October 18, 1997 World Series Game 1 at Dolphin Stadium Box Score and Play by Play

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1997 World Series Game 1
1997 postseason: WS: FLA-CLE / ALCS: CLE-BAL / NLCS: FLA-ATL / Div. Series: CLE-NYY / BAL-SEA / FLA-SFG / ATL-HOU

Game 1
FLA  7
CLE  4
Game 2
CLE  6
@FLA  1
Game 3
FLA 14
@CLE 11
Game 4
CLE 10
FLA  3
Game 5
FLA  8
@CLE  7
Game 6
CLE  4
@FLA  1
Game 7
FLA  3
CLE  2
(11)

Dolphin Stadium, Attendance: 67,245

Saturday, October 18, 1997, 7:10
Time of Game: 0:00

Indians

Mike Hargrove

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         1  0  0   0  1  1   0  1  0    4 11  0
Marlins         0  0  1   4  2  0   0  0  X    7  7  1

W: L Hernandez (1-0), L: O Hershiser (0-1), S: R Nen (1)

Marlins

Jim Leyland

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Roberts 2B                  4   1   2   0    1   0  .500 1.600   24    2   1   2·2B
O Vizquel SS                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000   23    2   5   SH
M Ramirez RF                  3   1   1   1    2   0  .333 1.933   21    2   0   HR
D Justice LF                  4   0   2   1    1   0  .500 1.100   15    1   0   
M Williams 3B                 5   0   1   0    0   1  .200  .400   12    1   2   
J Thome 1B                    5   1   1   1    0   2  .200 1.000   22   10   1   HR
S Alomar C                    5   0   1   0    0   2  .200  .400   21    4   1   
M Grissom CF                  3   1   2   0    1   1  .667 1.750   15    1   0   2B
O Hershiser P                 2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    9    1   1   
  J Juden P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Branson PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    6    0   0   
  E Plunk P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Giles PH                  1   0   1   1    0   0 1.000 3.000    6    0   0   2B
  P Assenmacher P             0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       37   4  11   4    5  10              174   24  11

BATTING

2B: B Roberts 2 (2, 2 off L Hernandez); B Giles (1, off J Powell); M Grissom (1, off L Hernandez).

HR: J Thome (1, off L Hernandez; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF); M Ramirez (1, off L Hernandez; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).

SH: O Vizquel (1, off L Hernandez).

TB: J Thome 4; B Roberts 4; M Ramirez 4; M Grissom 3; B Giles 2; D Justice 2; M Williams; S Alomar.

RBI: J Thome (1); M Ramirez (1); D Justice (1); B Giles (1).

2-out RBI: B Giles; M Ramirez.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 1 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Roberts-O Vizquel-J Thome.

Florida Marlins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D White CF                    4   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .200   22    0   0   
E Renteria SS                 4   0   0   1    0   0  .000  .000   10    1   2   
G Sheffield RF                2   1   0   0    2   1  .000  .500   16    4   0   
B Bonilla 3B                  3   2   2   0    1   1  .667 1.417   15    0   2   
D Daulton 1B                  2   1   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000    8    5   0   
  J Conine 1B                 2   0   1   1    0   0  .500 1.000    9    5   0   GDP
M Alou LF                     3   1   1   3    1   1  .333 1.833   11    1   0   HR
C Johnson C                   3   1   1   1    1   0  .333 1.833   16   10   1   HR
C Counsell 2B                 3   1   1   0    1   0  .333 1.167   16    1   1   2B
L Hernandez P                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    6    0   2   SH
  D Cook P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Powell P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Cangelosi PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    0   0   
  R Nen P                     0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       29   7   7   6    7   5              133   27   8

BATTING

2B: C Counsell (1, off O Hershiser).

HR: C Johnson (1, off O Hershiser; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF Line); M Alou (1, off O Hershiser; 4th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to Deep LF Line).

SH: L Hernandez (1, off O Hershiser).

TB: C Johnson 4; M Alou 4; C Counsell 2; B Bonilla 2; J Conine; D Daulton.

GIDP: J Conine (1).

RBI: M Alou 3 (3); C Johnson (1); J Conine (1); E Renteria (1).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

E: G Sheffield (1).

PITCHING

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
O Hershiser, L (0-1)           4.1   6   7   7    4   2   2  14.54   23   83-49   31· 6·12   10· 6· 1· 0     21    -     0.88  -0.38
J Juden                        0.2   0   0   0    2   0   0   0.00    4   16-7     4· 0· 3    2· 0· 0· 0          2-1    0.44  -0.01
E Plunk                        2     1   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    7   22-12    6· 3· 3    2· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.14   0.01
P Assenmacher                  1     0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    3   12-9     3· 3· 3    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.10   0.00
Totals                         8     7   7   7    7   5   2          37  133-77   44·12·21   15· 8· 2· 0          2-1

Florida Marlins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
L Hernandez, W (1-0)           5.2   8   3   3    2   5   2   4.76   27  101-60   32·12·16    9· 5· 6· 0     44    -     0.96   0.04
D Cook, H (1)                  1.2   0   0   0    1   2   0   0.00    6   26-16   11· 1· 4    0· 3· 0· 0          2-0    0.57   0.06
J Powell                       0.2   1   1   1    2   1   0  13.50    5   28-12    7· 1· 4    0· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.66  -0.00
R Nen, S (1)                   1     2   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    5   19-16    7· 5· 4    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.18   0.03
Totals                         9    11   4   4    5  10   2          43  174-104  57·19·28   11· 9· 7· 1          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: J Juden (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Joe West, 3B - Greg Kosc.

Time of Game: 0:00.

Attendance: 67,245.

Field Condition: Wet.

Weather: Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Florida Marlins                      
1. B Roberts            2B    1. D White              CF 
2. O Vizquel            SS    2. E Renteria           SS 
3. M Ramirez            RF    3. G Sheffield          RF 
4. D Justice            LF    4. B Bonilla            3B 
5. M Williams           3B    5. D Daulton            1B 
6. J Thome              1B    6. M Alou               LF 
7. S Alomar             C     7. C Johnson            C  
8. M Grissom            CF    8. C Counsell           2B 
9. O Hershiser          P     9. L Hernandez          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   0  1-1  12-  3   21%  87% M Alou          O Hershiser     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Bonilla Scores; Daulton Scores
   b 3   0  1-0  ---  4    8%  50% C Counsell      O Hershiser     Double to RF (Ground Ball)
   t 1   1  0-0  1-3  3   -7%  36% D Justice       L Hernandez     Single to CF (Line Drive); Roberts Scores; Ramirez to 2B
   t 3   1  0-1  1-3  3    7%  38% D Justice       L Hernandez     Popfly: LF (Short LF-CF)
   b 4   0  1-1  1--  3    7%  67% D Daulton       O Hershiser     Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Bonilla to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Livan Hernandez facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  3   44%  B Roberts       Double to RF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  1   45%  O Vizquel       Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; Roberts to 3B
          --3  6   43%  M Ramirez       Walk
   R      1-3  3   36%  D Justice       Single to CF (Line Drive); Roberts Scores; Ramirez to 2B
   O      12-  3   40%  M Williams      Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
   O      12-  6   44%  J Thome         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Marlins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Marlins Batting, Behind 0-1, Orel Hershiser facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   42%  D White         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  2   40%  E Renteria      Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  4   41%  G Sheffield     Walk
   O      1--  7   39%  B Bonilla       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Marlins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Livan Hernandez facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   41%  S Alomar        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  7   42%  M Grissom       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   43%  O Hershiser     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Marlins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Marlins Batting, Behind 0-1, Orel Hershiser facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   41%  D Daulton       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   39%  M Alou          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   38%  C Johnson       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Marlins 0.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Livan Hernandez facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   32%  B Roberts       Double to CF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  4   33%  O Vizquel       Lineout: RF (Deep RF Line); Roberts to 3B
          --3  4   31%  M Ramirez       Walk
   O      1-3  3   38%  D Justice       Popfly: LF (Short LF-CF)
   O      1-3  4   43%  M Williams      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Marlins 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Marlins Batting, Behind 0-1, Orel Hershiser facing 8-9-1
          ---  4   50%  C Counsell      Double to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  2   48%  L Hernandez     Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Short 3B Line); Counsell to 3B
          --3  5   51%  D White         Walk
   RO     1-3  3   54%  E Renteria      Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B); Counsell Scores; White to 2B
   O      -2-  2   50%  G Sheffield     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Marlins 1.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Tied 1-1, Livan Hernandez facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   53%  J Thome         Lineout: 1B
   O      ---  1   55%  S Alomar        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  1   52%  M Grissom       Double to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  4   56%  O Hershiser     Bunt Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Marlins 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Marlins Batting, Tied 1-1, Orel Hershiser facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   60%  B Bonilla       Walk
          1--  3   67%  D Daulton       Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Bonilla to 2B
   RRR    12-  3   87%  M Alou          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Bonilla Scores; Daulton Scores
   R      ---  4   92%  C Johnson       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  2   92%  C Counsell      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  1   91%  L Hernandez     Popfly: 3B (Deep 3B)
   O      ---  5   91%  D White         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Marlins 5.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-5, Livan Hernandez facing 1-2-3
                  Jeff Conine replaces Darren Daulton playing 1B batting 5th
   O      ---  6   92%  B Roberts       Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
   O      ---  4   93%  O Vizquel       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   R      ---  3   89%  M Ramirez       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  2   89%  D Justice       Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Marlins 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Marlins Batting, Ahead 5-2, Orel Hershiser facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   89%  E Renteria      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  6   90%  G Sheffield     Walk
          1--  1   92%  B Bonilla       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Sheffield to 3B
   R      1-3  8   95%  J Conine        Single to CF (Line Drive); Sheffield Scores; Bonilla to 2B
                  Jeff Juden replaces Orel Hershiser pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  1   94%  M Alou          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole); Bonilla to 3B; Alou to 1B
   R      1-3  6   97%  C Johnson       Walk, Wild Pitch; Bonilla Scores/No RBI; Alou to 2B
          12-  6   97%  C Counsell      Walk; Alou to 3B; Johnson to 2B
   O      123  3   96%  L Hernandez     Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 2, Marlins 7.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-7, Livan Hernandez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   97%  M Williams      Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   R      ---  4   94%  J Thome         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
          ---  6   93%  S Alomar        Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
          1--  1   90%  M Grissom       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Alomar to 2B
                  Jeff Branson pinch hits for Jeff Juden batting 9th
   O      12-  6   93%  J Branson       Strikeout Looking
                  Dennis Cook replaces Livan Hernandez pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  5   96%  B Roberts       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Marlins 7.

