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Series Summary

1997 AL Championship Series

Game 1, October 8
CLE 0 Final
BAL 3
Game 2, October 9
CLE 5 Final
BAL 4
Game 3, October 11
BAL 1 Final
CLE 2 (12)
Game 4, October 12
BAL 7 Final
CLE 8
Game 5, October 13
BAL 4 Final
CLE 2
Game 6, October 15
CLE 1 Final
BAL 0 (11)

Series Summary

Game Summary

Sunday, October 12, 1997
Start Time: 7:34 p.m. Local
Attendance: 45,081
Venue: Jacobs Field
Game Duration: 3:32
Night Game, on grass

    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Baltimore Orioles 0 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 7 12 2
Cleveland Indians 0 2 0 1 4 0 0 0 1 8 13 0
WP: Jose Mesa (1-0) • LP: Alan Mills (0-1)
Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Baltimore Orioles

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO PA BA OBP SLG OPS OSWC SRC
Brady Anderson CF 4 2 2 1 1 0 5 0.364 0.432 0.727 1.160 0.000 1.667
Roberto Alomar 2B 3 1 0 0 2 1 5 0.208 0.367 0.417 0.783 0.000 1.117
Geronimo Berroa RF 5 1 2 1 0 1 5 0.320 0.370 0.640 1.010 0.000 0.583
   Jeffrey Hammonds PR-RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.083 0.267 0.167 0.433 0.000 0.000
Harold Baines DH 3 1 1 2 0 0 3 0.375 0.444 0.750 1.194 0.000 1.117
   Eric Davis PH-DH 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0.150 0.190 0.150 0.340 0.000 0.000
Rafael Palmeiro 1B 5 1 3 2 0 2 5 0.300 0.300 0.500 0.800 0.000 1.367
Cal Ripken Jr. 3B 4 1 1 0 1 1 5 0.344 0.417 0.531 0.948 0.000 0.617
B.J. Surhoff LF 5 0 2 1 0 1 5 0.259 0.310 0.370 0.681 0.000 0.533
Lenny Webster C 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 0.214 0.267 0.214 0.481 0.000 0.000
Mike Bordick SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 0.227 0.346 0.273 0.619 0.000 0.000
Scott Erickson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Arthur Rhodes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Alan Mills P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Jesse Orosco P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Armando Benitez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Team Totals 39 7 12 7 4 10 43 0.308 0.372 0.590 0.962 0.000 7.000

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO PA BA OBP SLG OPS OSWC SRC
Bip Roberts 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.206 0.250 0.206 0.456 0.000 0.000
   Tony Fernandez 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0.222 0.286 0.278 0.563 0.000 0.000
Omar Vizquel SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 0.273 0.368 0.273 0.641 0.000 0.000
Manny Ramirez RF 3 2 3 1 2 0 5 0.257 0.333 0.486 0.819 0.161 1.417
Jim Thome 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 4 0.182 0.333 0.182 0.515 0.161 0.533
   Kevin Seitzer PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000 0.125 0.000 0.125 0.018 0.083
David Justice DH 5 2 2 0 0 0 5 0.294 0.351 0.441 0.793 0.161 1.033
Matt Williams 3B 4 0 0 0 1 1 5 0.242 0.359 0.364 0.723 0.018 0.083
Sandy Alomar C 5 2 3 4 0 1 5 0.257 0.278 0.543 0.821 0.161 2.450
Brian Giles LF 3 1 2 0 1 0 4 0.167 0.211 0.278 0.488 0.161 0.950
Marquis Grissom CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 4 0.281 0.324 0.438 0.761 0.161 1.450
Jaret Wright P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Brian Anderson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Jeff Juden P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Paul Assenmacher P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Michael Jackson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Jose Mesa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Team Totals 36 8 13 6 5 4 43 0.361 0.439 0.611 1.050 1.000 8.000

Baltimore Orioles

Baltimore Orioles Table
Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI cWPA acLI RE24
Scott Erickson 4.2 11 7 6 1 3 2 4.19 25 6 4 2 11 18 -0.337 1.17 -6.61% 37.38 -2.7
Arthur Rhodes 1.1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0.00 7 3 1 1 1 2 2 -0.163 1.42 -2.91% 45.49 -0.9
Alan Mills, L (0-1) 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 2.08 7 2 3 1 0 0 0 0.014 0.80 0.24% 25.58 0.7
Jesse Orosco 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0.110 3.15 1.96% 100.76 0.6
Armando Benitez 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 7.20 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 -0.386 4.18 -6.90% 133.92 -1.1
Team Totals 8.2 13 8 7 5 4 2 7.27 43 12 9 4 13 18 4 3 -0.762 1.38 -14.22% 44.25 -3.3

Alan Mills faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.

