1997 Baltimore Orioles season
{{Short description|Major League Baseball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}
{{Infobox baseball team season
| name = Baltimore Orioles
| season = 1997
| misc = American League East Champions
| league = American League
| division = East
| ballpark = Oriole Park at Camden Yards
| record = 98–64 (.605)
| divisional_place = 1st
| owners = Peter Angelos
| general_managers = Pat Gillick
| managers = Davey Johnson
| television =WJZ-TV/WNUV/WBDC
Home Team Sports
(Jim Palmer, Mike Flanagan, Michael Reghi)
| radio = WBAL (AM)
(Chuck Thompson, Fred Manfra, Jim Hunter)
|}}
The 1997 Baltimore Orioles season was the 97th season in Baltimore Orioles franchise history, the 44th in Baltimore, and the 6th at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
The Orioles finished first in the American League East Division with a record of 98 wins and 64 losses. They met the Seattle Mariners in the ALDS, and beat them in four games. However, in the ALCS, they would play the Cleveland Indians, where they would fall in six games. It was the final season for Davey Johnson as manager, as a disagreement with ownership drove him out. It would be their last winning season until 15 years later.
Offseason
- December 10, 1996: Jimmy Key was signed as a free agent with the Baltimore Orioles.{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/k/keyji01.shtml|title = Jimmy Key Stats}}
- December 13, 1996: Mike Bordick was signed as a free agent with the Baltimore Orioles.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bordimi01.shtml Mike Bordick Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com]
- December 18, 1996: Jerome Walton was signed as a free agent with the Baltimore Orioles.{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/w/waltoje01.shtml|title = Jerome Walton Stats}}
- December 19, 1996: Eric Davis was signed as a free agent with the Baltimore Orioles.{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/d/daviser01.shtml|title = Eric Davis Stats}}
- March 22, 1997: Scott McClain was traded by the Baltimore Orioles with Manny Alexander to the New York Mets for Hector Ramirez.{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mcclasc01.shtml|title = Scott McClain Stats}}
=Roster=
| class="toccolours" style="font-size: 95%;" |
| colspan="10" style="background-color: black; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" | 1997 Baltimore Orioles |
|---|
| colspan="10" style="background-color: #F87217; color: white; text-align: center;" | Roster |
| valign="top" | Pitchers
{{MLBplayer|49|Armando Benítez}} {{MLBplayer|32|Shawn Boskie}} {{MLBplayer|27|Rocky Coppinger}} {{MLBplayer|19|Scott Erickson}} {{MLBplayer|39,59|Mike Johnson}} {{MLBplayer|30|Scott Kamieniecki}} {{MLBplayer|21|Jimmy Key}} {{MLBplayer|38|Rick Krivda}} {{MLBplayer|51|Terry Mathews}} {{MLBplayer|75|Alan Mills}} {{MLBplayer|35|Mike Mussina}} {{MLBplayer|28|Randy Myers}} {{MLBplayer|47|Jesse Orosco}} {{MLBplayer|53|Arthur Rhodes}} {{MLBplayer|39|Nerio Rodríguez}} {{MLBplayer|55|Brian Williams}} {{MLBplayer|56|Esteban Yan}} | width="25px" | | valign="top" | Catchers {{MLBplayer|34|Charlie Greene}} {{MLBplayer|23|Chris Hoiles}} {{MLBplayer|37|Tim Laker}} {{MLBplayer|50|Mel Rosario}} {{MLBplayer|42|Lenny Webster}} Infielders {{MLBplayer|12|Roberto Alomar}} {{MLBplayer|14|Mike Bordick}} {{MLBplayer| 6|Aaron Ledesma}} {{MLBplayer|25|Rafael Palmeiro}} {{MLBplayer|36|Jeff Reboulet}} {{MLBplayer| 8|Cal Ripken Jr.}} | width="25px" | | valign="top" | Outfielders {{MLBplayer| 9|Brady Anderson}} {{MLBplayer|10,3|Harold Baines}} {{MLBplayer|10,29|Gerónimo Berroa}} {{MLBplayer|37|Danny Clyburn}} {{MLBplayer|24|Eric Davis}} {{MLBplayer|26|David Dellucci}} {{MLBplayer|11|Jeffrey Hammonds}} {{MLBplayer|26,29|Pete Incaviglia}} {{MLBplayer|17|B. J. Surhoff}} {{MLBplayer|3,43|Tony Tarasco}} {{MLBplayer| 1|Jerome Walton}} | width="25px" | | valign="top" | Manager {{MLBplayer|15|Davey Johnson}} Coaches {{MLBplayer|48|Rick Down }} {{MLBplayer|55|Andy Etchebarren}} {{MLBplayer|44|Elrod Hendricks}} {{MLBplayer|31|Ray Miller}} {{MLBplayer| 2|Sam Perlozzo }} {{MLBplayer|18|John Stearns}} |
