MLB Scores and Standings Friday, May 23, 1997
| Milwaukee Brewers | 4 | Final |
| Chicago White Sox | 1 |
| W | Scott Karl (2-5) |
| L | Wilson Álvarez (3-5) |
| S | Doug Jones (11) |
| Chicago Cubs | 3 | Final |
| Cincinnati Reds | 1 |
| W | Terry Mulholland (4-3) |
| L | Kent Mercker (1-5) |
| S | Terry Adams (4) |
| Baltimore Orioles | 1 | Final |
| Cleveland Indians | 6 |
| W | Chad Ogea (5-3) |
| L | Jimmy Key (8-1) |
| Houston Astros | 7 | Final |
| Colorado Rockies | 8 |
| W | Bobby Jones (1-0) |
| L | Donne Wall (1-2) |
| S | Steve Reed (4) |
| Texas Rangers | 1 | Final |
| Detroit Tigers | 7 |
| W | Brian Moehler (3-3) |
| L | Darren Oliver (2-5) |
| Seattle Mariners | 8 | Final |
| Kansas City Royals | 4 |
| W | Randy Johnson (6-1) |
| L | Tim Belcher (5-5) |
| Atlanta Braves | 4 | Final |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 2 |
| W | John Smoltz (6-3) |
| L | Pedro Astacio (3-3) |
| S | Mark Wohlers (11) |
| Oakland Athletics | 8 | Final |
| Minnesota Twins | 4 |
| W | Steve Karsay (1-5) |
| L | Brad Radke (3-4) |
| S | Billy Taylor (9) |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 | Final |
| Montreal Expos | 4 |
| W | Pedro Martínez (8-0) |
| L | Steve Cooke (3-6) |
| Boston Red Sox | 9 | Final |
| New York Yankees | 3 |
| W | Aaron Sele (5-3) |
| L | Jeff Nelson (1-4) |
| New York Mets | 1 | Final |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 2 |
| W | Garrett Stephenson (2-0) |
| L | Dave Mlicki (0-4) |
| S | Ricky Bottalico (12) |
| Florida Marlins | 3 | Final |
| San Diego Padres | 6 |
| W | Fernando Valenzuela (2-6) |
| L | Alex Fernandez (5-5) |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | Final |
| San Francisco Giants | 2 |
| W | Shawn Estes (6-2) |
| L | Matt Morris (1-3) |
| Anaheim Angels | 12 | Final |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 2 |
| W | Dennis Springer (3-1) |
| L | Juan Guzmán (3-4) |
Standings Up to and Including this Date
AL East Division
AL Central Division
AL West Division
NL East Division
NL Central Division
AL Overall
| Tm | W | L | GB | RS | RA | pythW-L% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAL | 30 | 14 | .682 | -- | 239 | 166 | .661 |
| TEX | 25 | 19 | .568 | 5.0 | 212 | 199 | .529 |
| ANA | 24 | 20 | .545 | 6.0 | 245 | 231 | .527 |
| CLE | 24 | 20 | .545 | 6.0 | 254 | 235 | .536 |
| SEA | 25 | 21 | .543 | 6.0 | 276 | 277 | .498 |
| TOR | 23 | 20 | .535 | 6.5 | 160 | 177 | .454 |
| NYY | 25 | 22 | .532 | 6.5 | 261 | 204 | .611 |
| MIL | 21 | 21 | .500 | 8.0 | 200 | 211 | .476 |
| CHW | 20 | 23 | .465 | 9.5 | 222 | 231 | .482 |
| KCR | 20 | 24 | .455 | 10.0 | 197 | 217 | .456 |
| DET | 20 | 25 | .444 | 10.5 | 228 | 214 | .529 |
| BOS | 18 | 26 | .409 | 12.0 | 234 | 246 | .477 |
| OAK | 19 | 29 | .396 | 13.0 | 222 | 295 | .373 |
| MIN | 18 | 28 | .391 | 13.0 | 214 | 261 | .410 |
NL Overall
| Tm | W | L | GB | RS | RA | pythW-L% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | 33 | 13 | .717 | -- | 228 | 141 | .707 |
| SFG | 27 | 18 | .600 | 5.5 | 190 | 193 | .493 |
| FLA | 27 | 18 | .600 | 5.5 | 191 | 158 | .586 |
| MON | 25 | 20 | .556 | 7.5 | 237 | 217 | .540 |
| COL | 25 | 21 | .543 | 8.0 | 281 | 252 | .550 |
| NYM | 25 | 22 | .532 | 8.5 | 214 | 168 | .609 |
| LAD | 23 | 22 | .511 | 9.5 | 160 | 156 | .512 |
| HOU | 24 | 23 | .511 | 9.5 | 197 | 184 | .531 |
| PIT | 23 | 23 | .500 | 10.0 | 183 | 215 | .427 |
| SDP | 20 | 25 | .444 | 12.5 | 200 | 208 | .482 |
| STL | 18 | 27 | .400 | 14.5 | 163 | 171 | .478 |
| PHI | 18 | 28 | .391 | 15.0 | 164 | 248 | .319 |
| CHC | 17 | 28 | .378 | 15.5 | 196 | 210 | .468 |
| CIN | 14 | 31 | .311 | 18.5 | 161 | 244 | .318 |


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