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The 1997 National League Championship Series pitted the Florida Marlins against the Atlanta Braves. The Marlins won the series 4-2, and went on to defeat the Cleveland Indians in the 1997 World Series. The following are the events of the year 1997 that happened world-wide throughout the sport of baseball. ...
In Major League Baseball, the National League Championship Series (NLCS) determines who wins the National League pennant and advances to baseballs championship, the World Series, facing the winner of the American League Championship Series. ...
Major league affiliations National League (1993-present) East Division (1993-present) Major league titles World Series titles (2) 2003 • 1997 NL Pennants (2) 2003 • 1997 East Division titles (0) None Wild card berths (2) 2003 • 1997 Major league nicknames Florida Marlins (1993-present) Major league home ballparks Dolphins Stadium (1993...
Major league affiliations National League (1876-present) East Division (1994-present) West Division (1969-1993) Major league titles World Series titles (3) 1995 • 1957 • 1914 NL Pennants (17) 1999 • 1996 • 1995 • 1992 1991 • 1958 • 1957 • 1948 1914 • 1898 • 1897 • 1893 1892 • 1891 • 1883 • 1878 1877 East Division titles (11) 2005...
Major league affiliations American League (1901-present) Central Division (1994-present) East Division (1969-1993) Major league titles World Series titles (2) 1948 • 1920 AL Pennants (5) 1997 • 1995 • 1954 • 1948 1920 Central Division titles (6) [1] 2001 • 1999 • 1998 • 1997 1996 • 1995 Wild card berths (0) None [1] - In...
The 1997 World Series was widely regarded as one of the most exciting Series in recent memory. ...
Television: NBC (Bob Costas, Joe Morgan, and Bob Uecker announcing) NBC, the National Broadcasting Company, is an American television and radio network based in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ...
Robert Quinlan Costas (born March 22, 1952 in Queens, New York) is an American sportscaster, on the air for the NBC network since the early 1980s. ...
Joseph Leonard Morgan (born September 19, 1943 in Bonham, Texas) is a former Major League Baseball second baseman, considered by many as one of the greatest second basemen to have played the game. ...
Robert George Uecker (born January 26, 1935) is an American former Major League Baseball player, later an award-winning sportscaster and actor. ...
Series MVP: Livan Hernandez, Florida Eisler Liván Hernández Carrera (born February 20, 1975 in Villa Clara, Cuba), better known as Liván Hernández [lee-VAHN er-NAN-deth], is a right-handed starting pitcher who plays with the Washington Nationals. ...
Major league affiliations National League (1993-present) East Division (1993-present) Major league titles World Series titles (2) 2003 • 1997 NL Pennants (2) 2003 • 1997 East Division titles (0) None Wild card berths (2) 2003 • 1997 Major league nicknames Florida Marlins (1993-present) Major league home ballparks Dolphins Stadium (1993...
Game 1
The Marlins scored 5 unearned runs in the first and third innings against Greg Maddux, thanks to errors by Fred McGriff and [[Kenny Lofton, as well as a passed ball by Chipper Jones. Kevin Brown allowed just three runs and the Marlins won 5 to 3. Gregory Alan Maddux (born April 14, 1966 in San Angelo, Texas, USA) is a pitcher for the Chicago Cubs baseball team. ...
Frederick Stanley Crime Dog McGriff (born October 31, 1963 in Tampa, Florida) is a left-handed Major League Baseball player who has starred for several teams since the mid-1980s, including the Toronto Blue Jays. ...
Larry Wayne Jones, Jr. ...
Game 2 The Braves rallied and routed pitcher Alex Fernandez and chased him after 2 2/3 innings. Apparently, due to injury, Fernandez was done for the year. Tom Glavine yielded no runs and the Braves won 7 to 1. Alex Fernandez (born 1969) is a baseball pitcher. ...
Thomas Michael Glavine (born March 25, 1966 in Concord, Massachusetts) is a Major League Baseball player for the New York Mets. ...
Game 3 What seemed like a close game was put to bed in the Marlins' half of the sixth, where they scored four to finish John Smoltz's night. Tony Saunders did his best to hold the Braves, allowing just two earned runs before Livan Hernandez took over. Hernandez would get the win as the Marlins won it 5 to 2. John Andrew Smoltz (born May 15, 1967 in Detroit, Michigan) is a Major League Baseball player. ...
Anthony Scott Tony Saunders (born April 29, 1974 in Baltimore) was a major league pitcher for 3 seasons between 1997 and 1999. ...
Game 4 Denny Neagle pitched a complete game, 4-hit shutout of the Marlins as the Braves won it, 4 to 0, ensuring a trip back to Atlanta. Dennis Edward Neagle Jr. ...