Cleveland Indians

Cleveland Indians Table
Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI cWPA acLI RE24
Jaret Wright 3 6 5 5 2 3 3 6.28 17 4 2 1 6 28 -0.348 0.77 -7.02% 24.56 -3.3
Brian Anderson 3.1 1 1 1 1 4 0 1.69 12 1 5 3 1 0 0 0.145 0.86 2.81% 27.47 1.7
Jeff Juden 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 -0.121 1.84 -2.16% 59.11 -1.0
Paul Assenmacher, H (4) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.60 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0.007 1.94 0.12% 61.99 0.0
Michael Jackson, H (4) 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 4 1 0 0 1 2 0 0.165 2.51 2.95% 80.50 0.9
Jose Mesa, BS (2), W (1-0) 1.1 2 1 1 1 1 0 3.52 7 2 1 0 2 1 0 -0.110 4.13 -1.98% 132.46 -0.2
Team Totals 9 12 7 7 4 10 3 7.00 43 8 9 4 12 28 5 1 -0.262 1.59 -5.28% 50.88 -1.9

Jeff Juden faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.
WP: Arthur Rhodes (2).
HBP: None.
IBB: Arthur Rhodes (1; Manny Ramirez).
Pickoffs: None.

Play by play

Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description SRC
Top of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians’ Jaret Wright facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 — O BAL Brady Anderson Jaret Wright 2% 52% Flyball: RF 0.0
t1 0-0 1 — O BAL Roberto Alomar Jaret Wright 2% 54% Groundout: SS-1B 0.0
t1 0-0 2 — O BAL Geronimo Berroa Jaret Wright 1% 55% Strikeout 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles’ Scott Erickson facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 — O CLE Bip Roberts Scott Erickson -2% 53% Groundout: P-1B 0.0
b1 0-0 1 — O CLE Omar Vizquel Scott Erickson -2% 51% Strikeout 0.0
b1 0-0 2 — CLE Manny Ramirez Scott Erickson 1% 52% Single to LF 0.0
b1 0-0 2 1– O CLE Jim Thome Scott Erickson -2% 50% Groundout: P-2B-SS/Forceout at 2B 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 0.
Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians’ Jaret Wright facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 — O BAL Harold Baines Jaret Wright 2% 52% Lineout: RF 0.0
t2 0-0 1 — O BAL Rafael Palmeiro Jaret Wright 2% 54% Strikeout Looking 0.0
t2 0-0 2 — BAL Cal Ripken Jr. Jaret Wright -1% 53% Single to RF 0.5
t2 0-0 2 1– R BAL B.J. Surhoff Jaret Wright -11% 42% Double (CF-RF); Ripken Scores 0.5
t2 1-0 2 -2- O BAL Lenny Webster Jaret Wright 3% 45% Groundout: SS-1B -0.0
  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Orioles’ Scott Erickson facing 5-6-7
b2 0-1 0 — CLE David Justice Scott Erickson 4% 49% Single to RF 0.5
b2 0-1 0 1– O CLE Matt Williams Scott Erickson -4% 45% Lineout: CF -0.0
b2 0-1 1 1– RR CLE Sandy Alomar Scott Erickson 18% 63% Home Run; Justice Scores 1.5
b2 2-1 1 — CLE Brian Giles Scott Erickson 4% 67% Double to LF -0.0
b2 2-1 1 -2- O CLE Marquis Grissom Scott Erickson -3% 64% Groundout: P-1B 0.0
b2 2-1 2 -2- O CLE Bip Roberts Scott Erickson -3% 60% Flyball: RF 0.0
  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Indians 2.
Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-2, Indians’ Jaret Wright facing 9-1-2
t3 1-2 0 — O BAL Mike Bordick Jaret Wright 3% 63% Strikeout Looking 0.0
t3 1-2 1 — R BAL Brady Anderson Jaret Wright -11% 53% Home Run 1.0
t3 2-2 1 — BAL Roberto Alomar Jaret Wright -3% 50% Walk 0.7
t3 2-2 1 1– O BAL Geronimo Berroa Jaret Wright 3% 53% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B -0.0
t3 2-2 2 1– RR BAL Harold Baines Jaret Wright -20% 33% Home Run; Berroa Scores 1.1167
t3 4-2 2 — R BAL Rafael Palmeiro Jaret Wright -9% 25% Home Run 1.1167
t3 5-2 2 — BAL Cal Ripken Jr. Jaret Wright -1% 24% Walk 0.0333
t3 5-2 2 1– BAL B.J. Surhoff Jaret Wright -2% 22% Double to LF; Ripken to 3B 0.0333
t3 5-2 2 -23 O BAL Lenny Webster Jaret Wright 4% 25% Groundout: 3B-1B -0.0
