The New York Yankees were 96-66 in 1997. They finished 2nd in the AL East. They lost in the 1997 ALDS against the Cleveland Indians, 3 games to 2.
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Bellinger and Goldschmidt homer as surging Yankees beat White Sox 10-5
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Jones, Rice and Goldschmidt homer off Martin in Yankees' 12-2 rout of White Sox
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Yankees manager Aaron Boone speaks to MLB about José Caballero's delay-of-game warning
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Yankees rally with 5-run 9th inning to beat Blue Jays 8-3
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Rice hits tiebreaking HR in ninth inning, Caballero also connects as Yankees beat Blue Jays 8-3
1997 Batting Stats
See stats| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 162 | 5,710 | 891 | 1,636 | 325 | 23 | 161 | 846 | 676 | 37 | 954 | 99 | 58 | .287 | .362 | .436 |
Team Rank | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 23rd | 13th | 3rd | 2nd | 22nd | 4th | 20th | 14th | 3rd | 1st | 6th |
1997 Pitching Stats
See stats| G | W | L | ERA | SO | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 162 | 96 | 66 | 3.84 | 1,165 | 3 | 51 | 1467.2 | 1,463 | 626 | 688 | 144 | 532 | 45 |
Team Rank | 3rd | 3rd | 5th | 6th | 8th | 3rd | 1st | 14th | 5th | 6th | 6th | 7th | 10th |
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
46 | 27 | .630 | ||
40 | 34 | .541 | 6.5 | |
39 | 36 | .520 | 8.0 | |
37 | 38 | .493 | 10.0 | |
33 | 41 | .446 | 13.5 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
45 | 27 | .625 | ||
40 | 32 | .556 | 5.0 | |
39 | 36 | .520 | 7.5 | |
38 | 37 | .507 | 8.5 | |
35 | 38 | .479 | 10.5 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
48 | 27 | .640 | ||
38 | 35 | .521 | 9.0 | |
38 | 36 | .514 | 9.5 | |
31 | 43 | .419 | 16.5 | |
28 | 47 | .373 | 20.0 |
| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
45 | 27 | .625 | ||
41 | 30 | .577 | 3.5 | |
37 | 38 | .493 | 9.5 | |
35 | 40 | .467 | 11.5 | |
29 | 43 | .403 | 16.0 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
40 | 35 | .533 | ||
38 | 34 | .528 | 0.5 | |
36 | 40 | .474 | 4.5 | |
30 | 44 | .405 | 9.5 | |
30 | 45 | .400 | 10.0 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
38 | 37 | .507 | ||
36 | 38 | .486 | 1.5 | |
35 | 39 | .473 | 2.5 | |
35 | 41 | .461 | 3.5 | |
30 | 45 | .400 | 8.0 |