Game 5 Truly it was the pivotal game of the series. If the Marlins lost, the Braves would be up 3 games to 2 going home with an almost certain NL pennant in sight. Livan Hernandez replaced Kevin Brown, since he got sick that day. The game was tied at 1-1 until the bottom of the 7th. Bobby Bonilla doubled and scored on a single by Jeff Conine to break the tie. Livan Hernandez pitched a complete game, 3-hit, 15 strikeout masterpiece to give the Marlins a 3 games to 2 lead going to Atlanta. routine chopper to third. ...
Jeffrey Guy Conine (born June 27, 1966 in Tacoma, Washington) is an First baseman/outfielder in Major League Baseball for the Baltimore Orioles. ...
Game 6 Back at Turner Field, the Marlins went back to their ace, Kevin Brown. Against Tom Glavine, the Marlins scored 4 runs in the first as they batted around. The Braves closed to within one in the second, but Glavine allowed three more runs in the 6th. Brown was asked to leave the game towards the ninth, but he told Jim Leyland he wanted to continue. The Braves were able to score one in the ninth in a mini-rally, but Chipper Jones forced Keith Lockhart at second to give Brown a complete game victory and the first pennant for the Florida Marlins. Turner Field is a baseball stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. ...
Jim Leyland (born December 15, 1944) is a Major League Baseball manager for the Detroit Tigers. ...
Larry Wayne Jones, Jr. ...
Quote "Ground ball, scooped up by [Craig] Counsell, to [Edgar] Renteria, and it's over!" - Bob Costas, calling the final out
"It would be sweet in any case, but how much sweeter is it that, for the first time in a long a distinguished as a big league manager, Jim Leyland is finally moving on the World Series." - Bob Costas
Trivia - It was the first pennant for a wild card team in Major League Baseball history.
- Livan Hernandez tied a record for most strikeouts in a League Championship Series game with 15; the record had been posted by Mike Mussina in the other Championship Series against the Indians in Game 3 in the same year.
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In Major League Baseball, the National League Championship Series (NLCS) determines who wins the National League pennant and advances to baseballs championship, the World Series, facing the winner of the American League Championship Series. ...
The 1969 National League Championship Series was the first NLCS held after Major League Baseball adopted the two-division format that season. ...
The 1976 National League Championship Series faced off the Cincinnati Reds (known for their nickname at the time, The Big Red Machine) and the Philadelphia Phillies. ...
The 1986 National League Championship Series featured the New York Mets taking on the Houston Astros. ...
The 1987 National League Championship Series took place between the 6th of October and the 14th of October, at Busch Stadium (Games 1, 2, 6, 7) and Candlestick Park (3, 4, 5). ...
The 1988 National League Championship Series was played between the National League West champion Los Angeles Dodgers and the National League East champion New York Mets. ...
The 1991 National League Championship Series was played between the Atlanta Braves and the Pittsburgh Pirates, with the Braves coming out on top in the series 4-3. ...
The 1992 National League Championship Series was played between the Atlanta Braves and the Pittsburgh Pirates from October 6 to October 14, 1992. ...
The 1993 National League Championship Series was played between the Philadelphia Phillies and Atlanta Braves. ...
The 1994 baseball strike resulted in the cancellation of the World Series for the first time in 90 years. ...
The 1995 National League Championship Series (NLCS), the second round of the 1995 National League playoffs, matched the Eastern Division champion Atlanta Braves against the Central Division champion Cincinatti Reds. ...
The 1996 National League Championship Series matched the Eastern Division Champion Atlanta Braves and the Central Division Champion St. ...
The 1998 National League Championship Series, to determine the champion of Major League Baseballs National League, was played from October 7 to 14, 1998 between the East Division Champion Atlanta Braves and the West Division Champion San Diego Padres. ...
The 1999 National League Championship Series, to determine the champion of Major League Baseballs National League, was played between the East Division Champion Atlanta Braves and the Wild Card New York Mets. ...
The 2000 National League Championship Series, to determine the champion of Major League Baseballs National League, was played between the Central Division Champion St. ...
The 2001 National League Championship Series saw the Arizona Diamondbacks defeat the Atlanta Braves 4-1 to earn their first trip to the World Series in only the franchises fourth year of existence. ...
The 2002 National League Championship Series was a Major League Baseball playoff series played from October 9 to 14, 2002 to determine the champion of the National League, between the Central Division champion St. ...
The 2003 National League Championship Series was a Major League Baseball playoff series played from October 7 to 15, 2003 to determine the champion of the National League, between the Central Division champion Chicago Cubs and the wild-card qualifying Florida Marlins. ...
The 2004 National League Championship Series was a Major League Baseball playoff series played from October 13 to 21, 2004 to determine the champion of the National League, between the Central Division champion St. ...
The 2005 National League Championship Series (NLCS), the second round of the 2005 National League playoffs, matched the Central Division champion and defending league champion St. ...
The 2006 National League Championship Series (NLCS), is the second round of the 2006 National League playoffs. ...
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