  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 5, Indians 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 2-5, Orioles’ Scott Erickson facing 2-3-4
b3 2-5 0 — O CLE Omar Vizquel Scott Erickson -3% 23% Groundout: SS-1B 0.0
b3 2-5 1 — CLE Manny Ramirez Scott Erickson 4% 27% Double to RF 0.0
b3 2-5 1 -2- CLE Jim Thome Scott Erickson 3% 29% Walk 0.0
b3 2-5 1 12- OO CLE David Justice Scott Erickson -9% 20% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, Indians 2.
Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 5-2, Indians’ Brian Anderson facing 9-1-2
  Brian Anderson replaces Jaret Wright pitching
t4 5-2 0 — O BAL Mike Bordick Brian Anderson 1% 22% Lineout: CF 0.0
t4 5-2 1 — BAL Brady Anderson Brian Anderson -2% 20% Walk 0.0
t4 5-2 1 1– O BAL Roberto Alomar Brian Anderson 2% 22% Flyball: RF 0.0
t4 5-2 2 1– O BAL Geronimo Berroa Brian Anderson 2% 23% Lineout: RF 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, Indians 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-5, Orioles’ Scott Erickson facing 6-7-8
b4 2-5 0 — O CLE Matt Williams Scott Erickson -3% 21% Popfly: 2B 0.0
b4 2-5 1 — O CLE Sandy Alomar Scott Erickson -2% 19% Strikeout 0.0
b4 2-5 2 — CLE Brian Giles Scott Erickson 2% 21% Double (CF-RF) 0.5
b4 2-5 2 -2- R CLE Marquis Grissom Scott Erickson 10% 31% Single to CF; Giles Scores; Grissom to 3B/Adv on E8 0.5
b4 3-5 2 –3 O CLE Bip Roberts Scott Erickson -4% 26% Groundout: 2B-1B -0.0
  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, Indians 3.
Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 5-3, Indians’ Brian Anderson facing 4-5-6
t5 5-3 0 — O BAL Harold Baines Brian Anderson 2% 28% Lineout: LF 0.0
t5 5-3 1 — O BAL Rafael Palmeiro Brian Anderson 1% 30% Strikeout 0.0
t5 5-3 2 — O BAL Cal Ripken Jr. Brian Anderson 1% 31% Strikeout Looking 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, Indians 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-5, Orioles’ Scott Erickson facing 2-3-4
b5 3-5 0 — O CLE Omar Vizquel Scott Erickson -3% 27% Lineout: LF 0.0
b5 3-5 1 — R CLE Manny Ramirez Scott Erickson 12% 39% Home Run (Deep LF-CF) 1.0001
b5 4-5 1 — CLE Jim Thome Scott Erickson 4% 43% Single to RF 0.5333
b5 4-5 1 1– CLE David Justice Scott Erickson 5% 48% Single to RF; Thome to 2B 0.5333
b5 4-5 1 12- O CLE Matt Williams Scott Erickson -7% 42% Strikeout -0.0
b5 4-5 2 12- R CLE Sandy Alomar Scott Erickson 15% 57% Single (LF-CF); Thome Scores; Justice to 3B 0.5333
  Arthur Rhodes replaces Scott Erickson pitching
b5 5-5 2 1-3 CLE Brian Giles Arthur Rhodes 3% 59% Walk; Alomar to 2B 0.45
b5 5-5 2 123 RR CLE Marquis Grissom Arthur Rhodes 20% 79% Wild Pitch; Justice Scores; Alomar Scores/Adv on E2 (throw)/unER/No RBI; Giles to 3B 0.95
b5 7-5 2 –3 O CLE Marquis Grissom Arthur Rhodes -3% 76% Groundout: SS-1B 0
  4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, Indians 7.
Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 5-7, Indians’ Brian Anderson facing 7-8-9
  Tony Fernandez replaces Bip Roberts playing 2B batting 1st
t6 5-7 0 — O BAL B.J. Surhoff Brian Anderson 3% 80% Groundout: P-1B 0.0
t6 5-7 1 — O BAL Lenny Webster Brian Anderson 2% 82% Strikeout 0.0
t6 5-7 2 — O BAL Mike Bordick Brian Anderson 1% 84% Flyball: CF 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, Indians 7.
Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 7-5, Orioles’ Arthur Rhodes facing 1-2-3
b6 7-5 0 — CLE Tony Fernandez Arthur Rhodes 2% 86% Single (LF-CF) 0.0
b6 7-5 0 1– O CLE Omar Vizquel Arthur Rhodes -1% 85% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Fernandez to 2B 0.0
b6 7-5 1 -2- CLE Manny Ramirez Arthur Rhodes 1% 86% Intentional Walk 0.0
b6 7-5 1 12- O CLE Jim Thome Arthur Rhodes -2% 83% Lineout: RF; Fernandez to 3B 0.0
b6 7-5 2 1-3 O CLE David Justice Arthur Rhodes -3% 80% Groundout: 1B unassisted 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 5, Indians 7.
Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 5-7, Indians’ Brian Anderson facing 1-2-3
t7 5-7 0 — BAL Brady Anderson Brian Anderson -6% 74% Single to CF 0.6666
t7 5-7 0 1– O BAL Roberto Alomar Brian Anderson 5% 80% Strikeout 0.0
  Jeff Juden replaces Brian Anderson pitching
t7 5-7 1 1– BAL Geronimo Berroa Jeff Juden -2% 78% Anderson Steals 2B 0.1667
t7 5-7 1 -2- R BAL Geronimo Berroa Jeff Juden -10% 68% Single to LF; Anderson Scores 0
  Paul Assenmacher replaces Jeff Juden pitchingEric Davis pinch hits for Harold Baines (DH) batting 4th
t7 6-7 1 1– O BAL Eric Davis Paul Assenmacher 6% 73% Flyball: LF -0.0
t7 6-7 2 1– BAL Rafael Palmeiro Paul Assenmacher -5% 68% Single (CF-RF); Berroa to 3B 0.1667
  Michael Jackson replaces Paul Assenmacher pitching
t7 6-7 2 1-3 O BAL Cal Ripken Jr. Michael Jackson 10% 78% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B -0.0
  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 6, Indians 7.
Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 7-6, Orioles’ Alan Mills facing 6-7-8
  Alan Mills replaces Arthur Rhodes pitching
b7 7-6 0 — O CLE Matt Williams Alan Mills -2% 76% Lineout: RF 0.0
b7 7-6 1 — O CLE Sandy Alomar Alan Mills -2% 74% Flyball: RF 0.0
b7 7-6 2 — O CLE Brian Giles Alan Mills -1% 73% Groundout: 1B unassisted 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 6, Indians 7.
Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 6-7, Indians’ Michael Jackson facing 7-8-9
t8 6-7 0 — O BAL B.J. Surhoff Michael Jackson 6% 79% Strikeout 0.0
t8 6-7 1 — BAL Lenny Webster Michael Jackson -6% 73% Single to CF 0.0
t8 6-7 1 1– O BAL Mike Bordick Michael Jackson 7% 80% Strikeout Looking 0.0
  Jose Mesa replaces Michael Jackson pitching
t8 6-7 2 1– O BAL Brady Anderson Jose Mesa 6% 86% Groundout: 2B-1B 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 6, Indians 7.
Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 7-6, Orioles’ Alan Mills facing 9-1-2
b8 7-6 0 — O CLE Marquis Grissom Alan Mills -2% 84% Strikeout 0.0
b8 7-6 1 — O CLE Tony Fernandez Alan Mills -1% 83% Flyball: CF 0.0
b8 7-6 2 — O CLE Omar Vizquel Alan Mills -1% 82% Groundout: 2B-1B 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 6, Indians 7.
Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 6-7, Indians’ Jose Mesa facing 2-3-4
t9 6-7 0 — BAL Roberto Alomar Jose Mesa -11% 71% Walk 0.4167
t9 6-7 0 1– BAL Geronimo Berroa Jose Mesa -26% 45% Single to RF; Alomar to 3B 0.4167
  Jeffrey Hammonds pinch runs for Geronimo Berroa (RF) batting 3rd
t9 6-7 0 1-3 O BAL Eric Davis Jose Mesa 17% 62% Strikeout 0.0
t9 6-7 1 1-3 R BAL Rafael Palmeiro Jose Mesa -20% 42% Single to P; Alomar Scores; Hammonds to 2B 0.0833
t9 7-7 1 12- O BAL Cal Ripken Jr. Jose Mesa 8% 51% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Hammonds to 3B; Ripken to 1B 0.0833
t9 7-7 2 1-3 O BAL B.J. Surhoff Jose Mesa 15% 65% Foul Popfly: 3B -0.0
  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 7, Indians 7.
Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Tied 7-7, Orioles’ Alan Mills facing 3-4-5
  Jeffrey Hammonds moves from PR to RF
b9 7-7 0 — CLE Manny Ramirez Alan Mills 7% 72% Walk 0.4167
  Jesse Orosco replaces Alan Mills pitchingKevin Seitzer pinch hits for Jim Thome (1B) batting 4th
b9 7-7 0 1– O CLE Kevin Seitzer Jesse Orosco -2% 71% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Ramirez to 2B 0.0833
b9 7-7 1 -2- O CLE David Justice Jesse Orosco -9% 61% Flyball: CF 0.0
  Armando Benitez replaces Jesse Orosco pitching
b9 7-7 2 -2- CLE Matt Williams Armando Benitez 0% 62% Walk 0.0833
b9 7-7 2 12- R CLE Sandy Alomar Armando Benitez 38% 100% Single (LF-CF); Ramirez Scores; Williams to 2B 0.4167
  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 7, Indians 8.