1997 ALCS (Indians @ Orioles) Game Six [Indians Win AL Pennant]

[@justinmckenzie7328]

If you grew up in NE Ohio in the 90s, the Cleveland Indians were an extremely special part of your childhood.

[@thejmc4074]

Truest comment of all time.

[@truck_yeah_440]

Amen to that. Was 12 years old watching this with my whole family after football practice. Both teams starting pitchers were lights out. When Fernandez hit the home run everyone in the room jumped probably 10 ft in the air. My dad hit his head on the ceiling that's how excited we were.

[@cjones3710]

And the same here in Maryland .Baseball is kimg, football.is fine, but baseballl is our love. The games been changedbfor the worse. AL and NL do not exist, playoffs are too long. But Orioles we love, what a fun year this year was, as was every yearin 80s 90a. Last dwcade was fun too. Nice to see a happy game for Orioles and Indians. This Guardians crap is as bad as what they did to.the Jake. LED lights, ugly bars in right field. Nets.... oh well.. hope cle does well. Thwy were fun to play. 😀😀 We love Reghi inBaltimore and miss him.

[@TheMrSuge]

Well, if you grew up in NEO in the '60's and '70's it was pretty special, too pal.

[@DustinSwails]

i was born in 97 in ohio but my dad was military and my mom was college but my dad became an indians fan ever since. memeber trivisano?

[@nicholasdicarlo217]

This has to be the most underrated Playoff series of all time. So many great and close games.

[@hmhm856]

this is the greatest ALCS to not go 7 games. If it had gone 7, and was still a tight game, I think this might be the greatest along with the 2003 ALCS and 2004 ALCS

[@RyanSperanzella]

Great 90's rivalry. Never would have predicted Baltimore not returning to the playoffs until 2012.

[@mattalltucker9797]

Thanks for this upload! Been looking for this game for years!!

[@amusement420]

2:23:40 The Wheel Play on Alomar's bunt attempt was maybe the biggest play of the game besides the HR.

[@afridgetoofar1818]

Matt Williams was a wizard with the glove

[@gymmangymman]

One of the most painful losses in Orioles history, considering all of the baserunners they had, their outstanding year, and the fact that they didn’t have another winning season and playoff appearance until 2012.

[@hmhm856]

In my opinion, I think the 97 Orioles were the greatest Orioles team of all time.

[@thejmc4074]

@@hmhm856 Don’t worry, the Indians choked even worse and broke all of our hearts.

[@andrewlarson7]

@@hmhm856 better than the world series teams? The 66, 70, and 83 teams all won 98+ games and almost swept the playoffs

[@hmhm856]

@@andrewlarson7 the 69 Orioles might be the other Orioles team I can consider better than 97

[@goodvibes4459]

@@hmhm856 I still say it should have been Braves and Orioles in the series but nobody expected Livan Hernandez to steal the show against the Braves

[@theicchamp06]

This set the Baltimore Orioles back for 15 years.

[@afridgetoofar1818]

Yup. The Indians killed the Orioles franchise for a generation.

[@dramatyst5661]

​​@@afridgetoofar1818yup the red Sox did it to the Yankees . Sox 2 world series in 5 years (2013-2018 I know about 04-07 😅)Yankees haven't won in 16 years

[@goobernoodles]

I was year 3 into being an O's fan, at 11 years old at this point. TIMES WERE ROUGH.

[@rollendecuzar282]

Its always exciting when nagy is pitching 😅

[@ryantrent2114]

The Orioles had their chances but they let this series slip through their fingers. A painful loss that led to an era of futility.

[@Melbester9]

As a Yankee fan lifelong that knows they dealt with the Orioles in the mid-late 90s rivalry and 96 ALCS. The 97 Orioles were too good. They win this game, they win game 7. In the World Series they would have beat the Marlins. Florida got lucky with facing the Indians taking them to 7 games. Os were a much better team.

[@Akronkangaroo]

​@@Melbester9idk... That marlins team was loaded

[@afridgetoofar1818]

Have the Orioles ever really recovered?

[@TheMrSuge]

Northeast Ohio native Brian Anderson got the pennant clinching W.

[@N394-l1f]

RIP Tony Fernandez

[@SAVEAMERICA-cf6kf]

Underrated player...I’d take him on my team as an everyday player in a heartbeat. RIP TF...YOU WERE GOOD!

[@flames24lightning]

The three most recent pennant clinchers by the Indians were won on the road. (1995 in Seattle, 1997 in Baltimore, 2016 in Toronto)

[@matta3968]

Nagy really pitched a hell of a game here, getting out of jam after jam. He made the pitches when he needed to in big situations.

[@stellertonybeller1972]

to bad he will be remembered for giving up the hit in game 7 of the world series that year

[@matta3968]

@@stellertonybeller1972 Don't remind me.

[@ericborsody6192]

@@stellertonybeller1972 not his fault Fernandez made the error that got the runner to third on what should of been an inning ending double play or at least and out. And he wasn’t even supposed to play that game especially as a reliever something he had only done one time before that game

[@Melbester9]

​@@ericborsody6192Yup and in the playoffs especially World Series, starting pitchers pitch as relievers if you're running out of bullpen pitchers

[@KenM66]

Wow. They were out-hit 10 to 3 and still pulled it off.

