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Marlins
@ Braves
Turner Field
October 8, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the Florida Marlins, played on October 8, 1997 at Turner Field.
Game Summary
Date | October 8, 1997 |
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Visiting Team |
Florida Marlins
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Home Team |
Atlanta Braves
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | October 8, 1997 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Florida Marlins |
Home Team | Atlanta Braves |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Alex Fernandez |
Home Starting Pitcher | Tom Glavine |
Ballpark | Turner Field |
City | Atlanta |
State | GA |
Attendance | 48,933 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 51 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Charlie Williams 1B: Mike Winters 2B: Jerry Layne 3B: Eric Gregg |
Florida Marlins Lineup
Name | Position |
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Kurt Abbott | Second Baseman |
Edgar Renteria | Shortstop |
Gary Sheffield | Right Fielder |
Bobby Bonilla | Third Baseman |
Jeff Conine | First Baseman |
Jim Eisenreich | Left Fielder |
Charles Johnson | Catcher |
Devon White | Center Fielder |
Alex Fernandez | Pitcher |
Jim Leyland | Manager |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
Name | Position |
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Kenny Lofton | Center Fielder |
Keith Lockhart | Second Baseman |
Chipper Jones | Third Baseman |
Fred McGriff | First Baseman |
Ryan Klesko | Left Fielder |
Javy Lopez | Catcher |
Michael Tucker | Right Fielder |
Jeff Blauser | Shortstop |
Tom Glavine | Pitcher |
Bobby Cox | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Marlins
@ Braves
Turner Field
October 8, 1997
Top 1
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Marlins, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Abbott vs. Glavine
Abbott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Marlins, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Renteria vs. Glavine
Renteria hits a popup into center field. Lofton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Marlins, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sheffield vs. Glavine
Sheffield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Marlins, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lofton vs. Fernandez
Lofton bunts in front of the plate. Johnson picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Johnson. Lofton moves to second. View Play -
Marlins, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Lockhart vs. Fernandez
Lockhart hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of White who is chasing the ball. Lockhart reaches third base with a triple. Lofton scores. View Play -
Marlins, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Jones vs. Fernandez
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Marlins, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
McGriff vs. Fernandez
McGriff strikes out. View Play -
Marlins, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Klesko vs. Fernandez
Klesko hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Marlins, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Fernandez
Lopez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Marlins, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tucker vs. Fernandez
Tucker hits a line drive into right field. Sheffield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Marlins, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bonilla vs. Glavine
Bonilla strikes out. View Play -
Marlins, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Conine vs. Glavine
Conine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Marlins, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Eisenreich vs. Glavine
Eisenreich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Marlins, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Blauser vs. Fernandez
Blauser hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bonilla fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Marlins, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Glavine vs. Fernandez
Glavine strikes out. View Play -
Marlins, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lofton vs. Fernandez
Lofton hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bonilla settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Marlins, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Glavine
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Klesko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Marlins, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
White vs. Glavine
White hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGriff scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats White for the out. View Play -
Marlins, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Glavine
Fernandez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Marlins, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Lockhart vs. Fernandez
Lockhart hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Marlins, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Fernandez
Jones hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Marlins, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Fernandez
McGriff hits a line drive towards first. Conine reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Marlins, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Klesko vs. Fernandez
Klesko hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Abbott scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Marlins, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Fernandez
Lopez hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Eisenreich. Lopez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Marlins, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Tucker vs. Leiter
Al Leiter now pitching.
Tucker hits a popup into left field. Eisenreich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Marlins, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abbott vs. Glavine
Abbott hits a popup into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Marlins, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Renteria vs. Glavine
Renteria hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Marlins, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sheffield vs. Glavine
Sheffield takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Marlins, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonilla vs. Glavine
Bonilla hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Lockhart reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Marlins, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Blauser vs. Leiter
Blauser hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Marlins, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Glavine vs. Leiter
Glavine bunts towards the mound. Leiter fields it and throws to first for the out. Blauser moves to second. View Play -
Marlins, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Lofton vs. Leiter
Lofton strikes out. View Play -
Marlins, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Lockhart vs. Leiter
Lockhart hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bonilla settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Marlins, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Conine vs. Glavine
Conine takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Marlins, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Eisenreich vs. Glavine
Eisenreich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Marlins, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Glavine
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Marlins, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Leiter
Jones hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Marlins, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McGriff vs. Leiter
McGriff hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Abbott fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Jones moves to third. View Play -
Marlins, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Klesko vs. Leiter
Klesko hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Marlins, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Lopez vs. Leiter
Lopez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Marlins, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Jones vs. Leiter
Andruw Jones pinch hits for Michael Tucker.
Jones hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Marlins, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
White vs. Glavine
Andruw Jones now playing right field.
White strikes out. View Play -
Marlins, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cangelosi vs. Glavine
John Cangelosi pinch hits for Al Leiter.
