giving the Marlins credit for a hard-fought series, Indians players said they believed throughout the postseason that their "destiny" was to be crowned World Series champions.

"We felt like this was our year all season long," said catcher Sandy Alomar Jr , who was named series MVP. "It was our destiny to win it and we did."

It was the 1st in franchise history. During the Division 1 regular season Cleveland 1997 put up a 0-0 record and finished 0th.

"They're the champions and they deserve it," said a dejected Florida 1997 manager Simyou Lator Engine. "We played good ball, they just played better than us."
FLORIDA 1997 BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND 1997 BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Renteria SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .200 0 0
J. Eisenreich LF 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .250 0 0
M. Alou DH 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 .000 0 0
G. Sheffield RF 3 0 1 0 2 1 1 .333 0 0
B. Bonilla 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 6 .250 0 0
D. Daulton 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 6 .250 0 0
C. Johnson C 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .250 0 0
D. White CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .250 0 1
C. Counsell 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .250 0 0
Totals 36 1 8 1 4 9 25
BATTING
Doubles: D. White (1, 8th Inning off C. Nagy, 1 on, 2 outs) E. Renteria (1, 3rd Inning off C. Nagy, 0 on, 0 outs) C. Counsell (1, 6th Inning off C. Nagy, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. White 2 , G. Sheffield , E. Renteria 2 , C. Johnson , J. Eisenreich , D. Daulton , C. Counsell 2 , B. Bonilla
2-out RBI: D. White
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , E. Renteria 2 , D. Daulton 2 , C. Counsell , B. Bonilla 2
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Sheffield (1) , E. Renteria (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Bonilla-Counsell-Daulton)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Vizquel SS 4 3 3 1 2 0 1 .750 0 1
B. Roberts LF 4 1 1 1 1 1 3 .250 0 1
D. Justice DH 5 1 1 1 1 0 6 .200 0 1
S. Alomar Jr C 4 2 3 5 1 0 0 .750 1 5
J. Thome 1B 5 1 1 1 0 2 4 .200 0 1
M. Ramirez RF 4 1 2 0 1 0 2 .500 0 0
T. Fernandez 2B 4 2 3 0 1 0 1 .750 0 0
M. Williams 3B 5 1 1 2 0 1 5 .200 0 2
M. Grissom CF 5 1 2 2 0 0 4 .400 0 2
Totals 40 13 17 13 7 4 26
BATTING
Doubles: S. Alomar Jr (1, 5th Inning off F. Heredia, 0 on, 1 out) O. Vizquel (1, 1st Inning off A. Leiter, 0 on, 0 outs) D. Justice (1, 7th Inning off T. Saunders, 1 on, 1 out) M. Grissom 2 (2, 2nd Inning off A. Leiter, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off T. Saunders, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Alomar Jr (1, 1st Inning off A. Leiter, 3 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Alomar Jr 7 , M. Williams , O. Vizquel 4 , J. Thome , B. Roberts , M. Ramirez 2 , D. Justice 2 , M. Grissom 4 , T. Fernandez 3
2-out RBI: S. Alomar Jr , O. Vizquel
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Thome , B. Roberts , M. Ramirez , D. Justice 2
GIDP: M. Grissom
Hit by Pitch: B. Roberts
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Fernandez (1)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Fernandez
FLORIDA 1997 PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND 1997 PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
A. Leiter L (0-1) 3.2 6 5 5 2 3 1 63 38 12.27
F. Heredia 0.2 4 5 5 1 0 0 29 20 67.50
T. Saunders 2.0 6 3 3 2 1 0 47 24 13.50
L. Hernandez 1.2 1 0 0 2 0 0 39 22 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Leiter 28
Batters Faced: A. Leiter 19, F. Heredia 7, T. Saunders 13, L. Hernandez 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Leiter 4-4, F. Heredia 0-2, T. Saunders 3-1, L. Hernandez 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: A. Leiter 63-38, F. Heredia 29-20, T. Saunders 47-24, L. Hernandez 39-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Heredia 1-0 , T. Saunders 2-2 , L. Hernandez 1-0
Hit Batsmen: L. Hernandez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
C. Nagy W (1-0) 7.2 8 1 1 3 8 0 118 72 1.17
E. Plunk 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 17 10 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Nagy 64
Batters Faced: C. Nagy 35, E. Plunk 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Nagy 7-8, E. Plunk 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: C. Nagy 118-72, E. Plunk 17-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Plunk 1-0
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: 3:43
Attendance: 44,880