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1997 Baltimore Orioles season

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Record
  
98–64 (.605)

Owner(s)
  
Peter Angelos

Manager(s)
  
Davey Johnson

Divisional place
  
1st

General manager(s)
  
Pat Gillick

Local television
  
WJZ-TV/WNUV/WBDCHome Team Sports(Jim Palmer, Mike Flanagan, Michael Reghi)

The 1997 Baltimore Orioles season saw the Orioles finishing 1st in the American League East with a record of 98 wins and 64 losses. They met the Seattle Mariners in the ALDS, and beat them in 4 games. However, in the ALCS, they would play the Cleveland Indians, where they would fall in 6 games. It would be their last winning season until 15 years later.

Contents

Offseason

  • December 10, 1996: Jimmy Key was signed as a free agent with the Baltimore Orioles.
  • December 13, 1996: Mike Bordick was signed as a free agent with the Baltimore Orioles.
  • December 18, 1996: Jerome Walton was signed as a free agent with the Baltimore Orioles.
  • December 19, 1996: Eric Davis was signed as a free agent with the Baltimore Orioles.
  • March 22, 1997: Scott McClain was traded by the Baltimore Orioles with Manny Alexander to the New York Mets for Hector Ramirez.

    • 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

    Game 1

    October 1, Kingdome

    Game 2

    October 2, Kingdome

    Game 3

    October 4, Oriole Park at Camden Yards

    Game 4

    October 5, Oriole Park at Camden Yards

    Game 1

    October 8, Camden Yards

    Game 2

    October 9, Camden Yards

    Game 3

    October 11, Jacobs Field

    Game 4

    October 12, Jacobs Field

    Game 5

    October 13, Jacobs Field

    Game 6

    October 15, Camden Yards

    Awards and honors

  • Eric Davis, Outfield, Roberto Clemente Award
  • Eric Davis, Hutch Award

    • 1997 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

    Farm system

    LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Rochester, Delmarva, Bluefield

    References

    1997 Baltimore Orioles season Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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