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1997 MLB Standings

🏆 World Series Champion: Florida Marlins

🏅 MVP Winners: Ken Griffey Jr., Larry Walker

🏅 Cy Young Winners: Roger Clemens, Pedro Martinez

📊 League Batting: 0.267/0.337/0.419 -- 0.756

📈 League ERA: 4.38

Hitting Stats for 1997 Pitching Stats for 1997

MVP results for 1997
Cy Young results for 1997
All-Stars in 1997
Gold Glove in 1997
Silver Slugger in 1997

American League

AL East

Team Name	W	L	W%	GB	R	pR	HR	AVG	OBP	SLG	ERA	WHIP
Baltimore Orioles	98	64	0.605	-	812	681	196	0.268	0.341	0.429	3.91	1.35
New York Yankees	96	66	0.593	2.0	891	688	161	0.286	0.362	0.436	3.84	1.36
Detroit Tigers	79	83	0.488	19.0	784	790	176	0.258	0.332	0.415	4.56	1.40
Boston Red Sox	78	84	0.482	20.0	851	857	185	0.291	0.352	0.463	4.85	1.50
Toronto Blue Jays	76	86	0.469	22.0	654	694	147	0.244	0.310	0.389	3.93	1.35

AL Central

Team Name	W	L	W%	GB	R	pR	HR	AVG	OBP	SLG	ERA	WHIP
Cleveland Indians	86	75	0.534	-	868	815	220	0.286	0.358	0.467	4.73	1.48
Chicago White Sox	80	81	0.497	6.0	779	833	158	0.273	0.341	0.417	4.74	1.46
Milwaukee Brewers	78	83	0.485	8.0	681	742	135	0.260	0.325	0.398	4.23	1.37
Minnesota Twins	68	94	0.420	18.5	772	861	132	0.270	0.333	0.409	5.02	1.46
Kansas City Royals	67	94	0.416	19.0	747	820	158	0.264	0.333	0.407	4.71	1.43

AL West

Team Name	W	L	W%	GB	R	pR	HR	AVG	OBP	SLG	ERA	WHIP
Seattle Mariners	90	72	0.556	-	925	833	264	0.280	0.355	0.485	4.79	1.45
Anaheim Angels	84	78	0.519	6.0	829	794	161	0.272	0.346	0.416	4.52	1.45
Texas Rangers	77	85	0.475	13.0	807	823	187	0.274	0.334	0.438	4.70	1.50
Oakland Athletics	65	97	0.401	25.0	764	946	197	0.260	0.339	0.423	5.49	1.64

National League

NL East

Team Name	W	L	W%	GB	R	pR	HR	AVG	OBP	SLG	ERA	WHIP
Atlanta Braves	101	61	0.624	-	791	581	174	0.270	0.343	0.426	3.18	1.21
Florida Marlins	92	70	0.568	9.0	740	669	136	0.259	0.346	0.395	3.83	1.38
New York Mets	88	74	0.543	13.0	777	709	153	0.262	0.332	0.405	3.95	1.34
Montreal Expos	78	84	0.482	23.0	691	740	172	0.258	0.316	0.425	4.14	1.33
Philadelphia Phillies	68	94	0.420	33.0	668	840	116	0.255	0.322	0.385	4.87	1.45

NL Central

Team Name	W	L	W%	GB	R	pR	HR	AVG	OBP	SLG	ERA	WHIP
Houston Astros	84	78	0.519	-	777	660	133	0.259	0.344	0.403	3.67	1.30
Pittsburgh Pirates	79	83	0.488	5.0	725	760	129	0.262	0.329	0.404	4.28	1.44
Cincinnati Reds	76	86	0.469	8.0	651	764	142	0.253	0.321	0.389	4.42	1.36
St. Louis Cardinals	73	89	0.451	11.0	689	708	144	0.255	0.324	0.396	3.88	1.35
Chicago Cubs	68	94	0.420	16.0	687	759	127	0.263	0.321	0.396	4.44	1.43

NL West

Team Name	W	L	W%	GB	R	pR	HR	AVG	OBP	SLG	ERA	WHIP
San Francisco Giants	90	72	0.556	-	784	793	172	0.258	0.337	0.414	4.43	1.43
Los Angeles Dodgers	88	74	0.543	2.0	742	645	174	0.268	0.330	0.418	3.63	1.28
Colorado Rockies	83	79	0.512	7.0	923	908	239	0.288	0.357	0.478	5.25	1.58
San Diego Padres	76	86	0.469	14.0	795	891	152	0.271	0.342	0.407	4.98	1.50

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