The 1997

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season saw the Orioles finishing 1st in the

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with a record of 98 wins and 64 losses. They met the

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in the ALDS, and beat them in 4 games. However, in the ALCS, they would play the

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, where they would fall in 6 games. 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. *December 13, 1996: Mike Bordick was signed as a free agent with the Baltimore Orioles. *December 18, 1996:

Jerome Walton Jerome O'Terrell Walton (born July 8, 1965) is an American former Major League Baseball center fielder who played for the Chicago Cubs, California Angels, Cincinnati Reds, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, and Tampa Bay Devil Rays, between 1989 a ...

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.

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

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(0–1) , , Myers (1) , , 46,588 , , 1–0 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 2 , , April 3 , , Royals , , 6 – 4 , ,

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(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 Patterson may refer to: People * Patterson (surname) Places ;Canada * Pattersons Corners, Ontario *Patterson Township, Ontario *Patterson, Calgary a neighbourhood in Calgary, Alberta. ;United States of America * Patterson, Arkansas *Patterson, C ...

(0–1) , , Benítez (1) , , 26,058 , , 3–0 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 4 , , April 5 , , @ Rangers , , 9 – 7 , ,

(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 , ,

(1–1) , , Benítez (0–1) , , , , 40,052 , , 4–2 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 7 , , April 9 , , @ Royals , , 4 – 2 , ,

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(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 , ,

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, , 4 – 2 , , Erickson (2–0) , , Tewksbury (0–2) , , Myers (5) , , 36,288 , , 8–2 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 11 , , April 15 , ,

, , 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 The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston. The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight ...

, , 11 – 1 , , Key (3–0) , ,

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(1–2) , , , , 32,290 , , 11–3 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 15 , , April 21 , , @

, , 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 , , Castillo (2–2) , , Benítez (0–2) , , Hernandez (3) , , 42,902 , , 12–5 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 18 , , April 24 , ,

, , 2 – 1 , , Trlicek (3–4) , , Mathews (0–1) , ,

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(4) , , 40,000 , , 12–6 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 19 , , April 25 , ,

, , 2 – 0 , , Erickson (3–1) , ,

(1–3) , , Myers (9) , , 45,227 , , 13–6 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 20 , , April 26 , ,

, , 14 – 5 , , Key (4–0) , , Sele (3–1) , , Johnson (1) , , 47,727 , , 14–6 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 21 , , April 27 , ,

, , 13 – 7 , ,

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(2–1) , , , , 47,307 , , 14–7 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 22 , , April 29 , ,

, , 6 – 4 , , Boskie (1–1) , , Swindell (1–1) , , Myers (10) , , 11,368 , , 15–7 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 23 , , April 30 , ,

, , 12 – 3 , , Kamieniecki (2–0) , , Tewksbury (1–4) , , Benítez (2) , , 12,686 , , 16–7 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 24 , , May 1 , ,

, , 3–2 , , Erickson (4–1) , , Aldred (1–3) , , Myers (11) , , 11,678 , , 17–7 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 25 , , May 2 , ,

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, , 7–1 , , Key (5–0) , , Karsay (0–3) , , , , 46,181 , , 18–7 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 26 , , May 3 , ,

, , 4–3 , , Small (4–0) , , Myers (0–1) , , Taylor (6) , , 45,780 , , 18–8 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 27 , , May 4 , ,

, , 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 In various theistic religious traditions an angel is a supernatural spiritual being who serves God. Abrahamic religions often depict angels as benevolent celestial intermediaries between God (or Heaven) and humanity. Other roles incl ...

, , 7–2 , , Dickson (5–1) , , Kamieniecki (2–1) , , James (3) , , 41,296 , , 19–9 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 29 , , May 6 , ,

, , 8–4 , , Erickson (5–1) , , Finley (0–2) , , Myers (12) , , 37,150 , , 20–9 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 30 , , May 7 , ,

, , 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 , ,

, , 5–1 , , Key (7–0) , , Karsay (0–4) , , Benítez (3) , , 11,352 , , 24–11 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 36 , , May 13 , ,

, , 7–3 , , Mussina (5–1) , , Mohler (0–5) , , , , 14,854 , , 25–11 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 37 , , May 14 , ,

, , 6–5 , ,

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(1–1) , , Boskie (1–2) , , Holtz (1) , , 15,780 , , 25–12 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 38 , , May 15 , ,

, , 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 , ,

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, , 4–3 , , Kamieniecki (3–2) , , Olivares (2–3) , , Myers (14) , , 48,003 , , 29–13 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 43 , , May 21 , ,

, , 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) , ,

(2–2) , , Morman (2) , , 42,944 , , 31–15 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 47 , , May 26 , ,

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, , 8–6 , , Boskie (2–2) , , Pettittie (6–3) , , Myers (16) , , 40,296 , , 32–15 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 48 , , May 27 , ,

, , 10–6 , , Kamieniecki (2–2) , , Rogers (6–3) , , Benítez (6) , , 29,392 , , 33–15 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 49 , , May 28 , ,

, , 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 A mesa is an isolated, flat-topped elevation, ridge or hill, which is bounded from all sides by steep escarpments and stands distinctly above a surrounding plain. Mesas characteristically consist of flat-lying soft sedimentary rocks capped by a ...

