Downtown in Cleveland in Cuyahoga County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Alomar Saves Season

October 5, 1997

— Greatest Moments in Progressive Field History —

Alomar Saves Season Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 19, 2021

1. Alomar Saves Season Marker

Inscription. Facing elimination in 1997 ALDS, Sandy Alomar Jr. homers off New York Yankees reliever Mariano Rivera in the eighth inning of Game Four. Tribe goes on to win Games Four and Five to face Baltimore in the ALCS.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Sports. A significant historical date for this entry is October 5, 1997.

Location. 41° 29.831′ N, 81° 41.062′ W. Marker is in Cleveland, Ohio, in Cuyahoga County. It is in Downtown. It can be reached from the intersection of East 9th Street and Larry Doby Way, on the left when traveling north. Marker is embedded in the walkway at the Cleveland Indians Progressive Field north entrance, in front of Gate C-1. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2401 Ontario Street, Cleveland OH 44115, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Ohio’s Lake Erie Shore

and in the Western Reserve.

It is also in the American Midwest

and on the Great Lakes.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois)

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Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 1997 American League Champions (here, next to this marker); 1995 American League Champions (here, next to this marker); Manny vs. Eckersley = Wow! (here, next to this marker); Lou Boudreau (a few steps from this marker); 1954 American League Champions (a few steps from this marker); All-Star MVP (a few steps from this marker); First Division Title Since 1954 (a few steps from this marker); Thome Hits Longest Homer (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cleveland.

Also see . . . Sandy Alomar Jr. delivers dramatic finish to give Cleveland a 3-1 ALCS lead. Ramirez started the Indians’ ninth inning by walking, and the winning run was aboard. Veteran reliever Jesse Orosco supplanted Mills, and pinch-hitter Kevin Seitzer sacrificed Ramirez to second base. Justice flied out to center. Johnson brought in Armando Benitez, who walked Matt Williams. With Ramirez on second and Williams on first, Sandy Alomar drove a single

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 19, 2021

2. Alomar Saves Season Marker

Progressive Field Gate C-1 in background.

into left field, bringing in Williams with the winning run for another dramatic finish. (Submitted on October 15, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Credits. This page was last revised on February 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 15, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 227 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 15, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.