October 4, 1997 American League Division Series (ALDS) Game 3 at Jacobs Field Box Score and Play by Play

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1997 American League Division Series (ALDS) Game 3
1997 postseason: WS: FLA-CLE / ALCS: CLE-BAL / NLCS: FLA-ATL / Div. Series: CLE-NYY / BAL-SEA / FLA-SFG / ATL-HOU

Game 1
NYY  8
CLE  6
Game 2
CLE  7
@NYY  5
Game 3
NYY  6
@CLE  1
Game 4
CLE  3
NYY  2
Game 5
CLE  4
NYY  3

Jacobs Field, Attendance: 45,274

Saturday, October 4, 1997, 7:42
Time of Game: 2:59

Yankees

Joe Torre

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         1  0  1   4  0  0   0  0  0    6  4  1
Indians         0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  5  1

W: D Wells (1-0), L: C Nagy (0-1)

Indians

Mike Hargrove

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Raines LF                   2   2   0   0    2   0  .182  .741   16    3   0   IW
  C Curtis LF                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .611    4    1   0   
D Jeter SS                    3   2   0   0    2   0  .333 1.300   20    3   3   SB
P O'Neill RF                  4   1   2   5    0   0  .364 1.371   18    2   0   HR
B Williams CF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .607   26    1   0   
T Martinez 1B                 3   0   1   1    1   0  .364 1.189   25    7   0   
C Fielder DH                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   21    0   0   
C Hayes 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .268   18    1   4   
J Girardi C                   3   1   1   0    1   1  .200  .473   13    1   0   
R Sanchez 2B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .633    7    8   0   SH

D Wells P                                                                0   0
Totals                       31   6   4   6    6   2              168   27   7

BATTING

HR: P O'Neill (2, off C Ogea; 4th inn, 3 on, 2 outs).

SH: R Sanchez (1, off C Ogea).

IBB: T Raines (1, by C Nagy).

TB: P O'Neill 5; J Girardi; T Martinez.

RBI: P O'Neill 5 (6); T Martinez (4).

2-out RBI: P O'Neill 4; T Martinez.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

FIELDING

E: C Hayes (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: D Jeter (1, 2nd base off C Nagy/S Alomar).

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Roberts LF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .762   15    3   0   
K Seitzer 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000   17    9   0   
M Ramirez RF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .154  .308    9    1   0   
M Williams 3B                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .200  .885   10    1   2   
D Justice DH                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .333  .885   14    0   0   2B
S Alomar C                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .750    9    2   1   
T Fernandez 2B                3   0   0   1    0   0  .286  .715    7    4   2   
M Grissom CF                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .182  .546    8    6   0   
O Vizquel SS                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .455  .955   15    1   4   

C Nagy P                                                                 0   1
  C Ogea P                                                               0   1
Totals                       33   1   5   1    0   1              104   27  11

BATTING

2B: D Justice (2, off D Wells).

TB: D Justice 3; M Williams; M Grissom; O Vizquel.

RBI: T Fernandez (3).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

E: C Nagy ().

PITCHING

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Wells, W (1-0)               9     5   1   1    0   1   0   1.00   33  104-74   54· 4·16   12·14· 6· 0     74    -     0.66   0.23
Totals                         9     5   1   1    0   1   0          33  104-74   54· 4·16   12·14· 6· 0           -

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Nagy, L (0-1)                3.2   2   5   4    6   1   0   9.82   20   91-44   25· 9·10    7· 0· 6· 0     34    -     1.23  -0.06
C Ogea                         5.1   2   1   1    0   1   1   1.69   18   72-44   33· 1·10    7· 7· 3· 0          3-3    0.25  -0.21
Totals                         9     4   6   5    6   2   1          38  163-88   58·10·20   14· 7· 9· 0          3-3

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: C Nagy (1; T Raines).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Rocky Roe.

Time of Game: 2:59.

Attendance: 45,274.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Cleveland Indians                    
1. T Raines             LF    1. B Roberts            LF 
2. D Jeter              SS    2. K Seitzer            1B 
3. P O'Neill            RF    3. M Ramirez            RF 
4. B Williams           CF    4. M Williams           3B 
5. T Martinez           1B    5. D Justice            DH 
6. C Fielder            DH    6. S Alomar             C  
7. C Hayes              3B    7. T Fernandez          2B 
8. J Girardi            C     8. M Grissom            CF 
9. R Sanchez            2B    9. O Vizquel            SS 