(0–3) , , Myers (17) , , 47,739 , , 36–15 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 52 , , June 3 , ,

, , 7–5 , , Myers (1–2) , , Mecir (0–3) , , , , 47,577 , , 37–15 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 53 , , June 4 , ,

, , 9–7 , , Orosco (2–0) , ,

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(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 , , 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 , , @

, , 7–2 , , Erickson (9–2) , , Eshelman (0–1) , , , , , , 41–17 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 59 , , June 10 , , @

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(2–5) , , Myers (20) , , 30,995 , , 42–17 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 60 , , June 11 , , @

, , 10–1 , ,

(4–6) , , Johnson (0–1) , , , , 26,479 , , 42–18 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 61 , , June 12 , , @

, , 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 , ,

(4–2) , , Borowski (2–2) , , Myers (22) , , 26,964 , , 44–19 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 64 , , June 15 , , @ Braves , , 5 – 3 , , Mathews (1–1) , , Wohlers (2–2) , , Myers (23) , , 48,088 , , 45–19 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 65 , , June 16 , ,

Expos The Montreal Expos (french: link=no, Les Expos de Montréal) were a Canadian professional baseball team based in Montreal, Quebec. The Expos were the first Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise located outside the United States. They played in t ...

, , 6 – 4 , , Hermanson (3–4) , , Boskie (3–3) , , Urbina (12) , , 47,557 , , 45–20 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 66 , , June 17 , ,

, , 5 – 4 , , Kamieniecki (5–3) , ,

Bullinger Heinrich Bullinger (18 July 1504 – 17 September 1575) was a Swiss Reformer and theologian, the successor of Huldrych Zwingli as head of the Church of Zürich and a pastor at the Grossmünster. One of the most important leaders of the Swiss R ...

(4–6) , , Myers (24) , , 47,793 , , 46–20 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 67 , , June 18 , ,

, , 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 A person ( : people) is a being that has certain capacities or attributes such as reason, morality, consciousness or self-consciousness, and being a part of a culturally established form of social relations such as kinship, ownership of prope ...

(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 Karl may refer to: People * Karl (given name), including a list of people and characters with the name * Karl der Große, commonly known in English as Charlemagne * Karl Marx, German philosopher and political writer * Karl of Austria, last Austria ...

(2–9) , ,

(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 , ,

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(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 , ,

(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 The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. Since 2004, the team's home stadium has been Citize ...

, , 8 – 1 , , Mussina (10–2) , , Maduro (3–7) , , , , 47,837 , , 51–27 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 79 , , July 1 , ,

, , 4 – 1 , , Erickson (11–3) , , Beech (0–4) , , Myers (26) , , 47,610 , , 52–27 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 80 , , July 2 , ,

, , 10 – 6 , ,

(5–2) , , Spradlin (1–4) , , , , 47,785 , , 53–27 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 81 , , July 3 , , @

, , 10 – 1 , , Key (12–4) , , Lira (5–5) , , , , 13,209 , , 54–27 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 82 , , July 4 , , @

, , 4 – 3 , ,

(6–2) , , Keagle (0–1) , , Myers (27) , , 30,100 , , 55–27 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 83 , , July 4 , , @

, , 11 – 8 , , Bautista (2–2) , ,

(1–1) , , T. Jones (12) , , 30,100 , , 55–28 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 84 , , July 5 , , @

, , 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 , , @

, , 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) , ,

(3–6) , , , , 47,042 , , 56–33 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 90 , , July 15 , , Blue Jays , , 8 – 4 , , Boskie (5–3) , ,

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(3–6) , , , , 47,062 , , 57–33 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 91 , , July 16 , ,

, , 4 – 1 , , Avery (3–2) , , Key (12–6) , , Slocumb (12) , , 47,712 , , 57–34 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 92 , , July 17 , ,

, , 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 , ,

(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) , ,

(6–4) , , , , 40,834 , , 61–37 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 99 , , July 25 , , @

, , 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''

Other batters

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

Pitching

Starting pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Other pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Relief pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

ALDS

Game 1

October 1, Kingdome

Game 2

October 2, Kingdome

Game 3

October 4,

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Game 4

October 5,

ALCS

Game 1

October 8,

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Game 2

October 9,

Game 3

October 11, Jacobs Field

Game 4

October 12, Jacobs Field

Game 5

October 13, Jacobs Field

Game 6

October 15,

Awards and honors

* Eric Davis, Outfield,

Roberto Clemente Award The Roberto Clemente Award is given annually to the Major League Baseball (MLB) player who "best exemplifies the game of baseball, sportsmanship, community involvement and the individual's contribution to his team", as voted on by baseball fans a ...

*Eric Davis,

Hutch Award The Hutch Award is given annually to an active Major League Baseball (MLB) player who "best exemplifies the fighting spirit and competitive desire" of Fred Hutchinson, by persevering through adversity. The award was created in 1965 in honor of Hu ...

* Harry Dalton, 1997 Herb Armstrong Award (for contribution to the Orioles franchise by a non-uniform personnel

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*Roberto Alomar, starter *Cal Ripken Jr., starter

Farm system

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References

1997 Baltimore Orioles team page at Baseball Reference1997 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com
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