The Cleveland Indians were 86-75 in 1997. They finished 1st in the AL Central. They lost in the 1997 World Series against the Florida Marlins, 4 games to 3.
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Adell homers, Bibee gets 1st win in a month as the Guardians beat the Rockies 4-3
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Bazzana, Bailey and Halpin help power the Guardians to a 9-1 win over the Rockies
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Gavin Williams strikes out 11 as Guardians beat Giants 5-2
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Victor Bericoto's single and Matt Wilkinson's debut as an opener help Giants beat Guardians 1-0
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Jo Adell’s night for the Guardians included a 455-foot homer, 6 RBIs, then an early exit
1997 Batting Stats
See stats| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 161 | 5,556 | 868 | 1,589 | 301 | 22 | 220 | 810 | 617 | 37 | 955 | 118 | 59 | .286 | .358 | .467 |
Team Rank | 12th | 4th | 4th | 8th | 25th | 3rd | 4th | 7th | 22nd | 5th | 14th | 17th | 4th | 2nd | 3rd |
1997 Pitching Stats
See stats| G | W | L | ERA | SO | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 161 | 86 | 75 | 4.73 | 1,036 | 1 | 39 | 1425.2 | 1,528 | 749 | 815 | 181 | 575 | 51 |
Team Rank | 9th | 9th | 20th | 18th | 21st | 13th | 26th | 21st | 20th | 18th | 21st | 18th | 13th |
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
75 | 55 | .577 | ||
72 | 58 | .554 | 3.0 | |
66 | 64 | .508 | 9.0 | |
61 | 70 | .466 | 14.5 | |
59 | 71 | .454 | 16.0 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
81 | 49 | .623 | ||
74 | 56 | .569 | 7.0 | |
66 | 65 | .504 | 15.5 | |
63 | 68 | .481 | 18.5 | |
62 | 68 | .477 | 19.0 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
79 | 51 | .608 | ||
70 | 60 | .538 | 9.0 | |
68 | 62 | .523 | 11.0 | |
52 | 77 | .403 | 26.5 | |
50 | 79 | .388 | 28.5 |
| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
76 | 53 | .589 | ||
73 | 56 | .566 | 3.0 | |
70 | 59 | .543 | 6.0 | |
64 | 67 | .489 | 13.0 | |
63 | 67 | .485 | 13.5 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
67 | 62 | .519 | ||
64 | 66 | .492 | 3.5 | |
63 | 67 | .485 | 4.5 | |
61 | 68 | .473 | 6.0 | |
57 | 74 | .435 | 11.0 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
65 | 65 | .500 | ||
64 | 66 | .492 | 1.0 | |
62 | 68 | .477 | 3.0 | |
52 | 78 | .400 | 13.0 | |
50 | 80 | .385 | 15.0 |