   D Wells              P        C Nagy               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   2  1-2  123  8   26%  89% P O'Neill       C Ogea          Home Run (Fly Ball); Girardi Scores; Raines Scores; Jeter Scores
   t 3   2  1-1  -2-  5   10%  57% T Martinez      C Nagy          Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Jeter Scores
   b 2   0  1-0  1--  4   -9%  42% D Justice       D Wells         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Williams to 3B
   t 1   0  0-0  1-3  8    8%  69% P O'Neill       C Nagy          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Raines Scores/unER; Jeter to 3B
   t 1   0  0-0  1--  3    8%  61% D Jeter         C Nagy          Fielder's Choice P; Raines to 3B/Adv on E1 (throw to 2B)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Charles Nagy facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  7   53%  T Raines        Walk
          1--  3   61%  D Jeter         Fielder's Choice P; Raines to 3B/Adv on E1 (throw to 2B)
   R      1-3  8   69%  P O'Neill       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Raines Scores/unER; Jeter to 3B
   O      1-3  5   66%  B Williams      Groundout: C-1B; O'Neill to 2B
          -23  6   67%  T Martinez      Walk
   O      123  6   61%  C Fielder       Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  3   54%  C Hayes         Lineout: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Yankees 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, David Wells facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   57%  B Roberts       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   58%  K Seitzer       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  1   60%  M Ramirez       Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Indians 0.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Charles Nagy facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   57%  J Girardi       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  1   56%  R Sanchez       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   54%  T Raines        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, David Wells facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   51%  M Williams      Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
          1--  4   42%  D Justice       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Williams to 3B
   O      1-3  1   48%  S Alomar        Popfly: 2B (Deep 1B)
   RO     1-3  2   48%  T Fernandez     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Williams Scores
   O      1--  5   50%  M Grissom       Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Indians 1.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 1-1, Charles Nagy facing 2-3-4
          ---  6   54%  D Jeter         Walk
   O      1--  1   50%  P O'Neill       Lineout: CF
          1--      52%  B Williams      Jeter Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   48%  " "             Lineout: RF
   R      -2-  5   57%  T Martinez      Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Jeter Scores
   O      1--  6   55%  C Fielder       Lineout: 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 1-2, David Wells facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   58%  O Vizquel       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   60%  B Roberts       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   61%  K Seitzer       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Indians 1.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-1, Charles Nagy facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   59%  C Hayes         Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  6   61%  J Girardi       Walk
   O      1--  2   59%  R Sanchez       Groundout: 3B-1B; Girardi to 2B
          -2-  4   60%  T Raines        Intentional Walk
          12-  6   63%  D Jeter         Walk; Girardi to 3B; Raines to 2B
                  Chad Ogea replaces Charles Nagy pitching
   RRRR   123  8   89%  P O'Neill       Home Run (Fly Ball); Girardi Scores; Raines Scores; Jeter Scores
   O      ---  5   89%  B Williams      Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  4 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 6, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-6, David Wells facing 3-4-5
          ---  4   86%  M Ramirez       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   O      1--  1   89%  M Williams      Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  3   91%  D Justice       Flyball: RF
   O      1--  2   92%  S Alomar        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 6, Indians 1.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-1, Chad Ogea facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  7   92%  T Martinez      Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  3   91%  C Fielder       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  7   91%  C Hayes         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 6, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-6, David Wells facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   93%  T Fernandez     Popfly: SS
          ---  1   91%  M Grissom       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--  4   87%  O Vizquel       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Grissom to 3B
   O      1-3  1   91%  B Roberts       Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
   O      1-3  3   94%  K Seitzer       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 6, Indians 1.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-1, Chad Ogea facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   94%  J Girardi       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   93%  R Sanchez       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   93%  T Raines        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 6, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-6, David Wells facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   95%  M Ramirez       Popfly: 2B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  6   96%  M Williams      Popfly: 2B (Short CF-RF)
          ---  5   94%  D Justice       Double to CF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  3   96%  S Alomar        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 6, Indians 1.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-1, Chad Ogea facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   96%  D Jeter         Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  1   95%  P O'Neill       Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   95%  B Williams      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 6, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-6, David Wells facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   97%  T Fernandez     Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   97%  M Grissom       Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      ---  6   98%  O Vizquel       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 6, Indians 1.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-1, Chad Ogea facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  7   98%  T Martinez      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   97%  C Fielder       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   97%  C Hayes         Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 6, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-6, David Wells facing 1-2-3
                  Chad Curtis replaces Tim Raines playing LF batting 1st
   O      ---  7   98%  B Roberts       Lineout: LF
   O      ---  9   99%  K Seitzer       Lineout: CF
   O      ---  3   99%  M Ramirez       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 6, Indians 1.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-1, Chad Ogea facing 8-9-1
          ---  1   99%  J Girardi       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   99%  R Sanchez       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Girardi to 2B
   O      -2-  4   99%  C Curtis        Fielder's Choice SS; Girardi out at 2B/SS-2B
   O      1--  2   99%  D Jeter         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 6, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-6, David Wells facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1  100%  M Williams      Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  2  100%  D Justice       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3  100%  S Alomar        Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 6, Indians 1.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CLE199710040

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation