Cleveland Indians vs Florida Marlins
October 18, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 18, 1997 at Pro Player Stadium. The Florida Marlins defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Cleveland Indians 4, Florida Marlins 7

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Roberts 2b 4 1 2 0
Vizquel ss 4 0 0 0
Ramirez rf 3 1 1 1
Justice lf 4 0 2 1
Williams 3b 5 0 1 0
Thome 1b 5 1 1 1
Alomar, Jr. c 5 0 1 0
Grissom cf 3 1 2 0
Hershiser p 2 0 0 0
  Juden p 0 0 0 0
  Branson ph 1 0 0 0
  Plunk p 0 0 0 0
  Giles ph 1 0 1 1
  Assenmacher p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 11 4
Florida Marlins ab   r   h rbi
White cf 4 0 0 0
Renteria ss 4 0 0 1
Sheffield rf 2 1 0 0
Bonilla 3b 3 2 2 0
Daulton 1b 2 1 1 0
  Conine 1b 2 0 1 1
Alou lf 3 1 1 3
Johnson c 3 1 1 1
Counsell 2b 3 1 1 0
Hernandez p 2 0 0 0
  Cook p 0 0 0 0
  Powell p 0 0 0 0
  Cangelosi ph 1 0 0 0
  Nen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 7 7 6
Cleveland 100 011 0104110
Florida 001 420 00x771
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Hershiser  L (0-1) 4.1 6 7 7 4 2
  Juden   0.2 0 0 0 2 0
  Plunk   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Assenmacher   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
7
7
7
7
5
  Florida Marlins IP H R ER BB SO
Hernandez  W (1-0) 5.2 8 3 3 2 5
  Cook   1.2 0 0 0 1 2
  Powell   0.2 1 1 1 2 1
  Nen  SV (1) 1.0 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
5
10

  E–Sheffield (1).  DP–Cleveland 1.  2B–Cleveland Roberts 2 (2,off Hernandez 2); Grissom (1,off Hernandez); Giles (1,off Powell), Florida Counsell (1,off Hershiser).  HR–Cleveland Ramirez (1,5th inning off Hernandez 0 on, 2 out); Thome (1,6th inning off Hernandez 0 on, 1 out), Florida Alou (1,4th inning off Hershiser 2 on, 0 out); Johnson (1,4th inning off Hershiser 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Vizquel (1,off Hernandez); Hernandez (1,off Hershiser).  WP–Juden (1).  U–Ed Montague (NL), Dale Ford (AL), Joe West (NL), Greg Kosc (AL), Ken Kaiser (AL), Randy Marsh (NL).  T–3:19.  A–67,245.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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