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28 teams in AL, NL · 2266 regular-season games · 1997-04-01 to 1997-09-28 · attendance 63,168,689

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World Series champion

Florida Marlins

MVP

Ken Griffey AL
Larry Walker NL

Cy Young

Roger Clemens AL
Pedro Martinez NL

Rookie of the Year

Nomar Garciaparra AL
Scott Rolen NL

All-Star Game

1997-07-08 at Progressive Field

Hall of Fame class of 1997

Nellie Fox, Phil Niekro, Tom Lasorda, Willie Wells

Postseason

Round	Result	Games
Division Series	Cleveland Indians 3–2 New York Yankees	5
Division Series	Florida Marlins 3–0 San Francisco Giants	3
Division Series	Atlanta Braves 3–0 Houston Astros	3
Division Series	Baltimore Orioles 3–1 Seattle Mariners	4
League Championship	Florida Marlins 4–2 Atlanta Braves	6
League Championship	Cleveland Indians 4–2 Baltimore Orioles	6
World Series	Florida Marlins 4–3 Cleveland Indians	7

Standings

AL Central

#	Team	W	L	Pct	GB	RA	Attendance	Manager
1	Cleveland Indians	86	75	.534	—	815	3,404,750	Mike Hargrove	Pennant Division
2	Chicago White Sox	80	81	.497	6	833	1,864,782	Terry Bevington
3	Milwaukee Brewers	78	83	.484	8	742	1,444,027	Phil Garner
4	Minnesota Twins	68	94	.420	18.5	861	1,411,064	Tom Kelly
5	Kansas City Royals	67	94	.416	19	820	1,517,638	Bob Boone, Tony Muser

AL East

#	Team	W	L	Pct	GB	RA	Attendance	Manager
1	Baltimore Orioles	98	64	.605	—	681	3,711,132	Davey Johnson	Division
2	New York Yankees	96	66	.593	2	688	2,580,325	Joe Torre	Wild Card
3	Detroit Tigers	79	83	.488	19	790	1,365,157	Buddy Bell
4	Boston Red Sox	78	84	.481	20	857	2,226,136	Jimy Williams
5	Toronto Blue Jays	76	86	.469	22	694	2,589,297	Cito Gaston, Mel Queen

AL West

#	Team	W	L	Pct	GB	RA	Attendance	Manager
1	Seattle Mariners	90	72	.556	—	833	3,192,237	Lou Piniella	Division
2	Anaheim Angels	84	78	.519	6	794	1,767,330	Terry Collins
3	Texas Rangers	77	85	.475	13	823	2,945,228	Johnny Oates
4	Oakland Athletics	65	97	.401	25	946	1,264,218	Art Howe

NL Central

#	Team	W	L	Pct	GB	RA	Attendance	Manager
1	Houston Astros	84	78	.519	—	660	2,046,781	Larry Dierker	Division
2	Pittsburgh Pirates	79	83	.488	5	760	1,657,022	Gene Lamont
3	Cincinnati Reds	76	86	.469	8	764	1,785,788	Ray Knight, Jack McKeon
4	St. Louis Cardinals	73	89	.451	11	708	2,634,014	Tony LaRussa
5	Chicago Cubs	68	94	.420	16	759	2,190,308	Jim Riggleman

NL East

#	Team	W	L	Pct	GB	RA	Attendance	Manager
1	Atlanta Braves	101	61	.623	—	581	3,464,488	Bobby Cox	Division
2	Florida Marlins	92	70	.568	9	669	2,364,387	Jim Leyland	World Series Wild Card
3	New York Mets	88	74	.543	13	709	1,766,174	Bobby Valentine
4	Montreal Expos	78	84	.481	23	740	1,497,609	Felipe Alou
5	Philadelphia Phillies	68	94	.420	33	840	1,490,638	Terry Francona

NL West

#	Team	W	L	Pct	GB	RA	Attendance	Manager
1	San Francisco Giants	90	72	.556	—	793	1,690,869	Dusty Baker	Division
2	Los Angeles Dodgers	88	74	.543	2	645	3,319,504	Bill Russell
3	Colorado Rockies	83	79	.512	7	908	3,888,453	Don Baylor
4	San Diego Padres	76	86	.469	14	891	2,089,333	Bruce Bochy

Leaders

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NL

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No-hitters

Kevin Brown, Florida Marlins vs. San Francisco Giants, 1997-06-10
Francisco Cordova, Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Houston Astros, 1997-07-12

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