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Yankees
@ Indians
Jacobs Field
September 23, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the New York Yankees, played on September 23, 1997 at Jacobs Field.
Game Summary
Date | September 23, 1997 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 23, 1997 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Kenny Rogers |
Home Starting Pitcher | Charles Nagy |
Ballpark | Jacobs Field |
City | Cleveland |
State | OH |
Attendance | 43,039 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 14 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Drew Coble 1B: Tim McClelland 2B: Gary Cederstrom 3B: Mark Johnson |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Chad Curtis | Left Fielder |
Rey Sanchez | Shortstop |
Paul O'Neill | Right Fielder |
Bernie Williams | Center Fielder |
Tino Martinez | First Baseman |
Cecil Fielder | DH |
Joe Girardi | Catcher |
Andy Fox | Third Baseman |
Homer Bush | Second Baseman |
Joe Torre | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bip Roberts | Left Fielder |
Omar Vizquel | Shortstop |
Manny Ramirez | Right Fielder |
Matt Williams | Third Baseman |
David Justice | DH |
Sandy Alomar | Catcher |
Kevin Seitzer | First Baseman |
Tony Fernandez | Second Baseman |
Marquis Grissom | Center Fielder |
Mike Hargrove | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Yankees
@ Indians
Jacobs Field
September 23, 1997
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Curtis vs. Nagy
Curtis hits a fly ball into center field. Grissom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Nagy
Sanchez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nagy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Nagy
O'Neill strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Rogers
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Vizquel vs. Rogers
Vizquel hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Bush reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Rogers
Ramirez hits a fly ball into right field. O'Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Nagy
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Nagy
Alomar fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Alomar. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Martinez vs. Nagy
Martinez strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Fielder vs. Nagy
Fielder hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Grissom. Fielder reaches second base with a double. Williams scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Girardi vs. Nagy
Girardi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fernandez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Fielder moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Fox vs. Nagy
Fox takes first base on ball four. Girardi moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Bush vs. Nagy
Bush hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fielder scores. Girardi scores. Fox moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Curtis vs. Nagy
Curtis strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Sanchez vs. Nagy
Sanchez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Rogers
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Justice vs. Rogers
Justice hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of O'Neill. Justice reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Alomar vs. Rogers
Alomar hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Rogers
Seitzer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Rogers
Fernandez hits a line drive towards short. Sanchez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Grissom vs. Rogers
Grissom takes first base on ball four. Seitzer moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Roberts vs. Rogers
Roberts hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Bush reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Nagy
O'Neill hits a fly ball into left field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Nagy
Williams hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Roberts. Williams reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Martinez vs. Nagy
Martinez hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Fielder vs. Nagy
Fielder strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Girardi vs. Nagy
Girardi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Vizquel vs. Rogers
Vizquel hits a ball on the ground towards first. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first, with Rogers covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Rogers
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rogers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Rogers
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Nagy
Fox hits a popup, foul, towards third. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Nagy
Bush hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Curtis vs. Nagy
Curtis hits a fly ball into right field. Ramirez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Justice vs. Rogers
Justice strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Rogers
Alomar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Rogers
Seitzer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bush scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Nagy
Sanchez hits a fly ball into center field. Grissom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Nagy
O'Neill hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Nagy
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Nagy
Martinez hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. O'Neill moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Fielder vs. Nagy
Fielder hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. O'Neill scores. Martinez moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Girardi vs. Nagy
Girardi hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Martinez scores. Fielder moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Fox vs. Nagy
Fox strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 7 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Rogers
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bush misplays the ball. That's an error on Bush. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Grissom vs. Rogers
Grissom hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rogers fields it and throws to first for the out. Fernandez moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Roberts vs. Rogers
Roberts hits a line drive into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Vizquel vs. Rogers
Vizquel hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 7 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Weathers
David Weathers now pitching.
Bush hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Curtis vs. Weathers
Curtis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bush moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Sanchez vs. Weathers
Sanchez hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Bush scores. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
O'Neill vs. Weathers
O'Neill takes first base on ball four. Sanchez moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Weathers
Williams hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Sanchez scores. O'Neill moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Martinez vs. Weathers
Scott Pose pinch runs for Bernie Williams.
