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1997 MLB Season

1997 MLB Season

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world series Champion
AL Cy Young
NL Cy Young
NL Rookie
AL Manager
NL Manager
teams
28
Players
Attendance
63,234,440
playoff teams
ATL, BAL, CLE, FLO, HOU, NYA, SEA, SFN
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1997 Season Standings
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year lg division level rank lgrk mlbrank team name links   g   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff home away attend. payroll gm manager ballpark playoffs
1997 AL Central MLB 1 4 9 Cleveland Indians FR | ST | RO | DR 161 86 75 .534 0.0 868 815 53 42-38 44-37 3,404,750 54,130,232 John Hart Mike Hargrove Jacobs Field Lost World Series (Marlins)
1997 AL Central MLB 2 6 13 Chicago White Sox FR | ST | RO | DR 161 80 81 .497 6.0 779 833 -54 35-45 45-36 1,864,782 54,377,500 Ron Schueler Terry Bevington Comiskey Park II dnq
1997 AL Central MLB 3 8 16 Milwaukee Brewers FR | ST | RO | DR 161 78 83 .484 8.0 681 742 -61 31-50 47-33 1,444,027 21,320,332 Sal Bando Phil Garner County Stadium dnq
1997 AL Central MLB 4 12 24 Minnesota Twins FR | ST | RO | DR 162 68 94 .420 18.5 772 861 -89 33-48 35-46 1,411,064 25,747,500 Terry Ryan Tom Kelly Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome dnq
1997 AL Central MLB 5 13 27 Kansas City Royals FR | ST | RO | DR 161 67 94 .416 19.0 747 820 -73 34-47 33-47 1,517,638 31,225,000 Herk Robinson Tony Muser, Bob Boone Kauffman Stadium dnq
1997 AL East MLB 1 1 2 Baltimore Orioles FR | ST | RO | DR 162 98 64 .605 0.0 812 681 131 52-29 46-35 3,711,132 54,871,399 Pat Gillick Davey Johnson Oriole Park at Camden Yards Lost ALCS (Indians)
1997 AL East MLB 2 2 3 New York Yankees FR | ST | RO | DR 162 96 66 .593 2.0 891 688 203 49-33 47-33 2,580,325 59,148,877 Bob Watson Joe Torre Yankee Stadium I Lost in 1st Round (Indians)
1997 AL East MLB 3 7 14 Detroit Tigers FR | ST | RO | DR 162 79 83 .488 19.0 784 790 -6 37-44 42-39 1,365,157 16,304,500 Randy Smith Buddy Bell Tiger Stadium dnq
1997 AL East MLB 4 9 18 Boston Red Sox FR | ST | RO | DR 162 78 84 .481 20.0 851 857 -6 39-42 39-42 2,226,136 43,232,000 Dan Duquette Jimy Williams Fenway Park dnq
1997 AL East MLB 5 11 22 Toronto Blue Jays FR | ST | RO | DR 162 76 86 .469 22.0 654 694 -40 34-47 42-39 2,589,297 45,894,833 Gord Ash Cito Gaston, Mel Queen SkyDome dnq
1997 AL West MLB 1 3 6 Seattle Mariners FR | ST | RO | DR 162 90 72 .556 0.0 925 833 92 45-36 45-36 3,192,237 39,667,628 Woody Woodward Lou Piniella The Kingdome Lost in 1st Round (Orioles)
1997 AL West MLB 2 5 10 Anaheim Angels FR | ST | RO | DR 162 84 78 .519 6.0 829 794 35 38-42 46-36 1,767,330 29,452,672 Bill Bavasi Terry Collins Edison International Field dnq
1997 AL West MLB 3 10 19 Texas Rangers FR | ST | RO | DR 162 77 85 .475 13.0 807 823 -16 38-43 39-42 2,945,228 50,112,268 Douglas Melvin Johnny Oates The Ballpark in Arlington dnq
