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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Guardians acquire Blake Perkins and Craig Yoho from Brewers for Bo Naylor and Codi Heuer
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Diamondbacks score 4 in 8th to beat Guardians 4-1 and move into second in NL wild-card race
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Manzardo's HR and 2 RBIs, Cantillo's strong outing power Guardians to a 6-1 win over the Reds
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JJ Bleday's solo homer and Dane Myers' game-saving grab help Reds beat Guardians 2-0
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Manzardo hits 1st grand slam, Guardians rally for 6-5 win over Reds in Game 1 of doubleheader
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
66 | 45 | .595 | ||
58 | 53 | .523 | 8.0 | |
57 | 55 | .509 | 9.5 | |
55 | 57 | .491 | 11.5 | |
47 | 65 | .420 | 19.5 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
68 | 41 | .624 | ||
63 | 48 | .568 | 6.0 | |
55 | 56 | .495 | 14.0 | |
54 | 57 | .486 | 15.0 | |
52 | 57 | .477 | 16.0 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
69 | 41 | .627 | ||
58 | 52 | .527 | 11.0 | |
56 | 54 | .509 | 13.0 | |
47 | 63 | .427 | 22.0 | |
43 | 67 | .391 | 26.0 |
| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
65 | 45 | .591 | ||
62 | 49 | .559 | 3.5 | |
58 | 51 | .532 | 6.5 | |
54 | 57 | .486 | 11.5 | |
52 | 59 | .468 | 13.5 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
58 | 52 | .527 | ||
56 | 55 | .505 | 2.5 | |
56 | 56 | .500 | 3.0 | |
52 | 58 | .473 | 6.0 | |
46 | 65 | .414 | 12.5 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
57 | 55 | .509 | ||
55 | 56 | .495 | 1.5 | |
54 | 58 | .482 | 3.0 | |
45 | 65 | .409 | 11.0 | |
42 | 68 | .382 | 14.0 |


