1997 Baltimore Orioles season

MLB yearly infobox
name = Baltimore Orioles
season = 1997
misc = 1997 American League Runner-Up

current league = American League
y1 = 1901
division = East Division
y2 = 1969| Uniform logo =
ballpark = Oriole Park at Camden Yards
y4 = 1992
city = Baltimore, Maryland
y5 = 1954
owners = Peter Angelos
managers = Davey Johnson
television =WJZ-TV/WNUV/WBDC
Home Team Sports
(Mel Proctor, Michael Reghi)
radio = WBAL (AM)
(Chuck Thompson, Fred Manfra, Jim Hunter)|The by|1997 Baltimore Orioles season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Orioles finishing 1st in the American League East with a record of 98 wins and 64 losses. They met the Seattle Mariners in the ALDS, and beat them in 4 games. However, in the ALCS, they would play the Cleveland Indians, where they would fall in 6 games.

Offseason

*December 10, 1996: Jimmy Key was signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/k/keyji01.shtml]
*December 13, 1996: Mike Bordick was signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bordimi01.shtml Mike Bordick Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*December 19, 1996: Eric Davis was signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/d/daviser01.shtml]
*March 22, 1997: Scott McClain was traded by the Baltimore Orioles with Manny Alexander to the New York Mets for Hector Ramirez. [ http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mcclasc01.shtml]

Roster

Pitching

Starting pitchers

ALDS

Game 1

October 1, Kingdome

Game 4

October 5, Oriole Park at Camden Yards

Game 3

October 11, Jacobs Field

Game 6

October 15, Camden Yards

Awards and Honors

* Eric Davis, Outfield, Roberto Clemente Award

Farm system ["Baseball America 1998 Directory". Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1998]

* Class AAA: Rochester Red Wings (International League; Marv Foley, manager) — LEAGUE CHAMPION
* Class AA: Bowie Baysox (Eastern League; Joe Ferguson, manager)
* Class A: Frederick Keys (Carolina League; Dave Hilton, manager)
* Class A: Delmarva Shorebirds (South Atlantic League; Tommy Shields and Tom Trebelhorn, managers) — LEAGUE CHAMPION
* Rookie: Bluefield Orioles (Appalachian League; Bobby Dickerson, manager) — LEAGUE CHAMPION
* Rookie: GCL Orioles (Gulf Coast League; Butch Davis, manager)

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BAL/1997.shtml 1997 Baltimore Orioles team page at Baseball Reference]
* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1997&t=BAL 1997 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com]

succession box
title = AL East Championship Season
years = 1997
before =New York Yankees
1996
after = New York Yankees
1998