Infinite Cleveland

1997 World Series: Game 3
FLORIDA MARLINS @ CLEVELAND INDIANS
OCTOBER 21, 1997
TIMELINE 67
GAME LOG
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Florida Marlins 2 4 0 3 4 3 0 6 0 22 27 0
Cleveland Indians 7 1 1 1 7 0 0 2 4 23 36 1
Indians Take Title
It was all about winning for the Cleveland 1997 Indians -- and win they did.

There was nothing fancy in how they went about it, players said, they just prepared mentally and physically and then went out and played baseball.

"We did the little things right and we did the big things right," said left fielder David Justice , who was named series MVP. "Now we're the league champions."

Cleveland 1997 defeated the Florida 1997 Marlins by a score of 23-22 at Jacobs Field to take the series 1-0.

"Sometimes you get lucky and sometimes you make your own luck," said Cleveland 1997 manager Simyou Lator Engine. "We got lucky a few times, but mostly we did the right things by being prepared for each game and playing the game the way it's meant to be played."
FLORIDA 1997 BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND 1997 BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Renteria SS 7 4 4 4 0 2 4 .571 1 4
J. Eisenreich LF 7 4 5 2 0 1 3 .714 0 2
M. Alou DH 6 3 4 6 1 1 3 .667 1 6
G. Sheffield RF 3 1 0 2 3 0 3 .000 0 2
a- K. Abbott 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Bonilla 3B, RF 6 3 4 3 0 2 4 .667 1 3
D. Daulton 1B 5 1 2 3 2 3 2 .400 0 3
C. Johnson C 5 1 3 1 2 2 4 .600 1 1
D. White CF 7 3 4 1 0 3 5 .571 0 1
C. Counsell 2B 4 2 1 0 1 2 6 .250 0 0
Totals 50 22 27 22 9 16 34
a - K. Abbott substituted for G. Sheffield in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Eisenreich 4 (4, 2nd Inning off C. Nagy, 2 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off E. Plunk, 0 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off P. Assenmacher, 2 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off B. Anderson, 0 on, 2 outs) D. Daulton (1, 5th Inning off P. Assenmacher, 2 on, 2 outs) M. Alou 2 (2, 2nd Inning off C. Nagy, 2 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off E. Plunk, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Renteria (1, 8th Inning off B. Anderson, 3 on, 2 outs) C. Johnson (1, 2nd Inning off C. Nagy, 0 on, 0 outs) B. Bonilla (1, 4th Inning off E. Plunk, 1 on, 2 outs) M. Alou (1, 1st Inning off C. Nagy, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. White 4 , E. Renteria 7 , C. Johnson 6 , J. Eisenreich 9 , D. Daulton 3 , C. Counsell , B. Bonilla 7 , M. Alou 9
2-out RBI: E. Renteria , D. Daulton , B. Bonilla
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. White 2 , C. Johnson , J. Eisenreich , B. Bonilla , M. Alou
Sac Bunt: C. Counsell
Sac Fly: G. Sheffield , B. Bonilla
Team LOB: 13
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Vizquel SS 7 3 4 1 0 0 6 .571 0 1
B. Roberts LF 7 4 4 1 1 2 4 .571 0 1
D. Justice DH 5 4 4 4 3 0 2 .800 1 4
S. Alomar Jr C 8 4 5 4 0 1 4 .625 0 4
J. Thome 1B 5 1 1 5 3 4 5 .200 1 5
M. Ramirez RF 7 2 4 2 1 2 4 .571 0 2
T. Fernandez 2B 7 2 6 3 1 1 3 .857 0 3
M. Williams 3B 7 2 4 2 0 2 8 .571 0 2
M. Grissom CF 7 1 4 1 0 2 5 .571 0 1
Totals 60 23 36 23 9 14 41
BATTING
Doubles: S. Alomar Jr 3 (3, 2nd Inning off F. Heredia, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off D. Cook, 3 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off R. Nen, 3 on, 1 out) M. Ramirez 2 (2, 1st Inning off A. Leiter, 0 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off D. Cook, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: M. Williams (1, 1st Inning off A. Leiter, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Thome (1, 1st Inning off A. Leiter, 3 on, 1 out) D. Justice (1, 8th Inning off T. Saunders, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Alomar Jr 8 , M. Williams 6 , O. Vizquel 4 , J. Thome 4 , B. Roberts 4 , M. Ramirez 6 , D. Justice 7 , M. Grissom 4 , T. Fernandez 6
2-out RBI: M. Ramirez , T. Fernandez 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Alomar Jr , M. Williams 3 , O. Vizquel , J. Thome , D. Justice , M. Grissom
Sac Bunt: O. Vizquel
Team LOB: 19