[@redpillfreedom6692]

3:53:30 Fernandez's homer 4:09:05 Final out

[@cedricfarrell-mm6bj]

Cannot wait for the may,20 game against the Orioles.

[@chrisuncleahmad789]

If the Orioles didn’t have bad luck in the ALCS, they would have had no luck. Cleveland as a team actually hit under .200 in this series, but it felt like they batted 1.000 after the 7th inning stretch

[@walterlv01]

And the Orioles could get all the hits they wanted - except for when they really needed them

[@cedricfarrell-mm6bj]

Happy birthday to pastor on May 20 2023

[@pomerlain8924]

Mike Mussina pitched 2 absolute gems in this series and Orioles still lost because they couldn't give him any run support. They could have won this series in 6 rather than lost it if they could have just converted their opportunities. 0-12 with RISP and 14 LOB in this game alone.

[@hmhm856]

And to get shut out by an over the hill Hershiser and an OK pitcher in Nagy. Gosh

[@DaBronxBomber]

Home plate umpire channeling his inner Eric Gregg on that last pitch to Alomar

[@gretzkysyotes]

RIP Tony Fernandez...........

[@intsoccersuperstar1]

Some of these commercials are unreal lol

[@jordanboteler8978]

I’m a orioles fan I wasn’t born here but theses were the best orioles team of all time and the 1966 team was good also

[@hmhm856]

yes, 97 Orioles was the greatest Orioles of all time.

[@jordanboteler8978]

@@hmhm856 I would say the 70 orioles but these are a top 3 o’s team

Tony Fernandez...rest peacefully

[@stellertonybeller1972]

Tony Fernandez HR got us to the world series but it was his Error in game 7 that cost us the world series

[@scottross4374]

And he knocked in the only 2 runs Cleveland scored in that game 7….so fans shouldn’t be mad at him

[@afridgetoofar1818]

Nope. Jose Mesa blowing the save is what cost us. The game never should’ve gone to extra innings in the first place.

[@scottross4374]

@@afridgetoofar1818 150% correct

[@Melbester9]

​@afridgetoofar1818 🇩🇴Jose Mesa was a good pitcher. The greatest of relievers blew a save. I'm a Dominican 🇩🇴 Yankee fan and Rivera blew Game 7 in 2001 WS vs Dbacks. Would have been a 4 peat.

[@jaredmenard7645]

@@Melbester9 The Dbacks closer Kim blew games 4 AND 5. Dbacks should have won in 5 lol

[@sstarlingarcia1238]

Wow, eleven innings only 1 run

[@JuiceGuy07]

never realized it was alomars at the plat to end this series...

[@camden7806]

Brian Anderson in the 10th for Cleveland. Rays' announcer! Go Brian!

[@thejmc4074]

I’m here for the commercials.

[@russellpavlov1343]

who can remember Herb Score's call of Tony Fernandez's HR in the 11th inning of Game 6 and Jose Mesa's game and series ending strikeout of Roberto Alomar that same inning.

[@AW-dq2oo]

“The Indians are going to the World Series!!!....maybe.”

[@afridgetoofar1818]

@@AW-dq2oo poor Herb. He was so confused by the end.

[@TheMrSuge]

@@afridgetoofar1818 I believe '97 was his last season as announcer

[@meharinationsportspodcast2582]

3:34:18 - Vintage Roberto Alomar on his brother.

[@metallifreak100]

At 2:54:35 running through 2nd base like many players are starting to do in the last few years versus the slide he did would’ve gotten the Orioles a run…

[@Undertakerfan3725]

Can upload The AL west 1995 tiebreaker game between California and Seattle

[@quarantinedclassics9047]

That game is already readily available on KZbin. Also, I don't take requests.

[@Undertakerfan3725]

Quarantined Classics ok

[@N394-l1f]

@@quarantinedclassics9047 How much for you to take requests? ;) $$

[@josecarranza7555]

@@quarantinedclassics9047 You're a dumb ass.

[@afridgetoofar1818]

@@quarantinedclassics9047 can you upload game 2 of the 1908 World Series?

[@kurthaberle4698]

How was Nagy not the player of the game? Keeping the game 0-0 against Mussina.

[@jaredmenard7645]

Mussina outpitched him, I think Moose deserved it, even in loss. He was spectacular the whole playoffs.

[@hmhm856]

Orioles had 16 baserunners in this game, and did not score a run, so it wasnt like Cleveland's pitching was pitching a gem against them. Orioles had at least one runner in scoring position in the first 5 innings and NOTHING. Orioles had a runner in scoring position in the 7th and 8th innings, and NOTHING. Those innings were BRUTAL Orioles had a runner on firstbase in the 9th inning, 10th innings, and 11th innings, and NOTHING Orioles had runners on base every inning except the 6th inning and NOTHING Anywho, this was the greatest ALCS to not go 7 games. I thought they were going to give the ALCS MVP to Mussina, but I guess they dont give it to a player on the losing team anymore. And had Grissom caught the ball on game 3 in the 9th inning, Mesa was going to be the MVP. Im still surprised Grisson won it, considering that asides from that game 2 home run, which was very clutch, he didnt hit at all. And also Grissom had that dropped fly ball in the 9th innning of game 3, but I guess he made up for it with his game winning steal of home in game 3. And gosh, I would have been fine if the players who hit the clutch homers against the Orioles were Manny, Thome, Matt Williams, David Justice, Sandy Alomar. But Tony Fernandez and Marquis Grissom???? Come on; I know they both got pop, but still. And yes, that looked like a strike by Mesa to Roberto Alomar, even if Sandy Alomar caught it weirdly.

