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The Florida Marlins are a Major League Baseball team based in Miami, Florida. They are in the Eastern Division of the National League.
On June 10, 1991, the National League awarded a franchise to Wayne HuizengaWayne Huizenga (December, 1937 , has built several companies into multi-billion dollar enterprises, mostly through an aggressive process of acquisitions. Starting with a single garbage truck he grew Waste Management Inc. into the largest waste disposal co, chief executive officer of Blockbuster Entertainment Corporation, owner of the Miami Dolphins football team, and chairman of the board of the Florida Panthers hockey team. The Marlins' first manager was Rene Lachemann, a former catcher who had previously managed the Seattle MarinersThe Seattle Mariners are a Major League Baseball team based in Seattle, Washington. They are in the Western Division of the American League. Founded 1977 ( American League expansion) Home ballpark Safeco Field ( 1999-present), Kingdome ( 1977- 1999). and Milwaukee BrewersFor the circa-1900 major league baseball team once known as the Milwaukee Brewers see Baltimore Orioles. There was also a 20th-century minor league team named the Milwaukee Brewers . The Milwaukee Brewers are a Major League Baseball team based in Milwauke. Lachemann kept Florida out of the Eastern Division cellar during the 1993 season as the team finished the year five games ahead of the last-place New York Mets. After the Marlins finished last in their division in 1994 and fourth in 1995, Lachemann was replaced as manager midway through the 1996 season with the Marlins' director of player development, John Boles.
Despite problems in the dugout and on the field, the Marlins had some bright spots on the mound and behind the plate in 1996. The team's 3.95 earned run average (ERA) ranked third in the NL, led by newcomer Kevin Brown, who finished the season with a 17-11 win-loss record and an impressive 1.89 ERA. Catcher Charles Johnson led the league with a .995 fielding percentage, threw out a league-high 48 percent of base runners, and collected his second straight Gold Glove Award for fielding excellence. After a slow start, the Marlins finished the year with an 80-82 win-loss record to place third in their division. Boles then returned to his previous position as director of player development, and former Pittsburgh Pirates manager Jim Leyland was hired to lead the club in 1997.
In 1997, the Florida Marlins led by new Manager Jim LeylandJim Leyland (born December 15, 1944) is a former Major League Baseball manager who led the wild-card Florida Marlins to World Series championship in 1997. He managed the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1986 to 1996, the Marlins during 1997 and 1998 and the Colora won the wild card, finishing 92-70. They swept the San Francisco GiantsBaseball teams The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California. They are in the Western Division of the National League. Founded either 1879 or 1883. The Troy Haymakers (or sometimes Trojans) were expelled from 3-0 in the National League Division Series, and then went on to beat the Atlanta Braves 4-2 in the National League Championship Series.
The underdog Florida Marlins went to take on the Cleveland Indians and won the World Series in 7 games, with an amazing extra-inning single by shortstop Edgar Rentería off of Cleveland pitcher Charles Nagy , which barely cleared his glove, scoring Craig Counsell to win the game. Liván Hernández was named the MVP of the World Series in 1997.
Team owner Huizenga, claiming massive financial losses which would prove to be mostly false as he reported team and stadium earnings separately, dismantled the championship team in 1998, and Florida posted a 54-108 record that season. This angered fans, and Marlins home attendance plummeted.
Attendance in Miami continued to drop steadily over the next four years. In 2002, the Marlins drew a franchise low 813,111 fans to Pro Player Stadium and averaged just 10,038 per game.
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