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.
Offseason[edit]
- 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]
1997 Baltimore Orioles |
Roster |
Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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Regular season[edit]
Season standings[edit]
Game log[edit]
1997 Game Log |
April (16–7)
# |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Record |
1 |
April 2 |
Royals |
7 – 4 |
Key (1–0) |
Walker (0–1) |
Myers (1) |
46,588 |
1–0 |
2 |
April 3 |
Royals |
6 – 4 |
Rhodes (1–0) |
Montgomery (0–1) |
Myers (2) |
43,031 |
2–0 |
3 |
April 4 |
@Rangers |
5 – 4 |
Erickson (1–0) |
Patterson (0–1) |
Benítez (1) |
26,058 |
3–0 |
4 |
April 5 |
@Rangers |
9 – 7 |
Rhodes (2–0) |
Oliver (0–1) |
Myers (3) |
39,073 |
4–0 |
5 |
April 6 |
@Rangers |
9 – 3 |
Pavlik (1–0) |
Mussina (0–1) |
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36,156 |
4–1 |
6 |
April 7 |
@Royals |
6 – 5 |
Walker (1–1) |
Benítez (0–1) |
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40,052 |
4–2 |
7 |
April 9 |
@Royals |
4 – 2 (11) |
Mills (1–0) |
Bevil (0–1) |
Myers (4) |
12,036 |
5–2 |
8 |
April 11 |
Rangers |
9 – 3 |
Mussina (1–1) |
Burkett (0–1) |
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40,575 |
6–2 |
9 |
April 13 |
Rangers |
9 – 0 |
Key (2–0) |
Pavlik (1–1) |
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44,154 |
7–2 |
10 |
April 14 |
Twins |
4 – 2 |
Erickson (2–0) |
Tewksbury (0–2) |
Myers (5) |
36,288 |
8–2 |
11 |
April 15 |
Twins |
3 – 1 |
Kamieniecki (1–0) |
Aldred (0–2) |
Myers (6) |
40,196 |
9–2 |
12 |
April 16 |
@White Sox |
9 – 3 |
Drabek (1–1) |
Boskie (0–1) |
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14,061 |
9–3 |
13 |
April 17 |
@White Sox |
1 – 0 |
Mussina (2–1) |
Darwin (0–1) |
Myers (7) |
14,674 |
10–3 |
14 |
April 20 |
@Red Sox |
11 – 1 |
Key (3–0) |
Gordon (1–2) |
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32,290 |
11–3 |
15 |
April 21 |
@Red Sox |
4 – 2 |
Sele (3–0) |
Erickson (2–1) |
Slocumb (3) |
33,608 |
11–4 |
16 |
April 22 |
White Sox |
3 – 2 |
Mussina (3–1) |
Darwin (0–2) |
Myers (8) |
38,392 |
12–4 |
17 |
April 23 |
White Sox |
11 – 9 (11) |
Castillo (2–2) |
Benítez (0–2) |
Hernandez (3) |
42,902 |
12–5 |
18 |
April 24 |
Red Sox |
2 – 1 (11) |
Trlicek (3–4) |
Mathews (0–1) |
Henry (4) |
40,000 |
12–6 |
19 |
April 25 |
Red Sox |
2 – 0 |
Erickson (3–1) |
Gordon (1–3) |
Myers (9) |
45,227 |
13–6 |
20 |
April 26 |
Red Sox |
14 – 5 |
Key (4–0) |
Sele (3–1) |
Johnson (1) |
47,727 |
14–6 |
21 |
April 27 |
Red Sox |
13 – 7 |
Henry (1–0) |
Rhodes (2–1) |
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47,307 |
14–7 |
22 |
April 29 |
Twins |
6 – 4 |
Boskie (1–1) |
Swindell (1–1) |
Myers (10) |
11,368 |
15–7 |
23 |
April 30 |
Twins |
12 – 3 |
Kamieniecki (2–0) |
Tewksbury (1–4) |
Benítez (2) |
12,686 |
16–7 |
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May (20–8)
# |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Record |
24 |
May 1 |
Twins |
3–2 |
Erickson (4–1) |
Aldred (1–3) |
Myers (11) |
11,678 |
17–7 |
25 |
May 2 |
Athletics |
7–1 |
Key (5–0) |
Karsay (0–3) |
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46,181 |
18–7 |
26 |
May 3 |
Athletics |
4–3 |
Small (4–0) |
Myers (0–1) |
Taylor (6) |
45,780 |
18–8 |
27 |
May 4 |
Athletics |
11–0 |