Regular season
=Season standings=
{{1997 AL East standings|highlight=Baltimore Orioles}}
= Record vs. opponents =
{{1997 AL Record vs. opponents|team=BAL}}
=Game log=
{{MLB Game log|year=1997|bgcolor=#F87217}}
{{MLB Game log month|month=April (16–7)|bgcolor=#F87217|hide=y}}
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"
| 1 || April 2 || Royals || 7 – 4 || Key (1–0) || Walker (0–1) || Myers (1) || 46,588 || 1–0
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"
| 2 || April 3 || Royals || 6 – 4 || Rhodes (1–0) || Montgomery (0–1) || Myers (2) || 43,031 || 2–0
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"
| 3 || April 4 || @Rangers || 5 – 4 || Erickson (1–0) || Patterson (0–1) || Benítez (1) || 26,058 || 3–0
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"
| 4 || April 5 || @Rangers || 9 – 7 || Rhodes (2–0) || Oliver (0–1) || Myers (3) || 39,073 || 4–0
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"
| 5 || April 6 || @Rangers || 9 – 3 || Pavlik (1–0) || Mussina (0–1) || || 36,156 || 4–1
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"
| 6 || April 7 || @Royals || 6 – 5 || Walker (1–1) || Benítez (0–1) || || 40,052 || 4–2
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"
| 7 || April 9 || @Royals || 4 – 2 {{small|(11)}} || Mills (1–0) || Bevil (0–1) || Myers (4) || 12,036 || 5–2
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"
| 8 || April 11 || Rangers || 9 – 3 || Mussina (1–1) || Burkett (0–1) || || 40,575 || 6–2
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"
| 9 || April 13 || Rangers || 9 – 0 || Key (2–0) || Pavlik (1–1) || || 44,154 || 7–2
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"
| 10 || April 14 || Twins || 4 – 2 || Erickson (2–0) || Tewksbury (0–2) || Myers (5) || 36,288 || 8–2
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"
| 11 || April 15 || Twins || 3 – 1 || Kamieniecki (1–0) || Aldred (0–2) || Myers (6) || 40,196 || 9–2
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"
| 12 || April 16 || @White Sox || 9 – 3 || Drabek (1–1) || Boskie (0–1) || || 14,061 || 9–3
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"
| 13 || April 17 || @White Sox || 1 – 0 || Mussina (2–1) || Darwin (0–1) || Myers (7) || 14,674 || 10–3
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"
| 14 || April 20 || @Red Sox || 11 – 1 || Key (3–0) || Gordon (1–2) || || 32,290 || 11–3
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"
| 15 || April 21 || @Red Sox || 4 – 2 || Sele (3–0) || Erickson (2–1) || Slocumb (3) || 33,608 || 11–4
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"
| 16 || April 22 || White Sox || 3 – 2 || Mussina (3–1) || Darwin (0–2) || Myers (8) || 38,392 || 12–4
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"
| 17 || April 23 || White Sox || 11 – 9 (11) || Castillo (2–2) || Benítez (0–2) || Hernandez (3) || 42,902 || 12–5
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"
| 18 || April 24 || Red Sox || 2 – 1 (11) || Trlicek (3–4) || Mathews (0–1) || Henry (4) || 40,000 || 12–6
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"
| 19 || April 25 || Red Sox || 2 – 0 || Erickson (3–1) || Gordon (1–3) || Myers (9) || 45,227 || 13–6
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"
| 20 || April 26 || Red Sox || 14 – 5 || Key (4–0) || Sele (3–1) || Johnson (1) || 47,727 || 14–6
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"
| 21 || April 27 || Red Sox || 13 – 7 || Henry (1–0) || Rhodes (2–1) || || 47,307 || 14–7
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"
| 22 || April 29 || Twins || 6 – 4 || Boskie (1–1) || Swindell (1–1) || Myers (10) || 11,368 || 15–7
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"
| 23 || April 30 || Twins || 12 – 3 || Kamieniecki (2–0) || Tewksbury (1–4) || Benítez (2) || 12,686 || 16–7
{{MLB Game log month end}}
{{MLB Game log month|month=May (20–8)|bgcolor=#F87217|hide=y}}
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"
| 24 || May 1 || Twins || 3–2 || Erickson (4–1) || Aldred (1–3) || Myers (11) || 11,678 || 17–7
