1997 Cleveland Indians season
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Owner(s) | Richard Jacobs |
General manager(s) | John Hart |
Manager(s) | Mike Hargrove |
Local television | WUAB Jack Corrigan, Mike Hegan SportsChannel John Sanders, Rick Manning |
Local 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 and hosted the 1997 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
Contents
1 Offseason
2 Spring training
2.1 Game log
3 Regular season
3.1 Most Starts by Position
3.2 Season standings
3.3 Record vs. opponents
3.4 Notable transactions
3.5 Roster
3.6 Game log
4 All-Star game
5 Player stats
5.1 Batting
5.1.1 Starters by position
5.1.2 Other batters
5.2 Pitching
5.2.1 Starting pitchers
5.2.2 Other pitchers
5.2.3 Relief pitchers
6 American League Division Series
6.1 Cleveland Indians vs. New York Yankees
6.1.1 Game 1
6.1.2 Game 2
6.1.3 Game 3
6.1.4 Game 4
6.1.5 Game 5
7 American League Championship Series
7.1 Game 1
7.2 Game 2
7.3 Game 3
7.4 Game 4
7.5 Game 5
7.6 Game 6
8 World Series
8.1 Game 1
8.2 Game 2
8.3 Game 3
8.4 Game 4
8.5 Game 5
8.6 Game 6
8.7 Game 7
9 Award winners
10 Minor league affiliates
11 References
Offseason
- 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]
Spring training
Game log
Regular season
- 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
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 | Bip Roberts | 92 |
CF | Marquis Grissom | 144 |
RF | Manny Ramírez | 146 |
DH | David Justice | 61 |
Season standings
AL Central | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Cleveland Indians | 86 | 75 | 0.534 | — | 44–37 | 42–38 |
Chicago White Sox | 80 | 81 | 0.497 | 6 | 45–36 | 35–45 |
Milwaukee Brewers | 78 | 83 | 0.484 | 8 | 47–33 | 31–50 |
Minnesota Twins | 68 | 94 | 0.420 | 18½ | 35–46 | 33–48 |
Kansas City Royals | 67 | 94 | 0.416 | 19 | 33–47 | 34–47 |
Record vs. opponents
1997 American League Records Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] | |||||||||||||||
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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
- 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
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Pitchers
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Infielders
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Coaches
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Game log
1997 Game Log: 86–75 (Home: 44–37; Away: 42–38) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
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
Batting
Starters by position
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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Other batters
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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Pitching
Starting pitchers
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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Other pitchers
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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Relief pitchers
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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American League Division Series
Cleveland Indians vs. New York Yankees
Game 1
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
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
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
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
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
Game 1
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
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
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
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
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
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
Game 1
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
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
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
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
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
October 25, 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 | 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
October 26, 1997, at Pro Player Stadium in Miami
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | H | E |
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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
Marquis Grissom, Outfield, ALCS MVP
All-Star Game
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
Classification level | Team | League | Season article |
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AAA | Buffalo Bisons | International League | 1997 Buffalo Bisons season |
AA | Akron Aeros | Eastern League | 1997 Akron Aeros season |
Advanced A | Kinston Indians | Carolina League | |
A | Columbus RedStixx | South Atlantic League | |
Short Season A | Watertown Indians | New York–Penn League | |
Rookie | Burlington Indians | Appalachian League |
References
^ Matt Williams Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
^ https://www.baseball-reference.com/p/plunker01.shtml
^ ab Kevin Mitchell Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
^ https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hubbatr01.shtml
^ https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/curtich01.shtml
^ Les Norman Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
^ https://www.baseball-reference.com/f/fernato01.shtml
^ https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/candaca01.shtml
^ ab https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/cadargr01.shtml
^ http://baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=199706160CLE
^ ab Ryan Thompson Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
^ https://www.baseball-reference.com/l/lovulto01.shtml
^ https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/weathda01.shtml
^ 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