1997 Baltimore Orioles season explained

Baltimore Orioles
Season:	1997
Misc:	American League East Champions
League:	American League
Division:	East
Ballpark:	Oriole Park at Camden Yards
City:	Baltimore, Maryland
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 saw the Orioles finishing 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.^[1]
December 13, 1996: Mike Bordick was signed as a free agent with the Baltimore Orioles.^[2]
December 18, 1996: Jerome Walton was signed as a free agent with the Baltimore Orioles.^[3]
December 19, 1996: Eric Davis was signed as a free agent with the Baltimore Orioles.^[4]
March 22, 1997: Scott McClain was traded by the Baltimore Orioles with Manny Alexander to the New York Mets for Hector Ramirez.^[5]

Roster

1997 Baltimore Orioles
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		Outfielders		ManagerCoaches

Regular season

Game log

|- 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 || 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|- 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|- 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|- 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

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

Pos	G	AB	R	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	99	320	45	83	.259	12	49
1B	158	614	95	156	.254	38	110
2B	112	412	64	137	.333	14	60
3B	162	615	79	166	.270	17	84
SS	153	509	55	120	.236	7	46
LF	147	528	80	150	.284	18	88
CF	151	590	97	170	.288	18	73
RF	118	397	71	105	.264	21	55

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
98	259	66	.255	7	37
99	228	54	.237	4	27
100	166	34	.205	7	26
42	158	48	.304	8	25
48	138	34	.246	5	12
44	134	39	.291	4	15
43	88	31	.352	2	11
26	68	20	.294	3	9
17	27	6	.222	1	3
7	14	0	.000	0	1
4	3	0	.000	0	0
2	3	0	.000	0	0
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

G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
33	224.2	15	8	3.20	218
33	221.2	16	7	3.69	131
34	212.1	16	10	3.43	141
30	179.1	10	6	4.01	109
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

G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
28	77.0	6	6	6.43	50
14	39.2	0	1	7.94	29
6	22.0	2	1	4.91	11
5	20.0	1	1	6.30	22
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

G	IP	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
61	59.2	2	3	45	1.51	56
53	95.1	10	3	1	3.02	102
71	73.1	4	5	9	2.45	106
57	63.1	4	4	1	4.41	39
71	50.1	6	3	0	2.32	46
39	38.2	2	3	0	4.89	32
13	24.0	0	0	0	3.00	14

ALDS

See main article: 1997 American League Division Series.

Game 1

October 1, Kingdome

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Baltimore	0	0	1	0	4	4	0	0	0	9	13	0
Seattle	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	3	7	1
W: Mike Mussina (1-0) L: Randy Johnson (0-1) SV: None
HR: BAL - Gerónimo Berroa (1) Chris Hoiles (1) SEA - Edgar Martínez (1) Jay Buhner (1) Alex Rodriguez (1)

Game 2

October 2, Kingdome

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Baltimore	0	1	0	0	2	0	2	4	0	9	14	0
Seattle	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	9	0
W: Scott Erickson (1-0) L: Jamie Moyer (0-1) SV: None
HR: BAL - Harold Baines (1) Brady Anderson (1) SEA - None

Game 3

October 4, Oriole Park at Camden Yards

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Seattle	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	4	11	0
Baltimore	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	5	0
W: Jeff Fassero (1-0) L: Jimmy Key (0-1) SV: None
HR: BAL - None SEA - Jay Buhner (2) Paul Sorrento (1)

Game 4

October 5, Oriole Park at Camden Yards

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Seattle	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0
Baltimore	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	X	3	7	0
W: Mike Mussina (2-0) L: Randy Johnson (0-2) SV: Randy Myers (1)
HR: BAL - Jeff Reboulet (1) Gerónimo Berroa (2) SEA - Edgar Martínez (2)

ALCS

See main article: 1997 American League Championship Series.

Game 1

October 8, Camden Yards

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Cleveland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
Baltimore	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	X	3	6	1
WP: Scott Erickson (1-0) LP: Chad Ogea (0-1) SV: Randy Myers (1)
HRs: BAL - Brady Anderson (1) Roberto Alomar (1)

Game 2

October 9, Camden Yards

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Cleveland	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	5	6	3
Baltimore	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	4	8	1
WP: Paul Assenmacher (1-0) LP: Armando Benítez (0-1) SV: José Mesa (1)
HRs: CLE - Manny Ramírez (1) Marquis Grissom (1) BAL - Cal Ripken (1)

Game 3

October 11, Jacobs Field

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Baltimore	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	8	1
Cleveland	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	6	0
WP: Eric Plunk (1-0) LP: Randy Myers (0-1)
HRs: None

Game 4

October 12, Jacobs Field

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Baltimore	0	1	4	0	0	0	1	0	1	7	12	2
Cleveland	0	2	0	1	4	0	0	0	1	8	13	0
WP: José Mesa (1-0) LP: Alan Mills (0-1)
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

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Baltimore	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	10	0
Cleveland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	8	1
WP: Scott Kamieniecki (1-0) LP: Chad Ogea (0-2)
HRs: BAL - Eric Davis (1)

Game 6

October 15, Camden Yards

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Cleveland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	0
Baltimore	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
WP: Brian Anderson (1-0) LP: Armando Benítez (0-2) S: José Mesa (1)
HRs: CLE: - Tony Fernández (1)

Awards and honors

Eric Davis, Outfield, Roberto Clemente Award
Eric Davis, Hutch Award^[6]
Harry Dalton, 1997 Herb Armstrong Award (for contribution to the Orioles franchise by a non-uniform personnel^[7]

1997 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Roberto Alomar, starter
Cal Ripken Jr., starter

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Rochester, Delmarva, Bluefield^[8]

References

Web site: Jimmy Key Stats.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bordimi01.shtml Mike Bordick Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
Web site: Jerome Walton Stats.
Web site: Eric Davis Stats.
Web site: Scott McClain Stats.
Web site: Hutch Award | Baseball Almanac.
100 Things Orioles Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die, Dan Connolly, Triumph Books, Chicago, 2015, ISBN 978-1-62937-041-5, p.133
Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007