1997 AMERICAN LEAGUE REVIEW
Level: MLB
An organized section of a full season review with standings, team totals, leaderboards, player registers and much more.
YEAR IN REVIEW
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| Rk | Team | W | L | Pct | Gbl | RF | RA | Manager | Stadium | Attendance | Payroll | Top Batter | Top Pitcher | Playoffs |
| 1 | Cleveland Indians ** | 86 | 75 | .534 | -- | 868 | 837 | Mike Hargrove | Jacobs Field | 3,404,750 | $54,130,232 | Jim Thome (10) | Charles Nagy (20) | Lost World Series (Marlins) |
| 2 | Chicago White Sox | 80 | 81 | .497 | 6.0 | 779 | 833 | Terry Bevington | Comiskey Park II | 1,864,782 | $54,377,500 | Frank Thomas (2) | James Baldwin (28) | |
| 3 | Milwaukee Brewers | 78 | 83 | .484 | 8.0 | 681 | 742 | Phil Garner | County Stadium | 1,444,027 | $21,320,332 | Jeromy Burnitz (24) | Doug Jones (22) | |
| 4 | Minnesota Twins | 68 | 94 | .420 | 18.5 | 772 | 861 | Tom Kelly | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrod | 1,411,064 | $25,747,500 | Chuck Knoblauch (9) | Brad Radke (5) | |
| 5 | Kansas City Royals | 67 | 94 | .416 | 19.0 | 747 | 820 | Tony Muser, Bob Boone | Kauffman Stadium | 1,517,638 | $31,225,000 | Jeff King (26) | Kevin Appier (7) | |
| East | ||||||||||||||
| Rk | Team | W | L | Pct | Gbl | RF | RA | Manager | Stadium | Attendance | Payroll | Top Batter | Top Pitcher | Playoffs |
| 1 | Baltimore Orioles | 98 | 64 | .605 | -- | 812 | 681 | Davey Johnson | Oriole Park at Camden Yar | 3,711,132 | $54,871,399 | Brady Anderson (21) | Mike Mussina (3) | Lost ALCS (Indians) |
| 2 | New York Yankees | 96 | 66 | .593 | 2.0 | 891 | 688 | Joe Torre | Yankee Stadium | 2,580,325 | $59,148,877 | Tino Martinez (4) | Andy Pettitte (4) | Lost in 1st Round (Indians) |
| 3 | Detroit Tigers | 79 | 83 | .488 | 19.0 | 784 | 790 | Buddy Bell | Tiger Stadium | 1,365,157 | $16,304,500 | Brian Hunter (13) | Justin Thompson (11) | |
| 4 | Boston Red Sox | 78 | 84 | .481 | 20.0 | 851 | 857 | Jimy Williams | Fenway Park | 2,226,136 | $43,232,000 | Nomar Garciaparra (6) | Tom Gordon (16) | |
| 5 | Toronto Blue Jays | 76 | 86 | .469 | 22.0 | 654 | 694 | Cito Gaston, Mel Queen | SkyDome | 2,589,297 | $45,894,833 | Carlos Delgado (23) | Roger Clemens (1) | |
| West | ||||||||||||||
| Rk | Team | W | L | Pct | Gbl | RF | RA | Manager | Stadium | Attendance | Payroll | Top Batter | Top Pitcher | Playoffs |
| 1 | Seattle Mariners | 90 | 72 | .556 | -- | 925 | 833 | Lou Piniella | The Kingdome | 3,192,237 | $39,667,628 | Ken Griffey (1) | Randy Johnson (2) | Lost in 1st Round (Orioles) |
| 2 | Anaheim Angels | 84 | 78 | .519 | 6.0 | 829 | 794 | Terry Collins | Edison International Fiel | 1,767,330 | $29,452,672 | Tim Salmon (8) | Chuck Finley (15) | |
| 3 | Texas Rangers | 77 | 85 | .475 | 13.0 | 807 | 823 | Johnny Oates | The Ballpark in Arlington | 2,945,228 | $50,112,268 | Rusty Greer (5) | John Burkett (19) | |
| 4 | Oakland Athletics | 65 | 97 | .401 | 25.0 | 764 | 946 | Art Howe | Oakland-Alameda County Co | 1,264,218 | $21,911,000 | Geronimo Berroa (62) | Billy Taylor (36) | |
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