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"
| 25 || May 2 || Athletics || 7–1 || Key (5–0) || Karsay (0–3) || || 46,181 || 18–7
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"
| 26 || May 3 || Athletics || 4–3 || Small (4–0) || Myers (0–1) || Taylor (6) || 45,780 || 18–8
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"
| 27 || May 4 || Athletics || 11–0 || Coppinger (1–0) || Prieto (2–2) || Johnson (2) || 47,001 || 19–8
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"
| 28 || May 5 || Angels || 7–2 || Dickson (5–1) || Kamieniecki (2–1) || James (3) || 41,296 || 19–9
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"
| 29 || May 6 || Angels || 8–4 || Erickson (5–1) || Finley (0–2) || Myers (12) || 37,150 || 20–9
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"
| 30 || May 7 || Angels || 3–0 || Key (6–0) || Watson (0–2) || Myers (13) || 43,858 || 21–9
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"
| 31 || May 8 || Mariners || 13–3 || Mussina (4–1) || Johnson (4–1) || || 45,026 || 22–9
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"
| 32 || May 9 || Mariners || 8–2 || Moyer (2–0) || Coppinger (1–1) || || 47,257 || 22–10
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"
| 33 || May 10 || Mariners || 3 – 2 (11) || Charlton (2–1) || Myers (0–2) || || 47,340 || 22–11
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"
| 34 || May 11 || Mariners || 9–5 || Erickson (6–1) || Martínez (1–3) || || 47,451 || 23–11
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"
| 35 || May 12 || Athletics || 5–1 || Key (7–0) || Karsay (0–4) || Benítez (3) || 11,352 || 24–11
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"
| 36 || May 13 || Athletics || 7–3 || Mussina (5–1) || Mohler (0–5) || || 14,854 || 25–11
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"
| 37 || May 14 || Angels || 6–5 || Springer (1–1) || Boskie (1–2) || Holtz (1) || 15,780 || 25–12
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"
| 38 || May 15 || Angels || 3–2 || Dickson (6–1) || Kamieniecki (2–2) || James (5) || 15,966 || 25–13
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"
| 39 || May 16 || Mariners || 6–3 || Erickson (7–1) || Martínez (1–4) || || 39,455 || 26–13
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"
| 40 || May 17 || Mariners || 4–3 || Key (8–0) || Sanders (0–5) || Benítez (4) || 57,304 || 27–13
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"
| 41 || May 18 || Mariners || 8–7 || Orosco (1–0) || Charlton (2–3) || Benítez (5) || 57,432 || 28–13
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"
| 42 || May 20 || Tigers || 4–3 || Kamieniecki (3–2) || Olivares (2–3) || Myers (14) || 48,003 || 29–13
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"
| 43 || May 21 || Tigers || 2–0 || Erickson (8–1) || Thompson (4–3) || Myers (15) || 47,877 || 30–13
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"
| 44 || May 23 || Indians || 6–1 || Ogea (5–3) || Key (8–1) || || 41,154 || 30–14
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"
| 45 || May 24 || Indians || 8–3 || Mussina (6–1) || Kline (3–1) || || 41,040 || 31–14
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"
| 46 || May 25 || Indians || 7–6 || Nagy (6–2) || Rhodes (2–2) || Morman (2) || 42,944 || 31–15
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"
| 47 || May 26 || Yankees || 8–6 || Boskie (2–2) || Pettittie (6–3) || Myers (16) || 40,296 || 32–15
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"
| 48 || May 27 || Yankees || 10–6 || Kamieniecki (2–2) || Rogers (6–3) || Benítez (6) || 29,392 || 33–15
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"
| 49 || May 28 || Yankees || 8–1 || Key (9–1) || Moehler (3–4) || Boskie (1) || 10,692 || 34–15
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"
| 50 || May 30 || Indians || 3–0 || Mussina (7–1) || Nagy (6–3) || || 47,758 || 35–15
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"
| 51 || May 31 || Indians || 8–5 || Boskie (3–2) || Mesa (0–3) || Myers (17) || 47,739 || 36–15
{{MLB Game log month end}}
