SFN @ FLO

San Francisco Giants at Florida Marlins, October 1, 1997

On October 1, 1997, the Florida Marlins defeated the San Francisco Giants 7-6 at Sun Life Stadium, a Division Series game. It was decided by a single run. Retrosheet records a crowd of 41,283, a game time of 192 minutes, and a day start for this game. The weather notes give 83 degrees, overcast skies, and a 6 mph wind. The San Francisco Giants scored single runs in the first, second, third, fourth, seventh, and ninth innings. The line score has the Florida Marlins crossing the plate in the first, third, fourth, sixth, and ninth; the first brought 2 runs. The San Francisco Giants had 11 hits and the Florida Marlins 10, with 0 and 2 errors. Robb Nen was the winning pitcher, allowing 0 earned runs on 1 hit in 1.0 innings. The loss was charged to Roberto Hernandez after 0.0 innings and 1 run. The San Francisco Giants used Shawn Estes, Doug Henry, Roberto Hernandez, Rich Rodriguez, and Julian Tavarez on the mound. The Florida Marlins used Livan Hernandez, Al Leiter, and Robb Nen on the mound. For the San Francisco Giants, Stan Javier went 4 for 5, 1 double, and 1 RBI. Barry Bonds drove in 2 for the San Francisco Giants. Brian Johnson also homered for the San Francisco Giants. The Florida Marlins' top hitter was Bobby Bonilla, 3 for 4, 1 home run, and 3 RBI. Gary Sheffield also homered for the Florida Marlins. Behind the plate was umpire Gary Darling.