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World Series · 1997

1997 World Series

Florida Marlins beat the Cleveland Indians 4–3

It went the distance — a winner-take-all finale. 81 runs across seven games.

7
Games
4–3
Result
81
Total runs
7 runs
Widest margin
Champions: Florida Marlins Runners-up: Cleveland Indians

Florida Marlins won the 1997 World Series, beating the Cleveland Indians 4–3.

Quick answers

Who won the 1997 World Series?
The Florida Marlins won the 1997 World Series, beating the Cleveland Indians 4–3.
What was the result of the 1997 World Series?
The Florida Marlins beat the Cleveland Indians 4–3.
How many games were played in the 1997 World Series?
7 games were played.

The clincher

Game 7 (1997-10-26): Cleveland Indians 2 at Florida Marlins 3.

Source: Retrosheet World Series game logs (glws.zip), 1997 World Series, game 7 (1997-10-26). The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. — source

Game by game

GameDateScore
11997-10-18Cleveland Indians 4 at Florida Marlins 7
21997-10-19Cleveland Indians 6 at Florida Marlins 1
31997-10-21Florida Marlins 14 at Cleveland Indians 11
41997-10-22Florida Marlins 3 at Cleveland Indians 10
51997-10-23Florida Marlins 8 at Cleveland Indians 7
61997-10-25Cleveland Indians 4 at Florida Marlins 1
71997-10-26Cleveland Indians 2 at Florida Marlins 3

Notable games

Source: Retrosheet World Series game logs (glws.zip), 1997 World Series. The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. — source

Every fact computed from Retrosheet World Series game logs — retrosheet.org. Not written by anyone.

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