{{MLB Game log month|month=June (15–12)|bgcolor=#F87217|hide=y}}
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"
| 52 || June 3 || Yankees || 7–5 || Myers (1–2) || Mecir (0–3) || || 47,577 || 37–15
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"
| 53 || June 4 || Yankees || 9–7 || Orosco (2–0) || Nelson (2–5) || Myers (18) || 47,748 || 38–15
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"
| 54 || June 6 || @ White Sox || 7–3 || Drabek (5–4) || Erickson (8–2) || R. Hernandez (12) || 21,304 || 38–16
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"
| 55 || June 7 || @ White Sox || 1 – 0 (11) || R. Hernández (4–1) || Myers (1–3) || || 31,548 || 38–17
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"
| 56 || June 8 || @ White Sox || 2–1 || Key (10–1) || Darwin (2–3) || Myers (19) || 24,089 || 39–17
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"
| 57 || June 9 || @ White Sox || 10–2 || Mussina (8–1) || Baldwin (3–8) || || 23,464 || 40–17
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"
| 58 || June 10 || @ Red Sox || 7–2 || Erickson (9–2) || Eshelman (0–1) || || || 41–17
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"
| 59 || June 10 || @ Red Sox || 4–2 || Rhodes (3–2) || Wakefield (2–5) || Myers (20) || 30,995 || 42–17
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"
| 60 || June 11 || @ Red Sox || 10–1 || Gordon (4–6) || Johnson (0–1) || || 26,479 || 42–18
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"
| 61 || June 12 || @ Red Sox || 9–5 || Sele (7–5) || Kamieniecki (4–3) || || 24,970 || 42–19
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"
| 62 || June 13 || @ Braves || 4 – 3 || Key (11–1) || Maddux (7–3) || Myers (21) || 48,334 || 43–19
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"
| 63 || June 14 || @ Braves || 6 – 4 (12) || Rhodes (4–2) || Borowski (2–2) || Myers (22) || 26,964 || 44–19
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"
| 64 || June 15 || @ Braves || 5 – 3 (10) || Mathews (1–1) || Wohlers (2–2) || Myers (23) || 48,088 || 45–19
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"
| 65 || June 16 || Expos || 6 – 4 || Hermanson (3–4) || Boskie (3–3) || Urbina (12) || 47,557 || 45–20
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"
| 66 || June 17 || Expos || 5 – 4 || Kamieniecki (5–3) || Bullinger (4–6) || Myers (24) || 47,793 || 46–20
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"
| 67 || June 18 || Expos || 1 – 0 || C. Perez (8–4) || Key (11–2) || || 47,448 || 46–21
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"
| 68 || June 20 || @ Blue Jays || 3 – 0 || Hentgen (8–3) || Mussina (8–2) || || 30,266 || 46–22
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"
| 69 || June 21 || @ Blue Jays || 5 – 1 || Erickson (10–2) || Plesac (0–3) || || 40,139 || 47–22
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"
| 70 || June 22 || @ Blue Jays || 5 – 2 || Kamieniecki (6–3) || Person (2–5) || Myers (25) || 35,106 || 48–22
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"
| 71 || June 23 || @ Brewers || 5 – 0 || D'Amico (5–3) || Key (11–3) || || 16,304 || 48–23
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"
| 72 || June 24 || @ Brewers || 6 – 2 || Boskie (4–3) || Karl (2–9) || Rhodes (1) || 14,007 || 49–23
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"
| 73 || June 25 || @ Brewers || 9 – 1 || Mussina (9–2) || Eldred (7–8) || || 21,042 || 50–23
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"
| 74 || June 26 || Blue Jays || 3 – 0 || Clemens (12–2) || Erickson (10–3) || Timlin (7) || 47,617 || 50–24
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"
| 75 || June 27 || Blue Jays || 2 – 1 || Person (3–5) || Kamieniecki (6–4) || Spoljaric (2) || 47,900 || 50–25
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"
| 76 || June 28 || Blue Jays || 5 – 2 || W. Williams (3–7) || Key (11–4) || Timlin (8) || 47,687 || 50–26
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"
| 77 || June 29 || Blue Jays || 3 – 2 || Escobar (1–0) || Benítez (0–3) || Timlin (9) || 47,763 || 50–27
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"
| 78 || June 30 || Phillies || 8 – 1 || Mussina (10–2) || Maduro (3–7) || || 47,837 || 51–27
{{MLB Game log month end}}
{{MLB Game log month|month=July (16-11)|bgcolor=#F87217|hide=y}}
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"
| 79 || July 1 || Phillies || 4 – 1 || Erickson (11–3) || Beech (0–4) || Myers (26) || 47,610 || 52–27
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"
| 80 || July 2 || Phillies || 10 – 6 || Rhodes (5–2) || Spradlin (1–4) || || 47,785 || 53–27
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"
| 81 || July 3 || @ Tigers || 10 – 1 || Key (12–4) || Lira (5–5) || || 13,209 || 54–27
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"
| 82 || July 4 || @ Tigers || 4 – 3 || Rhodes (6–2) || Keagle (0–1) || Myers (27) || 30,100 || 55–27
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"
| 83 || July 4 || @ Tigers || 11 – 8 || Bautista (2–2) || Mills (1–1) || T. Jones (12) || 30,100 || 55–28
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"
| 84 || July 5 || @ Tigers || 6 – 5 || Miceli (2–1) || Orosco (2–1) || T. Jones (13) || 37,074 || 55–29
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"
| 85 || July 6 || @ Tigers || 14 – 9 || Blair (6–4) || Erickson (11–4) || || 18,197 || 55–30
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"
| 86 || July 11 || Brewers || 3 – 1 || McDonald (8–6) || Key (12–5) || D. Jones (21) || 47,919 || 55–31
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"
| 87 || July 12 || Brewers || 3 – 2 || Eldred (9–8) || Erickson (11–5) || D. Jones (22) || 47,606 || 55–32
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"
| 88 || July 13 || Brewers || 6 – 4 || D'Amico (7–4) || Mussina (10–3) || D. Jones (23) || 47,448 || 55–33
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"
| 89 || July 14 || Blue Jays || 9 – 5 || Mathews (2–1) || Person (3–6) || || 47,042 || 56–33
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"
| 90 || July 15 || Blue Jays || 8 – 4 || Boskie (5–3) || Guzmán (3–6) || || 47,062 || 57–33
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"
| 91 || July 16 || Red Sox || 4 – 1 || Avery (3–2) || Key (12–6) || Slocumb (12) || 47,712 || 57–34
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"
| 92 || July 17 || Red Sox || 12 – 9 || Mahay (1–0) || Orosco (2–2) || Slocumb (13) || 47,912 || 57–35
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"
| 93 || July 18 || White Sox || 3 – 0 || Baldwin (7–9) || Mussina (10–4) || R. Hernández (24) || 47,759 || 57–36
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"
| 94 || July 19 || White Sox || 8 – 3 || Rhodes (7–2) || Simas (3–1) || Benítez (7) || 47,857 || 58–36
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"
| 95 || July 20 || White Sox || 10 – 2 || Navarro (8–8) || Boskie (5–4) || || 47,800 || 58–37
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"
| 96 || July 21 || @ Rangers || 5 – 1 || Key (13–6) || Oliver (6–10) || || 35,842 || 59–37
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"
| 97 || July 22 || @ Rangers || 9 – 3 || Erickson (12–5) || Burkett (7–9) || || 43,421 || 60–37
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"
| 98 || July 23 || @ Rangers || 3 – 2 || Myers (2–3) || Patterson (6–4) || || 40,834 || 61–37
|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"
| 99 || July 25 || @ Twins || 5 – 2 || Radke (14–5) || Kamieniecki (6–5) || || 21,524 || 61–38
{{MLB Game log month end}}
{{MLB Game log month|month=August (18-10)|bgcolor=#F87217|hide=y}}
{{MLB Game log month end}}
{{MLB Game log month|month=September (13-16)|bgcolor=#F87217|hide=y}}
{{MLB Game log month end}}
{{end}}
Player stats
=Batting=
==Starters by position==
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Pos
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | R ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| C | Chris Hoiles | 99 | 320 | 45 | 83 | .259 | 12 | 49 |
| align="center"
| 1B | Rafael Palmeiro | 158 | 614 | 95 | 156 | .254 | 38 | 110 |
| align="center"
