1997 MLB season | |
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League | Major League Baseball |
Sport | Baseball |
Duration | April 1 – October 26, 1997 |
Number of games | 162 |
Number of teams | 28 |
TV partner(s) | Fox/FSN/FX, ESPN, NBC |
Draft | |
Top draft pick | Matt Anderson |
Picked by | Detroit Tigers |
Regular Season | |
Season MVP | AL: Ken Griffey Jr. (SEA) NL: Larry Walker (COL) |
League Postseason | |
AL champions | Cleveland Indians |
AL runners-up | Baltimore Orioles |
NL champions | Florida Marlins |
NL runners-up | Atlanta Braves |
World Series | |
Champions | Florida Marlins |
Runners-up | Cleveland Indians |
World Series MVP | Liván Hernández (FLA) |
The 1997 Major League Baseball season was the inaugural season for Interleague play, as well as the final season in the American League for the Milwaukee Brewers before moving to the NL the following season. The California Angels changed their name to the Anaheim Angels. The Florida Marlins ended the season (their fifth season in the majors) as the World Champions defeating the Cleveland Indians in a seven-game World Series, four games to three.
American League[edit]
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Main article: 1997 MLB Postseason |
Division Series (ALDS, NLDS) |
League Championship Series (ALCS, NLCS) |
World Series | |||||||||||
Central | Cleveland | 3 | |||||||||||
WC | NY Yankees | 2 | |||||||||||
Central | Cleveland | 4 | |||||||||||
American League | |||||||||||||
East | Baltimore | 2 | |||||||||||
East | Baltimore | 3 | |||||||||||
West | Seattle | 1 | |||||||||||
AL | Cleveland | 3 | |||||||||||
NL | Florida | 4 | |||||||||||
East | Atlanta | 3 | |||||||||||
Central | Houston | 0 | |||||||||||
East | Atlanta | 2 | |||||||||||
National League | |||||||||||||
WC | Florida | 4 | |||||||||||
West | San Francisco | 0 | |||||||||||
WC | Florida | 3 |
Further information: 1997 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting |
Statistic | American League | National League | ||
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AVG | Frank Thomas CHW | .347 | Tony Gwynn SD | .372 |
HR | Ken Griffey Jr. SEA | 56 | Larry Walker COL | 49 |
RBI | Ken Griffey Jr. SEA | 147 | Andrés Galarraga COL | 140 |
Wins | Roger Clemens1 TOR | 21 | Denny Neagle ATL | 20 |
ERA | Roger Clemens1 TOR | 2.05 | Pedro Martínez MTL | 1.90 |
SO | Roger Clemens1 TOR | 292 | Curt Schilling PHI | 319 |
SV | Randy Myers BAL | 45 | Jeff Shaw CIN | 42 |
SB | Brian Hunter DET | 74 | Tony Womack PIT | 60 |
1 American League Triple Crown Pitching Winner
Team Name | Wins | %± | Home attendance | %± | Per Game | Est. Payroll | %± |
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Colorado Rockies[1] | 83 | 0.0% | 3,888,453 | -0.1% | 48,006 | $43,559,667 | 8.0% |
Baltimore Orioles[2] | 98 | 11.4% | 3,711,132 | 1.8% | 45,816 | $58,516,400 | 7.2% |
Atlanta Braves[3] | 101 | 5.2% | 3,464,488 | 19.4% | 42,771 | $52,278,500 | 5.2% |
Cleveland Indians[4] | 86 | -13.1% | 3,404,750 | 2.6% | 42,034 | $56,802,460 | 17.8% |
Los Angeles Dodgers[5] | 88 | -2.2% | 3,319,504 | 4.1% | 40,982 | $45,380,304 | 28.4% |
Seattle Mariners[6] | 90 | 5.9% | 3,192,237 | 17.2% | 39,410 | $41,540,661 | 0.5% |
Texas Rangers[7] | 77 | -14.4% | 2,945,228 | 1.9% | 36,361 | $53,448,838 | 36.9% |
St. Louis Cardinals[8] | 73 | -17.0% | 2,634,014 | -0.8% | 32,519 | $45,456,667 | 12.9% |
Toronto Blue Jays[9] | 76 | 2.7% | 2,589,297 | 1.2% | 31,967 | $47,079,833 | 54.1% |
New York Yankees[10] | 96 | 4.3% | 2,580,325 | 14.6% | 32,254 | $62,241,545 | 14.9% |
Florida Marlins[11] | 92 | 15.0% | 2,364,387 | 35.4% | 29,190 | $48,692,500 | 56.4% |
Boston Red Sox[12] | 78 | -8.2% | 2,226,136 | -3.8% | 27,483 | $43,558,750 | 2.7% |
Chicago Cubs[13] | 68 | -10.5% | 2,190,308 | -1.3% | 27,041 | $42,155,333 | 27.4% |
San Diego Padres[14] | 76 | -16.5% | 2,089,333 | -4.5% | 25,794 | $37,363,672 | 31.8% |
Houston Astros[15] | 84 | 2.4% | 2,046,781 | 3.6% | 25,269 | $34,777,500 | 22.1% |
Chicago White Sox[16] | 80 | -5.9% | 1,864,782 | 11.2% | 23,022 | $57,740,000 | 27.5% |
Cincinnati Reds[17] | 76 | -6.2% | 1,785,788 | -4.1% | 22,047 | $49,768,000 | 17.0% |
Anaheim Angels[18] | 84 | 20.0% | 1,767,330 | -2.9% | 21,553 | $31,135,472 | 7.9% |
New York Mets[19] | 88 | 23.9% | 1,766,174 | 11.2% | 21,805 | $39,800,400 | 62.6% |
San Francisco Giants[20] | 90 | 32.4% | 1,690,869 | 19.6% | 20,875 | $35,592,378 | -4.2% |
Pittsburgh Pirates[21] | 79 | 8.2% | 1,657,022 | 24.4% | 20,457 | $10,771,667 | -53.2% |
Kansas City Royals[22] | 67 | -10.7% | 1,517,638 | 5.7% | 18,970 | $34,810,000 | 71.6% |
Montreal Expos[23] | 78 | -11.4% | 1,497,609 | -7.4% | 18,489 | $19,295,500 | 18.6% |
Philadelphia Phillies[24] | 68 | 1.5% | 1,490,638 | -17.3% | 18,403 | $36,656,500 | 6.8% |
Milwaukee Brewers[25] | 78 | -2.5% | 1,444,027 | 8.8% | 18,050 | $23,655,338 | 8.9% |
Minnesota Twins[26] | 68 | -12.8% | 1,411,064 | -1.8% | 17,421 | $34,072,500 | 47.4% |
Detroit Tigers[27] | 79 | 49.1% | 1,365,157 | 16.8% | 16,854 | $17,272,000 | -26.3% |
Oakland Athletics[28] | 65 | -16.7% | 1,264,218 | 10.1% | 15,608 | $24,018,500 | 13.1% |