1997 AL West MLB 4 14 28 Oakland Athletics FR | ST | RO | DR 162 65 97 .401 25.0 764 946 -182 30-51 35-46 1,264,218 21,911,000 Sandy Alderson Art Howe Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum dnq
year lg division level rank lgrk mlbrank team name links   g   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff home away attend. payroll gm manager ballpark playoffs
1997 NL Central MLB 1 6 11 Houston Astros FR | ST | RO | DR 162 84 78 .519 0.0 777 660 117 38-43 46-35 2,046,781 32,935,000 Gerry Hunsicker Larry Dierker Astrodome Lost in 1st Round (Braves)
1997 NL Central MLB 2 8 15 Pittsburgh Pirates FR | ST | RO | DR 162 79 83 .488 5.0 725 760 -35 36-45 43-38 1,657,022 9,071,666 Cam Bonifay Gene Lamont Three Rivers Stadium dnq
1997 NL Central MLB 3 11 20 Cincinnati Reds FR | ST | RO | DR 162 76 86 .469 8.0 651 764 -113 36-45 40-41 1,785,788 43,267,000 Jim Bowden Ray Knight, Jack McKeon Cinergy Field dnq
1997 NL Central MLB 4 12 23 St. Louis Cardinals FR | ST | RO | DR 162 73 89 .451 11.0 689 708 -19 32-49 41-40 2,634,014 44,179,167 Walt Jocketty Tony La Russa Busch Stadium II dnq
1997 NL Central MLB 5 14 25 Chicago Cubs FR | ST | RO | DR 162 68 94 .420 16.0 687 759 -72 26-55 42-39 2,190,308 39,829,333 Ed Lynch Jim Riggleman Wrigley Field dnq
1997 NL East MLB 1 1 1 Atlanta Braves FR | ST | RO | DR 162 101 61 .623 0.0 791 581 210 51-30 50-31 3,464,488 50,488,500 John Schuerholz Bobby Cox Turner Field Lost NLCS (Marlins)
1997 NL East MLB 2 2 4 Florida Marlins FR | ST | RO | DR 162 92 70 .568 9.0 740 669 71 40-41 52-29 2,364,387 47,753,000 Dave Dombrowski Jim Leyland Joe Robbie Stadium Won World Series (Indians)
1997 NL East MLB 3 4 7 New York Mets FR | ST | RO | DR 162 88 74 .543 13.0 777 709 68 38-43 50-31 1,766,174 38,474,567 Joe McIlvaine Bobby Valentine Shea Stadium dnq
1997 NL East MLB 4 9 17 Montreal Expos FR | ST | RO | DR 162 78 84 .481 23.0 691 740 -49 33-48 45-36 1,497,609 18,335,500 Jim Beattie Felipe Alou Olympic Stadium dnq
1997 NL East MLB 5 13 26 Philadelphia Phillies FR | ST | RO | DR 162 68 94 .420 33.0 668 840 -172 30-51 38-43 1,490,638 35,463,500 Lee Thomas Terry Francona Veterans Stadium dnq
1997 NL West MLB 1 3 5 San Francisco Giants FR | ST | RO | DR 162 90 72 .556 0.0 784 793 -9 42-39 48-33 1,690,869 33,469,213 Brian Sabean Dusty Baker 3Com Park Lost in 1st Round (Marlins)
1997 NL West MLB 2 5 8 Los Angeles Dodgers FR | ST | RO | DR 162 88 74 .543 2.0 742 645 97 41-40 47-34 3,319,504 43,400,000 Fred Claire Bill Russell Dodger Stadium dnq
1997 NL West MLB 3 7 12 Colorado Rockies FR | ST | RO | DR 162 83 79 .512 7.0 923 908 15 36-45 47-34 3,888,453 42,870,501 Bob Gebhard Don Baylor Coors Field dnq
1997 NL West MLB 4 10 21 San Diego Padres FR | ST | RO | DR 162 76 86 .469 14.0 795 891 -96 37-44 39-42 2,089,333 34,698,672 Kevin Towers Bruce Bochy Qualcomm Stadium dnq
28 record(s)