October 11, 1997 American League Championship Series (ALCS) Game 3 at Jacobs Field Box Score and Play by Play

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1997 American League Championship Series (ALCS) 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
BAL  3
CLE  0
Game 2
CLE  5
@BAL  4
Game 3
CLE  2
BAL  1
(12) Game 4
CLE  8
BAL  7
Game 5
BAL  4
@CLE  2
Game 6
CLE  1
@BAL  0
(11)

Jacobs Field, Attendance: 45,057

Saturday, October 11, 1997, 4:17
Time of Game: 4:51

Orioles

Davey Johnson

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11 12    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Orioles         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    1  8  1
Indians         0  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  1    2  6  0

W: E Plunk (1-0), L: R Myers (0-1)

Winning Run scored with 1 out

Indians

Mike Hargrove

BATTING

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Anderson CF                 4   0   2   1    1   0  .333 1.179   11    1   0   2B,SB
R Alomar 2B                   3   0   1   0    2   0  .182  .812   18    1   3   GDP,2·IW
E Davis RF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .111  .311   13    1   0   
  L Webster C                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500    5    5   0   
R Palmeiro 1B                 5   0   1   0    0   4  .231  .539   23   10   0   
B Surhoff LF                  5   0   0   0    0   1  .182  .490   20    1   0   GDP
C Ripken 3B                   5   0   0   0    0   2  .250  .891   20    0   2   
H Baines DH                   1   0   1   0    1   0  .375  .819   10    0   0   CS
  G Berroa PH                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .143  .429   14    0   0   2B
C Hoiles C                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .167  .453   16   15   1   GDP
  J Reboulet PR-SS            2   1   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    9    0   0   
M Bordick SS                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .125  .250    8    0   3   
  J Hammonds PH-RF            2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .333    6    0   0   

M Mussina P                                                              0   0
  A Benitez P                                                            0   0
  J Orosco P                                                             0   0
  A Mills P                                                              0   0
  A Rhodes P                                                             0   0
  R Myers P                                                              0   0
Totals                       40   1   8   1    4  12              173   34   9

BATTING

2B: B Anderson (2, off J Mesa); G Berroa (1, off E Plunk).

IBB: R Alomar 2 (2, by J Juden, by J Mesa).

TB: B Anderson 3; G Berroa 2; C Hoiles; R Palmeiro; R Alomar; H Baines; L Webster.

GIDP: B Surhoff (1); R Alomar (1); C Hoiles (2).

RBI: B Anderson (2).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

E: R Alomar (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: B Anderson (1, 2nd base off J Juden/S Alomar).

CS: H Baines (1, 2nd base by O Hershiser/S Alomar).

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Roberts 2B                  3   0   0   0    0   3  .083  .166   11    3   3   
  T Fernandez 2B              3   0   1   0    0   1  .200  .629    9    0   2   
O Vizquel SS                  4   0   0   0    1   3  .000  .214   24    4   2   
M Ramirez RF                  4   0   2   0    1   2  .273  .930   33    4   0   
J Thome 1B                    1   1   0   0    3   1  .000  .500   23    7   0   
  K Seitzer PH-1B             1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .250         2   0   
D Justice DH                  5   0   1   0    0   2  .300  .664   19    0   0   
M Williams 3B                 4   0   2   1    1   1  .333  .718   20    1   5   
S Alomar C                    5   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .083   18   13   1   
B Giles LF                    5   0   0   0    0   3  .000  .000   26    0   0   
M Grissom CF                  4   1   0   0    1   4  .364 1.053   25    2   0   SB

O Hershiser P                                                            0   0
  P Assenmacher P                                                        0   0
  M Jackson P                                                            0   0
  J Mesa P                                                               0   0
  J Juden P                                                              0   0
  A Morman P                                                             0   0
  E Plunk P                                                              0   0
Totals                       39   2   6   1    7  21              208   36  13

BATTING

TB: M Ramirez 2; M Williams 2; D Justice; T Fernandez.

RBI: M Williams (1).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 4. S Alomar-O Vizquel; M Williams-B Roberts-J Thome; O Vizquel-B Roberts-J Thome; B Roberts-O Vizquel-J Thome.

BASERUNNING

SB: M Grissom (2, Home off R Myers/L Webster).

PO: M Ramirez (1st base by J Orosco).

