Baseball History · On This Day On This Day: October 18 Posted on October 18, 2018 by Baseballia 1997 The first World Series game ever played in the state of Florida belongs to the Marlins. Moises Alou and Charles Johnson smack back-to-back home runs against Orel Hershiser of the Cleveland make a 7-4 winner of Livan Hernandez in Game One.