The Oakland Athletics were 65-97 in 1997. They finished 4th in the AL West.
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Red Sox bid for 2nd win streak of 10 or more games ends in 7-3 loss to Athletics
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Athletics announce Forst won't return as GM, Feinstein to work as interim GM for rest of 2026 season
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Reds homer four times to back Andrew Abbott, beat the Athletics 6-5 to complete sweep
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Reds score twice in 8th on wild pitches to beat Athletics 5-4
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Athletics place 1B Nick Kurtz and LHP Jeffrey Springs on the injured list
1997 Batting Stats
See stats| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 162 | 5,589 | 764 | 1,451 | 274 | 23 | 197 | 714 | 642 | 49 | 1,181 | 71 | 36 | .260 | .339 | .423 |
Team Rank | 10th | 17th | 15th | 15th | 23rd | 4th | 17th | 3rd | 13th | 27th | 26th | 2nd | 19th | 13th | 10th |
1997 Pitching Stats
See stats| G | W | L | ERA | SO | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 162 | 65 | 97 | 5.48 | 953 | 0 | 38 | 1445.1 | 1,734 | 880 | 946 | 197 | 642 | 64 |
Team Rank | 28th | 28th | 28th | 25th | 25th | 17th | 17th | 28th | 28th | 28th | 27th | 28th | 23rd |
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White Sox retire No. 13 of former manager and shortstop Ozzie Guillén
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Phillies' Aaron Nola exits with right knee contusion in sixth inning against Toronto
Red Sox bid for 2nd win streak of 10 or more games ends in 7-3 loss to Athletics
Alcantara becomes Marlins' career leader in innings pitched in a 7-0 victory over the Angels
Cole outduels Sale in matchup of Cy Young winners as Yankees beat Braves 5-4
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
70 | 47 | .598 | ||
62 | 55 | .530 | 8.0 | |
59 | 59 | .500 | 11.5 | |
57 | 61 | .483 | 13.5 | |
51 | 67 | .432 | 19.5 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
72 | 44 | .621 | ||
68 | 49 | .581 | 4.5 | |
58 | 58 | .500 | 14.0 | |
58 | 61 | .487 | 15.5 | |
56 | 59 | .487 | 15.5 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
69 | 47 | .595 | ||
62 | 55 | .530 | 7.5 | |
60 | 57 | .513 | 9.5 | |
49 | 67 | .422 | 20.0 | |
45 | 71 | .388 | 24.0 |
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Rockies| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
69 | 46 | .600 | ||
66 | 51 | .564 | 4.0 | |
64 | 52 | .552 | 5.5 | |
56 | 60 | .483 | 13.5 | |
55 | 62 | .470 | 15.0 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
59 | 56 | .513 | ||
58 | 59 | .496 | 2.0 | |
58 | 59 | .496 | 2.0 | |
56 | 60 | .483 | 3.5 | |
48 | 69 | .410 | 12.0 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
60 | 57 | .513 | ||
58 | 58 | .500 | 1.5 | |
56 | 61 | .479 | 4.0 | |
46 | 71 | .393 | 14.0 | |
45 | 72 | .385 | 15.0 |
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