1997 Cleveland Indians season
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1997 Cleveland Indians season
| 1997 Cleveland Indians AL Champs AL Central Champs |
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| Owner(s) | Richard Jacobs | |
| General manager(s) | John Hart | |
| Manager(s) | Mike Hargrove | |
| Local television | WUAB (Jack Corrigan, Mike Hegan) SportsChannel Ohio (John Sanders, Rick Manning) |
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| Local radio | WKNR (Herb Score, Tom Hamilton) |
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The 1997 Cleveland Indians season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Indians making their second World Series appearance in three years. The Indians finished in first place in the American League Central and hosted the 1997 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
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Offseason
- November 13, 1996: Matt Williams was traded by the San Francisco Giants with a player to be named later to the Cleveland Indians for a player to be named later, Jeff Kent, Julian Tavarez, and Jose Vizcaino. The Cleveland Indians sent Joe Roa (December 16, 1996) to the San Francisco Giants to complete the trade.[1]
- December 10, 1996: Eric Plunk was signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.[2]
- December 13, 1996: Kevin Mitchell signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.[3]
- December 16, 1996: Trenidad Hubbard was sent by the San Francisco Giants to the Cleveland Indians to complete an earlier deal made on November 13, 1996.[4]
- December 18, 1996: Chad Curtis was signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.[5]
- December 19, 1996: Les Norman was signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.[6]
- December 28, 1996: Tony Fernandez was signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.[7]
- January 1, 1997: Casey Candaele was signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.[8]
- January 31, 1997: Greg Cadaret was signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.[9]
Regular season
- The season started with several new faces. The Indians acquired home run hitter Matt Williams. On March 25, 1997, the club traded All-Star Kenny Lofton and pitcher Alan Embree to the Atlanta Braves for Marquis Grissom and David Justice.
- June 16 - The first interleague game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Cleveland Indians took place at Jacobs Field. The rivalry would be known as the Battle of Ohio. The Reds won the game by a score of 4-1.[10]
Most Starts by Position
| Position | Name | # of Starts |
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| C | Sandy Alomar, Jr. | 119 |
| 1B | Jim Thome | 145 |
| 2B | Tony Fernández | 109 |
| 3B | Matt Williams | 151 |
| SS | Omar Vizquel | 152 |
| LF | Bip Roberts | 92 |
| CF | Marquis Grissom | 144 |
| RF | Manny Ramírez | 146 |
| DH | David Justice | 61 |
Season standings
| AL Central | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| Cleveland Indians | 86 | 75 | .534 | -- |
| Chicago White Sox | 80 | 81 | .497 | 6.0 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 78 | 83 | .484 | 8.0 |
| Minnesota Twins | 68 | 94 | .420 | 18.5 |
| Kansas City Royals | 67 | 94 | .416 | 19.0 |
Notable transactions
- April 21, 1997: Ryan Thompson signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.[11]
- May 20, 1997: Torey Lovullo was signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.[12]
- June 3, 1997: Kevin Mithcell was released by the Cleveland Indians.[3]
- June 5, 1997: Ryan Thompson was traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Toronto Blue Jays for Jeff Manto.[11]
- June 9, 1997: Dave Weathers was traded by the New York Yankees to the Cleveland Indians for Chad Curtis.[13]
- July 3, 1997: Greg Cadaret was released by the Cleveland Indians.[9]
- July 25, 1997: Pat Listach was signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.[14]
- July 31, 1997: John Smiley was traded by the Cincinnati Reds with Jeff Branson to the Cleveland Indians for Jim Crowell, Danny Graves, Damian Jackson, and Scott Winchester.[15]
- July 31, 1997: Jeff Juden was traded by the Montreal Expos to the Cleveland Indians for Steve Kline.[16]
- August 13, 1997: Julio Franco was released by the Cleveland Indians.[17]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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All-Star game
The 1997 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 68th playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL). There were no members of the Indians in the starting lineup although three Indians (Sandy Alomar, Jr., Jim Thome, and David Justice) were named to the team. The game was held on July 8, 1997 and the first pitch was thrown by former Indian Larry Doby. The American League were victorious 3 - 1, with the go ahead HR coming courtesy Alomar, Jr.