Coppinger (1–0) |
Prieto (2–2) |
Johnson (2) |
47,001 |
19–8 |
28 |
May 5 |
Angels |
7–2 |
Dickson (5–1) |
Kamieniecki (2–1) |
James (3) |
41,296 |
19–9 |
29 |
May 6 |
Angels |
8–4 |
Erickson (5–1) |
Finley (0–2) |
Myers (12) |
37,150 |
20–9 |
30 |
May 7 |
Angels |
3–0 |
Key (6–0) |
Watson (0–2) |
Myers (13) |
43,858 |
21–9 |
31 |
May 8 |
Mariners |
13–3 |
Mussina (4–1) |
Johnson (4–1) |
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45,026 |
22–9 |
32 |
May 9 |
Mariners |
8–2 |
Moyer (2–0) |
Coppinger (1–1) |
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47,257 |
22–10 |
33 |
May 10 |
Mariners |
3 – 2 (11) |
Charlton (2–1) |
Myers (0–2) |
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47,340 |
22–11 |
34 |
May 11 |
Mariners |
9–5 |
Erickson (6–1) |
Martínez (1–3) |
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47,451 |
23–11 |
35 |
May 12 |
Athletics |
5–1 |
Key (7–0) |
Karsay (0–4) |
Benítez (3) |
11,352 |
24–11 |
36 |
May 13 |
Athletics |
7–3 |
Mussina (5–1) |
Mohler (0–5) |
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14,854 |
25–11 |
37 |
May 14 |
Angels |
6–5 |
Springer (1–1) |
Boskie (1–2) |
Holtz (1) |
15,780 |
25–12 |
38 |
May 15 |
Angels |
3–2 |
Dickson (6–1) |
Kamieniecki (2–2) |
James (5) |
15,966 |
25–13 |
39 |
May 16 |
Mariners |
6–3 |
Erickson (7–1) |
Martínez (1–4) |
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39,455 |
26–13 |
40 |
May 17 |
Mariners |
4–3 |
Key (8–0) |
Sanders (0–5) |
Benítez (4) |
57,304 |
27–13 |
41 |
May 18 |
Mariners |
8–7 |
Orosco (1–0) |
Charlton (2–3) |
Benítez (5) |
57,432 |
28–13 |
42 |
May 20 |
Tigers |
4–3 |
Kamieniecki (3–2) |
Olivares (2–3) |
Myers (14) |
48,003 |
29–13 |
43 |
May 21 |
Tigers |
2–0 |
Erickson (8–1) |
Thompson (4–3) |
Myers (15) |
47,877 |
30–13 |
44 |
May 23 |
Indians |
6–1 |
Ogea (5–3) |
Key (8–1) |
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41,154 |
30–14 |
45 |
May 24 |
Indians |
8–3 |
Mussina (6–1) |
Kline (3–1) |
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41,040 |
31–14 |
46 |
May 25 |
Indians |
7–6 |
Nagy (6–2) |
Rhodes (2–2) |
Morman (2) |
42,944 |
31–15 |
47 |
May 26 |
Yankees |
8–6 |
Boskie (2–2) |
Pettittie (6–3) |
Myers (16) |
40,296 |
32–15 |
48 |
May 27 |
Yankees |
10–6 |
Kamieniecki (2–2) |
Rogers (6–3) |
Benítez (6) |
29,392 |
33–15 |
49 |
May 28 |
Yankees |
8–1 |
Key (9–1) |
Moehler (3–4) |
Boskie (1) |
10,692 |
34–15 |
50 |
May 30 |
Indians |
3–0 |
Mussina (7–1) |
Nagy (6–3) |
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47,758 |
35–15 |
51 |
May 31 |
Indians |
8–5 |
Boskie (3–2) |
Mesa (0–3) |
Myers (17) |
47,739 |
36–15 |
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June (15–12)
# |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Record |
52 |
June 3 |
Yankees |
7–5 |
Myers (1–2) |
Mecir (0–3) |
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47,577 |
37–15 |
53 |
June 4 |
Yankees |
9–7 |
Orosco (2–0) |
Nelson (2–5) |
Myers (18) |
47,748 |
38–15 |
54 |
June 6 |
@ White Sox |
7–3 |
Drabek (5–4) |
Erickson (8–2) |
R. Hernandez (12) |
21,304 |
38–16 |
55 |
June 7 |
@ White Sox |
1 – 0 (11) |
R. Hernández (4–1) |
Myers (1–3) |
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31,548 |
38–17 |
56 |
June 8 |
@ White Sox |
2–1 |
Key (10–1) |
Darwin (2–3) |
Myers (19) |
24,089 |
39–17 |
57 |
June 9 |
@ White Sox |
