Major League Season RecapMajor League Baseball Season Recap 1997

Major League Season Recap 1997

World Series – Florida Marlins NL over Cleveland Indians AL 4 games to 3

World Series MVP – Livan Hernandez
Babe Ruth Award – Moises Alou

Championship Series
ALCS Cleveland Indians over Baltimore Orioles 4 games to 2 ALCS MVP – Marquis Grissom
NLCS Florida Marlins over Atlanta Braves 4 games to 2 NLCS MVP – Livan Hernandez

Divisional Series
ALDS1
Cleveland Indians over New York Yankees 3 games to 2

ALDS2
Baltimore Orioles over Seattle Mariners 3 games to 1

NLDS1
Florida Marlins over San Franciso Giants 3 games to 0

NLDS2
Atlanta Braves over Houston Astros 3 games to 0

WILD CARD GAMES
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Awards –

Cy Young Award National League Pedro Martinez
Cy Young Award American League Roger Clemens

MVP Awards –
NL Larry Walker
AL Ken Griffey Jr

NL Rookie of The Year – Scott Rolen
AL Rookie of The Year – Nomar Garciaparra

Roberto Clemente Award – Eric Davis

All-Star Game – July 8th – A.L. over N.L. , played at Jacobs Field (AL)
AL Starter R. Johnson+ NL Starter G. Maddux+ MVP S. Alomar

1997,Seattle centerfielder Ken Griffey, Jr. was the unanimous selection as league MVP in 1997 after pacing the American League in home runs (56), runs scored (125), runs batted in (147), slugging percentage (.646), and total bases (393). Colorado RF Larry Walker had a similarly dominant year in the National League to become the first Canadian-born player to be named MVP. The native of British Columbia hit .366 with 49 homers, 130 RBI, and 33 stolen bases. The Florida Marlins defeated the Cleveland Indians in seven games to win the 1997 World Series. Florida tied up Game 7 with a run in the bottom of the ninth and won the game on Edgar Renteria’s 11th-inning RBI single.\n\nMilestones and Moments from 1997:\nBoston SS Nomar Garciaparra (.306, 30 HR, 98 RBI, 22 SB) and Philadelphia 3B Scott Rolen (.283, 21 HR, 92 RBI, 16 SB) were named Rookies of the Year…Phil Niekro, Nellie Fox, and Tommy Lasorda entered the Baseball Hall of Fame…Jackie Robinson’s number 42 was retired across baseball on April 15 to honor the 50th anniversary of racial integration in Major League Baseball.

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John Olerud hits for the cycle