PITCHING

Baltimore Orioles          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str   GB-FB  GmSc  IR-IS
M Mussina                   7     3   1   1    2  15   0   1.29   26  120-79     5-1     80    - 
A Benitez                   1     0   0   0    1   1   0  13.50    4   15-10     1-1          0-0
J Orosco                    0.2   0   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    2   11-4      0-0          1-0
A Mills                     0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    2    7-4      1-0          1-0
A Rhodes                    1     1   0   0    1   2   0   0.00    5   24-14     1-0          0-0
R Myers, L (0-1)            1.1   1   1   1    2   2   0   3.86    7     -       1-1          2-0
Totals                     11.1   6   2   2    7  21   0          46  177-111    9-3          4-0

Cleveland Indians          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str   GB-FB  GmSc  IR-IS
O Hershiser                 7     4   0   0    1   7   0   0.00   22   86-55     6-4     75    - 
P Assenmacher, H (1)        0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    2   10-6      0-1          0-0
M Jackson, H (2)            0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1    4-2      0-1          0-0
J Mesa, BS (1)              2     2   1   1    1   1   0   3.00    9   30-19     2-3          0-0
J Juden                     0.2   1   0   0    2   2   0   0.00    5   22-10     0-0          0-0
A Morman                    0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    2    8-7      1-0          3-0
E Plunk, W (1-0)            0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3   13-10     1-1          0-0
Totals                     12     8   1   1    4  12   0          44  173-109   10-10         3-0

A Benitez faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.
A Rhodes faced 2 batters in the 11th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: A Rhodes (1).

IBB: J Juden (1; R Alomar); J Mesa (1; R Alomar).

PO: J Orosco (0; M Ramirez, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John Hirschbeck, 1B - Durwood Merrill, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Mike Reilly.

Time of Game: 4:51.

Attendance: 45,057.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 60° F, Wind 10mph out to Centerfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Baltimore Orioles             Cleveland Indians                    
1. B Anderson           CF    1. B Roberts            2B 
2. R Alomar             2B    2. O Vizquel            SS 
3. E Davis              RF    3. M Ramirez            RF 
4. R Palmeiro           1B    4. J Thome              1B 
5. B Surhoff            LF    5. D Justice            DH 
6. C Ripken             3B    6. M Williams           3B 
7. H Baines             DH    7. S Alomar             C  
8. C Hoiles             C     8. B Giles              LF 
9. M Bordick            SS    9. M Grissom            CF 

   M Mussina            P        O Hershiser          P

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Orel Hershiser facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  1  B Anderson      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  5  R Alomar        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5  E Davis         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Mussina facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3  B Roberts       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4  O Vizquel       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7  M Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Orel Hershiser facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4  R Palmeiro      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5  B Surhoff       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6  C Ripken        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Mussina facing 4-5-6
          ---  7  J Thome         Walk
   O      1--  3  D Justice       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5  M Williams      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Williams to 2B/Adv on E4 (throw)
   O      -2-  4  S Alomar        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Orel Hershiser facing 7-8-9
          ---  5  H Baines        Walk
   O      1--  5  C Hoiles        Strikeout Looking
   OO     1--  7  M Bordick       Double Play: Strikeout Looking, Baines Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Mussina facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6  B Giles         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3  M Grissom       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4  B Roberts       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Orel Hershiser facing 1-2-3
          ---  1  B Anderson      Single to CF
   OO     1--  3  R Alomar        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---  2  E Davis         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Mussina facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6  O Vizquel       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3  M Ramirez       Single to RF
   O      1--  5  J Thome         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3  D Justice       Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Orel Hershiser facing 4-5-6
          ---  3  R Palmeiro      Single to RF
   OO     1--  5  B Surhoff       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---  4  C Ripken        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Mussina facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5  M Williams      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2  S Alomar        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  6  B Giles         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Orel Hershiser facing 7-8-9
          ---  5  H Baines        Single to CF
   OO     1--  6  C Hoiles        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---  1  M Bordick       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Mussina facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4  M Grissom       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4  B Roberts       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6  O Vizquel       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Orel Hershiser facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2  B Anderson      Flyball: RF
          ---  2  R Alomar        Single to CF
   O      1--  2  E Davis         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  7  R Palmeiro      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Mussina facing 3-4-5
   O      --- 13  M Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6  J Thome         Walk
          1--  4  D Justice       Single to CF; Thome to 2B
   R      12-  1  M Williams      Single to CF; Thome Scores; Justice to 2B
   O      12-  3  S Alomar        Groundout: 2B-1B; Justice to 3B; Williams to 2B
   O      -23  3  B Giles         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 1.

Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Paul Assenmacher facing 5-6-7
                  Paul Assenmacher replaces Orel Hershiser pitching; Tony Fernandez replaces Bip Roberts playing 2B batting 1st
   O      ---  4  B Surhoff       Popfly: SS
   O      ---  6  C Ripken        Strikeout Looking
                  Mike Jackson replaces Paul Assenmacher pitching; Geronimo Berroa replaces Harold Baines playing DH batting 7th
   O      ---  4  G Berroa        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Armando Benitez facing 9-1-2
                  Armando Benitez replaces Mike Mussina pitching
   O      ---  4  M Grissom       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2  T Fernandez     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1  O Vizquel       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 1.

Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Jose Mesa facing 8-9-1
                  Jose Mesa replaces Mike Jackson pitching
          ---  5  C Hoiles        Single (CF-RF)
                  Jeffrey Hammonds pinch hits for Mike Bordick batting 9th; Jeff Reboulet pinch runs for Chris Hoiles batting 8th
   O      1--  2  J Hammonds      Groundout: 2B-1B; Reboulet to 2B
   R      -2-  2  B Anderson      Double to CF; Reboulet Scores
          -2-  4  R Alomar        Intentional Walk
   O      12-  4  E Davis         Foul Flyball: C
   O      12-  5  R Palmeiro      Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 1, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Tied 1-1, Armando Benitez facing 3-4-5
                  Lenny Webster replaces Eric Davis playing C batting 3rd; Jeff Reboulet moves to SS; Jeffrey Hammonds moves to RF
          ---  8  M Ramirez       Walk
                  Jesse Orosco replaces Armando Benitez pitching
   O      1--     J Thome         Ramirez Picked off 1B (1B)
          ---  5  " "             Walk
   O      1--  6  D Justice       Strikeout Swinging
                  Alan Mills replaces Jesse Orosco pitching
          1--  3  M Williams      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Thome to 2B
   O      12-  4  S Alomar        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 1, Indians 1.

Top of the 10th, Orioles Batting, Tied 1-1, Jose Mesa facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2  B Surhoff       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1  C Ripken        Lineout: SS
   O      ---  5  G Berroa        Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 10th, Indians Batting, Tied 1-1, Arthur Rhodes facing 8-9-1
                  Arthur Rhodes replaces Alan Mills pitching
   O      ---  5  B Giles         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  7  M Grissom       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4  T Fernandez     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Indians 1.

Top of the 11th, Orioles Batting, Tied 1-1, Jeff Juden facing 8-9-1
                  Jeff Juden replaces Jose Mesa pitching
   O      ---  4  J Reboulet      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4  J Hammonds      Strikeout Looking
          ---  5  B Anderson      Walk
          1--     R Alomar        Anderson Steals 2B
          -2-  4  " "             Intentional Walk
          12-  5  L Webster       Single to 3B; Anderson to 3B; Alomar to 2B
                  Alvin Morman replaces Jeff Juden pitching
   O      123  4  R Palmeiro      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Orioles 1, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 11th, Indians Batting, Tied 1-1, Arthur Rhodes facing 2-3-4
          ---  6  O Vizquel       Walk
          1--  2  M Ramirez       Single to RF; Vizquel to 2B
                  Kevin Seitzer pinch hits for Jim Thome batting 4th
          12-     K Seitzer       Wild Pitch; Vizquel to 3B
                  Randy Myers replaces Arthur Rhodes pitching
   O      1-3     " "             Groundout: 3B-1B; Ramirez to 2B
   O      -23  3  D Justice       Lineout: LF
          -23  6  M Williams      Walk
   O      123  5  S Alomar        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Orioles 1, Indians 1.

Top of the 12th, Orioles Batting, Tied 1-1, Alvin Morman facing 5-6-7
                  Kevin Seitzer moves to 1B
   O      ---  4  B Surhoff       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Eric Plunk replaces Alvin Morman pitching
   O      ---  3  C Ripken        Flyball: RF
          ---  5  G Berroa        Double to LF
   O      -2-  5  J Reboulet      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 12th, Indians Batting, Tied 1-1, Randy Myers facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6  B Giles         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7  M Grissom       Walk
          1--  3  T Fernandez     Single to RF; Grissom to 3B
   R      1-3     O Vizquel       Grissom Steals Hm
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Indians 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CLE199710110

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