• THE FLORIDA MARLINS WIN THE 1997 WORLD SERIES!

  • World Series Game 7: Marlins 3 – Cleveland 2 (W: Powell, L: Nagy)

    In front of a frenzied crowd at Pro Player Stadium, Edgar Renteria drove in Craig Counsell in the bottom of the 11th to win the 1997 World Series.

    Down 2-0 in the bottom of the seventh, Bonilla hit a homerun to right field to cut the lead in half. In the bottom of the ninth, Moises Alou singled and ended up at third after a Charles Johnson single. Then, with 1 out, Counsell’s sack fly drove in Alou to tie the game. Nen and Powell held the Indians in check until the bottom of the 11th. Bonilla led off with a single. Then advanced to third on a Fernandez error. Bonilla was thrown out at the plate on a Devon White fielder’s choice. Then, with 2 outs, Edgar Renteria, singled to center to score Counsell and win the game 3-2.

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  • 1997 World Series Game 5: Marlins 8 – Indians 7 (W: Hernandez, L: Hershiser)

  • Moises Alou’s 3-run home run in the top of the 6th gave the Marlins a 5-4 lead, a lead they would maintain to win 8-7 and take a 3-2 lead in the World Series. Livan Hernandez, who struggled in the first 6 inning, walking 7, suddenly recovered and pitched all the way to the ninth, leaving the game for Rob Nen to close. Sandy Alomar drove in 4 runs in the first 3 innings giving the Indians a 4-2 lead. But Alou proceeded to homer in the 6th, score a run off a Charles Johnson single in the eighth, and drive in Arias in the ninth. All in all, Alou went 3-5, driving in 4 and scoring 2. Charles Johnson had 3 hits, scoring 1, and driving in 2. Devon White recovered from a horrible slump with 2 hits, a walk, and 2 RBI. The late runs by Alou and Arias were very important, as Rob Nen allowed 3 runs to score in the ninth to cut the deficit to 1. The Marlins head back to Pro Player Stadium where they can win the World Series on Saturday night, or Sunday night if necessary.

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