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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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
Toronto's George Springer scratched from lineup against Phillies due to left shoulder tightness
Brewers designate Bryse Wilson for assignment and promote Lyon Richardson in bullpen shuffle
Braves manager Walt Weiss says plate umpire Dan Merzel made a terrible balk call on Chris Sale
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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 | 66 | .436 | 19.0 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
72 | 44 | .621 | ||
68 | 49 | .581 | 4.5 | |
58 | 58 | .500 | 14.0 | |
56 | 59 | .487 | 15.5 | |
57 | 61 | .483 | 16.0 | |
| 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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