FIELDING
Errors: S. Alomar Jr
OF assists: 1 (Ramirez (Alou at home))
FLORIDA 1997 PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND 1997 PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
A. Leiter 0.1 6 7 7 1 0 1 28 17 189.00
F. Heredia 1.1 6 1 1 0 2 0 31 21 6.75
J. Powell 1.2 5 2 2 2 4 0 50 30 10.80
D. Cook 1.0 7 7 7 0 1 0 31 20 63.00
L. Hernandez 2.2 6 1 1 1 5 0 53 34 3.38
T. Saunders 1.0 1 1 1 3 1 1 34 15 9.00
R. Nen L (0-1), BS (1) 0.1 5 4 4 2 1 0 29 16 108.00
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Leiter 2
Batters Faced: A. Leiter 8, F. Heredia 10, J. Powell 12, D. Cook 10, L. Hernandez 15, T. Saunders 7, R. Nen 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Leiter 0-1, F. Heredia 1-1, J. Powell 0-1, D. Cook 1-1, L. Hernandez 2-1, T. Saunders 0-2, R. Nen 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Leiter 28-17, F. Heredia 31-21, J. Powell 50-30, D. Cook 31-20, L. Hernandez 53-34, T. Saunders 34-15, R. Nen 29-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Heredia 1-1 , J. Powell 3-0 , D. Cook 2-0 , L. Hernandez 2-2 , T. Saunders 1-1
WP: F. Heredia
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
C. Nagy 1.1 8 6 6 0 2 2 39 27 40.50
E. Plunk 2.1 4 3 3 1 4 1 46 32 11.57
P. Assenmacher 1.0 5 4 4 1 2 0 36 22 36.00
A. Morman 0.2 4 3 3 0 1 0 19 13 40.50
J. Mesa H (1) 0.2 1 0 0 2 0 0 21 9 0.00
J. Wright H (1) 1.0 2 3 2 2 2 0 31 16 18.00
B. Anderson W (1-0), BS (1) 2.0 3 3 0 3 5 1 49 29 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Nagy 10
Batters Faced: C. Nagy 12, E. Plunk 12, P. Assenmacher 9, A. Morman 6, J. Mesa 4, J. Wright 7, B. Anderson 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Nagy 2-0, E. Plunk 2-1, P. Assenmacher 0-1, A. Morman 0-1, J. Mesa 0-1, J. Wright 1-0, B. Anderson 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Nagy 39-27, E. Plunk 46-32, P. Assenmacher 36-22, A. Morman 19-13, J. Mesa 21-9, J. Wright 31-16, B. Anderson 49-29
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Plunk 1-0 , P. Assenmacher 1-0 , A. Morman 1-0 , J. Mesa 3-2 , J. Wright 1-0 , B. Anderson 3-3
WP: J. Wright
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: David Justice
Ballpark: Jacobs Field
Weather: Rainy (47 degrees F), 25 MPH wind (left to right)
Start Time: 8:24 PM EST
Time: 5:53
Attendance: 44,880
Special Notes: RP Felix Heredia was injured while pitching. SP Brian J Anderson was injured while pitching.