| 2B | Roberto Alomar | 112 | 412 | 64 | 137 | .333 | 14 | 60 |
| align="center"
| 3B | Cal Ripken Jr. | 162 | 615 | 79 | 166 | .270 | 17 | 84 |
| align="center"
| SS | Mike Bordick | 153 | 509 | 55 | 120 | .236 | 7 | 46 |
| align="center"
| LF | B. J. Surhoff | 147 | 528 | 80 | 150 | .284 | 18 | 88 |
| align="center"
| CF | Brady Anderson | 151 | 590 | 97 | 170 | .288 | 18 | 73 |
| align="center"
| RF | Jeffrey Hammonds | 118 | 397 | 71 | 105 | .264 | 21 | 55 |
| align="center" |
==Other batters==
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center" | 98 | 259 | 66 | .255 | 7 | 37 |
| align="center" | 99 | 228 | 54 | .237 | 4 | 27 |
| align="center" | 100 | 166 | 34 | .205 | 7 | 26 |
| align="center" | 42 | 158 | 48 | .304 | 8 | 25 |
| align=center | 48 | 138 | 34 | .246 | 5 | 12 |
| align="center" | 44 | 134 | 39 | .291 | 4 | 15 |
| align="center" | 43 | 88 | 31 | .352 | 2 | 11 |
| align="center" | 26 | 68 | 20 | .294 | 3 | 9 |
| align="center" | 17 | 27 | 6 | .222 | 1 | 3 |
| align="center" | 7 | 14 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 |
| align="center" | 4 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| align="center" | 2 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| align=center | 5 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 |
=Pitching=
== Starting pitchers ==
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center" | 33 | 224.2 | 15 | 8 | 3.20 | 218 |
| align=center | 33 | 221.2 | 16 | 7 | 3.69 | 131 |
| align=center | 34 | 212.1 | 16 | 10 | 3.43 | 141 |
| align="center" | 30 | 179.1 | 10 | 6 | 4.01 | 109 |
| align="center" | 10 | 50.0 | 4 | 2 | 6.30 | 29 |
== Other pitchers ==
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center" | 28 | 77.0 | 6 | 6 | 6.43 | 50 |
| align="center" | 14 | 39.2 | 0 | 1 | 7.94 | 29 |
| align="center" | 6 | 22.0 | 2 | 1 | 4.91 | 11 |
| align="center" | 5 | 20.0 | 1 | 1 | 6.30 | 22 |
| align="center" | 3 | 9.2 | 0 | 1 | 15.83 | 4 |
== Relief pitchers ==
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SV ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center" | 61 | 59.2 | 2 | 3 | 45 | 1.51 | 56 |
| align="center" | 53 | 95.1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3.02 | 102 |
| align=center | 71 | 73.1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2.45 | 106 |
| align="center" | 57 | 63.1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4.41 | 39 |
| align=center | 71 | 50.1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2.32 | 46 |
| align="center" | 39 | 38.2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4.89 | 32 |
| align="center" | 13 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 14 |
ALDS
{{Main|1997 American League Division Series}}
=Game 1=
October 1, Kingdome
| border=1 cellspacing=0 width=425 style="margin-left:3em;" | ||||||||
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#e6e6e6;"
!align=left width=28%|Team !width=6%|1 !width=6%|2 !width=6%|3 !width=6%|4 !width=6%|5 !width=6%|6 !width=6%|7 !width=6%|8 !width=6%|9 !width=6%|R !width=6%|H !width=6%|E | ||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
|align=left|Baltimore |0 | 0 | 1
|0 | 4 | 4
|0 | 0 | 0
|9 | 13 | 0 |
| style="text-align:center;"
|align=left|Seattle |0 | 0 | 0
|1 | 0 | 0
|1 | 0 | 1
|3 | 7 | 1 |
| style="text-align:left;"
|colspan=13|W: Mike Mussina (1-0) L: Randy Johnson (0-1) SV: None | ||||||||
| style="text-align:left;"
|colspan=13|HR: BAL – Gerónimo Berroa (1) Chris Hoiles (1) SEA – Edgar Martínez (1) Jay Buhner (1) Alex Rodriguez (1) |
=Game 2=
October 2, Kingdome
| border=1 cellspacing=0 width=425 style="margin-left:3em;" | ||||||||
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#e6e6e6;"
!align=left width=28%|Team !width=6%|1 !width=6%|2 !width=6%|3 !width=6%|4 !width=6%|5 !width=6%|6 !width=6%|7 !width=6%|8 !width=6%|9 !width=6%|R !width=6%|H !width=6%|E | ||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
|align=left|Baltimore |0 | 1 | 0
|0 | 2 | 0
|2 | 4 | 0
|9 | 14 | 0 |
| style="text-align:center;"
|align=left|Seattle |2 | 0 | 0
|0 | 0 | 0
|1 | 0 | 0
|3 | 9 | 0 |
| style="text-align:left;"
