In 1997, the Florida Marlins won their first World Series. In Major League Baseball, it was also the first season with interleague play.
Including the 1997 World Series, the Marlins won every interleague series they played that season. Florida clinched its first interleague road series victory on this day 25 years ago, thanks to a blast that not only cleared the wall, but left the stadium completely.
Bobby Bonilla’s ninth-inning blast cleared the rooftop in right field and put the Marlins ahead for good in a 3-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers.
The contest was tied 2-2 as Bonilla came to bat to lead off the top of the ninth at Tiger Stadium on June 17, 1997.