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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American League Division Series
Main article: 1997 American League Division Series
Cleveland Indians vs. New York Yankees
Game 1
September 30, Yankee Stadium
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Cleveland | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 0 |
| New York | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | X | 8 | 11 | 0 |
| W: Ramiro Mendoza (1-0) L: Eric Plunk (0-1) SV: Mariano Rivera (1) | ||||||||||||
| HR: CLE – Sandy Alomar, Jr. (1) NYY – Tino Martinez (1) Tim Raines (1) Derek Jeter (1) Paul O'Neill (1) | ||||||||||||
Game 2
October 2, Yankee Stadium
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Cleveland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 1 |
| New York | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
| W: Jaret Wright (1-0) L: Andy Pettitte (0-1) SV: None | ||||||||||||
| HR: CLE – Matt Williams (1) NYY – Derek Jeter (2) | ||||||||||||
Game 3
October 4, Jacobs Field
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| New York | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| Cleveland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| W: David Wells (1-0) L: Charles Nagy (0-1) SV: None | ||||||||||||
| HR: CLE – None NYY – Paul O'Neill (2) | ||||||||||||
Game 4
October 5, Jacobs Field
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| New York | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 |
| Cleveland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| W: Mike Jackson (1-0) L: Ramiro Mendoza (1-1) SV: None | ||||||||||||
| HR: CLE – David Justice (1) Sandy Alomar, Jr. (2) NYY – None | ||||||||||||
Game 5
October 6, Jacobs Field
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| New York | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0 |
| Cleveland | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| W: Jaret Wright (2-0) L: Andy Pettitte (0-2) SV: Jose Mesa (1) | ||||||||||||
| HR: CLE – None NYY – None | ||||||||||||
American League Championship Series
Main article: 1997 American League Championship Series
Game 1
October 8, Camden Yards
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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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
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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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 Benitez (0-1) SV: Jose Mesa (1) | ||||||||||||
| HRs: CLE – Manny Ramírez (1) Marquis Grissom (1) BAL – Cal Ripken (1) | ||||||||||||
Game 3
October 11, Jacobs Field
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | R | H | E |
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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
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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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: Jose 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
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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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
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | H | E | |
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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 Benitez (0-2) S: Jose Mesa (1) | |||||||||||||||
| HRs: CLE: – Tony Fernández (1) | |||||||||||||||
World Series
Main article: 1997 World Series
Game 1
October 18, 1997 at Pro Player Stadium in Miami, Florida
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Cleveland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0 |
| Florida | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | x | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| W: Liván Hernández (1-0) L: Orel Hershiser (0-1) S: Robb Nen (1) | ||||||||||||
| HR: CLE – Manny Ramírez (1), Jim Thome (1) FLA – Moisés Alou (1), Charles Johnson (1) | ||||||||||||
Game 2
October 19, 1997 at Pro Player Stadium in Miami, Florida
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Cleveland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 0 |
| Florida | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| W: Chad Ogea (1-0) L: Kevin Brown (0-1) | ||||||||||||
| HR: CLE – Sandy Alomar Jr. (1) | ||||||||||||
Game 3
October 21, 1997 at Jacobs Field in Cleveland, Ohio
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Florida | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 3 |
| Cleveland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 3 |
| W: Dennis Cook (1-0) L: Eric Plunk (0-1) S: Robb Nen (2) | ||||||||||||
| HR: FLA – Gary Sheffield (1), Darren Daulton (1), Jim Eisenreich (1) CLE – Jim Thome (2) | ||||||||||||
Game 4
October 22, 1997 at Jacobs Field in Cleveland, Ohio
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Florida | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| Cleveland | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | X | 10 | 15 | 0 |
| W: Jaret Wright (1-0) L: Tony Saunders (0-1) | ||||||||||||
| HR: FLA – Moisés Alou (2) CLE – Manny Ramírez (2), Matt Williams (1) | ||||||||||||
Game 5
October 23, 1997 at Jacobs Field in Cleveland, Ohio
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Florida | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 2 |
| Cleveland | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 0 |
| W: Liván Hernández (2-0) L: Orel Hershiser (0-2) S: Robb Nen (3) | ||||||||||||
| HR: FLA – Moisés Alou (3) CLE – Sandy Alomar Jr. (2) | ||||||||||||
Game 6
October 25, 1997 at Pro Player Stadium in Miami, Florida
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Cleveland | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| Florida | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| W: Chad Ogea (2-0) L: Kevin Brown (0-2) S: Jose Mesa (1) | ||||||||||||
Game 7
October 26, 1997 at Pro Player Stadium in Miami, Florida
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | H | E |
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| Cleveland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| Florida | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| W: Jay Powell (1-0) L: Charles Nagy (0-1) | ||||||||||||||
| HR – FLA: Bobby Bonilla (1) | ||||||||||||||
Award winners
- Marquis Grissom, Outfield, ALCS MVP
- Sandy Alomar, Jr., Catcher, Reserve
- Jim Thome, First Baseman, Reserve
- David Justice, Outfield, Reserve
Minor league affiliates
| Classification level | Team | League | Season article |
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| AAA | Buffalo Bisons | International League | 1997 Buffalo Bisons season |
| AA | Akron Aeros | Eastern League | 1997 Akron Aeros season |
| Advanced A | Kinston Indians | Carolina League | |
| A | Columbus RedStixx | South Atlantic League | |
| Short Season A | Watertown Indians | New York - Penn League | |
| Rookie | Burlington Indians | Appalachian League |
References
- ^ Matt Williams Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/p/plunker01.shtml
- ^ a b Kevin Mitchell Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hubbatr01.shtml
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/curtich01.shtml
- ^ Les Norman Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/f/fernato01.shtml
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/candaca01.shtml
- ^ a b http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/cadargr01.shtml
- ^ http://baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=199706160CLE
- ^ a b Ryan Thompson Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/l/lovulto01.shtml
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/weathda01.shtml
- ^ Pat Listach Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ John Smiley Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Jeff Juden Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Julio Franco Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- 1997 Cleveland Indians team page at Baseball Reference
- 1997 Cleveland Indians team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
- 1997 WS page at Baseball Reference
| Preceded by Cleveland Indians 1996 |
AL Central Championship Season 1997 |
Succeeded by Cleveland Indians 1998 |
| Preceded by New York Yankees 1996 |
American League Championship 1997 |
Succeeded by New York Yankees 1998 |
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