October 15, 1997 · ALCS · Game 6 · 3:33 AM EDT
CLE wins 4-2
Tony Fernández
2B2-5H-ABHR · 1 RBI · 1 RTop hitterCR
Cal Ripken Jr.
3B2-3H-AB2BP1.0IP0 ER · 2 K · WWinning pitcher
Armando BenítezP1.0IP1 ER · 2 K · L
Jose MesaP1.0IP0 ER · 2 K · SSaveBiggest lead CLE by 1
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1BAOrioles | 98 | 64 | .605 | — |
2NY Yankees | 96 | 66 | .593 | 2.0 |
3SE Mariners | 90 | 72 | .556 | 8.0 |
| 4CLGuardians | 86 | 75 | .534 | 11.5 |
5LA Angels | 84 | 78 | .519 | 14.0 |
6CW White Sox | 80 | 81 | .497 | 17.5 |
7DE Tigers | 79 | 83 | .488 | 19.0 |
8MI Brewers | 78 | 83 | .484 | 19.5 |
9BO Red Sox | 78 | 84 | .481 | 20.0 |
10TE Rangers | 77 | 85 | .475 | 21.0 |
11TO Blue Jays | 76 | 86 | .469 | 22.0 |
12MI Twins | 68 | 94 | .420 | 30.0 |
13KC Royals | 67 | 94 | .416 | 30.5 |
14OA Athletics | 65 | 97 | .401 | 33.0 |
OV Omar VizquelSS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TFTony Fernández2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
MR Manny RamirezRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
DJ David JusticeDH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
MW Matt Williams3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
JT Jim Thome1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
SA Sandy Alomar Jr.C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
BG Brian GilesLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
MG Marquis GrissomCF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Totals | 36 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14 |
2B: Justice
HR: Fernández
RBI: Fernández
LOB: 9
| BABrian AndersonW | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20 |
CN Charles Nagy | 7.1 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 116 |
| JMJose MesaS | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 |
| MJMike Jackson | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 27 |
| PAPaul Assenmacher | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 11.0 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 182 |
BA Brady AndersonCF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
RA Roberto Alomar2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| GBGerónimo BerroaRF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
HB Harold BainesDH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
RP Rafael Palmeiro1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CRCal Ripken Jr.3B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
BS B.J. Surhoff1B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CHChris HoilesC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
MB Mike BordickSS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| JWJerome WaltonRF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ED Eric DavisPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
JH Jeffrey HammondsLF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| LWLenny WebsterPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 41 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 |
2B: Berroa, Ripken Jr., Bordick
SB: Hammonds
LOB: 26
| ABArmando BenítezL | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
MM Mike Mussina | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 107 |
| RMRandy Myers | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 34 |
| Totals | 11.0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 151 |
The Guardians outlasted the Orioles 1-0 in 11 innings at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
Brian Anderson got the win, Armando Benítez took the loss and Jose Mesa earned the save. Tony Fernández went 2-for-5 for the Guardians, while Cal Ripken Jr. went 2-for-3 for the Orioles.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
