1997 AL
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| 1997 in baseball |
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| 1997 American League |
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The 1997 season of the American League was the ninety-seventh season of the league.
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[edit] Season summary
[edit] Standings
- An asterisk (*) indicates the team won its league's wild card, Bold indicates league champion, Italics indicates World Series champion
| Rank | Team | G | W | L | T | WPCT | GB | RS (RS/G) | RA (RA/G) | AVG | OBP | SLG | ERA | FPCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Division | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Cleveland Indians | 161 | 86 | 75 | 0 | .534 | -.- | 868 (5.39) | 815 (5.06) | 0.286 | 0.357 | 0.467 | 4.73 | 0.983 |
| 2 | Chicago White Sox | 161 | 80 | 81 | 0 | .497 | 6.0 | 779 (4.84) | 833 (5.17) | 0.273 | 0.341 | 0.417 | 4.74 | 0.978 |
| 3 | Milwaukee Brewers | 161 | 78 | 83 | 0 | .484 | 8.0 | 681 (4.23) | 742 (4.61) | 0.260 | 0.321 | 0.398 | 4.22 | 0.980 |
| 4 | Minnesota Twins | 162 | 68 | 94 | 0 | .420 | 18.5 | 772 (4.77) | 861 (5.31) | 0.270 | 0.329 | 0.409 | 5.02 | 0.983 |
| 5 | Kansas City Royals | 161 | 67 | 94 | 0 | .416 | 19.0 | 747 (4.64) | 820 (5.09) | 0.264 | 0.331 | 0.407 | 4.71 | 0.985 |
| Eastern Division | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Baltimore Orioles | 162 | 98 | 64 | 0 | .605 | -.- | 812 (5.01) | 681 (4.20) | 0.268 | 0.338 | 0.429 | 3.91 | 0.984 |
| 2 | New York Yankees* | 162 | 96 | 66 | 0 | .593 | 2.0 | 891 (5.50) | 688 (4.25) | 0.287 | 0.362 | 0.436 | 3.84 | 0.983 |
| 3 | Detroit Tigers | 162 | 79 | 83 | 0 | .488 | 19.0 | 784 (4.84) | 790 (4.88) | 0.258 | 0.329 | 0.415 | 4.56 | 0.985 |
| 4 | Boston Red Sox | 162 | 78 | 84 | 0 | .481 | 20.0 | 851 (5.25) | 857 (5.29) | 0.291 | 0.349 | 0.463 | 4.87 | 0.978 |
| 5 | Toronto Blue Jays | 162 | 76 | 86 | 0 | .469 | 22.0 | 654 (4.04) | 694 (4.28) | 0.244 | 0.305 | 0.389 | 3.92 | 0.983 |
| Western Division | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Seattle Mariners | 162 | 90 | 72 | 0 | .556 | -.- | 925 (5.71) | 833 (5.14) | 0.280 | 0.353 | 0.485 | 4.79 | 0.980 |
| 2 | Anaheim Angels | 162 | 84 | 78 | 0 | .519 | 6.0 | 829 (5.12) | 794 (4.90) | 0.272 | 0.344 | 0.416 | 4.52 | 0.980 |
| 3 | Texas Rangers | 162 | 77 | 85 | 0 | .475 | 13.0 | 807 (4.98) | 823 (5.08) | 0.274 | 0.333 | 0.438 | 4.68 | 0.981 |
| 4 | Oakland Athletics | 162 | 65 | 97 | 0 | .401 | 25.0 | 764 (4.72) | 946 (5.84) | 0.260 | 0.336 | 0.423 | 5.49 | 0.980 |
[edit] League leaders
- Bold indicates league record, Italics indicate all-time record
[edit] Batting
[edit] Pitching
[edit] All-Star Game
The American League won the sixty-eighth midsummer classic at Jacobs Field in Cleveland, OH on Tuesday, July 8, 1997 by a score of 3 to 1. The league's manager was Joe Torre.
[edit] Postseason
The 1997 American League playoffs featured the champions of the league's three divisions along with a wild card team. The teams competed in a best-of-five Division Series, followed by a best-of-seven League Championship Series. The winner of the League Championship Series represented the league in the World Series.
| Division Series | Championship Series | |||||||
| Cent. | Cleveland Indians | 3 | ||||||
| WC | New York Yankees | 2 | ||||||
| Cent. | Cleveland Indians | 4 | ||||||
| East. | Baltimore Orioles | 2 | ||||||
| East. | Baltimore Orioles | 3 | ||||||
| West. | Seattle Mariners | 1 | ||||||
In the World Series, the American League champion Cleveland Indians were defeated by the National League's Florida Marlins, 4 games to 3.
[edit] Award winners
The winner of the league's Most Valuable Player Award, given its Most Valuable Player, was Ken Griffey (griffke02), an outfielder with the Seattle Mariners. In the award's voting, he had 392 out of a possible 392 points and 28 first place votes.
The winner of the league's Cy Young Award, given its best pitcher, was Roger Clemens of the Toronto Blue Jays. In the award's voting, he had 134 out of a possible 140 points and 25 first place votes.
The winner of the league's Rookie of the Year Award, given its best rookie player, was Nomar Garciaparra, a shortstop with the Boston Red Sox. In the award's voting, he had 140 out of a possible 140 points and 28 first place votes.
[edit] Gold Gloves
The following players won the Gold Glove Award, given to the league's best fielders as voted upon by its managers and coaches, at their respective position.
[edit] Silver Sluggers
The following players won the Silver Slugger Award, given to the league's best fielders as voted upon by its managers and coaches, at their respective position.
[edit] Hall of Fame Game
The fifty-first annual Hall of Fame Game was played on August 4 at Doubleday Field in Cooperstown, NY near the National Baseball Hall of Fame. The game did not feature an American League Team.
[edit] Notable events
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