10–2 |
Mussina (8–1) |
Baldwin (3–8) |
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23,464 |
40–17 |
58 |
June 10 |
@ Red Sox |
7–2 |
Erickson (9–2) |
Eshelman (0–1) |
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41–17 |
59 |
June 10 |
@ Red Sox |
4–2 |
Rhodes (3–2) |
Wakefield (2–5) |
Myers (20) |
30,995 |
42–17 |
60 |
June 11 |
@ Red Sox |
10–1 |
Gordon (4–6) |
Johnson (0–1) |
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26,479 |
42–18 |
61 |
June 12 |
@ Red Sox |
9–5 |
Sele (7–5) |
Kamieniecki (4–3) |
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24,970 |
42–19 |
62 |
June 13 |
@ Braves |
4 – 3 |
Key (11–1) |
Maddux (7–3) |
Myers (21) |
48,334 |
43–19 |
63 |
June 14 |
@ Braves |
6 – 4 (12) |
Rhodes (4–2) |
Borowski (2–2) |
Myers (22) |
26,964 |
44–19 |
64 |
June 15 |
@ Braves |
5 – 3 (10) |
Mathews (1–1) |
Wohlers (2–2) |
Myers (23) |
48,088 |
45–19 |
65 |
June 16 |
Expos |
6 – 4 |
Hermanson (3–4) |
Boskie (3–3) |
Urbina (12) |
47,557 |
45–20 |
66 |
June 17 |
Expos |
5 – 4 |
Kamieniecki (5–3) |
Bullinger (4–6) |
Myers (24) |
47,793 |
46–20 |
67 |
June 18 |
Expos |
1 – 0 |
C. Perez (8–4) |
Key (11–2) |
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47,448 |
46–21 |
68 |
June 20 |
@ Blue Jays |
3 – 0 |
Hentgen (8–3) |
Mussina (8–2) |
|
30,266 |
46–22 |
69 |
June 21 |
@ Blue Jays |
5 – 1 |
Erickson (10–2) |
Plesac (0–3) |
|
40,139 |
47–22 |
70 |
June 22 |
@ Blue Jays |
5 – 2 |
Kamieniecki (6–3) |
Person (2–5) |
Myers (25) |
35,106 |
48–22 |
71 |
June 23 |
@ Brewers |
5 – 0 |
D'Amico (5–3) |
Key (11–3) |
|
16,304 |
48–23 |
72 |
June 24 |
@ Brewers |
6 – 2 |
Boskie (4–3) |
Karl (2–9) |
Rhodes (1) |
14,007 |
49–23 |
73 |
June 25 |
@ Brewers |
9 – 1 |
Mussina (9–2) |
Eldred (7–8) |
|
21,042 |
50–23 |
74 |
June 26 |
Blue Jays |
3 – 0 |
Clemens (12–2) |
Erickson (10–3) |
Timlin (7) |
47,617 |
50–24 |
75 |
June 27 |
Blue Jays |
2 – 1 |
Person (3–5) |
Kamieniecki (6–4) |
Spoljaric (2) |
47,900 |
50–25 |
76 |
June 28 |
Blue Jays |
5 – 2 |
W. Williams (3–7) |
Key (11–4) |
Timlin (8) |
47,687 |
50–26 |
77 |
June 29 |
Blue Jays |
3 – 2 |
Escobar (1–0) |
Benítez (0–3) |
Timlin (9) |
47,763 |
50–27 |
78 |
June 30 |
Phillies |
8 – 1 |
Mussina (10–2) |
Maduro (3–7) |
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47,837 |
51–27 |
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July
# |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Record |
79 |
July 1 |
Phillies |
4 – 1 |
Erickson (11–3) |
Beech (0–4) |
Myers (26) |
47,610 |
52–27 |
80 |
July 2 |
Phillies |
10 – 6 |
Rhodes (5–2) |
Spradlin (1–4) |
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47,785 |
53–27 |
81 |
July 3 |
@ Tigers |
10 – 1 |
Key (12–4) |
Lira (5–5) |
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13,209 |
54–27 |
82 |
July 4 |
@ Tigers |
4 – 3 |
Rhodes (6–2) |
Keagle (0–1) |
Myers (27) |
30,100 |
55–27 |
83 |
July 4 |
@ Tigers |
11 – 8 |
Bautista (2–2) |
Mills (1–1) |
T. Jones (12) |
30,100 |
55–28 |
84 |
July 5 |
@ Tigers |
6 – 5 |
Miceli (2–1) |
Orosco (2–1) |
T. Jones (13) |
37,074 |
55–29 |
85 |
July 6 |
@ Tigers |
14 – 9 |
Blair (6–4) |
Erickson (11–4) |
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18,197 |
55–30 |
86 |
July 11 |
Brewers |
3 – 1 |
McDonald (8–6) |
Key (12–5) |
D. Jones (21) |
47,919 |
55–31 |
87 |
July 12 |
Brewers |