|colspan=13|W: Scott Erickson (1-0) L: Jamie Moyer (0-1) SV: None | ||||||||
| style="text-align:left;"
|colspan=13|HR: BAL – Harold Baines (1) Brady Anderson (1) SEA – None |
=Game 3=
October 4, Oriole Park at Camden Yards
| border=1 cellspacing=0 width=425 style="margin-left:3em;" | ||||||||
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#e6e6e6;"
!align=left width=28%|Team !width=6%|1 !width=6%|2 !width=6%|3 !width=6%|4 !width=6%|5 !width=6%|6 !width=6%|7 !width=6%|8 !width=6%|9 !width=6%|R !width=6%|H !width=6%|E | ||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
|align=left|Seattle |0 | 0 | 1
|0 | 1 | 0
|0 | 0 | 2
|4 | 11 | 0 |
| style="text-align:center;"
|align=left|Baltimore |0 | 0 | 0
|0 | 0 | 0
|0 | 0 | 2
|2 | 5 | 0 |
| style="text-align:left;"
|colspan=13|W: Jeff Fassero (1-0) L: Jimmy Key (0-1) SV: None | ||||||||
| style="text-align:left;"
|colspan=13|HR: BAL – None SEA – Jay Buhner (2) Paul Sorrento (1) |
=Game 4=
October 5, Oriole Park at Camden Yards
| border=1 cellspacing=0 width=425 style="margin-left:3em;" | ||||||||
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#e6e6e6;"
!align=left width=28%|Team !width=6%|1 !width=6%|2 !width=6%|3 !width=6%|4 !width=6%|5 !width=6%|6 !width=6%|7 !width=6%|8 !width=6%|9 !width=6%|R !width=6%|H !width=6%|E | ||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
|align=left|Seattle |0 | 1 | 0
|0 | 0 | 0
|0 | 0 | 0
|1 | 2 | 0 |
| style="text-align:center;"
|align=left|Baltimore |2 | 0 | 0
|0 | 1 | 0
|0 | 0 | X
|3 | 7 | 0 |
| style="text-align:left;"
|colspan=13|W: Mike Mussina (2-0) L: Randy Johnson (0-2) SV: Randy Myers (1) | ||||||||
| style="text-align:left;"
|colspan=13|HR: BAL – Jeff Reboulet (1) Gerónimo Berroa (2) SEA – Edgar Martínez (2) |
ALCS
{{Main|1997 American League Championship Series}}
=Game 1=
October 8, Camden Yards
| border=1 cellspacing=0 width=425 style="margin-left:3em;" | ||||||||
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#e6e6e6;"
!align=left width=28%|Team !width=6%|1 !width=6%|2 !width=6%|3 !width=6%|4 !width=6%|5 !width=6%|6 !width=6%|7 !width=6%|8 !width=6%|9 !width=6%|R !width=6%|H !width=6%|E | ||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
|align=left|Cleveland |0 | 0 | 0
|0 | 0 | 0
|0 | 0 | 0
|0 | 4 | 1 |
| style="text-align:center;"
|align=left|Baltimore |1 | 0 | 2
|0 | 0 | 0
|0 | 0 | X
|3 | 6 | 1 |
| style="text-align:left;"
|colspan=13|WP: Scott Erickson (1-0) LP: Chad Ogea (0-1) SV: Randy Myers (1) | ||||||||
| style="text-align:left;"
|colspan=13|HRs: BAL – Brady Anderson (1) Roberto Alomar (1) |
=Game 2=
October 9, Camden Yards
| border=1 cellspacing=0 width=425 style="margin-left:3em;" | ||||||||
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#e6e6e6;"
!align=left width=28%|Team !width=6%|1 !width=6%|2 !width=6%|3 !width=6%|4 !width=6%|5 !width=6%|6 !width=6%|7 !width=6%|8 !width=6%|9 !width=6%|R !width=6%|H !width=6%|E | ||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
|align=left|Cleveland |2 | 0 | 0
|0 | 0 | 0
|0 | 3 | 0
|5 | 6 | 3 |
| style="text-align:center;"
|align=left|Baltimore |0 | 2 | 0
|0 | 0 | 2
|0 | 0 | 0
|4 | 8 | 1 |
| style="text-align:left;"
|colspan=13|WP: Paul Assenmacher (1-0) LP: Armando Benítez (0-1) SV: José Mesa (1) | ||||||||
| style="text-align:left;"
|colspan=13|HRs: CLE – Manny Ramírez (1) Marquis Grissom (1) BAL – Cal Ripken (1) |
=Game 3=
October 11, Jacobs Field
| border=1 cellspacing=0 width=425 style="margin-left:3em;" | ||||||||||
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#e6e6e6;"
!align=left width=26%|Team !width=5%|1 !width=5%|2 !width=5%|3 !width=5%|4 !width=5%|5 !width=5%|6 !width=5%|7 !width=5%|8 !width=5%|9 !width=5%|10 !width=5%|11 !width=5%|12 !width=5%|R !width=5%|H !width=5%|E | ||||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
|align=left|Baltimore |0 | 0 | 0
|0 | 0 | 0
|0 | 0 | 1
|0 | 0 | 0
|1 | 8 | 1 |
| style="text-align:center;"
|align=left|Cleveland |0 | 0 | 0
|0 | 0 | 0
|1 | 0 | 0
|0 | 0 | 1
|2 | 6 | 0 |
| style="text-align:left;"
|colspan=16|WP: Eric Plunk (1-0) LP: Randy Myers (0-1) | ||||||||||