Cangelosi hits a popup towards short. Blauser settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Marlins, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Abbott vs. Glavine
Abbott hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Jones. Abbott reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Marlins, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Renteria vs. Glavine
Renteria hits a line drive into right field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Marlins, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Blauser vs. Heredia
Felix Heredia now pitching.
Blauser hits a fly ball into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Marlins, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Glavine vs. Heredia
Glavine strikes out. View Play -
Marlins, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lofton vs. Heredia
Lofton strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Marlins, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sheffield vs. Glavine
Tony Graffanino now playing second base.
Sheffield strikes out. View Play -
Marlins, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bonilla vs. Glavine
Bonilla hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Glavine fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Marlins, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Conine vs. Glavine
Conine strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Marlins, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Graffanino vs. Heredia
Graffanino hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Sheffield. Graffanino reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Marlins, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Heredia
Jones hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Graffanino scores. View Play -
Marlins, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
McGriff vs. Heredia
McGriff takes first base on ball four. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Marlins, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Klesko vs. Heredia
Klesko takes first base on ball four. Jones moves to third. McGriff moves to second. View Play -
Marlins, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Lopez vs. Heredia
Lopez hits a line drive into left field. Eisenreich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Jones tags and scores. View Play -
Marlins, 0 - Braves, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Heredia
Jones hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McGriff moves to third. Klesko moves to second. View Play -
Marlins, 0 - Braves, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Blauser vs. Vosberg
Ed Vosberg now pitching. Darren Daulton now playing first base.
Blauser hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bonilla fields it, throws to home for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Marlins, 0 - Braves, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Eisenreich vs. Glavine
Eisenreich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Marlins, 0 - Braves, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Glavine
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Marlins, 0 - Braves, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
White vs. Glavine
White hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lofton. White reaches second base with a double. Lofton throws the ball in to Jones who tags White trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Johnson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Marlins, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Daulton vs. Glavine
Daulton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Marlins, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Abbott vs. Cather
Mike Cather now pitching.
Abbott strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Marlins, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Colbrunn vs. Vosberg
Gregg Zaun now catching. Greg Colbrunn pinch hits for Mike Cather.
Colbrunn hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Marlins, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Lofton vs. Vosberg
Lofton strikes out. View Play -
Marlins, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Graffanino vs. Vosberg
Graffanino strikes out. View Play -
Marlins, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Vosberg
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bonilla fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Marlins, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Renteria vs. Wohlers
Mark Wohlers now pitching. Danny Bautista now playing left field.
Renteria takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Marlins, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Sheffield vs. Wohlers
Sheffield hits a line drive into center field. Lofton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Marlins, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Bonilla vs. Wohlers
Bonilla strikes out. View Play -
Marlins, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Counsell vs. Wohlers
Craig Counsell pinch hits for Ed Vosberg.
On defensive indifference, Renteria moves to second. View Play -
Marlins, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Counsell vs. Wohlers
Counsell hits a popup, foul, towards first. McGriff settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 10/8/1997 -- Florida at Atlanta (D) Florida AB R H RBI Atlanta AB R H RBI Abbott K, 2b 4 0 2 0 Lofton K, cf 5 1 1 0 Renteria E, ss 3 0 0 0 Lockhart K, 2b 3 2 2 1 Sheffield G, rf 3 0 0 0 Graffanino T, 2b 2 1 1 0 Bonilla B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Jones C, 3b 5 2 3 3 Conine J, 1b 2 0 0 0 McGriff F, 1b 3 0 1 0 Vosberg E, p 0 0 0 0 Klesko R, lf 3 1 1 2 Counsell C, ph 1 0 0 0 Bautista D, lf 0 0 0 0 Eisenreich J, lf 3 0 0 0 Lopez J, c 2 0 1 1 Johnson C, c 2 1 0 0 Tucker M, rf 2 0 0 0 Zaun G, c 0 0 0 0 Jones A, ph-rf 2 0 1 0 White D, cf 3 0 1 1 Blauser J, ss 4 0 1 0 Fernandez A, p 1 0 0 0 Glavine T, p 2 0 0 0 Leiter A, p 0 0 0 0 Cather M, p 0 0 0 0 Cangelosi J, ph 1 0 0 0 Colbrunn G, ph 1 0 1 0 Heredia F, p 0 0 0 0 Wohlers M, p 0 0 0 0 Daulton D, 1b 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 27 1 3 1 34 7 13 7 Florida 000 000 010 -- 1 Atlanta 302 000 20x -- 7 Florida IP H R ER BB SO Fernandez A (L) 2.2 6 5 5 1 3 Leiter A 2.1 3 0 0 0 1 Heredia F 1.1 3 2 2 2 2 Vosberg E 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO Glavine T (W) 7.2 3 1 1 4 5 Cather M 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 Wohlers M 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 E -- Johnson C DP -- Florida 1, Atlanta 2 LOB -- Florida 4, Atlanta 8 2B -- Lopez J, Abbott K, Graffanino T, White D 3B -- Lockhart K HR -- Klesko R, Jones C SH -- Glavine T SF -- Lopez J T -- 2:51 A -- 48933
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