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Sports > Baseball > 1997 Season

American League Championship Series

Indians, 4–2

Date	Winner	Home Field
Oct. 8	Orioles, 3-0	at Baltimore
Oct. 9	Indians, 5-4	at Baltimore
Oct. 11	Indians, 2-1 (12 inn.)	at Cleveland
Oct. 12	Indians, 8-7	at Cleveland
Oct. 13	Orioles, 4-2	at Cleveland
Oct. 14	Indians, 1-0 (11 inn.)	at Baltimore

Game 1

Wednesday, Oct. 8, at Baltimore

	1	2	3		4	5	6		7	8	9		R	H	E
Cleveland	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	-	0	4	1
Baltimore	1	0	2		0	0	0		0	0	x	-	3	6	1

Win: Erickson, Bal. (2-0). Loss: Ogea, Cle. (0-1).

2B: Baltimore— Anderson, Alomar. HR: Baltimore— Anderson (2), Alomar (1). RBI: Baltimore— Anderson, Alomar 2. SB: Cleveland— Roberts (3).

Attendance: 49,029. Time: 2:33.

Game 2

Thursday, Oct. 9, at Baltimore

	1	2	3		4	5	6		7	8	9		R	H	E
Cleveland	2	0	0		0	0	0		0	3	0	-	5	6	3
Baltimore	0	2	0		0	0	2		0	0	0	-	4	8	1

Win: Assenmacher, Cle. (1-0). Loss: Benitez (0-1). Save: Mesa, Cle. (2).

2B: Baltimore— Palmeiro. HR: Cleveland— Ramirez (1), Grissom (1); Baltimore— Ripken (1). RBI: Cleveland— Ramirez 2, Grissom 3; Baltimore— Ripken 2, Bordick 2. SB: Cleveland— Williams (1), Grissom (1).

Attendance: 49,131. Time: 3:53.

Game 3

Saturday, Oct. 11, at Cleveland

	1	2	3		4	5	6		7	8	9		10	11	12		R	H	E
Baltimore	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	1		0	0	0	-	1	8	1
Cleveland	0	0	0		0	0	0		1	0	0		0	0	1	-	2	6	0

Win: Plunk, Cle. (1-1). Loss: Myers, Bal. (0-1).

2B: Baltimore— Anderson, Berroa. RBI: Baltimore— Anderson; Cleveland— Williams. SB: Baltimore— Anderson (2).

Attendance: 45,047. Time: 4:51.

Game 4

Sunday, Oct. 12, at Cleveland

	1	2	3		4	5	6		7	8	9		R	H	E
Baltimore	0	1	4		0	0	0		1	0	1	-	7	12	2
Cleveland	0	5	0		1	4	0		0	0	1	-	8	13	0

Win: Mesa, Cle. (1-0). Loss: Mills, Bal. (0-1).

2B: Baltimore— Surhoff 2; Cleveland— Giles 2, Ramirez. HR: Baltimore— Anderson (3), Baines (2), Palmeiro (1); Cleveland— Alomar (3), Ramirez (2). RBI: Baltimore— Surhoff, Anderson, Baines 2, Palmeiro 2, Berroa; Cleveland— Alomar 4, Grissom, Ramirez. SB: Anderson (3).

Attendance: 45,081. Time: 3:32.

Game 5

Monday, Oct. 13, at Cleveland

	1	2	3		4	5	6		7	8	9		R	H	E
Baltimore	0	0	2		0	0	0		0	0	2	-	4	10	0
Cleveland	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	2	-	2	8	1

Win: Kamieniecki, Bal. (1-0). Loss: Ogea, Bal. (0-2).

2B: Baltimore— Palmeiro; Cleveland— Roberts, Giles, Williams, Fernandez. HR: Baltimore— Davis (1). RBI: Baltimore— Berroa 2, Davis, Ripken; Cleveland— Williams, Fernandez. SB: Cleveland— Grissom (3).

Attendance: 45,086. Time: 3:08.

Game 6

Wednesday, Oct. 15, at Baltimore

	1	2	3		4	5	6		7	8	9		10	11		R	H	E
Cleveland	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0		0	1	-	1	3	0
Baltimore	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	-	0	10	0

Win: Anderson, Cleveland (1-0). Loss: Benitez, Bal. (0-2).

2B: Cleveland— Justice; Baltimore— Berroa, Bordick, Ripken. HR: Cleveland— Fernandez (1). RBI: Cleveland— Fernandez. SB: Baltimore— Hammonds (2).

Attendance: 49,075. Time: 3:52.

Most Valuable Player

Marquis Grissom, Cleveland, CF

Avg	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB
.261	23	2	6	1	4	1	9	3

Divisional Series Summaries

1997 Season

ALCS Composite Box Score

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