| style="text-align:left;"
|colspan=16|HRs: None |
=Game 4=
October 12, Jacobs Field
| border=1 cellspacing=0 width=425 style="margin-left:3em;" | ||||||||
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#e6e6e6;"
!align=left width=28%|Team !width=6%|1 !width=6%|2 !width=6%|3 !width=6%|4 !width=6%|5 !width=6%|6 !width=6%|7 !width=6%|8 !width=6%|9 !width=6%|R !width=6%|H !width=6%|E | ||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
|align=left|Baltimore |0 | 1 | 4
|0 | 0 | 0
|1 | 0 | 1
|7 | 12 | 2 |
| style="text-align:center;"
|align=left|Cleveland |0 | 2 | 0
|1 | 4 | 0
|0 | 0 | 1
|8 | 13 | 0 |
| style="text-align:left;"
|colspan=13|WP: José Mesa (1-0) LP: Alan Mills (0-1) | ||||||||
| style="text-align:left;"
|colspan=13|HRs: CLE – Sandy Alomar Jr. (1) Manny Ramírez (2) BAL – Brady Anderson (2) Harold Baines (1) Rafael Palmeiro (1) |
=Game 5=
October 13, Jacobs Field
| border=1 cellspacing=0 width=425 style="margin-left:3em;" | ||||||||
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#e6e6e6;"
!align=left width=28%|Team !width=6%|1 !width=6%|2 !width=6%|3 !width=6%|4 !width=6%|5 !width=6%|6 !width=6%|7 !width=6%|8 !width=6%|9 !width=6%|R !width=6%|H !width=6%|E | ||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
|align=left|Baltimore |0 | 0 | 2
|0 | 0 | 0
|0 | 0 | 2
|4 | 10 | 0 |
| style="text-align:center;"
|align=left|Cleveland |0 | 0 | 0
|0 | 0 | 0
|0 | 0 | 2
|2 | 8 | 1 |
| style="text-align:left;"
|colspan=13|WP: Scott Kamieniecki (1-0) LP: Chad Ogea (0-2) | ||||||||
| style="text-align:left;"
|colspan=13|HRs: BAL – Eric Davis (1) |
=Game 6=
October 15, Camden Yards
| border=1 cellspacing=0 width=425 style="margin-left:3em;" | |||||||||
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#e6e6e6;"
!align=left width=26%|Team !width=5%|1 !width=5%|2 !width=5%|3 !width=5%|4 !width=5%|5 !width=5%|6 !width=5%|7 !width=5%|8 !width=5%|9 !width=5%|10 !width=5%|11 !width=5%|R !width=5%|H !width=5%|E | |||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
|align=left|Cleveland |0 | 0 | 0
|0 | 0 | 0
|0 | 0 | 0
|0 | 1
|1 | 3 | 0 |
| style="text-align:center;"
|align=left|Baltimore |0 | 0 | 0
|0 | 0 | 0
|0 | 0 | 0
|0 | 0
|0 | 10 | 0 |
| style="text-align:left;"
|colspan=16|WP: Brian Anderson (1-0) LP: Armando Benítez (0-2) S: José Mesa (1) | |||||||||
| style="text-align:left;"
|colspan=16|HRs: CLE: – Tony Fernández (1) |
Awards and honors
- Eric Davis, Outfield, Roberto Clemente Award
- Eric Davis, Hutch Award{{Cite web|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/awards/aw_hut.shtml|title=Hutch Award | Baseball Almanac}}
- Harry Dalton, 1997 Herb Armstrong Award (for contribution to the Orioles franchise by a non-uniform personnel100 Things Orioles Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die, Dan Connolly, Triumph Books, Chicago, 2015, ISBN 978-1-62937-041-5, p.133
1997 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- Roberto Alomar, starter
- Cal Ripken Jr., starter
Farm system
{{MLB Farm System|level15=AAA|team15=Rochester Red Wings|league15=International League|manager15=Marv Foley
|level16=AA |team16=Bowie Baysox|league16=Eastern League|manager16=Joe Ferguson
|level17=A |team17=Frederick Keys|league17=Carolina League|manager17=Dave Hilton
|level18=A |team18=Delmarva Shorebirds|league18=South Atlantic League|manager18=Tommy Shields and Tom Trebelhorn
|level19=Rookie|team19=Bluefield Orioles|league19=Appalachian League|manager19=Bobby Dickerson
|level20=Rookie|team20=GCL Orioles|league20=Gulf Coast League|manager20=Butch Davis
}}LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Rochester, Delmarva, BluefieldJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
References
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BAL/1997.shtml 1997 Baltimore Orioles team page at Baseball Reference]
- [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1997&t=BAL 1997 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com]
{{American League East champions}}
{{1997 MLB season by team}}
{{Baltimore Orioles}}
Baltimore Orioles Season, 1997
Category:Baltimore Orioles seasons