[@ericradford2142]

At least they didn’t have Richie García to blame.

[@nik040271]

If you think that called third strike was a good pitch, i want whatever it is you're smoking.

[@KenM66]

I wonder how many people watched 90210 after this game.

[@motherlanddarrenssessions]

4:09:08 4:09:09 4:09:10 4:09:11 4:09:12 4:09:13 4:09:14 4:09:15 4:09:16 4:09:07 4:09:17 4:09:18 4:09:19 4:09:20 "Strike 3 call! And the Cleveland Indians are headed back to the World Series for the 2nd time in 3 seasons!" - (Cleveland Indians 1, Baltimore Orioles 0 - Final/11 - Indians advance to the 1997 World Series)😊😊😊😊 4:09:08 4:09:09 4:09:10 4:09:11 4:09:12 4:09:13 4:09:14 4:09:15 4:09:16 4:09:07 4:09:17 4:09:18 4:09:19 4:09:20 "Pukul 3 panggilan! Dan Cleveland Indians kembali ke Seri Dunia untuk kedua kalinya dalam 3 musim!" - (Cleveland Indians 1, Baltimore Orioles 0 - Final/11 - Indians maju ke Seri Dunia 1997)😊😊😊😊

[@Akronkangaroo]

As an Orioles fan living in n.e Ohio... This game made me mad af😡😡 i stopped paying attention to baseball after this

[@ClevelandFan95]

CLEEEEVLAAAND

[@mattwatters5702]

Then Fernandez and Mesa blow game 7 of the world series.

[@goobernoodles]

THIS STILL FUCKING PISSES ME OFF

[@nik040271]

Yup! I was in the upper deck with a view right down the right field line. Watching that Fernandez HR was painful. But now, seeing that called strike-three on Alomar on this video might be even more painful!

[@Mclapo]

Surhoff looked safe at second in the 8th

[@ericradford2142]

A young Joe Buck?? Who knew??

[@RecoveringAddict101]

Benitez.....

[@Marylander0]

Orioles had so many chances in this game, if they would’ve won game 6 they’re winning game 7. 1997 was the year do it, this team was too good to lose. Cleveland had a good team but not better than the Orioles. To this day I believe the Orioles would’ve DESTROYED the Marlins. I said what I said.

[@nik040271]

Could you imagine fans today seeing that final called 3rd strike against Alomar with no virtual strike zone on the telecast? LOL They're lucky the whole "challenge the pitch" idea wasn't a thing in 1997!

[@thomasd.maybank272]

The Orioles were loaded!

[@jpcote7003]

@ Thomas Maybank not really. Indians had a better squad.

[@thomasd.maybank272]

@@jpcote7003 Nah. They were loaded.

[@nik040271]

@@jpcote7003 The Indians literally had the 4th best record in the AL behind the O's, Yankee's, and Mariner's. They wouldn't even have been in playoffs if it wasn't for division winners and the realignment of divisions. And this was the Oriole's wire-to-wire season, never leaving 1st place for the whole year. O's pitching staff blew the Indian's staff away, 4 double digit winners. Indians best starting ERA was Nagy at 4.28, that's terrible. However, the Indian's did have way more power and 3 hitters with 100+ RBI. An offensive team like that wins 86 games all-year because of a mediocre pitching staff. Cleveland was lucky that Nagy pulled a shutout out of his butt on that game-6.

[@Nash55ppp]

Orioles were not in a good matter of hands in 2nd consecutive ALCS. Last season in New York when a fan got involved and no fan interference to allow the Yankees won that and the series 4-1.

[@petenrita]

terrible strike three call to end the game

[@TheMrSuge]

Perfect pitch

[@metallifreak100]

@@TheMrSuge nah, it was a bit inside. But, the ump did have a big zone the whole game. Can’t be taking pitches that close with 2 strikes.

[@nik040271]

@@TheMrSuge you're stoned.

[@DannimonDesigns]

Hot take, Chip Caray should have been the face of FOX Baseball instead of Joe Buck.

[@ericradford2142]

Nope. He made too many broadcasting errors on TBS.

[@Melbester9]

​@@ericradford2142What errors he did? He was good for TBS. I'm a Yankee fan and I used to tune in to Braves games when Chip Caray was broadcasting.

[@ericradford2142]

@@Melbester9 line drive base hit caught.

[@christiancharles309]

Cleveland wins

[@robertosso5210]

the following year the yankees would be the one celebrating winning the pennant at home against the indians

[@robertosso5210]

the yankees dynasty would start after this!