Bottom of the 6th, Marlins Batting, Ahead 7-3, Eric Plunk facing 1-2-3
                  Eric Plunk replaces Jeff Branson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   95%  D White         Popfly: SS
   O      ---  2   95%  E Renteria      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   95%  G Sheffield     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Marlins 7.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-7, Dennis Cook facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  8   96%  O Vizquel       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   97%  M Ramirez       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  5   96%  D Justice       Walk
   O      1--  1   97%  M Williams      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Marlins 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Marlins Batting, Ahead 7-3, Eric Plunk facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   98%  B Bonilla       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  1   97%  J Conine        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
          ---  4   97%  M Alou          Walk
   O      1--  3   97%  C Johnson       Popfly: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Marlins 7.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-7, Dennis Cook facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   98%  J Thome         Strikeout Looking
                  Jay Powell replaces Dennis Cook pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   99%  S Alomar        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          ---  6   98%  M Grissom       Walk
                  Brian Giles pinch hits for Eric Plunk batting 9th
   R      1--  6   95%  B Giles         Double to RF; Grissom Scores; Giles to 3B/Adv on E9
          --3  6   93%  B Roberts       Walk
   O      1-3  6   98%  O Vizquel       Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Indians 4, Marlins 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Marlins Batting, Ahead 7-4, Paul Assenmacher facing 8-9-1
                  Paul Assenmacher replaces Brian Giles pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   97%  C Counsell      Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  John Cangelosi pinch hits for Jay Powell batting 9th
   O      ---  4   97%  J Cangelosi     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   97%  D White         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Marlins 7.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 4-7, Robb Nen facing 3-4-5
                  Robb Nen replaces John Cangelosi pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   99%  M Ramirez       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   97%  D Justice       Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
          1--  3   92%  M Williams      Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Justice to 2B
   O      12-  3   97%  J Thome         Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  6  100%  S Alomar        Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 4, Marlins 7.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:FLO199710180

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation