July 21, 1993 Ft Lauderdale, Fla (inaugural season)
Florida Marlins business envelope with beautiful graphics and a meter cancel
on the day rookie Pat Rapp singled home 2-runs and pitched six innings for his first major league victory as the Marlins defeated the Colorado Rockies 6-4.
Marlins rookie Jeff Conine had a single in the fifth, making him the first Marlin to reach 100 hits
April 5, 1993 Miami, Fl - Opening Day - Inaugural Game
The Miami Marlins defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-3
Bret Barberie records the first Marlins' hit. Barberie would get 2 hits in 4 at-bats in the game
Marlins RBI: Walt Weiss (2), Scott Pose, Benito Santiago
Winning Pitcher: Charlie Hough
Dodgers RBI: Jody Reed, Jose Offerman, Tim Wallach
Dodger HR: Tim Wallach
Losing Pitcher: Orel Hershiser
October 26, 1997 Miami, Florida
Marlins Win the World Series
The Marlins finished the 1997 season with a record of 92-70 to come in 2nd in the NL East earning the NL Wild Card berth. The Marlins would defeat the San Francisco Giants and then the Atlanta Braves for the NL Championship.
The Marlins would go on to defeat the Cleveland Indians 4 games to 3 for the World Championship title...
April 3, 1998 Ft Lauderdale, Fl - Metroexpo station
Commemorating the 1997 Championship
April 3, the Marlins were already 1-3, before losing their fourth game of the season to the Milwaukee Brewers 7-1, behind 3 home runs from Jose Valentin
The Florida Marlins would finish the 1998 season 5th in the NL East with a record of 58-104...
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