1997 Cleveland Indians | ||
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American League Champions American League Central Champions | ||
League | American League | |
Division | Central | |
Ballpark | Jacobs Field | |
City | Cleveland, Ohio | |
Record | 86–75 (.534) | |
Divisional place | 1st | |
Owners | Richard Jacobs | |
General managers | John Hart | |
Managers | Mike Hargrove | |
Television | WUAB Jack Corrigan, Mike Hegan SportsChannel John Sanders, Rick Manning | |
Radio | WKNR (1220 AM) Herb Score, Tom Hamilton, Matt Underwood | |
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The 1997 Cleveland Indians season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Indians making their second World Series appearance in three years. The Indians finished in first place in the American League Central Division and hosted the 1997 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
Offseason
[edit]- November 13, 1996: Matt Williams was traded by the San Francisco Giants with a player to be named later to the Cleveland Indians for a player to be named later, Jeff Kent, Julián Tavárez, and José Vizcaíno. The Cleveland Indians sent Joe Roa (December 16, 1996) to the San Francisco Giants to complete the trade.[1]
- December 10, 1996: Eric Plunk was signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Indians.[2]
- December 13, 1996: Kevin Mitchell signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Indians.[3]
- December 16, 1996: Trenidad Hubbard was sent by the San Francisco Giants to the Cleveland Indians to complete an earlier deal made on November 13, 1996.[4]
- December 18, 1996: Chad Curtis was signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Indians.[5]
- December 19, 1996: Les Norman was signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Indians.[6]
- December 28, 1996: Tony Fernandez was signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Indians.[7]
- January 1, 1997: Casey Candaele was signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Indians.[8]
- January 31, 1997: Greg Cadaret was signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Indians.[9]
Regular season
[edit]- The season started with several new faces. The Indians acquired home run hitter Matt Williams. On March 25, 1997, the club traded All-Star Kenny Lofton and pitcher Alan Embree to the Atlanta Braves for Marquis Grissom and David Justice.
- June 16 – The first interleague game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Cleveland Indians took place at Jacobs Field. The rivalry would be known as the Battle of Ohio. The Reds won the game by a score of 4-1.[10]
Most Starts by Position
[edit]Position | Name | # of Starts |
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C | Sandy Alomar Jr. | 119 |
1B | Jim Thome | 145 |
2B | Tony Fernández | 109 |
3B | Matt Williams | 151 |
SS | Omar Vizquel | 152 |
LF | Brian Giles | 82 |
CF | Marquis Grissom | 144 |
RF | Manny Ramírez | 146 |
DH | David Justice | 61 |
Season standings
[edit]Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Cleveland Indians | 86 | 75 | .534 | — | 44–37 | 42–38 |
Chicago White Sox | 80 | 81 | .497 | 6 | 45–36 | 35–45 |
Milwaukee Brewers | 78 | 83 | .484 | 8 | 47–33 | 31–50 |
Minnesota Twins | 68 | 94 | .420 | 18½ | 35–46 | 33–48 |
Kansas City Royals | 67 | 94 | .416 | 19 | 33–47 | 34–47 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | ANA | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR | NL |
Anaheim | — | 4–7 | 6–5 | 6–5 | 7–4 | 5–6 | 6–5 | 7–4 | 4–7 | 4–7 | 11–1 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 6–5 | 4–12 |
Baltimore | 7–4 | — | 5–7 | 5–6 | 6–5 | 6–6 | 7–4 | 5–6 | 10–1 | 8–4 | 8–3 | 7–4 | 10–1 | 6–6 | 8–7 |