3 – 2 |
Eldred (9–8) |
Erickson (11–5) |
D. Jones (22) |
47,606 |
55–32 |
88 |
July 13 |
Brewers |
6 – 4 |
D'Amico (7–4) |
Mussina (10–3) |
D. Jones (23) |
47,448 |
55–33 |
89 |
July 14 |
Blue Jays |
9 – 5 |
Mathews (2–1) |
Person (3–6) |
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47,042 |
56–33 |
90 |
July 15 |
Blue Jays |
8 – 4 |
Boskie (5–3) |
Guzmán (3–6) |
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47,062 |
57–33 |
91 |
July 16 |
Red Sox |
4 – 1 |
Avery (3–2) |
Key (12–6) |
Slocumb (12) |
47,712 |
57–34 |
92 |
July 17 |
Red Sox |
12 – 9 |
Mahay (1–0) |
Orosco (2–2) |
Slocumb (13) |
47,912 |
57–35 |
93 |
July 18 |
White Sox |
3 – 0 |
Baldwin (7–9) |
Mussina (10–4) |
R. Hernández (24) |
47,759 |
57–36 |
94 |
July 19 |
White Sox |
8 – 3 |
Rhodes (7–2) |
Simas (3–1) |
Benítez (7) |
47,857 |
58–36 |
95 |
July 20 |
White Sox |
10 – 2 |
Navarro (8–8) |
Boskie (5–4) |
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47,800 |
58–37 |
96 |
July 21 |
@ Rangers |
5 – 1 |
Key (13–6) |
Oliver (6–10) |
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35,842 |
59–37 |
97 |
July 22 |
@ Rangers |
9 – 3 |
Erickson (12–5) |
Burkett (7–9) |
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43,421 |
60–37 |
98 |
July 23 |
@ Rangers |
3 – 2 |
Myers (2–3) |
Patterson (6–4) |
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40,834 |
61–37 |
99 |
July 25 |
@ Twins |
5 – 2 |
Radke (14–5) |
Kamieniecki (6–5) |
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21,524 |
61–38 |
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August
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Date |
Opponent |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Record |
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September
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Date |
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Win |
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Save |
Attendance |
Record |
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Player stats[edit]
Batting[edit]
Starters by position[edit]
Note: Pos = position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In
Other batters[edit]
Pitching[edit]
Starting pitchers[edit]
Other pitchers[edit]
Relief pitchers[edit]
October 1, Kingdome
October 2, Kingdome
October 4, Oriole Park at Camden Yards
October 5, Oriole Park at Camden Yards
October 8, Camden Yards
October 9, Camden Yards
October 11, Jacobs Field
Team |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
R |
H |
E |
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 |
October 12, Jacobs Field
October 13, Jacobs Field
October 15, Camden Yards
Awards and honors[edit]
1997 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
Farm system[edit]
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Rochester, Delmarva, Bluefield[7]
References[edit]
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/k/keyji01.shtml
- ^ Mike Bordick Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/w/waltoje01.shtml
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/d/daviser01.shtml
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mcclasc01.shtml
- ^ http://www.baseball-almanac.com/awards/aw_hut.shtml
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007
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