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MLB Season History - 1997

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1997 MLB Leaders

BATTING AVERAGE
1. Tony Gwynn	.372
2. Larry Walker	.366
3. Mike Piazza	.362
4. Frank Thomas	.347
5. Roberto Alomar	.333
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HOME RUNS
1. Mark McGwire	58
2. Ken Griffey Jr.	56
3. Larry Walker	49
4. Tino Martinez	44
5. Jeff Bagwell	43
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RUNS BATTED IN
1. Ken Griffey Jr.	147
2. Tino Martinez	141
3. Andres Galarraga	140
4. Jeff Bagwell	135
5. Juan Alberto Gonzalez	131
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WINS
1. Roger Clemens	21
2. Randy Johnson	20
3. Denny Neagle	20
4. Brad Radke	20
5. Greg Maddux	19
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STRIKEOUTS
1. Curt Schilling	319
2. Pedro Martinez	305
3. Roger Clemens	292
4. Randy Johnson	291
5. John Smoltz	241
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ERA
1. Pedro Martinez	1.90
2. Roger Clemens	2.05
3. Greg Maddux	2.20
4. Randy Johnson	2.28
5. Darryl Kile	2.57
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1997 American League Standings
EAST	W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	ROAD	RS	RA	DIFF
*-Baltimore	98	64	.605	--	46-35	52-29	812	681	+131
y-New York	96	66	.593	2	47-33	49-33	891	688	+203
Detroit	79	83	.488	19	42-39	37-44	784	790	-6
Boston	78	84	.481	20	39-42	39-42	851	857	-6
Toronto	76	86	.469	22	42-39	34-47	654	694	-40
CENTRAL	W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	ROAD	RS	RA	DIFF
x-Cleveland	86	75	.534	--	44-37	42-38	868	815	+53
Chicago	80	81	.497	6	45-36	35-45	779	833	-54
Milwaukee	78	83	.484	8	47-33	31-50	681	742	-61
Minnesota	68	94	.420	18.5	35-46	33-48	772	861	-89
Kansas City	67	94	.416	19	33-47	34-47	747	820	-73
WEST	W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	ROAD	RS	RA	DIFF
x-Seattle	90	72	.556	--	45-36	45-36	925	833	+92
Anaheim	84	78	.519	6	46-36	38-42	829	794	+35
Texas	77	85	.475	13	39-42	38-43	807	823	-16
Oakland	65	97	.401	25	35-46	30-51	764	946	-182
1997 National League Standings
EAST	W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	ROAD	RS	RA	DIFF
*-Atlanta	101	61	.623	--	50-31	51-30	791	581	+210
y-Florida	92	70	.568	9	52-29	40-41	740	669	+71
New York	88	74	.543	13	50-31	38-43	777	709	+68
Montreal	78	84	.481	23	45-36	33-48	691	740	-49
Philadelphia	68	94	.420	33	38-43	30-51	668	840	-172
CENTRAL	W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	ROAD	RS	RA	DIFF
x-Houston	84	78	.519	--	46-35	38-43	777	660	+117
Pittsburgh	79	83	.488	5	43-38	36-45	725	760	-35
Cincinnati	76	86	.469	8	40-41	36-45	651	764	-113
St. Louis	73	89	.451	11	41-40	32-49	689	708	-19
Chicago	68	94	.420	16	42-39	26-55	687	759	-72
WEST	W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	ROAD	RS	RA	DIFF
x-San Francisco	90	72	.556	--	48-33	42-39	784	793	-9
Los Angeles	88	74	.543	2	47-34	41-40	742	645	+97
Colorado	83	79	.512	7	47-34	36-45	923	908	+15
San Diego	76	86	.469	14	39-42	37-44	795	891	-96

1997 All-Star Results
DATE	SCORE	VENUE	LOCATION	ATT	WP	LP	MVP
July 8, 1997	AL 3, NL 1	Jacobs Field	Cleveland, OH	44,916	José Rosado	Shawn Estes
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1997 Postseason Results
ROUND	OUTCOME	RESULT
World Series	Florida Marlins defeated Cleveland Indians	4-3
League Championship Series	Cleveland Indians defeated Baltimore Orioles	4-2
League Championship Series	Florida Marlins defeated Atlanta Braves	4-2
League Divisional Series	Baltimore Orioles defeated Seattle Mariners	3-1
League Divisional Series	Cleveland Indians defeated New York Yankees	3-2
League Divisional Series	Atlanta Braves defeated Houston Astros	3-0
League Divisional Series	Florida Marlins defeated San Francisco Giants	3-0
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1997 Award Winners
PLAYER	TEAM	AWARD
No award winners.
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1997 Draft Picks
	PLAYER	POS	TEAM
1	Matt Anderson	RHP	Detroit Tigers
2	J.D. Drew	OF	Philadelphia Phillies
3	Troy Glaus	3B	Anaheim Angels
4	Jason Grilli	RHP	San Francisco Giants
5	Vernon Wells	OF	Toronto Blue Jays
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1997 No-Hitters
DATE	PITCHER	TEAM	OPPONENT	SCORE	LEAGUE	NOTES
7/12/1997	Francisco Cordova (9)	PIT	HOU	3-0	NL	Combined
7/12/1997	Ricardo Rincon (1)	PIT	HOU	3-0	NL	Combined
6/10/1997	Kevin Brown	FLA	SFO	9-0	NL
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