Boston | 5–6 | 7–5 | — | 3–8 | 6–5 | 5–7 | 3–8 | 8–3 | 8–3 | 4–8 | 7–4 | 7–4 | 3–8 | 6–6 | 6–9 |
Chicago | 5–6 | 6–5 | 8–3 | — | 5–7 | 4–7 | 11–1 | 4–7 | 6–6 | 2–9 | 8–3 | 5–6 | 3–8 | 5–6 | 8–7 |
Cleveland | 4–7 | 5–6 | 5–6 | 7–5 | — | 6–5 | 8–3 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 5–6 | 7–4 | 3–8 | 5–6 | 6–5 | 9–6 |
Detroit | 6–5 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 7–4 | 5–6 | — | 6–5 | 4–7 | 4–7 | 2–10 | 7–4 | 4–7 | 7–4 | 6–6 | 8–7 |
Kansas City | 5–6 | 4–7 | 8–3 | 1–11 | 3–8 | 5–6 | — | 6–6 | 7–5 | 3–8 | 3–8 | 5–6 | 6–5 | 5–6 | 6–9 |
Milwaukee | 4–7 | 6–5 | 3–8 | 7–4 | 4–8 | 7–4 | 6–6 | — | 5–7 | 4–7 | 5–6 | 5–6 | 7–4 | 7–4 | 8–7 |
Minnesota | 7–4 | 1–10 | 3–8 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 7–4 | 5–7 | 7–5 | — | 3–8 | 7–4 | 5–6 | 3–8 | 3–8 | 7–8 |
New York | 7–4 | 4–8 | 8–4 | 9–2 | 6–5 | 10–2 | 8–3 | 7–4 | 8–3 | — | 6–5 | 4–7 | 7–4 | 7–5 | 5–10 |
Oakland | 1–11 | 3–8 | 4–7 | 3–8 | 4–7 | 4–7 | 8–3 | 6–5 | 4–7 | 5–6 | — | 5–7 | 5–7 | 6–5 | 7–9 |
Seattle | 6–6 | 4–7 | 4–7 | 6–5 | 8–3 | 7–4 | 6–5 | 6–5 | 6–5 | 7–4 | 7–5 | — | 8–4 | 8–3 | 7–9 |
Texas | 4–8 | 1–10 | 8–3 | 8–3 | 6–5 | 4–7 | 5–6 | 4–7 | 8–3 | 4–7 | 7–5 | 4–8 | — | 4–7 | 10–6 |
Toronto | 5–6 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 6–5 | 5–6 | 6–6 | 6–5 | 4–7 | 8–3 | 5–7 | 5–6 | 3–8 | 7–4 | — | 4–11 |
Notable transactions
[edit]- April 21, 1997: Ryan Thompson signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Indians.[11]
- May 20, 1997: Torey Lovullo was signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Indians.[12]
- June 3, 1997: Kevin Mitchell was released by the Cleveland Indians.[3]
- June 5, 1997: Ryan Thompson was traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Toronto Blue Jays for Jeff Manto.[11]
- June 9, 1997: Dave Weathers was traded by the New York Yankees to the Cleveland Indians for Chad Curtis.[13]
- July 3, 1997: Greg Cadaret was released by the Cleveland Indians.[9]
- July 25, 1997: Pat Listach was signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Indians.[14]
- July 31, 1997: John Smiley was traded by the Cincinnati Reds with Jeff Branson to the Cleveland Indians for Jim Crowell, Danny Graves, Damian Jackson, and Scott Winchester.[15]
- July 31, 1997: Jeff Juden was traded by the Montreal Expos to the Cleveland Indians for Steve Kline.[16]
- August 13, 1997: Julio Franco was released by the Cleveland Indians.[17]
Roster
[edit]Game log
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April: 12–13 (Home: 5–6; Away: 7–7)
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May: 15–11 (Home: 9–3; Away: 6–8)
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June: 13–11 (Home: 7–7; Away: 6–4)
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July: 14–13 (Home: 7–10; Away: 7–3)
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August: 16–14 (Home: 9–6; Away: 7–8)
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September: 16–13 (Home: 7–5; Away: 9–8)
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Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement Bold = Indians team member |
All-Star game
[edit]The 1997 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 68th playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL). There were no members of the Indians in the starting lineup although three Indians (Sandy Alomar Jr., Jim Thome, and David Justice) were named to the team. The game was held on July 8, 1997, and the first pitch was thrown by former Indian Larry Doby. The American League were victorious 3 – 1, with the go ahead HR coming courtesy Alomar Jr.
