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	1997 In Baseball Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Florida Marlins over Cleveland Indians (4-3); Liván Hernández, MVP American League Championship Series MVP: Marquis Grissom ** American League Division Series National League Championship Series MVP: Liván Hernández * National League Division Series All-Star Game, July 8 at Jacobs Field: American League, 3-1; Sandy Alomar Jr., MVP Other champions Caribbean World Series: Aguilas Cibaeñas (Dominican Republic) College World Series: LSU Cuban National Series: Pinar del Río over Villa Clara Japan Series: Yakult Swallows over Seibu Lions (4-1) Korean Series: Haitai Tigers over LG Twins Big League World Series: Broward County, Florida Junior League World Series: Salem, New Hampshire Little League World Series: Linda Vista, Guadalupe, Mexico Senior League World Series: San Francisco, Venezuela Taiwan Series: Uni-President Lions over China Times Eagles Central American Games: Panama Awards and honors Bas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1997 World Series The 1997 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1997 season. The 93rd edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff between the American League (AL) champion Cleveland Indians and the National League (NL) champion Florida Marlins. The Marlins, who were underdogs, defeated the Indians, four games to three, to win their first World Series championship. Game 7 was decided in extra innings on a walk-off single hit by Édgar Rentería. The series began on October 18 and ended on October 26 (though Game 7 ended just after midnight local time October 27). Marlins pitcher Liván Hernández was named the World Series Most Valuable Player. The Indians advanced to the World Series by defeating the New York Yankees in the AL Division Series, three games to two, and then the Baltimore Orioles in the AL Championship Series, four games to two; it was Cleveland's second World Series appearance in three years. The Marlins advanced to the W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Pinar Del Río (baseball Team) Pinar del Río is the capital city of Pinar del Río Province, Cuba. With a population of 139,336 (2004) in a municipality of 190,332, it is the 10th-largest city in Cuba. Inhabitants of the area are called ''Pinareños''. History Pinar del Río was one of the last major cities in Cuba founded by the Spanish, on September 10, 1867. The city and province was founded as ''Nueva Filipinas'' (New Philippines) in response to an influx of Asian laborers coming from the Philippine Islands to work on tobacco plantations. Pinar del Río's history begins with the Guanahatabey, a group of nomadic Indians who lived in caves and procured most of their livelihood from the sea. Less advanced than the other indigenous natives who lived on the island, the Guanahatabey were a peaceful and passive race whose culture came about largely independently of the Taíno and Siboney cultures further east. The Guanahatabey were extinct by the time of the Spanish arrival in 1492; little firsthand documentat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Guadalupe, Nuevo León Guadalupe is a city and surrounding municipality located in the state of Nuevo León, in northern Mexico. It is part of the Greater Monterrey Metropolitan area. The municipality of Guadalupe, which lies adjacent to the east side of Monterrey, also borders the municipalities of San Nicolás de los Garza, Apodaca, Pesquería, and Juárez. Covering a territory of , it is located at , at an altitude of 500 meters above sea level. As of the 2005 census its official population was 691,434 in the city and 691,931 in the entire municipality. It is the second-largest city and municipality in the state. The municipality has an area of (58.42 sq mi). The city was founded on January 4, 1716, but the land was inhabited long before that. When Monterrey was founded in 1596, the land, which was populated by various indigenous tribes, was ceded to Diego de Montemayor, the founder of Monterrey, but he did not make use of the land. In 1627, the land was turned into large plantations, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	1997 Little League World Series The 1997 Little League World Series took place between August 18 and August 23 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Linda Vista Little League of Guadalupe, Nuevo León, Mexico,See: Mexico in the Little League World Series. defeated South Mission Viejo Little League of Mission Viejo, California, in the championship game of the 51st Little League World Series. Mexico made a dramatic come-from-behind win by staging a 4-run rally in the bottom of sixth inning capped by a single by Pablo Torres. Qualification Pool play August 18 August 19 August 20 Elimination round Notable players Lastings Milledge (Bradenton, Florida) - Outfielder for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows Daniel Baca ( Guadalupe, México) - Pitcher for the Broncos de Reynosa LMB Footnotes External links1997 official resultsvia Wayback Machine {{LLWS Little League World Series Little League World Series Little League World Series Little League World Series The Little League World Series is an annual ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Salem, New Hampshire Salem is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 30,089 at the 2020 census. Being located on Interstate 93 as the first town in New Hampshire, which lacks any state sales tax, Salem has grown into a commercial hub, anchored by the Mall at Rockingham Park. Other major sites include Canobie Lake Park, a large amusement park; and America's Stonehenge, a stone structure of disputed origins. It is the former home of Rockingham Park, a horse racetrack. The Sununu political family hails from Salem, including former New Hampshire governor and White House Chief of Staff John H. Sununu, and his sons John E. Sununu, a former U.S. senator, and Chris Sununu, current New Hampshire governor. Salem was named on ''Money'' magazine's "Best Places to Live 2020" list. History The area was first settled in 1652. As early as 1736, Salem was the "North Parish" of Methuen, Massachusetts, or "Methuen District". In 1741, when the boundary line between Massachuset ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1997 Junior League World Series The 1997 Junior League World Series took place from August 11–16 in Taylor, Michigan, United States. Salem, New Hampshire defeated Mission Viejo, California in the championship game. Teams Results 1997 Junior Lea