Florida Marlins vs Cleveland Indians
October 23, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 23, 1997 at Jacobs Field. 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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Florida Marlins 8, Cleveland Indians 7

Florida Marlins ab   r   h rbi
White cf 4 0 2 2
Renteria ss 5 0 1 0
Sheffield rf 5 1 2 0
Bonilla 3b 4 1 1 0
  Arias pr,3b 0 1 0 0
Daulton dh 5 1 2 0
Alou lf 5 2 3 4
Conine 1b 5 1 1 0
Johnson c 5 1 3 2
Counsell 2b 2 0 0 0
Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Nen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 8 15 8
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Roberts 2b 3 1 0 0
Vizquel ss 4 1 1 0
Ramirez rf 5 0 1 0
Justice dh 5 0 1 2
Williams 3b 3 2 1 0
Thome 1b 4 2 2 1
Alomar, Jr. c 5 1 2 4
Giles lf 1 0 0 0
Grissom cf 4 0 1 0
Hershiser p 0 0 0 0
  Morman p 0 0 0 0
  Plunk p 0 0 0 0
  Juden p 0 0 0 0
  Assenmacher p 0 0 0 0
  Mesa p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 7 9 7
Florida 020 004 0118152
Cleveland 013 000 003790
  Florida Marlins IP H R ER BB SO
Hernandez  W (2-0) 8.0 7 6 5 8 2
  Nen  SV (2) 1.0 2 1 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
7
5
8
3
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Hershiser  L (0-2) 5.2 9 6 6 2 3
  Morman   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Plunk   0.1 0 0 0 1 1
  Juden   1.1 2 1 1 0 0
  Assenmacher   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Mesa   1.0 3 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
15
8
8
4
6

  E–Counsell (1), Hernandez (1).  DP–Florida 2, Cleveland 1.  2B–Florida Daulton (2,off Hershiser); White 2 (3,off Hershiser,off Assenmacher); Bonilla (1,off Mesa).  3B–Cleveland Thome (1,off Hernandez).  HR–Florida Alou (3,6th inning off Hershiser 2 on, 2 out), Cleveland Alomar (2,3rd inning off Hernandez 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Vizquel (2,off Hernandez).  SB–Alou (1,2nd base off Juden/Alomar); Daulton (1,3rd base off Mesa/Alomar).  WP–Hernandez (1).  U–Randy Marsh (NL), Ken Kaiser (AL), Ed Montague (NL), Dale Ford (AL), Greg Kosc (AL), Joe West (NL).  T–3:39.  A–44,888.
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