Player stats
[edit]Batting
[edit]Starters by position
[edit]Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Sandy Alomar Jr. | 125 | 451 | 146 | .324 | 21 | 83 |
1B | Jim Thome | 147 | 496 | 142 | .286 | 40 | 102 |
2B | Tony Fernández | 120 | 409 | 117 | .286 | 11 | 44 |
SS | Omar Vizquel | 153 | 565 | 158 | .280 | 5 | 49 |
3B | Matt Williams | 151 | 596 | 157 | .263 | 32 | 105 |
LF | Brian Giles | 130 | 377 | 101 | .268 | 17 | 61 |
CF | Marquis Grissom | 144 | 558 | 146 | .262 | 12 | 66 |
RF | Manny Ramirez | 150 | 561 | 184 | .328 | 26 | 88 |
DH | David Justice | 139 | 495 | 163 | .329 | 33 | 101 |
Other batters
[edit]Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Julio Franco | 78 | 289 | 82 | .284 | 3 | 25 |
Kevin Seitzer | 64 | 198 | 53 | .268 | 2 | 24 |
Pat Borders | 55 | 159 | 47 | .296 | 4 | 15 |
Bip Roberts | 23 | 85 | 23 | .271 | 3 | 8 |
Jeff Branson | 29 | 72 | 19 | .264 | 2 | 7 |
Kevin Mitchell | 20 | 59 | 9 | .153 | 4 | 11 |
Jeff Manto | 16 | 30 | 8 | .267 | 2 | 7 |
Chad Curtis | 22 | 29 | 6 | .207 | 3 | 5 |
Casey Candaele | 14 | 26 | 8 | .308 | 0 | 4 |
Bruce Aven | 13 | 19 | 4 | .211 | 0 | 2 |
Enrique Wilson | 5 | 15 | 5 | .333 | 0 | 1 |
Trent Hubbard | 7 | 12 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
Richie Sexson | 5 | 11 | 3 | .273 | 0 | 0 |
Sean Casey | 6 | 10 | 2 | .200 | 0 | 1 |
Damian Jackson | 8 | 9 | 1 | .111 | 0 | 0 |
Einar Díaz | 5 | 7 | 1 | .143 | 0 | 1 |
Pitching
[edit]Starting pitchers
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Charles Nagy | 34 | 227.0 | 15 | 11 | 4.28 | 149 |
Orel Hershiser | 32 | 195.1 | 14 | 6 | 4.47 | 107 |
Chad Ogea | 21 | 126.1 | 8 | 9 | 4.99 | 80 |
Bartolo Colón | 19 | 94.0 | 4 | 7 | 5.65 | 66 |
Jaret Wright | 16 | 90.1 | 8 | 3 | 4.38 | 63 |
Brian Anderson | 8 | 48.0 | 4 | 2 | 4.69 | 22 |
John Smiley | 6 | 37.1 | 2 | 4 | 5.54 | 26 |
Terry Clark | 4 | 26.1 | 0 | 3 | 6.15 | 13 |
Other pitchers
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Albie Lopez | 37 | 76.2 | 3 | 7 | 6.93 | 63 |
Jason Jacome | 21 | 42.2 | 2 | 0 | 5.27 | 24 |
Jack McDowell | 8 | 40.2 | 3 | 3 | 5.09 | 38 |
Jeff Juden | 8 | 31.1 | 0 | 1 | 5.46 | 29 |
David Weathers | 9 | 16.2 | 1 | 2 | 7.56 | 14 |
Relief pitchers
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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José Mesa | 66 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 2.40 | 69 |
Paul Assenmacher | 75 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2.94 | 53 |
Mike Jackson | 71 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 3.24 | 74 |
Eric Plunk | 55 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4.66 | 66 |
Paul Shuey | 40 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6.20 | 46 |
Alvin Morman | 34 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5.89 | 13 |
Steve Kline | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5.81 | 17 |
Danny Graves | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.76 | 4 |
American League Division Series
[edit]Cleveland Indians vs. New York Yankees
[edit]Game 1
[edit]September 30, Yankee Stadium
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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Cleveland | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 0 |
New York | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | X | 8 | 11 | 0 |
W: Ramiro Mendoza (1-0) L: Eric Plunk (0-1) SV: Mariano Rivera (1) | ||||||||||||
HR: CLE – Sandy Alomar Jr. (1) NYY – Tino Martinez (1) Tim Raines (1) Derek Jeter (1) Paul O'Neill (1) |
Game 2
[edit]October 2, Yankee Stadium
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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Cleveland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 1 |
New York | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
W: Jaret Wright (1-0) L: Andy Pettitte (0-1) SV: None | ||||||||||||
HR: CLE – Matt Williams (1) NYY – Derek Jeter (2) |
Game 3
[edit]October 4, Jacobs Field
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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New York | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
Cleveland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
W: David Wells (1-0) L: Charles Nagy (0-1) SV: None | ||||||||||||
HR: CLE – None NYY – Paul O'Neill (2) |
Game 4
[edit]October 5, Jacobs Field
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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New York | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 |
Cleveland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
W: Mike Jackson (1-0) L: Ramiro Mendoza (1-1) SV: None | ||||||||||||
HR: CLE – David Justice (1) Sandy Alomar Jr. (2) NYY – None |
Game 5
[edit]October 6, Jacobs Field
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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New York | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0 |
Cleveland | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 | 7 | 2 |
W: Jaret Wright (2-0) L: Andy Pettitte (0-2) SV: José Mesa (1) | ||||||||||||
HR: CLE – None NYY – None |
American League Championship Series
[edit]Game 1
[edit]October 8, Camden Yards
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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Cleveland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
Baltimore | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 | 6 | 1 |
WP: Scott Erickson (1-0) LP: Chad Ogea (0-1) SV: Randy Myers (1) | ||||||||||||
HRs: BAL – Brady Anderson (1) Roberto Alomar (1) |
Game 2
[edit]October 9, Camden Yards
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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Cleveland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
Baltimore | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