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fernandez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 9 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Rogers
Scott Pose now playing left field. Chad Curtis now playing center field. Jorge Posada now catching.
Ramirez hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Rogers
Williams hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Curtis. Williams reaches second base with a double. Ramirez goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Justice vs. Rogers
Justice hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bush scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Alomar vs. Rogers
Alomar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Williams scores. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Rogers
Seitzer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fox fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Rogers
Fernandez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Grissom vs. Rogers
Grissom hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 9 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fielder vs. Shuey
Paul Shuey now pitching.
Fielder hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Posada vs. Shuey
Posada takes first base on ball four. Fielder moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Fox vs. Shuey
Fox hits a line drive into center field. Grissom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bush vs. Shuey
Bush hits a fly ball into right field. Ramirez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Curtis vs. Shuey
Curtis hits a line drive into right field. Ramirez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 9 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Irabu
Hideki Irabu now pitching.
Roberts strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Vizquel vs. Irabu
Vizquel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bush scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Irabu
Ramirez strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 9 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Shuey
Sanchez hits a line drive into right field. Ramirez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Morman
Alvin Morman now pitching.
O'Neill strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Pose vs. Morman
Pose hits a popup towards short. Vizquel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 9 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Irabu
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Justice vs. Irabu
Justice hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Irabu
Alomar hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Pose. Alomar reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Thome vs. Stanton
Jim Thome pinch hits for Kevin Seitzer. Mike Stanton now pitching.
Thome hits a ball on the ground towards first. Martinez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thome for the out. Alomar moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Fernandez vs. Stanton
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Alomar scores. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Grissom vs. Stanton
Grissom hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fox fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 9 - Indians, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Morman
Jim Thome now playing first base.
Martinez hits a line drive into right field. Ramirez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Fielder vs. Mesa
Jose Mesa now pitching.
Fielder hits a line drive into right field. Ramirez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Posada vs. Mesa
Posada hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 9 - Indians, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Nelson
Jeff Nelson now pitching.
Roberts takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Indians, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vizquel vs. Nelson
Vizquel bunts towards the mound. Nelson fields it and throws to first for the out. Roberts moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Ramirez vs. Nelson
Ramirez strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Nelson
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Justice vs. Nelson
Justice hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Roberts scores. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Indians, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Alomar vs. Nelson
Alomar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Williams scores. Justice moves to second. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/23/1997 -- New York at Cleveland (N) New York AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI Curtis C, lf-cf 5 0 0 0 Roberts B, lf 4 1 0 0 Sanchez R, ss 5 1 1 1 Vizquel O, ss 4 0 0 0 O'Neill P, rf 4 1 1 0 Ramirez M, rf 5 1 1 0 Williams B, cf 3 2 2 1 Williams M, 3b 4 2 1 1 Pose S, pr-lf 1 0 0 0 Justice D, dh 5 2 3 2 Martinez T, 1b 5 2 2 2 Alomar Jr. S, c 5 2 3 4 Fielder C, dh 5 1 3 2 Seitzer K, 1b 3 1 2 0 Girardi J, c 3 1 2 1 Thome J, ph-1b 1 0 0 0 Posada J, c 1 0 0 0 Fernandez T, 2b 4 1 2 3 Fox A, 3b 3 0 0 0 Grissom M, cf 3 0 0 0 Bush H, 2b 4 1 2 2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 39 9 13 9 38 10 12 10 New York 032 022 000 -- 9 Cleveland 020 004 022 -- 10 2 outs when winning run was scored. New York IP H R ER BB SO Rogers K 6.0 7 6 6 1 1 Irabu H 1.1 2 2 2 0 3 Stanton M 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 Nelson J (L) 0.2 2 2 2 2 1 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Nagy C 5.0 9 7 6 2 6 Weathers D 1.0 3 2 2 1 0 Shuey P 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 Morman A 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Mesa J (W) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 E -- Alomar Jr. S, Bush H DP -- Cleveland 1 LOB -- New York 7, Cleveland 6 2B -- Fielder C, Justice D, Williams B, Williams M, Alomar Jr. S HR -- Alomar Jr. S, Martinez T, Fernandez T, Justice D SH -- Vizquel O T -- 3:14 A -- 43039
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