When I came up with this series, I had this game ranked number one. But I couldn’t honestly say it was the best Cleveland Indians playoff game ever. Maybe in my lifetime, but maybe not.
It’s close. On the one hand, this game was a win over the Yankees. And a Hall of Famer too.
On the other hand no one gave Sandy Alomar Jr. wedding gifts after the game.
Without further ado, the game
I was worried about the Yankees knocking out the Tribe in 1997. It just seemed to be the kind of thing they liked to do.