WP: Paul Assenmacher (1-0) LP: Armando Benítez (0-1) SV: José Mesa (1) | ||||||||||||
HRs: CLE – Manny Ramírez (1) Marquis Grissom (1) BAL – Cal Ripken (1) |
Game 3
[edit]October 11, Jacobs Field
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | R | H | E |
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Baltimore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
Cleveland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
WP: Eric Plunk (1-0) LP: Randy Myers (0-1) | |||||||||||||||
HRs: None |
Game 4
[edit]October 12, Jacobs Field
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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Baltimore | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 2 |
Cleveland | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 0 |
WP: José Mesa (1-0) LP: Alan Mills (0-1) | ||||||||||||
HRs: CLE – Sandy Alomar Jr. (1) Manny Ramírez (2) BAL – Brady Anderson (2) Harold Baines (1) Rafael Palmeiro (1) |
Game 5
[edit]October 13, Jacobs Field
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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Baltimore | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 0 |
Cleveland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
WP: Scott Kamieniecki (1-0) LP: Chad Ogea (0-2) | ||||||||||||
HRs: BAL – Eric Davis (1) |
Game 6
[edit]October 15, Camden Yards
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | H | E | |
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Cleveland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
Baltimore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
WP: Brian Anderson (1-0) LP: Armando Benítez (0-2) S: José Mesa (1) | |||||||||||||||
HRs: CLE: – Tony Fernández (1) |
World Series
[edit]Game 1
[edit]October 18, 1997, at Pro Player Stadium in Miami
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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Cleveland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0 |
Florida | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | x | 7 | 7 | 1 |
W: Liván Hernández (1-0) L: Orel Hershiser (0-1) S: Robb Nen (1) | ||||||||||||
HR: CLE – Manny Ramírez (1), Jim Thome (1) FLA – Moisés Alou (1), Charles Johnson (1) |
Game 2
[edit]October 19, 1997, at Pro Player Stadium in Miami
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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Cleveland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 0 |
Florida | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
W: Chad Ogea (1-0) L: Kevin Brown (0-1) | ||||||||||||
HR: CLE – Sandy Alomar Jr. (1) |
Game 3
[edit]October 21, 1997, at Jacobs Field in Cleveland, Ohio
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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Florida | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 3 |
Cleveland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 3 |
W: Dennis Cook (1-0) L: Eric Plunk (0-1) S: Robb Nen (2) | ||||||||||||
HR: FLA – Gary Sheffield (1), Darren Daulton (1), Jim Eisenreich (1) CLE – Jim Thome (2) |
Game 4
[edit]October 22, 1997, at Jacobs Field in Cleveland, Ohio
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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Florida | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
Cleveland | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | X | 10 | 15 | 0 |
W: Jaret Wright (1-0) L: Tony Saunders (0-1) | ||||||||||||
HR: FLA – Moisés Alou (2) CLE – Manny Ramírez (2), Matt Williams (1) |
Game 5
[edit]October 23, 1997, at Jacobs Field in Cleveland, Ohio
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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Florida | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 2 |
Cleveland | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 0 |
W: Liván Hernández (2-0) L: Orel Hershiser (0-2) S: Robb Nen (3) | ||||||||||||
HR: FLA – Moisés Alou (3) CLE – Sandy Alomar Jr. (2) |
Game 6
[edit]October 25, 1997, at Pro Player Stadium in Miami
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cleveland | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
Florida | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
W: Chad Ogea (2-0) L: Kevin Brown (0-2) S: José Mesa (1) |
Game 7
[edit]October 26, 1997, at Pro Player Stadium in Miami
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | H | E |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cleveland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
Florida | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
W: Jay Powell (1-0) L: Charles Nagy (0-1) | ||||||||||||||
HR – FLA: Bobby Bonilla (1) |
Award winners
[edit]- Marquis Grissom, Outfield, ALCS MVP
- Sandy Alomar Jr., catcher, reserve
- Jim Thome, first baseman, reserve
- David Justice, Outfield, elected to start, but was unable to play due to an injury.
Minor league affiliates
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Matt Williams Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ "Eric Plunk Stats".
- ^ a b Kevin Mitchell Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ "Trent Hubbard Stats".
- ^ "Chad Curtis Stats".
- ^ Les Norman Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ "Tony Fernandez Stats".
- ^ "Casey Candaele Stats".
- ^ a b "Greg Cadaret Stats".
- ^ "Box Score of Game played on Monday, June 16, 1997 at Jacobs Field".
- ^ a b Ryan Thompson Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ "Torey Lovullo Stats".
- ^ "David Weathers Stats".
- ^ Pat Listach Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ John Smiley Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Jeff Juden Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Julio Franco Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- 1997 Cleveland Indians at Baseball Reference
- 1997 Cleveland Indians at Baseball Almanac
- 1997 WS at Baseball Reference