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1997 Baltimore Orioles season

The 1997 Baltimore Orioles season was the 97th season in Baltimore Orioles franchise history, the 44th in Baltimore, and the 6th at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

The Orioles finished 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.
  • December 13, 1996: Mike Bordick was signed as a free agent with the Baltimore Orioles.
  • December 18, 1996: Jerome Walton 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

|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 1 || April 2 || Royals || 7 &ndash; 4 || Key (1–0) || Walker (0–1) || Myers (1) || 46,588 || 1&ndash;0 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 2 || April 3 || Royals || 6 &ndash; 4 || Rhodes (1–0) || Montgomery (0–1) || Myers (2) || 43,031 || 2&ndash;0 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 3 || April 4 || @Rangers || 5 &ndash; 4 || Erickson (1–0) || Patterson (0–1) || Benítez (1) || 26,058 || 3&ndash;0 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 4 || April 5 || @Rangers || 9 &ndash; 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 &ndash; 3 || Pavlik (1–0) || Mussina (0–1) || || 36,156 || 4–1 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 6 || April 7 || @Royals || 6 &ndash; 5 || Walker (1–1) || Benítez (0–1) || || 40,052 || 4–2 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 7 || April 9 || @Royals || 4 &ndash; 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 &ndash; 3 || Mussina (1–1) || Burkett (0–1) || || 40,575 || 6–2 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 9 || April 13 || Rangers || 9 &ndash; 0 || Key (2–0) || Pavlik (1–1) || || 44,154 || 7–2 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 10 || April 14 || Twins || 4 &ndash; 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 &ndash; 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 &ndash; 3 || Drabek (1–1) || Boskie (0–1) || || 14,061 || 9–3 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 13 || April 17 || @White Sox || 1 &ndash; 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 &ndash; 1 || Key (3–0) || Gordon (1–2) || || 32,290 || 11–3 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 15 || April 21 || @Red Sox || 4 &ndash; 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 &ndash; 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 &ndash; 9 <small>(11)</small> || 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 &ndash; 1 <small>(11)</small> || 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 &ndash; 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 &ndash; 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 &ndash; 7 || Henry (1–0) || Rhodes (2–1) || || 47,307 || 14–7 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 22 || April 29 || Twins || 6 &ndash; 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 &ndash; 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 <small>(11)</small> || 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 <small>(11)</small> || 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 &ndash; 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 &ndash; 4 <small>(12)</small> || Rhodes (4–2) || Borowski (2–2) || Myers (22) || 26,964 || 44–19 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 64 || June 15 || @ Braves || 5 &ndash; 3 <small>(10)</small> || Mathews (1–1) || Wohlers (2–2) || Myers (23) || 48,088 || 45–19 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 65 || June 16 || Expos || 6 &ndash; 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 &ndash; 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 &ndash; 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 &ndash; 0 || Hentgen (8–3) || Mussina (8–2) || || 30,266 || 46–22 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 69 || June 21 || @ Blue Jays || 5 &ndash; 1 || Erickson (10–2) || Plesac (0–3) || || 40,139 || 47–22 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 70 || June 22 || @ Blue Jays || 5 &ndash; 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 &ndash; 0 || D'Amico (5–3) || Key (11–3) || || 16,304 || 48–23 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 72 || June 24 || @ Brewers || 6 &ndash; 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 &ndash; 1 || Mussina (9–2) || Eldred (7–8) || || 21,042 || 50–23 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 74 || June 26 || Blue Jays || 3 &ndash; 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 &ndash; 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 &ndash; 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 &ndash; 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 &ndash; 1 || Mussina (10–2) || Maduro (3–7) || || 47,837 || 51–27

|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 79 || July 1 || Phillies || 4 &ndash; 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 &ndash; 6 || Rhodes (5–2) || Spradlin (1–4) || || 47,785 || 53–27 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 81 || July 3 || @ Tigers || 10 &ndash; 1 || Key (12–4) || Lira (5–5) || || 13,209 || 54–27 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 82 || July 4 || @ Tigers || 4 &ndash; 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 &ndash; 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 &ndash; 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 &ndash; 9 || Blair (6–4) || Erickson (11–4) || || 18,197 || 55–30 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 86 || July 11 || Brewers || 3 &ndash; 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 &ndash; 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 &ndash; 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 &ndash; 5 || Mathews (2–1) || Person (3–6) || || 47,042 || 56–33 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 90 || July 15 || Blue Jays || 8 &ndash; 4 || Boskie (5–3) || Guzmán (3–6) || || 47,062 || 57–33 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 91 || July 16 || Red Sox || 4 &ndash; 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 &ndash; 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 &ndash; 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 &ndash; 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 &ndash; 2 || Navarro (8–8) || Boskie (5–4) || || 47,800 || 58–37 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 96 || July 21 || @ Rangers || 5 &ndash; 1 || Key (13–6) || Oliver (6–10) || || 35,842 || 59–37 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 97 || July 22 || @ Rangers || 9 &ndash; 3 || Erickson (12–5) || Burkett (7–9) || || 43,421 || 60–37 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 98 || July 23 || @ Rangers || 3 &ndash; 2 || Myers (2–3) || Patterson (6–4) || || 40,834 || 61–37 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 99 || July 25 || @ Twins || 5 &ndash; 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, Oriole Park at Camden Yards

Game 4

October 5, Oriole Park at Camden Yards

ALCS

Game 1

October 8, Camden Yards

Game 2

October 9, Camden Yards

Game 3

October 11, Jacobs Field

Game 4

October 12, Jacobs Field

Game 5

October 13, Jacobs Field

Game 6

October 15, Camden Yards

Awards and honors

1997 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

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

Farm system

<small>LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Rochester, Delmarva, Bluefield</small>

References